Rajinikanth & R. S. Manohar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and R. S. Manohar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1980 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Billa (1980 — 7.5/10). Films span Billa (1980) through Thanga Magan (1983).
The Rajinikanth & R. S. Manohar partnership
From Billa (1980) to Thanga Magan (1983). The played out closed with Thanga Magan in 1983. Billa is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Billa (1980).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; R. S. Manohar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Billa
- Thanikattu Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thanga Magan, Rajinikanth kept going for 89 more films; R. S. Manohar stepped back. By the time of Billa, both already had careers — Rajinikanth with 35 films, R. S. Manohar with 51.
Before Billa, Rajinikanth had starred in 35 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Thanga Magan, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 89 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Billa, R. S. Manohar had starred in 51 films, including Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) and Pattanathil Bhootham (1967).
After Thanga Magan, R. S. Manohar went on to appear in 6 more films, including Raja Rishi (1985) and Manaivi Ready (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & R. S. Manohar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Thengai Srinivasan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Thengai Srinivasan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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