Rajinikanth & Shalini Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Shalini appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1986 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raja Chinna Roja (1989 — 5.1/10). Films span Viduthalai (1986) through Raja Chinna Roja (1989).
The Rajinikanth & Shalini partnership
From Viduthalai (1986) to Raja Chinna Roja (1989). The ran closed with Raja Chinna Roja in 1989. It started with Viduthalai (1986).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Shalini acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Raja Chinna Roja
- Viduthalai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 87 films behind them; Shalini had 3. After Raja Chinna Roja, Rajinikanth kept going for 46 more films; Shalini stepped back.
Before Viduthalai, Rajinikanth had starred in 87 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Raja Chinna Roja, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 46 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Viduthalai, Shalini had starred in 3 films, including Bandham (1985) and Pillai Nila (1985).
After Raja Chinna Roja, Shalini went on to appear in 7 more films, including Attakathi (2012) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Shalini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anuradha is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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