Rajesh & Mahanadhi Shankar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajesh and Mahanadhi Shankar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1994 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dheena (2001 — 6.1/10). Films span Mahanadi (1994) through Dheena (2001).
The Rajesh & Mahanadhi Shankar partnership
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Mahanadi
- Dheena
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajesh had 48 films behind them; Mahanadhi Shankar had 0.
Before Mahanadi, Rajesh had starred in 48 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Achamillai Achamillai (1984).
After Dheena, Rajesh went on to appear in 22 more films, including Autograph (2004) and Dharma Durai (2016).
Mahanadi was Mahanadhi Shankar's acting debut.
After Dheena, Mahanadhi Shankar went on to appear in 19 more films, including Sindhanai Sei (2009) and Eli (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajesh & Mahanadhi Shankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajith Kumar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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