Rajinikanth & Poonam Dhillon Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Poonam Dhillon appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1984 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was John Jani Janardhan (1984 — 5.1/10). Films span John Jani Janardhan (1984) through Geraftaar (1985).
The Rajinikanth & Poonam Dhillon partnership
From John Jani Janardhan (1984) to Geraftaar (1985). The ran closed with Geraftaar in 1985. It started with John Jani Janardhan (1984).
The shape of the work
Rajinikanth acted in every film; Poonam Dhillon acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- John Jani Janardhan
- Geraftaar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Rajinikanth had 67 films behind them; Poonam Dhillon had 16. After Geraftaar, Rajinikanth kept going for 69 more films; Poonam Dhillon stepped back.
Before John Jani Janardhan, Rajinikanth had starred in 67 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Geraftaar, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 69 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before John Jani Janardhan, Poonam Dhillon had starred in 16 films, including Kaala Patthar (1979) and Noorie (1979).
After Geraftaar, Poonam Dhillon went on to appear in 33 more films, including Yavarum Nalam (2009) and Plan A Plan B (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajinikanth & Poonam Dhillon's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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