Rahman & Rajesh Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rahman and Rajesh appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1986 and 1992. Films span Nilave Malare (1986) through Thambi Pondatti (1992).
The Rahman & Rajesh partnership
From Nilave Malare (1986) to Thambi Pondatti (1992). The ran closed with Thambi Pondatti in 1992. It started with Nilave Malare (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Nilave Malare; the 1990s to Thambi Pondatti. Rahman acted in every film; Rajesh acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
- Nilave Malare0
- Thambi Pondatti0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Nilave Malare was Rahman's acting debut.
After Thambi Pondatti, Rahman went on to appear in 37 more films, including Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) and Seven (2019).
Before Nilave Malare, Rajesh had starred in 27 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Achamillai Achamillai (1984).
After Thambi Pondatti, Rajesh went on to appear in 35 more films, including Autograph (2004) and Dharma Durai (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rahman & Rajesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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