Rajinikanth & D. Yoganand Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and D. Yoganand appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1978 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naan Vazhavaippen (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Justice Gopinath (1978) through Naan Vazhavaippen (1979).
The Rajinikanth & D. Yoganand partnership
From Justice Gopinath (1978) to Naan Vazhavaippen (1979). Naan Vazhavaippen is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Naan Vazhavaippen in 1979.
It started with Justice Gopinath (1978).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; D. Yoganand directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Naan Vazhavaippen
- Justice Gopinath0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Naan Vazhavaippen, Rajinikanth kept going for 121 more films; D. Yoganand stepped back.
Before Justice Gopinath, Rajinikanth had starred in 10 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Naan Vazhavaippen, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 121 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Justice Gopinath, D. Yoganand had directed 9 films, including Grihapravesam (1976) and Thaai (1974).
After Naan Vazhavaippen, D. Yoganand went on to direct 5 more films, including Yamanukku Yaman (1980) and Oorukku Oru Pillai (1982).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & D. Yoganand's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
C.I.D. Sakunthala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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