Tanikella Bharani & Rajinikanth Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Rajinikanth appeared together in 2 Telugu films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kathanayakudu (2008 — 6.5/10). Films span Kathanayakudu (2008) through Kuselan (2008).
The Tanikella Bharani & Rajinikanth partnership
From Kathanayakudu (2008) to Kuselan (2008). It started with Kathanayakudu (2008).
The shape of the work
Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Rajinikanth acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kathanayakudu
- Kuselan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Tanikella Bharani had 90 films behind them; Rajinikanth had 139. After Kuselan, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 151 more films; Rajinikanth stepped back.
Before Kathanayakudu, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 90 films, including Classmates (2007) and Samba (2004).
After Kuselan, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 151 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Before Kathanayakudu, Rajinikanth had starred in 139 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Kuselan, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 15 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Rajinikanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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