Samantha Akkineni & Rajendran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samantha Akkineni and Rajendran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2010 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Theri (2016 — 7.0/10). Films span Baana Kaathadi (2010) through Seemaraja (2018).
The Samantha Akkineni & Rajendran partnership
From Baana Kaathadi (2010) to Seemaraja (2018). Theri is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Baana Kaathadi (2010).
The shape of the work
Samantha Akkineni acted in every film; Rajendran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Theri
- Baana Kaathadi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Seemaraja, Rajendran kept going for 68 more films; Samantha Akkineni stepped back.
Baana Kaathadi was Samantha Akkineni's acting debut.
After Seemaraja, Samantha Akkineni went on to appear in 15 more films, including Super Deluxe (2019) and Jaanu (2020).
Before Baana Kaathadi, Rajendran had starred in 5 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
After Seemaraja, Rajendran went on to appear in 68 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Vimanam (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samantha Akkineni & Rajendran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Manobala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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