Rajinikanth & Jackie Shroff Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s belonged to Uttar Dakshin; the 2020s to Jailer. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Jackie Shroff acted in all of them. Mostly Hindi, with 2 films in Tamil.

Partnership facts

• Their first film together, Daku Hasina (1987), was a Hindi-dubbed Tamil film. Neither spoke the other's language fluently on set. They communicated through hand gestures and broken English, and still managed to shoot a full action film.
• In Uttar Dakshin (1987), Rajinikanth played a North Indian and Jackie Shroff played a South Indian — a deliberate role swap. The director wanted each actor to lean into the other's regional mannerisms. Jackie taught Rajini how to chew paan like a Mumbai tapori; Rajini taught Jackie how to deliver a slap with a theatrical pause.
• Jackie Shroff has said in interviews that Rajinikanth personally called him before Jailer (2023) to offer the role. No agent, no formal offer letter. Just a phone call where Rajini said, 'Brother, come. We'll have fun.' Jackie said yes immediately.
• Jackie Shroff once said about Rajinikanth: 'He is the only man who can make me look like a beginner on screen. I don't mind. I learn every time.'
• Their 36-year gap between Uttar Dakshin (1987) and Jailer (2023) is the longest gap between any two collaborations in Tamil cinema history for a pair of actors who later reunited. No other duo waited that long to work together again.
• In Kochadaiiyaan (2014), both actors performed entirely in motion capture suits — no dialogue, no physical sets. They had to act against tennis balls on sticks. Rajini later told Jackie that it was the hardest acting he'd ever done, and Jackie agreed. They bonded over how ridiculous they looked in those suits.