Nalini & Suruli rajan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nalini and Suruli rajan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1977 and 1980. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977 — 7.5/10). Films span Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977) through Thanimaram (1980).
The Nalini & Suruli rajan partnership
From Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977) to Thanimaram (1980). Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Thanimaram in 1980.
It started with Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram; the 1980s to Thanimaram. Nalini acted in every film; Suruli rajan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram
- Thanimaram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thanimaram, Nalini kept going for 70 more films; Suruli rajan stepped back.
Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram was Nalini's acting debut.
After Thanimaram, Nalini went on to appear in 70 more films, including Gopurangal Saivathillai (1982) and Nalla Naal (1984).
Before Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram, Suruli rajan had starred in 15 films, including Alaigal (1973) and Thunive Thunai (1976).
After Thanimaram, Suruli rajan went on to appear in 10 more films, including Sankarlal (1981) and Meendum Kokila (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nalini & Suruli rajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ganthimathi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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