Samantha Akkineni & A. R. Rahman Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samantha Akkineni and A. R. Rahman appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2010 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010 — 7.8/10). Films span Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) through Mersal (2017).
The Samantha Akkineni & A. R. Rahman partnership
Between 2010 and 2017, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) to Mersal (2017). Mersal (2017, 7.7/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010).
The shape of the work
A. R. Rahman original music composer in some, music composer in others. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
5 films across 1 decade
- Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
- Mersal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Samantha Akkineni had 0 films behind them; A. R. Rahman had 138. After Mersal, A. R. Rahman kept going for 38 more films; Samantha Akkineni stepped back.
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa was Samantha Akkineni's acting debut.
After Mersal, Samantha Akkineni went on to appear in 20 more films, including Super Deluxe (2019) and Rangasthalam 1985 (2018).
Before Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, A. R. Rahman had starred in 138 films, including Indian (1996) and Indian (1996).
After Mersal, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 38 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Amar Singh Chamkila (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samantha Akkineni & A. R. Rahman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Lakshmy Ramakrishnan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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