Rajinikanth & Devar films Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Devar films appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1979 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) through Shasti Viratham (1983).
The Rajinikanth & Devar films partnership
Between 1979 and 1983, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Rajinikanth–Devar film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 7.5.
From Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) to Shasti Viratham (1983). Annai Oru Aalayam (1979, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Thaayillamal Naan Illai; the 1980s to Anbukku Naan Adimai. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Devar films produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Thaayillamal Naan Illai (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Thaayillamal Naan Illai
- Annai Oru Aalayam
- Anbukku Naan Adimai
- Thaiveedu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 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
After Shasti Viratham, Rajinikanth kept going for 89 more films; Devar films stepped back. By the time of Thaayillamal Naan Illai, both already had careers — Rajinikanth with 26 films, Devar films with 17.
Before Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Rajinikanth had starred in 26 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Shasti Viratham, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 89 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Devar films had starred in 17 films, including Thozhilali (1964) and Kudumba Thalaivan (1962).
After Shasti Viratham, Devar films went on to appear in 5 more films, including Nalla Naal (1984) and Annai Bhoomi (1985).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Major Sundarrajan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them. Major Sundarrajan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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