Rajinikanth & Dasari Narayana Rao Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Dasari Narayana Rao appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1980 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Wafadaar (1985 — 4.1/10). Films span Natchathiram (1980) through Wafadaar (1985).
The Rajinikanth & Dasari Narayana Rao partnership
From Natchathiram (1980) to Wafadaar (1985). The ran closed with Wafadaar in 1985. It started with Natchathiram (1980).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Dasari Narayana Rao directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Wafadaar
- Natchathiram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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 35 films behind them; Dasari Narayana Rao had 0. After Wafadaar, Rajinikanth kept going for 69 more films; Dasari Narayana Rao stepped back.
Before Natchathiram, Rajinikanth had starred in 35 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Wafadaar, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 69 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Natchathiram was Dasari Narayana Rao's directorial debut.
After Wafadaar, Dasari Narayana Rao went on to direct 19 more films, including Mama Alludu (1990) and Parama Veera Chakra (2011).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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