Rajinikanth & Vanitha Krishnachandran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Vanitha Krishnachandran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1981 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kazhugu (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Kazhugu (1981) through Thudikkum Karangal (1983).
The Rajinikanth & Vanitha Krishnachandran partnership
From Kazhugu (1981) to Thudikkum Karangal (1983). Kazhugu is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Thudikkum Karangal in 1983.
It started with Kazhugu (1981).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Vanitha Krishnachandran acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kazhugu
- Thudikkum Karangal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 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 44 films behind them; Vanitha Krishnachandran had 0. After Thudikkum Karangal, Rajinikanth kept going for 89 more films; Vanitha Krishnachandran stepped back.
Before Kazhugu, Rajinikanth had starred in 44 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Thudikkum Karangal, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 89 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Kazhugu was Vanitha Krishnachandran's acting debut.
After Thudikkum Karangal, Vanitha Krishnachandran went on to appear in 15 more films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Parijatham (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Vanitha Krishnachandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jaishankar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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