Rajinikanth & Anirudh Ravichander Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Anirudh Ravichander appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2019 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Petta (2019 — 7.6/10). Films span Petta (2019) through Jailer 2 (2026).
The Rajinikanth & Anirudh Ravichander partnership
Between 2019 and 2026, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Rajinikanth–Anirudh film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.2 and 7.6.
From Petta (2019) to Jailer 2 (2026). Their most recent film, Jailer 2, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Petta; the 2020s to Jailer. Anirudh Ravichander music composer in some, original music composer in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Petta (7.6/10).
The 2020s brought 5 films together, anchored by Jailer (7.3/10).
- Petta
- Jailer
- Vettaiyan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 7 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 148 films behind them; Anirudh Ravichander had 22.
Before Petta, Rajinikanth had starred in 148 films, including Robot (2010) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
Before Petta, Anirudh Ravichander had starred in 22 films, including Kaththi (2014) and Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Anirudh Ravichander's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Yogi Babu is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Yogi Babu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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