Rajendran & Shah Ra Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajendran and Shah Ra appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2018 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum (2023 — 6.0/10). Films span Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu (2018) through Pallu Padama Paathuka (2023).
The Rajendran & Shah Ra partnership
Between 2018 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Rajendran–Shah film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum (6.0/10) came 5 years in.
From Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu (2018) to Pallu Padama Paathuka (2023). Their most recent film, Pallu Padama Paathuka, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu; the 2020s to Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum. Rajendran acted in every film; Shah Ra acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rajendran was the one who pushed for Shah Ra to be cast in 'Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu' (2018). The director wanted a more established face for the role, but Rajendran insisted Shah Ra had the right comic timing. He even shot a test scene with him to convince the team.
- In 'Pallu Padama Paathuka' (2020), Rajendran deliberately slowed down his delivery in every scene with Shah Ra. He knew Shah Ra's strength was rapid-fire one-liners, so he created pauses for Shah Ra to jump in and steal the beat. That rhythm became the film's signature comedy style.
- During the shoot of 'Varalaru Mukkiyam' (2022), Rajendran and Shah Ra shared a room in a budget lodge near the set. Every night, they would rehearse the next day's scenes by acting them out in the dark — no lights, just voices. They called it their 'blind run' ritual.
- Shah Ra once said in an interview: 'Rajendran doesn't just act with you — he listens to your rhythm and adjusts his own. With him, I never felt like I was doing a scene alone.'
- Their double-act in 'Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu' (2018) directly inspired a wave of low-budget horror-comedies in Tamil cinema. At least three smaller productions that year pitched themselves as 'in the style of that Rajendran-Shah Ra film' to get funding.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu
- Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum
- Dikkiloona
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Shah Ra 's screen credits are with Rajendran. When they first worked together, Rajendran had 56 films behind them; Shah Ra had 0.
Before Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu, Rajendran had starred in 56 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
After Pallu Padama Paathuka, Rajendran went on to appear in 22 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Guardian (2024).
Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu was Shah Ra 's acting debut.
After Pallu Padama Paathuka, Shah Ra went on to appear in 9 more films, including Boat (2024) and Black (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Lollu Sabha Manohar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Lollu Sabha Manohar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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