Rajinikanth & Jagapathi Babu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Jagapathi Babu appeared together in 2 Telugu films between 2008 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kathanayakudu (2008 — 6.5/10). Films span Kathanayakudu (2008) through Lingaa (2014).
The Rajinikanth & Jagapathi Babu partnership
From Kathanayakudu (2008) to Lingaa (2014). It started with Kathanayakudu (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kathanayakudu; the 2010s to Lingaa. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Jagapathi Babu acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Kathanayakudu
- Lingaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 139 films behind them; Jagapathi Babu had 35. After Lingaa, Jagapathi Babu kept going for 39 more films; Rajinikanth stepped back.
Before Kathanayakudu, Rajinikanth had starred in 139 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Lingaa, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 11 more films, including Petta (2019) and Jailer (2023).
Before Kathanayakudu, Jagapathi Babu had starred in 35 films, including Kushi Kushiga (2004) and Money Money (1995).
After Lingaa, Jagapathi Babu went on to appear in 39 more films, including Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017) and Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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