Rajinikanth & Ravichandran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Ravichandran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1988 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Arunachalam (1997 — 6.1/10). Films span Guru Sishyan (1988) through Arunachalam (1997).
The Rajinikanth & Ravichandran partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Arunachalam (1997). They didn't share a set between 1989 and 1997. From Guru Sishyan (1988) to Arunachalam (1997).
The played out closed with Arunachalam in 1997. It started with Guru Sishyan (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Guru Sishyan; the 1990s to Arunachalam. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Ravichandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Guru Sishyan
- Raja Chinna Roja
- Arunachalam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 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 100 films behind them; Ravichandran had 58.
Before Guru Sishyan, Rajinikanth had starred in 100 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Arunachalam, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 22 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Guru Sishyan, Ravichandran had starred in 58 films, including Kaadhalikka Neramillai (1964) and Neeya (1979).
After Arunachalam, Ravichandran went on to appear in 12 more films, including Thendral (2004) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Gouthami is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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