Kamal Haasan & Sriman Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Sriman appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2002 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 — 7.5/10). Films span Pammal K. Sambandam (2002) through Manmadhan Ambu (2010).
The Kamal Haasan & Sriman partnership
They saved their best for last — Unnaipol Oruvan (7.5/10) came 7 years in. Between 2002 and 2010, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 8 years. From Pammal K. Sambandam (2002) to Manmadhan Ambu (2010).
Unnaipol Oruvan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pammal K. Sambandam (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Unnaipol Oruvan; the 2010s to Manmadhan Ambu. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Sriman acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kamal Haasan personally picked Sriman for Pammal K. Sambandam (2002) after seeing him in a small role. He told the director to rewrite the part to give Sriman more screen time.
- In Panchathanthiram (2002), Sriman played the straight man to Kamal's manic energy. Kamal would deliberately go off-script during takes, forcing Sriman to react in real time — and those unplanned reactions made it into the final cut.
- Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) was the first Tamil film where a mainstream star (Kamal) and a character actor (Sriman) shared equal billing in a thriller. It directly inspired smaller-budget two-hander thrillers like 'Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom' (2012).
- During Manmadhan Ambu (2010), Sriman would drive Kamal home after late-night shoots. Kamal never hired a driver for those rides — he said Sriman's car had the best AC in the crew.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 4 films together, anchored by Unnaipol Oruvan (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
- Unnaipol Oruvan
- Nala Damayanthi
- Manmadhan Ambu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 8 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 161 films behind them; Sriman had 16.
Before Pammal K. Sambandam, Kamal Haasan had starred in 161 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
After Manmadhan Ambu, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 22 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Papanasam (2015).
Before Pammal K. Sambandam, Sriman had starred in 16 films, including Friends (2001) and Dheena (2001).
After Manmadhan Ambu, Sriman went on to appear in 35 more films, including Guardian (2024) and Master (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Sriman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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