Rajinikanth & R. Krishnamoorthy Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-21 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and R. Krishnamoorthy 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. Krishnamoorthy partnership
From Billa (1980) to Thee (1981). The ran closed with Thee in 1981. Billa is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Billa (1980).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; R. Krishnamoorthy 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. Krishnamoorthy had 2. After Thee, Rajinikanth kept going for 105 more films; R. Krishnamoorthy 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. Krishnamoorthy had directed 2 films, including Radhaikettra Kannan (1978) and Then Kinnam (1971).
After Thee, R. Krishnamoorthy went on to direct 16 more films, including Vetri Karangal (1991) and Annai Enn Deivam (1986).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & R. Krishnamoorthy'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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