Rajinikanth & K. Balaji Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and K. Balaji 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 Paayum Puli (1983).
The Rajinikanth & K. Balaji partnership
From Billa (1980) to Paayum Puli (1983). Johnny (1980, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Billa is the one most viewers reach for.
The played out closed with Paayum Puli in 1983. It started with Billa (1980).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; K. Balaji acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Billa
- Johnny
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 Paayum Puli, Rajinikanth kept going for 89 more films; K. Balaji stepped back. By the time of Billa, both already had careers — Rajinikanth with 35 films, K. Balaji with 27.
Before Billa, Rajinikanth had starred in 35 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Paayum Puli, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 89 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Billa, K. Balaji had starred in 27 films, including Pattanathil Bhootham (1967) and Shanti Nilayam (1969).
After Paayum Puli, K. Balaji went on to appear in 2 more films, including Vidhi (1984) and Anni (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & K. Balaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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