Acting
Rajinikanth
- Titles
- 128movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1975 to 2026, busiest in 1978 and 1989 with 9 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 116top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Mullum Malarum89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Violence6.3average 4.3
- Family Dynamics6.4average 4.7
- Crime5.5average 3.7
- Catharsis6.8average 5.1
- Adrenaline6.5average 5.1
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Physical Comedy3.5average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Dark Humor1.9, average 2.9
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Indian Cinema 12
- Tamil Cinema 12
- Family Drama 10
- Social Commentary 9
- Revenge 8
- Social Justice 5
- Revenge Thriller 5
- Melodramatic 5
- Musical 5
- Melodrama 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Character-Driven 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
IlaiyaraajaComposerBloodstone, Mappillai, Thalapathi, Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Panakkaran, +25 more
R. VittalEditorAarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Mr. Bharath, Naan Mahaan Alla, Guru Sishyan, Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri, +15 more
S. P. MuthuramanDirectorAarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Mr. Bharath, Naan Mahaan Alla, Guru Sishyan, Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri, +12 more
Panchu ArunachalamWriterMappillai, Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Guru Sishyan, Veera, Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri, +11 more
SrideviActorChaalbaaz, Mahaguru, 16 Vayathinile, Gair Kanooni, Moondru Mudichu, +8 more
Kamal HaasanActorVayasu Pilichindi, Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum, 16 Vayathinile, Avargal, Moondru Mudichu, +7 more
Thengai SrinivasanActorAarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Justice Gopinath, Kazhugu, Thanga Magan, Dharma Yuddam, +7 more
VijayakumarActorKuppathu Raja, Chandramukhi, Baba, Panakkaran, Baasha, +5 more
M. S. ViswanathanComposerAvargal, Moondru Mudichu, Chilakamma Cheppindi, Polladhavan, Anthuleni Katha, +5 more
K. BalachanderDirectorAvargal, Moondru Mudichu, Velaikkaran, Anthuleni Katha, Apoorva Raagangal, +4 more- BB. S. LokanathCinematographerAvargal, Moondru Mudichu, Chilakamma Cheppindi, Anthuleni Katha, Apoorva Raagangal, +4 more
A.R. RahmanComposerEnthiran, 2.0, Sivaji: The Boss, Baba, Padayappa, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
127Upcoming
1 title
as Dharman
2020s
11 titles · average score 58
as Muthuvel "Tiger" Pandian
as Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
61
as Devaraj 'Deva'
67
as SP V. Athiyan IPS
44
as Moideen Bhai
61
as Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
42
as 'Annaatthe' Kaalaiyaan
52
as Aadithya Arunachalam IPS
2010s
9 titles · average score 60
71
as Petta 'Kaali' Velan
58
as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti / Kutti
62
as Karikaalan Vengaiyan 'Kaala'
58
as 'Kabali' Kabaliswaran
49
as Raja Lingeswaran / Lingaa
57
as Kochadaiiyaan / Ranadheeran / Senadheeran
56
Thanks
53
as Chitti / Self
71
as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti
2000s
6 titles · average score 57
45
as Ashok Kumar
as Ashok Kumar
73
as Sivaji Arumugam
71
as Dr. Saravanan / Vettaiyan Raja
56
as Baba / Mahavatar Babaji
40
as Ghajraj Thakur
1990s
24 titles · average score 66
81
as Padayappa
74
as Arunachalam / Vedhachalam
82
as Manikkam / Manik Baashha
72
as Muthu / Muthu's father
74
as Paparayudu
46
as Munna
63
as Muthuveerappan
63
as Tamilarasan/Tamilazhagan
79
as Annamalai
84
as Surya
82
as Kumar Malhotra
62
as Muthu
1980s
47 titles · average score 64
65
as Jaggu
67
as Arumugam
67
as Raja
42
as Shyam Sabu (as Rajni Kanth)
73
as Raja aka Guru
68
as Balu(lecturer) and Shankar
64
as Ragupathy
71
as Bharat
65
as Professor Vijay / Robinhood
67
as Vijay Kumar Singh
74
as Chandran / Indiran
72
as Billa / Rajappa
1970s
29 titles · average score 74
80
as Santhanam
63
as Kamaruddin
as Jakku (Jai Kumar)
89
as Kaali
79
as Thyagu
as Murali
as Devu
78
as Parattai
69
as Ramanathan
as Sampath
69
as Prasath
as Murthy