Kamal Haasan & Radha Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Radha appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1983 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thoongadhe Thambi Thoongadhe (1983 — 6.6/10). Films span Thoongadhe Thambi Thoongadhe (1983) through Kadhal Parisu (1987).
The Kamal Haasan & Radha partnership
Between 1983 and 1987, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Kamal–Radha film arrived almost every year. From Thoongadhe Thambi Thoongadhe (1983) to Kadhal Parisu (1987).
The spanned closed with Kadhal Parisu in 1987. It started with Thoongadhe Thambi Thoongadhe (1983).
The shape of the work
Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Radha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kamal Haasan personally requested Radha for 'Thoongadhe Thambi Thoongadhe' (1983) after seeing her in a Malayalam film. He told the director she had the comic timing he needed.
- In 'Japanil Kalyanaraman' (1985), Kamal played a double role — and Radha had to react to two different versions of him in the same scene. She later said it was like acting with twins, and Kamal would switch characters mid-shot just to throw her off.
- During 'Oru Kaidhiyin Diary' (1985), Radha would bring homemade snacks for Kamal every day. He called her 'the only co-star who fed me through a film.'
- Their pairing in 'Kadhal Parisu' (1987) was so popular that the film's romantic track was later remade in Telugu with the same lead pair — a rare cross-industry repeat.
- Radha once said in an interview: 'Kamal doesn't just act with you — he acts at you. You have to match his energy or you'll look like a cardboard cutout.'
- In 'Manakanakku' (1986), Kamal deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in their scenes together so Radha's reactions would land harder. He told the editor to hold on her close-ups longer than his.
5 films across 1 decade
- Thoongadhe Thambi Thoongadhe
- Kadhal Parisu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 4 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, Kamal Haasan had 91 films behind them; Radha had 14. After Kadhal Parisu, Kamal Haasan kept going for 70 more films; Radha stepped back.
Before Thoongadhe Thambi Thoongadhe, Kamal Haasan had starred in 91 films, including Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Kadhal Parisu, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 70 more films, including Indian (1996) and Anbe Sivam (2003).
Before Thoongadhe Thambi Thoongadhe, Radha had starred in 14 films, including Alaigal Oivathillai (1981) and Anandha Ragam (1982).
After Kadhal Parisu, Radha went on to appear in 25 more films, including Kodama Simham (1990) and Chinnappadass (1989).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Radha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 4 of their 5 films. Ilayaraja scored 4 of them.
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