Rajinikanth & C.I.D. Sakunthala Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and C.I.D. Sakunthala appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1978 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naan Vazhavaippen (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Justice Gopinath (1978) through Naan Vazhavaippen (1979).
The Rajinikanth & C.I.D. Sakunthala partnership
From Justice Gopinath (1978) to Naan Vazhavaippen (1979). The played out closed with Naan Vazhavaippen in 1979. Naan Vazhavaippen is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Justice Gopinath (1978).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; C.I.D. Sakunthala acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Naan Vazhavaippen
- Kuppathu Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Naan Vazhavaippen, Rajinikanth kept going for 121 more films; C.I.D. Sakunthala stepped back.
Before Justice Gopinath, Rajinikanth had starred in 10 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Naan Vazhavaippen, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 121 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Justice Gopinath, C.I.D. Sakunthala had starred in 9 films, including Vaira Nenjam (1975) and Aayirathil Oruthi (1975).
After Naan Vazhavaippen, C.I.D. Sakunthala went on to appear in 1 more film, including Vandichakkaram (1980).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & C.I.D. Sakunthala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
K. R. Vijaya is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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