Rajinikanth & Premalaya Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Premalaya appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1978 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 — 8.3/10). Films span Thappu Thalangal (1978) through Ninaithale Inikkum (1979).
The Rajinikanth & Premalaya partnership
From Thappu Thalangal (1978) to Ninaithale Inikkum (1979). The ran closed with Ninaithale Inikkum in 1979. Ninaithale Inikkum is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Thappu Thalangal (1978).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Premalaya produced all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Ninaithale Inikkum
- Thappu Thalangal
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
40% of Premalaya's screen credits are with Rajinikanth. After Ninaithale Inikkum, Rajinikanth kept going for 121 more films; Premalaya stepped back.
Before Thappu Thalangal, Rajinikanth had starred in 10 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Ninaithale Inikkum, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 121 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Thappu Thalangal, Premalaya had starred in 1 film, including Pattina Pravesam (1977).
After Ninaithale Inikkum, Premalaya went on to appear in 2 more films, including Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980) and 47 Natkal (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Premalaya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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