Rajinikanth & Madhu Malini Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Madhu Malini appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1979 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) through Aakhri Sangram (1984).
The Rajinikanth & Madhu Malini partnership
From Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) to Aakhri Sangram (1984). The ran closed with Aakhri Sangram in 1984. Thaayillamal Naan Illai is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Thaayillamal Naan Illai; the 1980s to Aakhri Sangram. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Madhu Malini acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Thaayillamal Naan Illai (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Thaayillamal Naan Illai
- Aakhri Sangram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Madhu Malini's screen credits are with Rajinikanth. After Aakhri Sangram, Rajinikanth kept going for 78 more films; Madhu Malini stepped back.
Before Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Rajinikanth had starred in 26 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Aakhri Sangram, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 78 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Thaayillamal Naan Illai was Madhu Malini's acting debut.
After Aakhri Sangram, Madhu Malini went on to appear in 4 more films, including Zindagani (1986) and Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Madhu Malini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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