Rajendran & Munish Kanth Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajendran and Munish Kanth appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2017 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was DD Returns (2023 — 7.0/10). Films span Bruce Lee (2017) through DD Returns (2023).
The Rajendran & Munish Kanth partnership
Between 2017 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Rajendran–Munish film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — DD Returns (7.0/10) came 6 years in.
From Bruce Lee (2017) to DD Returns (2023). Their most recent film, DD Returns , came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Bruce Lee; the 2020s to DD Returns . Rajendran acted in every film; Munish Kanth acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rajendran was the one who pushed for Munish Kanth to be cast in 'Bruce Lee' (2017). The director was unsure, but Rajendran insisted after seeing him in a small role elsewhere. That film became their first together.
- In 'Gulaebaghavali' (2018), Rajendran deliberately slowed down his delivery to match Munish Kanth's rhythm. The result was a back-and-forth that felt like real friends bantering — the scene where they argue over a phone call is still shared on WhatsApp groups.
- On the sets of 'Kalavani Mappillai' (2018), the two would rehearse their scenes in a corner while the crew set up lights. They never used the written dialogues — they'd rewrite them together on the spot, then perform the new version in one take.
- Their pairing in 'DD Returns' (2023) directly inspired a spin-off idea that's now in development — a buddy comedy centered on their characters, separate from the main franchise. The producer greenlit it after seeing audience reactions to their scenes.
- Rajendran once said in a 2023 interview: 'Munish doesn't try to make you laugh. He just reacts. That's why I trust him — he never overplays. I can throw anything at him, and he'll catch it without dropping the scene.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by DD Returns (7.0/10).
- Bruce Lee
- Gulaebaghavali
- DD Returns
- Murungaikkai Chips
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Munish Kanth's screen credits are with Rajendran. When they first worked together, Rajendran had 38 films behind them; Munish Kanth had 4. After DD Returns , Rajendran kept going for 22 more films; Munish Kanth stepped back.
Before Bruce Lee, Rajendran had starred in 38 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
After DD Returns , Rajendran went on to appear in 22 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Guardian (2024).
Before Bruce Lee, Munish Kanth had starred in 4 films, including Mundaasupatti (2014) and Mo (2016).
After DD Returns , Munish Kanth went on to appear in 4 more films, including Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (2024) and Marakkuma Nenjam (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajendran & Munish Kanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anandaraj is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Anandaraj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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