Rajinikanth & Manjula Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Manjula Vijayakumar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1978 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kuppathu Raja (1979 — 6.8/10). Films span Shankar Salim Simon (1978) through Kuppathu Raja (1979).
The Rajinikanth & Manjula Vijayakumar partnership
From Shankar Salim Simon (1978) to Kuppathu Raja (1979). The ran closed with Kuppathu Raja in 1979. It started with Shankar Salim Simon (1978).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Manjula Vijayakumar acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kuppathu Raja
- Shankar Salim Simon0
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 Kuppathu Raja, Rajinikanth kept going for 121 more films; Manjula Vijayakumar stepped back. By the time of Shankar Salim Simon, both already had careers — Rajinikanth with 10 films, Manjula Vijayakumar with 22.
Before Shankar Salim Simon, Rajinikanth had starred in 10 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Kuppathu Raja, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 121 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Shankar Salim Simon, Manjula Vijayakumar had starred in 22 films, including Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) and Rickshawkaran (1971).
After Kuppathu Raja, Manjula Vijayakumar went on to appear in 17 more films, including Cheran Pandiyan (1991) and Bala Nagamma (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Manjula Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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