Rajinikanth & Dwarakish Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Dwarakish appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1983 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Adutha Varisu (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Adutha Varisu (1983) through Naan Adimai Illai (1986).
The Rajinikanth & Dwarakish partnership
From Adutha Varisu (1983) to Naan Adimai Illai (1986). The played out closed with Naan Adimai Illai in 1986. It started with Adutha Varisu (1983).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Rajinikanth actor, Dwarakish producer, across all 3 films.
3 films across 1 decade
- Adutha Varisu
- Gangvaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 57 films behind them; Dwarakish had 0. After Naan Adimai Illai, Rajinikanth kept going for 63 more films; Dwarakish stepped back.
Before Adutha Varisu, Rajinikanth had starred in 57 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Naan Adimai Illai, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 63 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Adutha Varisu was Dwarakish's acting debut.
After Naan Adimai Illai, Dwarakish went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kizhakku Aprikavil Sheela (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Dwarakish's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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