Akshay Kumar & Tinu Suresh Desai Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akshay Kumar and Tinu Suresh Desai appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2016 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rustom (2016 — 7.2/10). Films span Rustom (2016) through Mission Raniganj (2023).
The Akshay Kumar & Tinu Suresh Desai partnership
From Rustom (2016) to Mission Raniganj (2023). Their most recent film, Mission Raniganj, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Rustom is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Rustom (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Rustom; the 2020s to Mission Raniganj. Akshay Kumar acted in every film; Tinu Suresh Desai directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Rustom (7.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
- Rustom
- Mission Raniganj
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Akshay Kumar had 110 films behind them; Tinu Suresh Desai had 0.
Before Rustom, Akshay Kumar had starred in 110 films, including Gabbar is Back (2015) and Gabbar is Back (2015).
After Mission Raniganj, Akshay Kumar went on to appear in 12 more films, including Sarfira (2024) and Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025).
Rustom was Tinu Suresh Desai's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Akshay Kumar & Tinu Suresh Desai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anant Mahadevan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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