30 Rajini Movies Must Watch
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1. Moondru Mudichu (1976)
Not Rated | 131 min | Drama, Romance
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 ... See full summary »
Director: K. Balachander | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Rajinikanth, Vijaya Y.
Votes: 315
2. Mullum Malarum (1978)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama
A boorish villager butts heads with a newly appointed engineer from the city.
Director: J. Mahendran | Stars: Rajinikanth, Sarath Babu, Jayalakshmi, Shoba
Votes: 965
3. Naan Vaazha Vaippen (1979)
137 min | Musical, Thriller
A dying travel agent confesses to a murder he did not commit.
Director: Yoganand | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, K.R. Vijaya, Rajinikanth, Pandari Bai
Votes: 53
4. Aarilirindhu Aruvathu Varai (1979)
150 min | Drama
A story about life of a common man who is very genuine in his character and struggles to lead a normal life by bearing responsibilities of his siblings.
Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Rajinikanth, Jayalakshmi, Cho Ramaswamy, Sangeetha
Votes: 806
5. Annai Oru Aalayam (1979)
Not Rated | 122 min | Adventure, Drama
A trapper is in the business of trapping animals and selling them to circuses and zoos. His mother implores him to stop his trade but he refuses to listen.
Director: R. Thyagaraajan | Stars: Rajinikanth, Sripriya, Anjali Devi, Mohan Babu
Votes: 122
6. Murattu Kaalai (1980)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Drama
Kaaliyan and Jaishankar are like dictators in neighboring villages separately, but in contrast to Kaaliyan, Jaishankar is selfish and bad. Engagement of Jaishankar's sister with Kaaliyan triggers rivalry between the two villages.
Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Rajinikanth, Jaishankar, Rati Agnihotri, Sumalatha
Votes: 341
7. Thillu Mullu (1981)
136 min | Comedy
Chandran , a young man fools his boss and attempts to woo his boss' daughter.
Director: K. Balachander | Stars: Rajinikanth, Madhavi, Thengai Srinivasan, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 3,746
8. Netri Kann (1981)
Not Rated | 149 min | Drama
A God- fearing son finds a way to teach a lesson to his sex- addict father.
Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Rajinikanth, Lakshmi, Saritha, Menaka
Votes: 310
9. Moondru Mugham (1982)
134 min | Action, Drama
A sincere police officer is killed by a liquor dealer. Years later, his twin sons set out to avenge their father's death.
Director: A. Jagannathan | Stars: Rajinikanth, Radhika Sarathkumar, Senthamarai, Thengai Srinivasan
Votes: 452
10. Paayum Puli (1983)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action
A young man learns martial arts to seek vengeance from a gang of criminals who murdered his sister. Will he succeed in his attempt.
Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Rajinikanth, Radha, Jaishankar, K. Balaji
Votes: 174
11. Kai Kodukkam Kai (1984)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama
Malini loves Veer but he marries her blind friend, Sita. Veer's family disowns him so they rent a new place. Malini's husband forbids her from meeting Veer while a handicapped man enters Veer's life.
Director: J. Mahendran | Stars: Rajinikanth, Revathi, Rajyalakshmi, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 97
12. Nallavanukku Nallavan (1984)
Not Rated | 175 min | Drama, Romance
Gangadharan, a kind man reforms Manickam, a youngster and appoints him as in-charge in his factory. But Gangadharan becomes bankrupt and his son vows to avenge Manickam, believing that his father's business was swindled by Manickam.
Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Rajinikanth, Radhika Sarathkumar, Karthik, Tulasi
Votes: 280
13. Sri Raghavendra (1985)
Not Rated | 153 min | Biography, Drama
This film is the life of Sri Raghavendra. From Birth till his Mahasamadhi has been portrayed by Rajinikanth. The film highlights some of the miracles Sri Raghavendra performed.
Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Rajinikanth, Lakshmi, Vishnuvardhan, Mohan
Votes: 247
14. Mr. Bharath (I) (1986)
141 min | Drama
Bharath, born out of wedlock, seeks revenge for his mother by making his father publicly accept him as a son. His father, now an industrialist, soon finds competition in the form of Bharath.
Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Ambika, Goundamani, Raghuvaran, Rajinikanth
Votes: 386
15. Manithan (1987)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After returning from prison, Raja works as a social worker. But he makes many enemies who constantly try to plot against him.
Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Delhi Ganesh, Jai Ganesh, Komal Mahuvakar, Raghuvaran
Votes: 218
16. Mappilai (1989)
141 min | Action, Comedy
After a poor man marries a rich woman, he has to contend with his rich, arrogant mother-in-law.
Director: Rajasekar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Srividya, Amala Akkineni, Jaishankar
Votes: 333
17. Adisaya Piravi (1990)
145 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Kaalayan is killed by goons. In heaven, he opposes and gets sent back in the body of Balu, who has enemies in the form of greedy relatives. Now, he has to fix Balu's life as well as his own.
Director: S.P. Muthuraman | Stars: Rajinikanth, Sheeba Agarwal, Chinnijayanth, Jai Ganesh
Votes: 435
18. Thalapathi (1991)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Shobana, Arvind Swamy
Votes: 13,233
19. Mannan (1992)
Not Rated | 154 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Mannan is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayashanti, Kushboo, Manorama, Pandari Bai, Goundamani, and Visu. It is a remake of the 1986 Kannada film Anuraga Aralithu.
Director: P. Vasu | Stars: Rajinikanth, Vijayshanti, Kushboo, Visu
Votes: 955
20. Annamalai (1992)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Drama
A class-divided friendship goes through highs and lows through several decades.
Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Rajinikanth, Sarath Babu, Kushboo, Radha Ravi
Votes: 2,371
21. Ejamaan (1993)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Romance
Movie revolves around Vanavarayan (Rajni), a feudal chieftain of a village, his rivalry with Vallavarayan (Nepolean) and his love with Vaitheeswari (Meena).
Director: R.V. Udhaya Kumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Meena, Napolean, Rajesh Babu
Votes: 738
22. Veera (1994)
240 min | Comedy, Romance
A talented musician from a village migrates to a city, becomes popular and marries the daughter of a music company owner. But then his first wife, whom he presumed dead, turns up and his life becomes complicated.
Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Rajinikanth, Meena, Roja, Mahesh Anand
Votes: 716
23. Baasha (1995)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An auto driver, Manikam, desperately tries to hide his dark underworld side to keep his promise to his father.
Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Rajinikanth, Nagma, Raghuvaran, Vijayakumar
Votes: 11,477
24. Muthu (1995)
156 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The movie is about a loyal servant, Muthu (Rajni), working for Zamindar Malayasimman (Sarath Babu) and the cunning plans by the uncle of Malasimman to capture the whole wealth which uncovers some mystery about Muthu.
Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Meena, Sarath Babu, Senthil
Votes: 3,609
25. Arunachalam (1997)
165 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The movie revolves around Arunachalam (Rajini), who is the son of the VIP of a village who finds out about his past but destiny has its own play.
Director: Sundar C. | Stars: Rajinikanth, Soundarya, Rambha, Jaishankar
Votes: 2,587
26. Padaiyappa (1999)
181 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The death of Padaiyappa's father destroys his family. But his luck changes, and he is able to lead a prosperous life, until his nemesis plots to ruin his happiness once more.
Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Shivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Soundarya
Votes: 7,877
27. Chandramukhi (2005)
Not Rated | 166 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.
Director: P. Vasu | Stars: Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyotika, Nayanthara
Votes: 7,098
28. Sivaji (2007)
Not Rated | 188 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A software engineer comes to India in order to serve the nation and invest in its welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to do good for the poor.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Shriya Saran, Suman, Vivek
Votes: 21,589
29. Kuselan (2008)
165 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Story related to old friends ,after one being a popular actor and other being a barber and managing family.
Director: P. Vasu | Stars: Rajinikanth, Pasupathy, Meena, Nayanthara
Votes: 1,175
30. Enthiran (2010)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A brilliant scientist creates a humanoid robot to protect mankind, but things go awry when human emotions are programmed and inner turmoil causes the robot to switch sides.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam
Votes: 30,011 | Gross: $4.37M
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