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Superstar Rajinikanth's Tamil Films

by admirbeuty • Created 3 years ago • Modified 4 months ago
The Superstar has done 119 films in Tamil. Vettaiyan is the latest.

It includes only the lead roles of the Superstar in Tamil Films.
In the 90s he acted in 15 Films. In 2K 5 Films, In 2K11 7 Films and 2K21 5 Films.

It excludes 10 Guest and Special Appearances made by the Superstar in Tamil including his latest Lal Salam.

The Highest rated film is Thillu Mullu with 8.6 and the lowest rated film is Shankar Saleem Simon with 4.0.

8 of the films are rated 8 to 8.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

29 of the films are rated 7 to 7.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

42 of the films are rated 6 to 6.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

19 of the films are rated 5 to 5.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

10 of the film is rated 4 to 4.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.
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  • Kamal Haasan, Jayasudha, Nagesh, Rajinikanth, Srividya, and Major Sundarrajan in Apoorva Raagangal (1975)

    1. Apoorva Raagangal

    19752h 24mNot Rated
    7.6 (504)
    Drama and melodrama follow two relationships involving single parents.
    DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanMajor SundarrajanSrividya
    It was remade in Telugu as Thoorpu Padamara (1976) where Srividya reprised her role, and in Hindi by Balachander as Ek Nai Paheli (1984) where Haasan reprised his role.
  • Sridevi in Moondru Mudichu (1976)

    2. Moondru Mudichu

    19762h 11mNot Rated
    7.6 (334)
    The movie revolves around three people, a college going girl (Sridevi) and two men who fall in love with her (Hassan and Rajinikanth). The film was based on 1974 Telugu film O Seeta Katha directed by K. Viswanath starring Roja Ramani and Chandramohan.
    DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanSrideviRajinikanth
    Moondru Mudichu marked Sridevi's first leading adult role at the age of 13, and Rajinikanth's first major role in Tamil.

    It became a success.
  • Kamal Haasan in Avargal (1977)

    3. Avargal

    19772h 47m
    7.3 (204)
    The movie revolves around the trials and tribulations of Anu (Sujatha). Anu is a happy-go-lucky girl who is in love with her boyfriend. Her life changes when her father gets transferred to Mumbai (then Bombay). Her love life falls apart as she gets no response to any of her letters from her love. In addition, her father becomes seriously ill. Her father's office colleague, Ramanathan (Rajnikanth), becomes the new pillar of support for her in these tough times. Soon, he asks for her hand in marriage. She accepts gratefully, and confesses that she had a boyfriend, who has seemingly forgotten her. However, she soon realizes that Ramanathan is a sadistic and jealous husband, who tortures her no end so she opts for a divorce. As a divorced woman, with an infant in her hands, she lands in Chennai (Madras) to take up a new job and start a new life. Her life takes a turn for the better in Chennai with a very supportive friend-group in her office, particularly a widower, Janardhan a.k.a Johnnie (Kamal Hassan)who is a talented ventriloquist talking through his puppet, Junior. He falls in love with Anu, but is unable to muster up the courage to tell her about it. In an interesting cinematic twist, her ex-husband's mother discovers her presence in the city and takes up a job as a maid in her house. Anu also stumbles upon her old lover in Chennai and discovers that her letters to him never reached as they were intercepted by his mentally-challenged sister. Soon, Anu renews her relationship with her old love and life seems to be looking up for her. But the ghosts of the past continue to haunt her. Ramanathan comes to Chennai in the role of her boss - a contrite and repentant Ramanathan, who now wants to re-marry Anu and redress the wrongs he had done. The situation becomes piquant with 3 men vying for Anu - her ex-love, her ex-husband and a silent lover lurking on the sidelines.
    DirectorK. BalachanderStarsSujathaKamal HaasanRajinikanth
    Although the film was a commercial failure, Sujatha won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, and the film qualified for the Indian Panorama.

    Balachander later remade the film in Telugu as Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), with Haasan reprising his role.
  • Sridevi and Sivakumar in Kavikuyil (1977)

    4. Kavikuyil

    19771h 39mNot Rated
    5.4 (49)
    Kavikkuyil is a 1977 Indian Tamil film, directed by Devaraj Mohan and produced by S. P. Thamizharasi. The film stars Rajinikanth, Sivakumar and Sridevi in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.
    DirectorMohanStarsSivakumarSrideviRajinikanth
    Sridevi plays the younger sister of Rajinikanth.
  • Kutty Padmini, Vijayakumar, and Sumithra in Raghupati Raghava Rajaram (1977)

    5. Raghupati Raghava Rajaram

    19772h 9m
    7.2 (18)
    DirectorDuraiStarsVijayakumarRajinikanthSumithra
    The movie did not do well at the box office.
  • Rajinikanth, Sivakumar, and Sumithra in Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri (1977)

    6. Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri

    19772h 26m
    7.6 (90)
    What is important in life? Getting money by losing moral values, relations etc or leading a life with conviction and thus winning hearts and trust of near and dear.
    DirectorS.P. MuthuramanStarsSivakumarRajinikanthSumithra
    It was a commercial success, and won two Filmfare Awards: Best Tamil Film and Best Tamil Director for Muthuraman.

    The success of Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri led to Rajinikanth playing more positive roles in films.

    Film producer and writer G. Dhananjayan wrote that it is one of five films Rajinikanth considers "close to his heart"; the other four are Mullum Malarum (1978), Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) and Enkeyo Ketta Kural (1982) and Sri Raghavendrar (1985)
  • Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in Pathinaru Vayathinile (1977)

    7. Pathinaru Vayathinile

    19772h 19mNot Rated
    8.0 (1.3K)
    The movie revolves around the struggle and vulnerability of 16-year old Mayil (Sridevi) when in love.
    DirectorBharathirajaStarsKamal HaasanSrideviRajinikanth
    16 Vayathinile attained cult status in Tamil cinema and is considered to be the bellwether of films depicting realistic portrayals of rural life.

    Making stars of its director and lead actors, it was remade in Telugu as Padaharella Vayasu (1978), in Hindi as Solva Sawan (1979), and in Malay as Melati Putih (1984).
  • Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth in Aadu Puli Attam (1977)

    8. Aadu Puli Attam

    19772h 16mNot Rated
    7.0 (89)
    The movie starts with Madan and Rajini, close associates, playing this game in a bar. When the game is finished, the couple, along with their gang ransack the bar and loot the money. In brief, this is the story of a young man who dreams of becoming a policeman, but decides to go against the police due to circumstances and heads a gang of thieves. When he comes to know that his associates are much worse than thieves, he joins the police and nabs the criminals. Watch the full movie Aadu Puli Attam online, only on Eros Now.
    DirectorS.P. MuthuramanStarsKamal HaasanSripriyaRajinikanth
    The film is noted for Rajinikanth's famous phrase "Idhu thaan Rajini style" (This is Rajini Style), which he says several times throughout the film.

    It became a commercial success.
  • Sridevi and Rajinikanth in Gayatri (1977)

    9. Gayatri

    19772h 2m
    6.5 (64)
    A man (Rajni) tries to sell provocative footage of his wife (Sridevi). When she finds out, he tries blackmailing her. She enlists the help of a friend to tackle the situation at hand.
    DirectorR. PattaabhiraamanStarsRajinikanthSrideviJaishankar
    The film was based on the novel of the same name by Sujatha.
  • Rajinikanth, Srividya, and Vijayakumar in Aarupushpangal (1977)

    10. Aarupushpangal

    19772h 5m
    5.9 (26)
    DirectorK. BalakrishnanStarsRajinikanthVijayakumarVijaya Y.
    Aaru Pushpangal is the first film where Rajinikanth and Vijayakumar acted together.
  • Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, and Aachi Manorama in Shankar Saleem Simon (1978)

    11. Shankar Saleem Simon

    19781h 52m
    4.8 (32)
    Shankar is the son of a corrupt businessman. When his sister is married against her wishes, she escapes living with Simon, a poor man whom she loves. The society strongly objects to this union.
    DirectorP. MadhavanStarsVijayakumarRajinikanthJai Ganesh
    The film was inspired by the 1977 Hindi film Amar Akbar Anthony.
  • Ayiram Janmangal (1978)

    12. Ayiram Janmangal

    19781h 59mNot Rated
    5.8 (45)
    Ravi gets married to Savitri and they go to his estate for a vacation. There, Savitri gets possessed by Radha's ghost, Ravi's previous lover.
    DirectorDuraiStarsRajinikanthPadmapriyaVijayakumar
    It is a remake of the 1976 Malayalam film Yakshagaanam. It was loosely remade in 2014 as Aranmanai.
  • Mangudi Minor (1978)

    13. Mangudi Minor

    19782h 16m
    5.6 (22)
    DirectorV.C. GuhanathanStarsVijayakumarRajinikanthSripriya
    The film was based on the Hindi film Rampur Ka Lakshman.
  • Bhairavi (1978)

    14. Bhairavi

    19782h 4m
    7.3 (79)
    A village landlord's takes responsibility for all his master's crimes, until a girl from a neighbouring village is raped.
    DirectorsM. BaskarR. BaskarStarsSrikanthRajinikanthSripriya
    A 35-foot high cutout of Rajinikanth was built at Plaza Theatre to promote the film.
  • Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth in Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978)

    15. Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu

    19782h 21mNot Rated
    7.1 (150)
    Best friends fall in love with the same woman.
    DirectorC.V. SridharStarsKamal HaasanRajinikanthSripriya
    The film ran for 175 days in theatres, and won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Third Best Film.

    Sridhar later remade the film in Telugu as Vayasu Pilichindi the same year, with the main cast reprising their roles, and in Hindi as Dil-e-Nadaan (1982).
  • Sadhurangam (1978)

    16. Sadhurangam

    1978
    5.6 (17)
    DirectorDuraiStarsPandari BaiRajinikanthJayachitra
  • Sridevi, Jayachitra, Rajinikanth, and Vijayakumar in Vanakathukuria Kathaliye (1978)

    17. Vanakathukuria Kathaliye

    19782h 7m
    5.0 (39)
    Shanthi (Sridevi) has a long lost twin sister Jenny. Both are brought up in different backgrounds Shanthi has grown up in a Hindu rural background, while Jenny is brought up in an urban Anglo Indian culture. Shanthi meets with an accident and gains extra-sensory perceptions (ESP). She starts visualising future and this creates problem in her life especially marriage proposal. Jenny is a rebellious girl and wants to marry Joe (Rajnikanth) to which her father opposes. She comes to know about her true identity as well as her sister. Amidst these circumstances, she challenges her father and leaves the house to be with Joe. Joe and Jenny are quite happy together despite financial limitations. Soon Jenny comes to know that she is suffering from cancer and the treatment is a huge cost. Joe suggests her to return to her father, but Jenny refuses. Here, Shanthi too is frustrated with the fact that people are misunderstanding her to posses divine powers and start worshiping her like a Goddess. She also comes to know about her twin sister. Her older sister Deepa is about to get married, when Shanthi visualises her brother in law would die in a plane crash. Hence she tries her level best to stop the marriage, but her efforts go in vain. She is unable to stop the inevitable. Things take an ugly turn and Shanthi runs away from the house. Jenny wishes to meet her family for one last time and heads to the village with Joe. She meets Shanthi on the way and urges her to take her home. Shanthi and Joe stay out as Jenny goes inside the house, reaches out to her father and dies in Shanthi's house. The family misunderstands her to be Shanthi who takes the opportunity to switch her identity with Jenny. Joe bring her to Jenny's father who is elated to see his daughter back, With these turn of events, will Shanthi ever return to her own house? Will she return to her love? Or She will keep Jenny's identity and stay with Joe, who is the only person to know the truth.
    DirectorA.C. TrilogchanderStarsSrideviRajinikanthVijayakumar
    The film revolves who has the ability to predict the future events. With her unique ability, Shanthi identifies several future events. Extra Sensory Perception alias ESP whereby she can get to know about certain future incidents.

    The film had an introductory song to mark Rajinikanth's entry, a trend that would soon catch on in with his later films.

    This Movie failed at box office.
  • Mullum Malarum (1978)

    18. Mullum Malarum

    19782h 23mNot Rated
    8.3 (1.1K)
    A boorish villager butts heads with a newly appointed engineer from the city.
    DirectorJ. MahendranStarsRajinikanthSarath BabuJayalakshmi
    Mullum Malarum became a breakthrough for Rajinikanth as an actor and a milestone of Tamil cinema for focusing prominently on visuals and realism without the formulaic Tamil cinema conventions that Mahendran disliked.

    It won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film and Rajinikanth won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for his performance.

    The film's success inspired a Malayalam remake titled Venalil Oru Mazha in 1979, a Telugu remake titled Seethamma Pelli in 1984, and a Hindi version titled Pyari Behna in 1985.

    Film producer and writer G. Dhananjayan wrote that it is one of five films Rajinikanth considers "close to his heart"; the other four are Mullum Malarum (1978), Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979) and Enkeyo Ketta Kural (1982) and Sri Raghavendrar (1985)
  • Jayalakshmi, Rajinikanth, and Sumithra in Iraivan Kodutha Varam (1978)

    19. Iraivan Kodutha Varam

    19782h 20m
    7.2 (25)
    DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsRajinikanthVijayakumarSrikanth
  • Thappu Thalangal (1978)

    20. Thappu Thalangal

    19782h 11m
    8.0 (145)
    A local thug and prostitute fell in love and they want to change their current lifestyle but society doesn't let them.
    DirectorK. BalachanderStarsRajinikanthSarithaSundar Raj
    It was made simultaneously and released in Kannada as Thappida Thala (transl. Wrong Notes). The film was remade in Malayalam as Kazhukan.

    The film is a saga of emotional and selfish world of human feelings and it is a commercial success.
  • Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, and Sripriya in Aval Appadithaan (1978)

    21. Aval Appadithaan

    19781h 54m
    8.1 (317)
    The film revolves around a solitary women, her plight and ordeal against evil society.
    DirectorC. RudraiyaaStarsSripriyaKamal HaasanRajinikanth
    It received the second prize for Best Film at the 1978 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, while Nallusamy and M. N. Gnanashekharan won the Best Cinematographer award. Additionally, Sripriya received a Special Award for the Best Actress of 1978.

    In 2013, CNN-News18 included the film in its list, "The 100 greatest Indian films of all time".
  • Thayi Meethu Sathyam (1978)

    22. Thayi Meethu Sathyam

    19782h 16mNot Rated
    7.0 (85)
    Watch the full movie, Thai Meethu Sathyam, only on Eros Now. Thai Meethu Sathyam is a 1978 Indian Tamil film, directed by R.Thyagarajan and produced by Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Rajnikanth and Mohanbabu in lead roles. The film had musical score by Sankar-Ganesh.
    DirectorR. ThyagaraajanStarsRajinikanthSripriyaMohan Babu
    Thevar had initially planned to produce a film starring M. G. Ramachandran, titled Marupiravi; however, Ramachandran was unwell at that time, as well as involved in a legal case, resulting in the film being shelved.

    Thevar later revived the film in the late 1970s with the title Thai Meethu Sathiyam, and Rajinikanth as the new lead actor. It was Thevar's last to be produced, as he died a month before the film's 30 October 1978 release. The film became a commercial success.
  • Rajinikanth and Sripriya in En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (1978)

    23. En Kelvikku Enna Bathil

    19781h 52mNot Rated
    5.8 (41)
    Rajinikanth and Vijayakumar are brothers whose father was duped by their uncle M.N. Nambiar, who borrowed a large sum of money but failed to return it after his business flourished. Their father is left in a miserable condition and the brothers are separated with Vijayakumar growing up to become a coward and Rajinikanth, a criminal. Years later, when Rajinikanth is released from jail, he's determined to avenge his father's dignity and reunite with his brother in this gripping action drama that will leave you thoroughly entertained. Watch the full movie, En Kelvikku Enna Bathil, only on Eros Now.
    DirectorP. MadhavanStarsRajinikanthVijayakumarSripriya
    The film was a commercial success, and with that Rajinikanth "carved out for himself a niche in vendetta roles"
  • Justice Gopinath (1978)

    24. Justice Gopinath

    19782h 20m
    6.7 (42)
    Justice Gopinath and Radha become foster parents to Ravi, the son of the convicted Murugan. Years later, Ravi learns the truth about his father and the circumstances that led to his imprisonment.
    DirectorYoganandStarsShivaji GanesanK.R. VijayaRajinikanth
    Justice Gopinath was the first film where Rajinikanth acted alongside his idol, Sivaji Ganesan.
  • Sridevi and Rajinikanth in Love in Singapore (1978)

    25. Love in Singapore

    19782h 28mNot Rated
    5.8 (171)
    A leading film actress is controlled by her producer who even refuses to let her get married. Therefore, she seeks the help of a lawyer who may be able to help her.
    DirectorS.P. MuthuramanStarsRajinikanthSrideviAmbarish
    The film was successful at the box office.

    It was dubbed and released in Hindi as Love in Singapore in 1983.

    It was dubbed and released in Telugu as Ajeyudu in the same year on 10 March 1979

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