Rajinikanth & R. Krishnamurthy Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and R. Krishnamurthy appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1980 and 1981. Their highest-rated collaboration was Billa (1980 — 7.5/10). Films span Billa (1980) through Thee (1981).
The Rajinikanth & R. Krishnamurthy partnership
From Billa (1980) to Thee (1981). Billa is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Thee in 1981.
It started with Billa (1980).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; R. Krishnamurthy directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Billa
- Thee
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
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 35 films behind them; R. Krishnamurthy had 1. After Thee, Rajinikanth kept going for 105 more films; R. Krishnamurthy stepped back.
Before Billa, Rajinikanth had starred in 35 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Thee, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 105 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Billa, R. Krishnamurthy had directed 1 film, including Amar Deep (1979).
After Thee, R. Krishnamurthy went on to direct 6 more films, including Vazhvey Maayam (1982) and Theerpu (1982).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & R. Krishnamurthy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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