Rajinikanth & Y. Vijaya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Y. Vijaya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1976 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Moondru Mudichu (1976 — 8.1/10). Films span Moondru Mudichu (1976) through Rajadhi Raja (1989).
The Rajinikanth & Y. Vijaya partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Rajadhi Raja (1989). They didn't share a set between 1977 and 1989. From Moondru Mudichu (1976) to Rajadhi Raja (1989).
Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram (1977, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Moondru Mudichu is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Moondru Mudichu; the 1980s to Rajadhi Raja. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Y. Vijaya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Moondru Mudichu (8.1/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
- Moondru Mudichu
- Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram
- Rajadhi Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Rajadhi Raja, Rajinikanth kept going for 46 more films; Y. Vijaya stepped back.
Before Moondru Mudichu, Rajinikanth had starred in 1 film, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Rajadhi Raja, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 46 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Moondru Mudichu was Y. Vijaya's acting debut.
After Rajadhi Raja, Y. Vijaya went on to appear in 11 more films, including Subhakankshalu (1997) and Nippu Ravva (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Y. Vijaya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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