Rajinikanth & Charan Raj Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Charan Raj appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1990 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Baashha (1995 — 5.7/10). Films span Panakkaran (1990) through Baashha (1995).
The Rajinikanth & Charan Raj partnership
Between 1990 and 1995, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Rajinikanth–Charan film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Baashha (5.7/10) came 5 years in.
From Panakkaran (1990) to Baashha (1995). The spanned closed with Baashha in 1995.
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Charan Raj acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Hindi.
Partnership facts
- Rajinikanth personally requested Charan Raj for the villain role in Baashha (1995). Charan Raj was initially hesitant because he didn't want to play a negative character again. Rajini convinced him by saying the role would be iconic — and it was.
- In Pandiyan (1992), Charan Raj played the antagonist who constantly outsmarts Rajini's character. Rajini told the director he wanted Charan Raj to improvise his own dialogue because he felt Charan Raj's natural intensity made the hero look more vulnerable on screen.
- The climax fight in Baashha (1995) between Rajinikanth and Charan Raj became a template for Tamil action films. Every major mass-hero vs. villain face-off in the next decade — from Vijay to Ajith — copied that slow-motion walk and stare-down.
- Charan Raj and Rajinikanth never hung out outside sets. But on every film, Charan Raj would bring homemade biryani for the unit, and Rajini would insist they eat together in his van. That was their only ritual — shared food, no small talk.
- Charan Raj once said in an interview: 'Rajini sir doesn't act with you. He lets you act, and then he reacts. That's why our fights looked real — he gave me space to be the villain.'
5 films across 1 decade
- Baashha
- Dharma Dorai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 110 films behind them; Charan Raj had 6.
Before Panakkaran, Rajinikanth had starred in 110 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Baashha, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 24 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Panakkaran, Charan Raj had starred in 6 films, including Pratighaat (1987) and Kalicharan (1988).
After Baashha, Charan Raj went on to appear in 21 more films, including Athadu (2005) and Paisa (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Charan Raj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them. Janagaraj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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