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The Best Rajinikanth Movies, Ranked

109 credits from 1975 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Petta (2019) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is 2.0 (2018) with $36.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Rajinikanth Movies

The 8 highest-rated films Rajinikanth is credited on. Petta (2019) leads with 68, followed by Kaala (2018) at 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Rajinikanth Box Office Hits

Rajinikanth's films have made $63.6M worldwide in total. 2.0 (2018) is the biggest hit at $36.9M, ahead of Coolie (2025) ($7.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

All-time box office
  1. 1 2.0 (2018) movie poster 2.0 2018 · Sci-Fi $36.9M $4.15M dom.
  2. 2 Coolie (2025) movie poster Coolie 2025 · Action $7.5M $2.45M dom.
  3. 3 Kabali (2016) movie poster Kabali 2016 · Crime $4.39M $3.9M dom.
  4. 4 Enthiran (2010) movie poster Enthiran 2010 · Adventure $3.89M
  5. 5 Petta (2019) movie poster Petta 2019 · Drama $2M
  6. 6 Darbar (2020) movie poster Darbar 2020 · Thriller $1.74M
  7. 7 Darbar (2020) movie poster Darbar 2020 · Thriller $1.74M
  8. 8 Kaala (2018) movie poster Kaala 2018 · Crime $1.51M
  9. 9 Kochadaiiyaan (2014) movie poster Kochadaiiyaan 2014 · Animation $1.21M $817K dom.
  10. 10 Lingaa (2014) movie poster Lingaa 2014 · Comedy $1.05M
One pick per genre

The Best Rajinikanth Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Rajinikanth has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 42 films, and Petta (2019) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Rajinikanth Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Rajinikanth's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.

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The Latest Rajinikanth Movies

The most recent films Rajinikanth is credited on, newest first — starting with Coolie (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Rajinikanth Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Rajinikanth films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Rajinikanth movie?

Petta (2019) is the best-rated Rajinikanth film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68, ahead of Kaala (2018) (68) and Darbar (2020) (62). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Petta: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Rajinikanth movie?

2.0 (2018) made the most at the box office, with $36.9M worldwide, followed by Coolie (2025) with $7.5M. Together, Rajinikanth's films with box office figures have made $63.6M.

What is the best Rajinikanth drama movie?

Petta (2019) is the best-rated of Rajinikanth's drama films, with a score of 68. In other genres: Coolie (action), Lingaa (comedy) and Annaatthe (family).

What is the newest Rajinikanth movie?

The newest film on Rajinikanth's filmography is Coolie (2025), with Rajinikanth as Devaraj 'Deva'.

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