Rajinikanth & Idichapuli Selvaraj Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Idichapuli Selvaraj appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1995 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Padayappa (1999 — 6.3/10). Films span Muthu (1995) through Padayappa (1999).
The Rajinikanth & Idichapuli Selvaraj partnership
From Muthu (1995) to Padayappa (1999). The ran closed with Padayappa in 1999. It started with Muthu (1995).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Idichapuli Selvaraj acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Padayappa
- Muthu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 128 films behind them; Idichapuli Selvaraj had 7. After Padayappa, Rajinikanth kept going for 21 more films; Idichapuli Selvaraj stepped back.
Before Muthu, Rajinikanth had starred in 128 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Padayappa, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 21 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Muthu, Idichapuli Selvaraj had starred in 7 films, including Purusha Lakshanam (1993) and Jai Hind (1994).
After Padayappa, Idichapuli Selvaraj went on to appear in 2 more films, including Viswanathan Ramamoorthy (2001) and Diwan (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Idichapuli Selvaraj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. R. Rahman is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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