Rajinikanth & Kalaiyarasan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Kalaiyarasan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jailer (2023 — 7.3/10). Films span Kabali (2016) through Jailer (2023).
The Rajinikanth & Kalaiyarasan partnership
From Kabali (2016) to Jailer (2023). Their most recent film, Jailer, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Jailer is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kabali (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kabali; the 2020s to Jailer. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Kalaiyarasan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Jailer (7.3/10).
- Kabali
- Jailer
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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 145 films behind them; Kalaiyarasan had 7.
Before Kabali, Rajinikanth had starred in 145 films, including Robot (2010) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Jailer, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 4 more films, including Vettaiyan (2024) and Coolie (2025).
Before Kabali, Kalaiyarasan had starred in 7 films, including Nandalala (2010) and Madras (2014).
After Jailer, Kalaiyarasan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Thandakaaranyam (2025) and Vaazhai (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Kalaiyarasan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Attakathi Dinesh is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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