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Rajinikanth

Best rated: Thalapathi (8.5)

Films
66
Avg rating
6.77
Peak run
1992’99
7+ run
6 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Rajinikanth, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1992 to 1999, 7.7445678919801990200020102020Thalapathi 8.5Annaatthe 4.0Career avg 6.77

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Rajinikanth's career barcodecoolhot
197566 films2025
Current formLast 5: 5.68 vs career 6.77 (−1.09)
  1. LAnnaatthe2021 · 4.0−2.8
  2. WJailer2023 · 7.2+0.4
  3. LLal Salaam2024 · 4.4−2.4
  4. WVettaiyan2024 · 6.80.0
  5. LCoolie2025 · 6.0−0.8
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Rajinikanth by the numbers

Average
6.77
31 rated films
Vote weighted
6.78
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±1.22
rating spread
Career
51y
1975 to 2025
Total votes
377K
across every film
Best
8.5
Thalapathi
Worst
4.0
Annaatthe
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2025Coolie posterCoolieDeva6.024,994
2024Lal SalaamMoideen Bhai4.41,652
2024Vettaiyan posterVettaiyanSP Athiyan6.841,455
2023Jailer posterJailerMuthuvel Pandian (Tiger)7.247,020
2021Annaatthe posterAnnaattheKaalaiyan4.011,581
2020DarbarAadithya Arunachalam5.98,575
2019Petta posterPettaPetta Velan7.215,334
20182.0 poster2.0Dr. Vaseegaran6.030,929
2018Kaala posterKaalaKarikaalan6.511,716
2016Kabali posterKabaliKabali6.115,702
2014KochadaiiyaanKochadaiiyaan6.15,626
2014LingaaRaja Lingeswaran5.67,168
2010Enthiran posterEnthiranDr. Vaseegaran7.234,181
2008KuselanAshok Kumar5.01,355
2007Sivaji posterSivajiSivaji Arumugam7.624,296
2005ChandramukhiDr.Saravanan7.38,248
2002BabaBaba5.42,784
2000BulandiGhajraj Thakur·944
1999Padayappa posterPadayappaPadaiyappa8.310,078
1997ArunachalamArunachalam7.53,015
Better together?

Rajinikanth's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

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On Rajinikanth

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