Rajinikanth & Dalip Tahil Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Dalip Tahil appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1991 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Darbar (2020 — 6.2/10). Films span Phool Bane Angaarey (1991) through Darbar (2020).
The Rajinikanth & Dalip Tahil partnership
After 25 years apart, they came back together for Darbar (2020). They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2020. From Phool Bane Angaarey (1991) to Darbar (2020).
It started with Phool Bane Angaarey (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Phool Bane Angaarey; the 2020s to Darbar. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Dalip Tahil acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Phool Bane Angaarey
- Aatank Hi Aatank
- Darbar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 29 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 112 films behind them; Dalip Tahil had 14.
Before Phool Bane Angaarey, Rajinikanth had starred in 112 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Darbar, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 6 more films, including Jailer (2023) and Vettaiyan (2024).
Before Phool Bane Angaarey, Dalip Tahil had starred in 14 films, including Aaj Ki Awaz (1984) and Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988).
After Darbar, Dalip Tahil went on to appear in 7 more films, including Toolsidas Junior (2022) and IB 71 (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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