Sathyaraj & Rupini Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and Rupini appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1988 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Puthiya Vaanam (1988 — 6.5/10). Films span Puthiya Vaanam (1988) through Madurai Veeran Enga Saami (1990).
The Sathyaraj & Rupini partnership
From Puthiya Vaanam (1988) to Madurai Veeran Enga Saami (1990). The played out closed with Madurai Veeran Enga Saami in 1990. It started with Puthiya Vaanam (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Puthiya Vaanam; the 1990s to Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga. Sathyaraj acted in every film; Rupini acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.2/10.
- Puthiya Vaanam
- Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga
- Madurai Veeran Enga Saami0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Sathyaraj had 56 films behind them; Rupini had 11. After Madurai Veeran Enga Saami, Sathyaraj kept going for 153 more films; Rupini stepped back.
Before Puthiya Vaanam, Sathyaraj had starred in 56 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986).
After Madurai Veeran Enga Saami, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 153 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Baahubali 2 (2017).
Before Puthiya Vaanam, Rupini had starred in 11 films, including Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979) and Koolikaran (1987).
After Madurai Veeran Enga Saami, Rupini went on to appear in 15 more films, including Vetri Karangal (1991) and Pillai Paasam (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathyaraj & Rupini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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