Rajinikanth & Santhosh Narayanan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Santhosh Narayanan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaala (2018 — 7.0/10). Films span Kabali (2016) through Kaala (2018).
The Rajinikanth & Santhosh Narayanan partnership
From Kabali (2016) to Kaala (2018). Kaala is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Kabali (2016).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Santhosh Narayanan scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kaala
- Kabali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 145 films behind them; Santhosh Narayanan had 9. After Kaala, Santhosh Narayanan kept going for 26 more films; Rajinikanth stepped back.
Before Kabali, Rajinikanth had starred in 145 films, including Robot (2010) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Kaala, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 8 more films, including Petta (2019) and Jailer (2023).
Before Kabali, Santhosh Narayanan had starred in 9 films, including Madras (2014) and Attakathi (2012).
After Kaala, Santhosh Narayanan went on to appear in 26 more films, including Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022) and Sarpatta Parambarai (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Santhosh Narayanan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ramesh Thilak is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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