Rajinikanth & Ramesh Thilak Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Ramesh Thilak 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 & Ramesh Thilak 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; Ramesh Thilak acted in 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; Ramesh Thilak had 9. After Kaala, Ramesh Thilak 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, Ramesh Thilak had starred in 9 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
After Kaala, Ramesh Thilak went on to appear in 26 more films, including Blackmail (2025) and Akkenam (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Ramesh Thilak's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Santhosh Narayanan is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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