Rajinikanth & Rupini Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Rupini appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1984 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Meri Adalat (1984 — 5.5/10). Films span Meri Adalat (1984) through Manithan (1987).
The Rajinikanth & Rupini partnership
From Meri Adalat (1984) to Manithan (1987). The ran closed with Manithan in 1987. It started with Meri Adalat (1984).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Rupini acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Meri Adalat
- Manithan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 67 films behind them; Rupini had 2. After Manithan, Rajinikanth kept going for 56 more films; Rupini stepped back.
Before Meri Adalat, Rajinikanth had starred in 67 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Manithan, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 56 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Meri Adalat, Rupini had starred in 2 films, including Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979) and Payal Ki Jhankaar (1980).
After Manithan, Rupini went on to appear in 28 more films, including Vetri Karangal (1991) and Thalattu Padava (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Rupini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Birbal is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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