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T. Rajendar
T. Rajendar

Directors, Singers & Collaborators

T. Rajendar

16Co-Stars
1Directors
6Films with Silambarasan
veteranCareer Phase

T. Rajendar Frequent Collaborators — Directors, Singers & Films

T. Rajendar's collaborators

T. Rajendar's most frequent co-actor is Silambarasan — 6 films together. Nalini has stayed in T. Rajendar's catalogue from 1983 to 2002 — a partnership that crosses decades. From 1980 (with Ravinder) to 2007 (with Mumtaj).

Ravinder averages 7.5/10 across 2 films with T. Rajendar — the highest-rated active pairing. Of 17 collaborators, only 2 have appeared in three or more films — most pairings are one-offs.

As of July 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.

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Most acclaimed pairing
T. Rajendar × Ravinder
2 films·avg 7.5/10
Longest running
T. Rajendar × Nalini
19+ years·2 decades

Strongest pairings

Silambarasan tops the rankings without close competition — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 144%.

17Total Collaborators
6Most films with Silambarasan
2Role categories

Top pairings compared

Average ratings sit within 0.0 of each other across the top four — the differentiation is in span and recency, not quality.

MetricSilambarasanMumtajNaliniRadha Ravi
Films together6232
Avg rating4.24.24.2
First1986199919831983
Latest2002200720022002
Best filmKadhal AzhivathillaiKadhal AzhivathillaiKadhal Azhivathillai

Multi-decade partnerships

Silambarasan is the only collaborator who has worked with T. Rajendar in every decade of her career.

Most acclaimed pairings

Top-rated pairings with two or more films together.

Collaboration by Decade

1980s
29 films
7.5
V. Azhagappan, Silambarasan, Nalini
1990s
6 films
Silambarasan, Mumtaj, Sithara
2000s
4 films
4.2
Silambarasan, Nalini, Mumtaj

Creative Legacy

T. Rajendar, born Vijaya Thesingu Rajendar, is a multifaceted and often controversial titan of Tamil cinema. Emerging in the late 1970s, he carved a unique, self-made path, becoming one of the industry's most prolific one-man armies. His primary contribution lies in his defiance of conventional filmmaking hierarchies. He pioneered the model of a single artist serving simultaneously as director, co

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