Rajinikanth & Rama Rao Tatineni Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Rama Rao Tatineni appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1984 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was John Jani Janardhan (1984 — 5.1/10). Films span John Jani Janardhan (1984) through Bulandi (2000).
The Rajinikanth & Rama Rao Tatineni partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Bulandi (2000). They didn't share a set between 1984 and 2000. From John Jani Janardhan (1984) to Bulandi (2000).
It started with John Jani Janardhan (1984). The ran closed with Bulandi in 2000.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to John Jani Janardhan; the 2000s to Bulandi. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Rama Rao Tatineni directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
- John Jani Janardhan
- Bulandi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 67 films behind them; Rama Rao Tatineni had 7. After Bulandi, Rajinikanth kept going for 20 more films; Rama Rao Tatineni stepped back.
Before John Jani Janardhan, Rajinikanth had starred in 67 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Bulandi, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 20 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before John Jani Janardhan, Rama Rao Tatineni had directed 7 films, including Judaai (1980) and Jeevan Dhaara (1982).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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