Rajinikanth & R. Muthuraman Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and R. Muthuraman appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1978 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pokkiri Raja (1982 — 6.5/10). Films span Paavathin Sambalam (1978) through Pokkiri Raja (1982).
The Rajinikanth & R. Muthuraman partnership
From Paavathin Sambalam (1978) to Pokkiri Raja (1982). The ran closed with Pokkiri Raja in 1982. It started with Paavathin Sambalam (1978).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Paavathin Sambalam; the 1980s to Pokkiri Raja. Rajinikanth acted in every film; R. Muthuraman acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Paavathin Sambalam0
- Pokkiri Raja
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 10 films behind them; R. Muthuraman had 129. After Pokkiri Raja, Rajinikanth kept going for 99 more films; R. Muthuraman stepped back.
Before Paavathin Sambalam, Rajinikanth had starred in 10 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Pokkiri Raja, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 99 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Paavathin Sambalam, R. Muthuraman had starred in 129 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & R. Muthuraman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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