The 10 best Rajinikanth movies on Indian OTT, ranked
Rajinikanth's 10 best-rated movies you can stream in India right now, ranked by IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. Thalapathi (1991) tops the list — all streaming on ManoramaMax, Eros Now, ManoramaMAX Amazon Channel, Sun Nxt, Prime Video, AP International South Cinema Amazon Channel, Zee5, JioHotstar and MX Player.
- 1IMDb rating8.5Rotten TomatoesN/A
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
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Baasha
1995 · as Manikkam / Manik Baashha
IMDb rating8.3Rotten TomatoesN/AAuto rickshaw driver Manickam avoids violence at all costs. When some thugs begin to intimidate Manickam's family, it triggers the revival of Manickam's old self.
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Enthiran
2010 · as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti
IMDb rating7.2Rotten Tomatoes83%Dr. Vaseegaran creates Chitti, a powerful robot in his own image, but it is rejected by the scientific body AIRD due to its lack of human behaviour and emotions. After a lightning strike triggers emotions in Chitti, he begins to develop human-like feelings. However, Chitti falls in love with Dr. Vaseegaran's fiancée, Sana, and turns against his creator, leading to dangerous consequences.
- 4IMDb rating7.5Rotten TomatoesN/A
- 5IMDb rating7.2Rotten TomatoesN/A
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Petta
2019 · as Petta 'Kaali' Velan · Karthik Subbaraj
Cast: Rajinikanth, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Sethupathi
IMDb rating7.1Rotten Tomatoes71% - 7
Jailer
2023 · as Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian · Nelson Dilipkumar
Cast: Rajinikanth, Vinayakan, Vasanth Ravi
IMDb rating7.2Rotten Tomatoes50% - 8
Kaala
2018 · as Karikaalan Vengaiyan 'Kaala' · Pa. Ranjith
Cast: Rajinikanth, Nana Patekar, Easwari Rao
IMDb rating6.5Rotten Tomatoes57% - 9
Coolie
2025 · as Devaraj 'Deva' · Lokesh Kanagaraj
Cast: Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soubin Shahir
IMDb rating6.0Rotten TomatoesN/A - 10IMDb rating6.1Rotten Tomatoes56%
Best Rajinikanth movies — FAQ
- What is the best-rated Rajinikanth movie on OTT?
- Thalapathi (1991) is the best-rated Rajinikanth movies streaming in India — on ManoramaMax, Eros Now and ManoramaMAX Amazon Channel. It scores 8.5 on IMDb.
- Where can I watch Rajinikanth movies in India?
- Rajinikanth's best-rated movies stream on Indian OTT on ManoramaMax, Eros Now, ManoramaMAX Amazon Channel, Sun Nxt, Prime Video, AP International South Cinema Amazon Channel, Zee5, JioHotstar and MX Player. This list ranks the top 10 by their combined IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes scores, with each title's platform listed.
- How is this Rajinikanth movies ranking calculated?
- Each film is scored by a collective rating — the mean of its IMDb rating (out of 10, scaled to 100) and its Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer. Only movies actually streaming on Indian OTT are included, ranked best to worst.
