Rajinikanth & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2010 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enthiran (2010 — 6.9/10). Films span Enthiran (2010) through Lingaa (2014).
The Rajinikanth & R. Rathnavelu partnership
From Enthiran (2010) to Lingaa (2014). It started with Enthiran (2010).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Enthiran
- Lingaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 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 141 films behind them; R. Rathnavelu had 12.
Before Enthiran, Rajinikanth had starred in 141 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Lingaa, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 11 more films, including Petta (2019) and Jailer (2023).
Before Enthiran, R. Rathnavelu had starred in 12 films, including Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Jayam (2003).
After Lingaa, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 6 more films, including Khaidi No:150 (2017) and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Santhanam is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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