Rajinikanth & Amrish Puri Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Amrish Puri appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1984 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gangvaa (1984 — 5.5/10). Films span Gangvaa (1984) through Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun (2026).
The Rajinikanth & Amrish Puri partnership
After 35 years apart, they came back together for Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun (2026). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 2026. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Gangvaa (1984) to Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun (2026). Their most recent film, Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Gangvaa; the 2020s to Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Amrish Puri acted in all of them. Mostly Hindi, with 1 film in Tamil.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Gangvaa
- Asli Naqli
- Thalapathi
- Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 42 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 67 films behind them; Amrish Puri had 22.
Before Gangvaa, Rajinikanth had starred in 67 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
Before Gangvaa, Amrish Puri had starred in 22 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Amrish Puri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anita Raj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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