Rajinikanth's Bollywood Films
by admirbeuty | created - 27 Jul 2021 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicIt features The Last Superstar's Hindi films including his Tamil-Hindi Bilingual.
In 1982, Rajkumar Kohli signed Jeetendra and Rajnikanth for a film which was going to be a remake of a Kannada hit film. The project fizzled out.
Starred in the shelved movie "Raasta Patharon Ka"(1984) Starring Rajnikanth, Produced and Directed by B.Subbash.
In 1985, producer A.G. Nadiadwala signed Dharmendra,Mithun Chakraborthy, Rajnikanth for a film to be directed by Esmayell Shroff. It was shelved after announcement.
Starred in the shelved film "Takrao" (1986) .Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Rajnikanth, Anita Raaj, Amrish Puri, Prem Chopra, Sushma Seth.Produced by Raja Roy (Reena Roy's brother),Directed Harmesh Malhotra.
Starred in the shelved film Meenakshi Enterprises untitled film in 1986. Starring Rajesh Khanna (Guest Appearance),Hema Malini, Rajnikanth,Music by Bappi Lahiri, Directed by Bapu.
Subhash Ghai and Rakesh Roshan wrote Karma (1986) and Khudgarz (1987) for Superstar but later played by Naseeruddin Shah and Shatrughan Sinha and both became blockbusters.
In 1987 Ramesh Sippy launched Zameen starring Sridevi, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Rajnikanth and Vinod Khanna. The film was shelved halfway through production when the producers ran out of funds and had to shelve the entire project.
His films with Shyam Benegal untitled 1982, S.Ramanathan "Rudra" (Mahakaal) (1988), Tinu Anand Shanaakht (1988) and Prakash Mehra "Ghar Ka Bhedi"(1990) got shelved. All were with Big B.
Starred in the shelved movie Ruhi Films "Lal Toofan"(1988) Starring Nutan, Jackie Shroff, Rajnikanth, Meenakshi Sheshadri,Suresh Oberoi, Suparna Anand, Raza Murad, Pran,Written by Sachin Bhaumick,Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, Produced by Hardeep Chitrath, Directed by Subhash Bhakri.
Starred in the shelved movie B.M.B. Productions "Tu Hi Meri Zindagi" (1990). Starring Shammi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Sri Devi, Rajnikant, Music by Bappi Lahiri, Produced by Suresh Bokadia, Directed by K.C. Bokadia.
Starred in the shelved movie B.G.Communucations "Watan Ke Saudagar"(1991) Starring Rajnikanth, Vijayashanti,Shobhana, Radhika,Charan Raj, Paresh Rawal, Saeed Jaffery, Music Amar Amit, Directed by K. Ravi Dutt.
The original casting of Tahalka (1992) was said to have Sanjay Dutt playing Aditya Pancholi's role,Rajnikanth playing Mukesh Khanna's role and Shakti Kapoor playing Javed Jaffrey's role.
The role of Inspector Wagle in Tiranga (1992) was first offered to Rajnikanth, esp. since the character's first name 'Shivajirao' was same as Rajnikanth's real life first name. He liked the script but wasn't sure whether he would get along with Raajkumar, and refused
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1. Andhaa Kaanoon (1983)
155 min | Action, Drama
Two siblings attempt to avenge the death of their parents. But the sister believes in the law while the brother believes in administering justice himself.
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Rajinikanth, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Amitabh Bachchan
Votes: 813
It is a remake of the Tamil film Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
It was Rajnikant's debut film Hindi.
It was a massive success at the box office.
2. Jeet Hamaari (1983)
Not Rated | 149 min | Action
A young man has been assigned to steal a precious antique item. But fate has some other plans for him.
Director: R. Thyagaraajan | Stars: Rakesh Roshan, Rajinikanth, Ranjeeta Kaur, Anita Raj
Votes: 31
This film is a remake of the 1983 Tamil film Thai Veedu, with Rajinikanth, Anita Raj and Silk Smitha reprising their roles from the original Tamil version
3. Meri Adaalat (1984)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Thriller
A tough cop takes the law into his own hands to take revenge on the killers of his sister and her lover.
Director: A.T. Raghu | Stars: Rajinikanth, Zeenat Aman, Sonia Sahni, Kader Khan
Votes: 38
The song Gudiya Jaisi Behna Hai, sung by K. J. Yesudas was a big hit.
The movie was dubbed in Tamil as Veetukku Oru Nallavan.
It is a remake of director's own Kannada movie Aasha (1983) starring Ambareesh.
This movie went on to inspire the 1991 Kannada movie Garuda Dhwaja also starring Ambareesh.
4. Gangvaa (1984)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action, Drama
Gangva heads a group of people in a forest by robbing the rich and distributing the wealth to the poor. He earns few enemies and a police officer is on a chase to hunt Gangva down. Can Gangva manage to get rid of his foes ?
Director: Rajasekhar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Shabana Azmi, Kader Khan, Sarika Thakur
Votes: 45
It is a remake of the 1983 Tamil film Malaiyoor Mambattiyan.
It had Shabana Azmi opposite Rajinikanth and it was an unusual pairing.
5. John Jani Janardhan (1984)
Action, Comedy, 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: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Rajinikanth, B. Thyagarajan, Rati Agnihotri, Kader Khan
Votes: 63
It is a remake of the 1982 Tamil film Moondru Mugam, which starred Rajinikanth and Raadhika.
It was successful at the box office and completed 100 days.
The title was taken from the introduction song of Amitabh Bachchan in Naseeb.
This was the Only Successful Triple role film. Earlier Bairaag and Mahaan flopped
6. Mahaguru (1985)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Naag Raj Darbari and his associate Shyam Kumar Talwari rule over a small community in India with an iron hand. When former military officer, Subhash, comes home to his mother and sister, he... See full summary »
Director: S.S. Ravichandra | Stars: Rajinikanth, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Rakesh Roshan, Nirupa Roy
Votes: 36
It was notable as the only film in which Meenakshi Seshadri was paired opposite southern star Rajinikanth, and for its witty dialogues written by Kader Khan.
The film was dubbed into Tamil as Raja Guru.
7. Wafadaar (1985)
150 min | Comedy, Drama
Daya Sagar asks his servant Ranga to woo and marry a wealthy girl Seetha. But Ranga is unaware of the evil intentions of his boss. What happens next ?
Directors: Dasari Narayana Rao, Pilla Srinivas | Stars: Rajinikanth, Padmini Kolhapure, Vijayata Pandit, Anupam Kher
Votes: 41
The film stars Rajinikanth, Padmini Kolhapuri and Vijeta Pandit for the first time in a love triangle and it is the only Romantic film of Rajinikanth in Hindi.
8. Geraftaar (1985)
167 min | Action, Drama
Kishan Kumar Khanna is a well-rate film actor who falls head over heels in love with young, beautiful and attractive Anuradha Saxena much to the dislikeness of her gangster brother who ... See full summary »
Director: Prayag Raj | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Poonam Dhillon, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhavi
Votes: 517
The film was declared a Super-Hit at the box-office, being the third highest-grossing movie of the year 1985 and was considered a blockbuster owing to its overseas performance.
Rajinikanth played a cameo role as friend of Amitabh Bachchan.
9. Bewafai (1985)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Romance
Asha's jealousy gets the better of her when she finds out that the man she loves, Ashok, is showering his attention to other two girls, Vinny and Renu.
Director: R. Thyagaraajan | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Rajinikanth, Tina Ambani, Padmini Kolhapure
Votes: 77
The film was a box office success.
It is only film of the First Superstar and The Last Superstar together.
The Tagline was the Emotional King of North and the Action King of South comes together.
10. Bhagwaan Dada (1986)
147 min | Drama, Thriller
Naive village-born Swaroop comes to Bombay city with a only Rs.80/-, which he loses to a thief. A man named Bhagwaan helps Swaroop recover this amount, and asks him to return back to his ... See full summary »
Director: J. Om Prakash | Stars: Rajinikanth, Rakesh Roshan, Sridevi, Danny Denzongpa
Votes: 205
The movie was dubbed in Tamil as Agni Karangal.
11. Asli Naqli (1986)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Drama
Seth Laxmi Narayan and his wife had a son who was separated at an early age. The only clue they have is that he has a locket around his neck. When Laxmi Narayan passes away, he leaves ... See full summary »
Director: Sudarshan Nag | Stars: Shatrughan Sinha, Rajinikanth, Anita Raj, Radhika Sarathkumar
Votes: 52
It was a box office hit. The movie was dubbed in Tamil as Thaayin Meedhu Sabatham.
12. Dosti Dushmani (1986)
152 min | Action, Drama
The friendship of three best friends develops a rift due to a misunderstanding created by their common enemy.
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Govardhan Asrani, Bhanupriya, Poonam Dhillon, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 90
The film was a remake of the Tamil Film Chakravarthy
13. Daku Hasina (1987)
Action, Drama
The movie is about a simple village girl played by Zeenat Aman who changes into a dreaded thief and bandit who creates havoc on the village and the police after her parents are killed by the village head and others.
Director: Ashok Roy | Stars: Zeenat Aman, Rajinikanth, Pradeep Kumar, Rakesh Roshan
Votes: 45
Rajinikanth made an extended special appearance in this film.
14. Insaaf Kaun Karega (1984)
Action, Drama
Jageera Singh has always lived a life of crime, drinking alcohol, and frequenting brothels, although he is married to pregnant Laxmi and has a son named Vikram. On the day of Laxmi's ... See full summary »
Director: Sudarshan Nag | Stars: Dharmendra, Rajinikanth, Jaya Prada, Madhavi
Votes: 71
It was the first film of Rajinikanth with Dharmendra.
15. Uttar Dakshin (1987)
155 min | Action, Drama
At the time of his mother's death, Raja comes to know that his father is still alive and living a wealthy life. Raja now befriends Shankran, his step-brother.
Director: Prabhat Khanna | Stars: Rajinikanth, Jackie Shroff, Bharathi, Madhuri Dixit
Votes: 142
Uttar Dakshin is a fantastic entertaining movie thats been underrated in India.
It borrows heavily from Yash Chopra's classic movie Trishul.
Amitabhs character is played by Jackie Shroff, Shashi's role is played by Rajnikhant. Sanjeev Kumar's role is played by Kulbushan and Subash Ghai has assisted in filming this.
16. Tamacha (1988)
165 min | Action, Romance
Raju and Vicky are childhood friends. Both attend the same school, spend time together, participate and excel in the same sports, and are also good in their studies. When the two month ... See full summary »
Director: Ramesh Ahuja | Stars: Jeetendra, Rajinikanth, Amrita Singh, Bhanupriya
Votes: 66
Rajnikanth did an anti-hero role of an underworld don in this movie.
The film was dubbed in Tamil as Ezhai Thozhan and also dubbed in Telugu as prajaa nayakudu .The dubbed version is available on zee 5 (OTT).
17. Gair Kaanooni (1989)
152 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Officer Kapil Khanna was a strict enforcer of the law. In order to gain evidence against the local mafia Don D'Costa he seek ed favour from his underworld friend Aazam Khan a man with a ... See full summary »
Director: Prayag Raj | Stars: Sridevi, Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Rajinikanth
Votes: 135
The film was a hit at the box office It was later dubbed in Tamil as Rakkamma Kaiyathattu.
Rajinikanth features in a special appearance.
18. Bhrashtachar (1989)
153 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Bhrastachar tells the story of a disparate group of characters whose lives overlap- Bhavani, a journalist fighting injustice and corruption; Janki a widow who becomes the mistress of local ... See full summary »
Director: Ramesh Sippy | Stars: Rekha, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Raza Murad
Votes: 153
Rajinikanth in a special appearance as Abdul Sattar. Only film featuring Superstar Rajinikanth with Mithun Chakraborty.
Later he made a special appearance in Bengali film Bhagyadebta with Mithun Chakraborty and it marked his debut in Bengali.
19. Chaalbaaz (1989)
155 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Twins separated at infancy are brought up differently. One weak, one strong. One day, they end up at each others house. Their life is not the same anymore.
Director: Pankaj Parashar | Stars: Sridevi, Sunny Deol, Rajinikanth, Anupam Kher
Votes: 1,845
The film was well received by critics and audiences upon release and went on to become a critical and commercial success becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 1989
The movie was remade in Kannada in 1990 as Rani Maharani starring Malashri. It was also remade in Odia as Ganga Jamuna.
20. Hum (1991)
184 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A dockworker overthrows the tyranny of a cruel gangster but has to run away to make a new life for himself and his brothers. Fifteen years later, his past catches up with him as his old enemy resurfaces.
Director: Mukul Anand | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Govinda, Kimi Katkar
Votes: 3,349
The film was the second highest-grossing Indian film of 1991 at the box office and was a blockbuster.
The movie was an inspiration for the 1996 Kannada movie Soma.
Before that, it was adapted into the 1995 Tamil movie Baashha starring Rajinikanth in the lead which went on to be remade in Kannada in 2001 as Kotigobba , in Bengali in 2003 as Guru starring Mithun Chakraborty and in Bangladeshi in 2001 as Sultan starring Manna, Purnima and Dilwale (2015) also was loosely inspired by this film.
21. Farishtay (1991)
193 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Raja Jaichand rules as a dictator in a small Indian town and kills people for his will.Veeru and Dheeru two kind hearten con men live with Gayatri and take her as sister.They get her ... See full summary »
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Sridevi, Rajinikanth
Votes: 317
It was moderate commercial success at the box office.
22. Khoon Ka Karz (1991)
Not Rated | 151 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two young friends are raised in the same orphanage by an affectionate warden. Although they promise her not to stray, fate makes them the biggest gangsters in town. Will she be able to save them now?
Director: Mukul Anand | Stars: Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt
Votes: 113
It was dubbed and released in Tamil as Arasan: The Don in 2009, eighteen years after its original release
23. Phool Bane Angaray (1991)
Action, Drama
Dutta babu is standing for elections against a cunning, corrupt, & established gangster, Bishamber Prasad, who is also powerful and influential enough to swing the election his way, as well... See full summary »
Director: K.C. Bokadia | Stars: Rekha, Rajinikanth, Prem Chopra, Charan Raj
Votes: 169
The film did well commercially, and Rekha & Rajinikanth were praised for their performance.
24. Tyagi (1992)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama
Shankar takes the blame when one of his brothers is accused of a murder. However, when he returns from jail, he realises that his brothers are trying to create a rift in the family.
Director: K.C. Bokadia | Stars: Rajinikanth, Jaya Prada, Himalay Dasani, Bhagyashree Patwardhan
Votes: 80
The film is a remake of 1989 Kannada film Deva which Rajinikanth had earlier remade in Tamil in 1991 as Dharma Durai.
25. Insaniyat Ke Devta (1993)
Action, Drama
Balbir and Anwar are close friends who are both honest and brave, and always willing to lend a helping hand to any one who is in need, including the people behind a Ashram (resthouse for ... See full summary »
Director: K.C. Bokadia | Stars: Vikas Anand, Rakesh Bedi, Rita Bhaduri, Avtar Gill
Votes: 91
Rajinikanth shared screen with Jaani Raaj Kumar
26. Aatank Hi Aatank (1995)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A farmer moves to the city with his wife and kids, he gets together with another man and runs a faction of gangsters. Years later, he becomes so unrivaled, that his opposition plans to execute him to get him out of their way.
Director: Dilip Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, Archana Joglekar
Votes: 876
In 2000, the film was dubbed into Tamil as Aandavan, with additional scenes reshot with Ponvannan, Vadivukkarasi and Chinni Jayanth lent his voice for Rajinikanth
27. Bulandi (2000)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Drama
A noble family presides over a small town in India.
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Rekha, Raveena Tandon, Rajinikanth
Votes: 786
Rajinikanth appear in an important roles, reprising his role from the Tollywood Film Pedarayudu.
28. Baba (2002)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Baba is an atheist who always questions the existence of a higher power. But when a turn of events bestows him with divine powers, he uses the opportunity to help other people.
Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Rajinikanth, Goundamani, Manisha Koirala, M.N. Nambiar
Votes: 2,481
First released in 2002, the film met with mixed critical reviews and was a box-office failure, resulting in Rajinikanth reimbursing distributors for their losses.
The film had since received a cult following after the film was telecast on television during the decade.
The film was digitally remastered, re-edited with a shorter duration and an alternate ending, and re-released by Lyca Productions on 10 December 2022, twenty years after its original release, coinciding with Rajinikanth's birthday weekend.
29. 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: 21,607
The film was positively received by critics and became a commercial success worldwide.
It went on to win a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards and two Vijay Awards.
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: 30,036 | Gross: $4.37M
The film received generally positive reviews upon release. Critics were particularly appreciative of Rajinikanth's performance as Chitti, Rathnavelu's cinematography, Cyril's art direction and the visual effects by V. Srinivas Mohan.
Enthiran emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film of 2010 and is among the highest-grossing Indian films in history.
It won two National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards, seven Vijay Awards and two Screen Awards. Enthiran was followed by a standalone sequel, 2.0, which released in 2018.
31. Lingaa (2014)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A small-time thief reforms after learning about the role played by his grandfather in building a dam.
Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Anushka Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha, Jagapathi Babu
Votes: 6,278
The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi with same name.
The film received mixed review upon its release.
The film was considered as a flop at the box office despite ranking as the highest grossing South Indian film of 2014 worldwide.
32. Kabali (2016)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reformed gangster is released from prison and attempts to protect his family from his enemies.
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Rajinikanth, Winston Chao, Radhika Apte, Dhansika
Votes: 14,190
The film was a major financial success.It was the highest grossing Tamil film at that point of time before being surpassed by another Rajinikanth film, 2.02.0 (film) (2018).
33. Kaala (2018)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Drama
Kaala is about the life of Nellai / Tirunelveli based Tamils who live in large number in Mumbai.
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Rajinikanth, Nana Patekar, Samuthirakani, Easwari Rao
Votes: 10,329
The film was also dubbed into Telugu and Malayalam languages and released under the same title and in Hindi as Kaala Karikalan.
Kaala is the first Indian film ever to be released in Saudi Arabia, following the country lifting its ban on public theatres in December 2017.
34. 2.0 (2018)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After mobiles start mysteriously flying out of the hands of people in Chennai, Dr Vaseegaran summons his trusted robot Chitti to ward off the bird-shaped supernatural powers of Pakshirajan.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain
Votes: 27,089 | Gross: $5.57M
It earned ₹117.34 crore (US$16 million) worldwide on its first day, which was the second-highest ever for an Indian film.
The film crossed ₹520 crore (equivalent to ₹560 crore or US$78 million in 2019) in its opening weekend to be the highest-grossing film worldwide for that week.
2.0 is the second highest-grossing film in India and is the fifth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide
35. Petta (2019)
Not Rated | 171 min | Action, Drama
A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realize that it is they who should fear him.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, M. Sasikumar
Votes: 11,926
The film was released on 10 January 2019 along with dubbed versions in Hindi and Telugu.
36. Darbar (2020)
Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A police officer is on a chase to hunt down a dreaded gangster to fulfill his own secret agenda.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Rajinikanth, Nayanthara, Nivetha Thomas, Suniel Shetty
Votes: 7,362
It met with mixed reviews upon release, and although the film grossed ₹250 crore at the worldwide box office, making it one of Rajinikanth's highest-grossing films
37. Annaatthe (2021)
163 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Kaaliyan has a sister who marries a young man without the permission from Kaaliyan and moves to Kolkata with her husband , where she faces unknown threats. Soon her brother Kaaliyan comes to the rescue.
Director: Siva | Stars: Rajinikanth, Keerthy Suresh, Nayanthara, Kushboo
Votes: 10,657
Annaatthe was released on 4 November 2021, coinciding with Diwali and received negative reviews from critics.
Despite this, the film was a commercial success at the box office, grossing around ₹175–240 crore upon its release.
It also crossed ₹150 crore in Tamil Nadu box office, thus becoming the third film to have this achievement.
38. Jailer (I) (2023)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A retired jailer goes on a manhunt to find his son's killers. But the road leads him to a familiar, albeit a bit darker place. Can he emerge from this complex situation successfully?
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 34,728
Jailer was released theatrically on 10 August 2023 to positive reviews from critics who praised its screenwriting, direction, cast performances, characterisation and background score.
It became one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2023 and worldwide.
As of 21 August 2023, Jailer had grossed ₹194.7 crore in Tamil Nadu, ₹75 crore in Andhra Pradesh and Telengana and ₹60 crore in Karnataka.
It has also grossed ₹166.31 crore at the overseas box office.
Pinkvilla reported that the film grossed ₹605 crore worldwide.
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