Rajinikanth & P. Madhavan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and P. Madhavan appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (1978 — 7.5/10). Films span Shankar Salim Simon (1978) through En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (1978).
The Rajinikanth & P. Madhavan partnership
From Shankar Salim Simon (1978) to En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (1978). En Kelvikku Enna Bathil is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with En Kelvikku Enna Bathil in 1978.
It started with Shankar Salim Simon (1978).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; P. Madhavan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- En Kelvikku Enna Bathil
- Shankar Salim Simon0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After En Kelvikku Enna Bathil, Rajinikanth kept going for 130 more films; P. Madhavan stepped back. By the time of Shankar Salim Simon, both already had careers — Rajinikanth with 10 films, P. Madhavan with 27.
Before Shankar Salim Simon, Rajinikanth had starred in 10 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After En Kelvikku Enna Bathil, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 130 more films, including Robot (2010) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
Before Shankar Salim Simon, P. Madhavan had directed 27 films, including Pattikada Pattanama (1972) and Pattum Bharathamum (1975).
After En Kelvikku Enna Bathil, P. Madhavan went on to direct 9 more films, including Ram Tere Kitne Nam (1985) and Enipadigal (1979).
Collaboration Journey
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