Rajinikanth & Sivachandran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Sivachandran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1978 and 1980. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aval Appadithan (1978 — 8.1/10). Films span Aval Appadithan (1978) through Polladhavan (1980).
The Rajinikanth & Sivachandran partnership
From Aval Appadithan (1978) to Polladhavan (1980). The played out closed with Polladhavan in 1980. Aval Appadithan is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Aval Appadithan (1978).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Aval Appadithan; the 1980s to Polladhavan. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Sivachandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Aval Appadithan (8.1/10).
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Polladhavan (7.5/10).
- Aval Appadithan
- Polladhavan
- Natchathiram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Polladhavan, Rajinikanth kept going for 112 more films; Sivachandran stepped back.
Before Aval Appadithan, Rajinikanth had starred in 10 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Polladhavan, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 112 more films, including Robot (2010) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
Before Aval Appadithan, Sivachandran had starred in 1 film, including Pattina Pravesam (1977).
After Polladhavan, Sivachandran went on to appear in 20 more films, including Anandha Ragam (1982) and Anbe Odivaa (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Sivachandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sripriya is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Sripriya appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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