Rajinikanth & Mukta V. Srinivasan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Mukta V. Srinivasan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1980 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Polladhavan (1980 — 7.5/10). Films span Polladhavan (1980) through Sigappu Suriyan (1983).
The Rajinikanth & Mukta V. Srinivasan partnership
From Polladhavan (1980) to Sigappu Suriyan (1983). The ran closed with Sigappu Suriyan in 1983. Polladhavan is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Polladhavan (1980).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Mukta V. Srinivasan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Polladhavan
- Sigappu Suriyan
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
After Sigappu Suriyan, Rajinikanth kept going for 89 more films; Mukta V. Srinivasan stepped back. By the time of Polladhavan, both already had careers — Rajinikanth with 35 films, Mukta V. Srinivasan with 19.
Before Polladhavan, Rajinikanth had starred in 35 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Sigappu Suriyan, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 89 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Polladhavan, Mukta V. Srinivasan had directed 19 films, including Poojaikku Vandha Malar (1965) and Thavaputhalvan (1972).
After Sigappu Suriyan, Mukta V. Srinivasan went on to direct 5 more films, including Iru Medhaigal (1984) and Katha Nayagan (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Mukta V. Srinivasan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Viswanathan is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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