Babu & Senthamarai Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Babu and Senthamarai appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1981 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kazhugu (1981 — 7.5/10). Films span Kazhugu (1981) through Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984).
The Babu & Senthamarai partnership
From Kazhugu (1981) to Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984). The ran closed with Anbulla Rajinikanth in 1984. Kazhugu is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kazhugu (1981).
The shape of the work
Babu directed every film; Senthamarai acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kazhugu
- Anbulla Rajinikanth
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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 Kazhugu, both already had careers — Babu with 10 films, Senthamarai with 17.
Before Kazhugu, Babu had starred in 10 films, including Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) and Priya (1978).
After Anbulla Rajinikanth, Babu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Vetri Karangal (1991) and En Uyir Thozhan (1990).
Before Kazhugu, Senthamarai had starred in 17 films, including Arangetram (1973) and Shanti Nilayam (1969).
After Anbulla Rajinikanth, Senthamarai went on to appear in 22 more films, including Aalappirandhavan (1987) and Enga Ooru Kavalkaran (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Babu & Senthamarai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajinikanth is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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