Bharathiraja & Rati Agnihotri Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bharathiraja and Rati Agnihotri appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979) through Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
The Bharathiraja & Rati Agnihotri partnership
From Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979) to Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979). Niram Maaratha Pookkal is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Puthiya Vaarpugal in 1979.
It started with Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979).
The shape of the work
Bharathiraja directed every film; Rati Agnihotri acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Niram Maaratha Pookkal
- Puthiya Vaarpugal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Puthiya Vaarpugal, Rati Agnihotri kept going for 91 more films; Bharathiraja stepped back.
Before Niram Maaratha Pookkal, Bharathiraja had directed 3 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Kizhake Pogum Rail (1978).
After Puthiya Vaarpugal, Bharathiraja went on to direct 56 more films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
Niram Maaratha Pookkal was Rati Agnihotri's acting debut.
After Puthiya Vaarpugal, Rati Agnihotri went on to appear in 91 more films, including Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981) and Kazhugu (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bharathiraja & Rati Agnihotri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.












