Kamal Haasan & Ramya Krishnan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Ramya Krishnan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1987 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Panchathanthiram (2002 — 6.3/10). Films span Per Sollum Pillai (1987) through Sabash Naidu (2017).
The Kamal Haasan & Ramya Krishnan partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Panchathanthiram (2002). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 2002. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Per Sollum Pillai (1987) to Sabash Naidu (2017). It started with Per Sollum Pillai (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Per Sollum Pillai; the 2010s to Sabash Naidu. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Ramya Krishnan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kamal Haasan personally called Ramya Krishnan to offer her the role in Panchathanthiram (2002). She was shooting in Hyderabad and thought it was a prank call at first. He had to convince her it was really him.
- In Panchathanthiram, Kamal Haasan let Ramya Krishnan take the lead in every comedic beat. He deliberately underplayed his reactions so her timing would pop. She later said he told her, 'You carry the joke, I'll just react.'
- Ramya Krishnan has said Kamal Haasan is the only co-star who would call her before every shoot to discuss the scene's subtext. They'd talk for 20 minutes on the phone, then show up and nail it in one take.
- Their first film together, Per Sollum Pillai (1987), was a remake of a Telugu hit. But it flopped so badly that neither worked with the other again for 15 years. That gap made Panchathanthiram feel like a reunion nobody saw coming.
- Ramya Krishnan once said about Kamal: 'He doesn't treat you like a heroine. He treats you like a co-actor. That's rare in this industry.'
3 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Per Sollum Pillai
- Panchathanthiram
- Sabash Naidu0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 30 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 122 films behind them; Ramya Krishnan had 5.
Before Per Sollum Pillai, Kamal Haasan had starred in 122 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
After Sabash Naidu, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 9 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Kalki 2898 AD (2024).
Before Per Sollum Pillai, Ramya Krishnan had starred in 5 films, including Muthal Vasantham (1986) and Vellai Manasu (1985).
After Sabash Naidu, Ramya Krishnan went on to appear in 17 more films, including Super Deluxe (2019) and Rangamarthanda (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Ramya Krishnan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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