Rajinikanth & Bharathiraja Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Bharathiraja appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1977 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977 — 8.4/10). Films span Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) through Kodi Parakuthu (1988).
The Rajinikanth & Bharathiraja partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Kodi Parakuthu (1988). They didn't share a set between 1977 and 1988. One film towers over the rest: Padhinaru Vayadhiniley at 8.4/10.
From Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) to Kodi Parakuthu (1988). Padhinaru Vayadhiniley is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Padhinaru Vayadhiniley; the 1980s to Kodi Parakuthu. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Bharathiraja directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (8.4/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
- Padhinaru Vayadhiniley
- Kodi Parakuthu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kodi Parakuthu, Rajinikanth kept going for 52 more films; Bharathiraja stepped back.
Before Padhinaru Vayadhiniley, Rajinikanth had starred in 2 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Moondru Mudichu (1976).
After Kodi Parakuthu, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 52 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Padhinaru Vayadhiniley was Bharathiraja's directorial debut.
After Kodi Parakuthu, Bharathiraja went on to direct 37 more films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Seethakathi (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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