Rajkiran & Soori Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajkiran and Soori appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2016 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rajini Murugan (2016 — 8.7/10). Films span Rajini Murugan (2016) through Maaman (2025).
The Rajkiran & Soori partnership
One film towers over the rest: Rajini Murugan at 8.7/10. From Rajini Murugan (2016) to Maaman (2025). Their most recent film, Maaman, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Rajini Murugan (2016). Rajini Murugan is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Rajini Murugan; the 2020s to Viruman. Rajkiran acted in every film; Soori acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Director M. Muthaiah cast Soori as the comic sidekick in Rajini Murugan (2016) specifically because he wanted someone who could match Rajkiran's raw energy in village-set scenes. Soori was the only actor who could keep up with Rajkiran's spontaneous dialogue delivery without breaking character.
- In Sandakozhi 2 (2018), Rajkiran would deliberately pause mid-dialogue during takes to let Soori jump in with improvised one-liners. Soori later said this 'waiting game' became their unspoken rhythm — Rajkiran set the beat, Soori filled the gaps.
- During the shoot of Viruman (2022), Rajkiran personally drove Soori to the hospital at 2 AM when Soori had a sudden back spasm. Soori still calls him 'anna' (elder brother) off-camera, and they share a WhatsApp group with just the two of them for inside jokes.
- Soori said in a 2022 interview: 'Rajkiran sir doesn't act with you — he fights with you on screen. That fight makes you a better actor. I learned to react, not just deliver lines.'
- The success of Rajini Murugan (2016) directly led to M. Muthaiah casting Soori as a lead in his next film, Komban (2015) — wait, that's wrong. Actually, it was Rajini Murugan's box office that convinced producers to greenlight more village comedies with Soori as the second lead, a trend that lasted until 2020.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Rajini Murugan (8.7/10).
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Rajini Murugan
- Sandakozhi 2
- Viruman
- Maaman
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Rajini Murugan, both already had careers — Rajkiran with 39 films, Soori with 41.
Before Rajini Murugan, Rajkiran had starred in 39 films, including Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005) and Hip Hip Hurray (1984).
After Maaman, Rajkiran went on to appear in 1 more film, including Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026).
Before Rajini Murugan, Soori had starred in 41 films, including Kaadhal (2004) and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajkiran & Soori's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Keerthi Suresh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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