Rajinikanth & Vijay Kartik Kannan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Vijay Kartik Kannan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2023 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jailer (2023 — 7.3/10). Films span Jailer (2023) through Jailer 2 (2026).
The Rajinikanth & Vijay Kartik Kannan partnership
From Jailer (2023) to Jailer 2 (2026). Their most recent film, Jailer 2, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. Jailer is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Jailer (2023).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Vijay Kartik Kannan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Jailer
- Jailer 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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 151 films behind them; Vijay Kartik Kannan had 7.
Before Jailer, Rajinikanth had starred in 151 films, including Robot (2010) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
Before Jailer, Vijay Kartik Kannan had starred in 7 films, including Sillu Karupatti (2019) and Doctor (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Vijay Kartik Kannan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mohanlal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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