Rajinikanth & Dhandayudhapani Films Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Dhandayudhapani Films appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1978 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988 — 5.3/10). Films span Thai Meethu Sathiyam (1978) through Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988).
The Rajinikanth & Dhandayudhapani Films partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988). They didn't share a set between 1978 and 1988. From Thai Meethu Sathiyam (1978) to Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988).
It started with Thai Meethu Sathiyam (1978). The ran closed with Dharmathin Thalaivan in 1988.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Thai Meethu Sathiyam; the 1980s to Dharmathin Thalaivan. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Dhandayudhapani Films produced all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
- Thai Meethu Sathiyam0
- Dharmathin Thalaivan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Dharmathin Thalaivan, Rajinikanth kept going for 52 more films; Dhandayudhapani Films stepped back.
Before Thai Meethu Sathiyam, Rajinikanth had starred in 10 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Dharmathin Thalaivan, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 52 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Thai Meethu Sathiyam, Dhandayudhapani Films had starred in 6 films, including Attukara Alamelu (1977) and Sorgam Naragam (1977).
Collaboration Journey
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