Rajinikanth & Shafi Inamdar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Shafi Inamdar appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1985 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mahaguru (1985 — 5.2/10). Films span Mahaguru (1985) through Phool Bane Angaarey (1991).
The Rajinikanth & Shafi Inamdar partnership
From Mahaguru (1985) to Phool Bane Angaarey (1991). The ran closed with Phool Bane Angaarey in 1991. It started with Mahaguru (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Mahaguru; the 1990s to Phool Bane Angaarey. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Shafi Inamdar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
- Mahaguru
- Phool Bane Angaarey
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 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 78 films behind them; Shafi Inamdar had 7. After Phool Bane Angaarey, Rajinikanth kept going for 37 more films; Shafi Inamdar stepped back.
Before Mahaguru, Rajinikanth had starred in 78 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Phool Bane Angaarey, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 37 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Mahaguru, Shafi Inamdar had starred in 7 films, including Ardh Satya (1983) and Hip Hip Hurray (1984).
After Phool Bane Angaarey, Shafi Inamdar went on to appear in 17 more films, including Kis Kaam Ke Yeh Rishte (1995) and Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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