Sunaina & Rajendran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sunaina and Rajendran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2013 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Theri (2016 — 7.0/10). Films span Samar (2013) through Trip (2021).
The Sunaina & Rajendran partnership
From Samar (2013) to Trip (2021). Theri is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Samar (2013).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Theri; the 2020s to Trip. Sunaina acted in every film; Rajendran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sunaina was cast opposite Rajendran in Samar (2013) only after the director, Thiru, saw her in a small Telugu film. Rajendran had no say in the choice — he later joked he was 'just happy to get a heroine who didn't run away' after seeing his face.
- In Theri (2016), Rajendran played a comedic sidekick while Sunaina played a serious mother. Their only shared scene is a tense hospital moment — no banter, no romance. The director Atlee deliberately kept them apart to avoid the 'comedy couple' tag from Samar.
- During Trip (2021) shoot, Sunaina and Rajendran had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the other a box of Kerala banana chips. Rajendran lost every single day. He later admitted he did it on purpose because he liked the chips.
- Rajendran said in a 2021 interview: 'Sunaina is the only co-star who never once asked me to remove my makeup before a selfie. She said the scars are my brand.'
- Their pairing in Samar (2013) was so unusual — a scarred comedian and a glamorous lead — that it inspired a minor trend in Tamil cinema: three other films in 2014-15 cast comedians as romantic leads opposite established heroines, though none repeated the success.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Theri (7.0/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
- Theri
- Samar
- Trip
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 Trip, Rajendran kept going for 44 more films; Sunaina stepped back.
Before Samar, Sunaina had starred in 9 films, including Neerparavai (2012) and Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008).
After Trip, Sunaina went on to appear in 10 more films, including Om Bheem Bush (2024) and Sabari (2024).
Before Samar, Rajendran had starred in 7 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
After Trip, Rajendran went on to appear in 44 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Vimanam (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sunaina & Rajendran's professional partnership
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