Bharathiraja & Rajasekhar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bharathiraja and Rajasekhar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1980 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nizhalgal (1980 — 8.5/10). Films span Nizhalgal (1980) through Pudhumai Penn (1984).
The Bharathiraja & Rajasekhar partnership
One film towers over the rest: Nizhalgal at 8.5/10. From Nizhalgal (1980) to Pudhumai Penn (1984). It started with Nizhalgal (1980).
The ran closed with Pudhumai Penn in 1984. Nizhalgal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Bharathiraja directed every film; Rajasekhar acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Nizhalgal
- Pudhumai Penn
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Nizhalgal, Bharathiraja had directed 6 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979).
After Pudhumai Penn, Bharathiraja went on to direct 42 more films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Seethakathi (2018).
Nizhalgal was Rajasekhar's acting debut.
After Pudhumai Penn, Rajasekhar went on to appear in 32 more films, including Koolikaran (1987) and Kanmaniye Pesu (1986).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bharathiraja & Rajasekhar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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