Rajinikanth & Dhileban Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Dhileban appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2018 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaala (2018 — 7.0/10). Films span Kaala (2018) through Coolie (2025).
The Rajinikanth & Dhileban partnership
From Kaala (2018) to Coolie (2025). Their most recent film, Coolie, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Kaala is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kaala (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kaala; the 2020s to Coolie. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Dhileban acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kaala (7.0/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Kaala
- Coolie
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Dhileban's screen credits are with Rajinikanth. When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 146 films behind them; Dhileban had 1.
Before Kaala, Rajinikanth had starred in 146 films, including Robot (2010) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Coolie, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 2 more films, including Jailer 2 (2026) and Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun (2026).
Before Kaala, Dhileban had starred in 1 film, including Vatthikuchi (2013).
After Coolie, Dhileban went on to appear in 2 more films, including Granny (2026) and Blast (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Dhileban's professional partnership
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