Saritha & Kamal Haasan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Saritha and Kamal Haasan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1978 and 1979. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aval Appadithan (1978 — 8.1/10). Films span Thappu Thalangal (1978) through Nool Veli (1979).
The Saritha & Kamal Haasan partnership
From Thappu Thalangal (1978) to Nool Veli (1979). Aval Appadithan is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Nool Veli in 1979.
It started with Thappu Thalangal (1978).
The shape of the work
Saritha acted in every film; Kamal Haasan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For 'Aval Appadithan', director Rudhraiya wanted a new face for the female lead. Saritha was a theatre actress with zero film experience. Kamal, who was already a star, personally vouched for her and convinced the producer to take a chance on her.
- In 'Thappu Thalangal', Kamal deliberately held back his usual energy during their scenes together. He told Saritha to set the pace of the dialogue delivery. The result was a quiet, tense rhythm that neither could have pulled off alone.
- During the shoot of 'Nool Veli', Kamal and Saritha would stay back after pack-up to rehearse the next day's scenes in the car. They never told the director. They just wanted to surprise each other on set with a new improvisation.
- Saritha once said in an interview: 'Kamal never treated me like a newcomer. He treated me like a co-star. That made me fearless.'
- The success of 'Aval Appadithan' directly led to a wave of female-centric Tamil films in the early 80s. Saritha's raw, unglamorous performance — backed by Kamal's insistence on casting her — proved that a woman could carry a film without a romantic subplot.
3 films across 1 decade
- Aval Appadithan
- Thappu Thalangal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Saritha had 0 films behind them; Kamal Haasan had 38. After Nool Veli, Kamal Haasan kept going for 138 more films; Saritha stepped back.
Thappu Thalangal was Saritha's acting debut.
After Nool Veli, Saritha went on to appear in 60 more films, including Mouna Geethangal (1981) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
Before Thappu Thalangal, Kamal Haasan had starred in 38 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Nool Veli, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 138 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Saritha & Kamal Haasan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajinikanth is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
