A fan-compiled complete list of characters portrayed by Thalaivar in his films, including Tamil originals, dubbed versions, remakes, and special appearances.
16 Vayathinile
Paarattai
2.0
Vaseegaran, Chitti, Kutti 3.0
Aadu Puli Attam
Rajini
Aame Katha (Telugu)
Guest Appearance
Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai
Santhanam
Aarupushpangal
Ravi
Aatank Hi Aatank (Hindi)
Munna
Aayiram Jenmangal
Ramesh
Adutha Varisu
Kannan
Agni Sakshi
Himself
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum (Malayalam)
Kamruddin
Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum
Kamruddin
Amma Evarikkaina Amma (Telugu)
Vijay
Anbukku Naan Adimai
Gopinath
Anbulla Rajinikanth
Himself
Andamaina Anubhavam (Telugu)
Dileep
Andha Kanoon (Hindi)
Vijay Kumar Singh
Annaatthe
Kaalaiyan
Annadammula Savaal (Telugu)
Rangababu
Annai Oru Aalayam
Vijay
Annamalai
Annamalai
Anthuleni Katha (Telugu)
Murthy
Apoorva Raagangal
Pandiyan
Arunachalam
Arunachalam, Vedachalam
Asli Naqli (Hindi)
Birju Ustad
Athisaya Piravi
Kaalai, Balu
Aval Appadithan
Thyagu
Avargal
Ramanathan
Baalu Jenu (Kannada)
Guest Appearance
Baasha
Manickam / Manick Baashha
Baba
Baba
Bewafai (Hindi)
Ranvir Verma
Bhrashtachar (Hindi)
Abdul Sattar
Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri
Sampath
Billa
Billa, Rajappa
Bulandi (Hindi)
Ghajraj Thakur
Chaalbaaz (Hindi)
Jaggu
Chandramukhi
Vettaiyan Raja, Saravanan
Chilakamma Cheppindi (Telugu)
Ravi
Darbar
Aaditya Arunasalam
Dharmathin Thalaivan
Balasubramaniyam, Shankar
Dosti Dushmani (Hindi)
Ranjith
Ejamaan
Vaanavarayan
Enkeyo Ketta Kural
Kumaran
Enthiran
Vaseegaran, Chitti
Gangvaa (Hindi)
Chameli
Gari Abbayi (Telugu)
Siva
Geraftaar (Hindi)
Hussain
Guru Sishyan
Raja
Hum (Hindi)
Kumar Malhotra
Ilaaka (Hindi)
Raja
Insaniyat Ke Dushman (Hindi)
Iqbal Khan
Jailer
Muthuvel Pandian
Johnny
Johnny, Vidyasagar
Kaala
Karikaalan
Kabali
Kabaleeswaran
Kai Kodukkum Kai
Kaalimuthu
Katham Katham
Guest Appearance
Kathanayakudu (Telugu)
Ashwathama
Kazhugu
Rajasekar
Kochadaiyaan
Kochadaiyaan, Rana, Sena
Kuselan
Ashok Kumar
Lingaa
Raja Lingeswaran, Lingaa
Maaveeran
Raja
Manithan
Raja
Mapillai
Saravanan
Moondru Mudichu
Prasad
Moondru Mugam
Alex Pandian, Arun, John
Mr. Bharath
Bharath
Mullum Malarum
Kaali
Murattu Kalai
Kalaiyan
Muthu
Muthuvel, Zamindar
Naan Adimai Illai
Vijay
Naan Mahan Alla
Vishwanath
Naan Sigappu Manithan
Vijay
Naan Vazhavaippen
Michael D'Souza
Nallavanuku Nallavan
Manickam
Nattukku Oru Nallavan
Subhash
Netrikkann
Chakravarthi, Santosh
Ninaithale Inikkum
Deepak
Nyayam Meere Cheppalli (Telugu)
Aathmaram
Oorkavalan
Kangeyan
Padayappa
Aarupadayappan
Panakkaran
Muthu
Pandiyan
Pandiyan
Petta
Kaali / Petta Velan
Priya
Ganesh
Puthukavithai
Anand
Ra.One (Hindi)
Chitti
Raja Chinna Roja
Raja
Rajathi Raja
Raja, Chinnarasu
Sivaji
Sivaji Arumugam
Thalapathi
Surya
Thanga Magan
Arun
Thillu Mullu
Chandran / Indran
Velaikaran
Raghupathi
Vettaiyan
SP Athiyan
Yejaman
Vaanavarayan