Rajinikanth & S. S. Chandran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and S. S. Chandran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1989 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raja Chinna Roja (1989 — 5.1/10). Films span Raja Chinna Roja (1989) through Uzhaippali (1993).
The Rajinikanth & S. S. Chandran partnership
From Raja Chinna Roja (1989) to Uzhaippali (1993). The played out closed with Uzhaippali in 1993. It started with Raja Chinna Roja (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Raja Chinna Roja; the 1990s to Uzhaippali. Rajinikanth acted in every film; S. S. Chandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
- Raja Chinna Roja
- Mappillai
- Uzhaippali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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 104 films behind them; S. S. Chandran had 38.
Before Raja Chinna Roja, Rajinikanth had starred in 104 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Uzhaippali, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 29 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Raja Chinna Roja, S. S. Chandran had starred in 38 films, including Vetri (1984) and Sirai (1984).
After Uzhaippali, S. S. Chandran went on to appear in 20 more films, including Thirunelveli (2000) and Vishnu (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & S. S. Chandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 3 of their 3 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them.
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