Kamal Haasan & Madhu Malini Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Madhu Malini appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1979 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979 — 7.5/10). Films span Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) through Aakhri Sangram (1984).
The Kamal Haasan & Madhu Malini partnership
From Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979) to Aakhri Sangram (1984). Thaayillamal Naan Illai is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Aakhri Sangram in 1984.
It started with Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Thaayillamal Naan Illai; the 1980s to Aakhri Sangram. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Madhu Malini acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Thaayillamal Naan Illai (7.5/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Thaayillamal Naan Illai
- Aakhri Sangram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Madhu Malini's screen credits are with Kamal Haasan. When they first worked together, Kamal Haasan had 48 films behind them; Madhu Malini had 0. After Aakhri Sangram, Kamal Haasan kept going for 90 more films; Madhu Malini stepped back.
Before Thaayillamal Naan Illai, Kamal Haasan had starred in 48 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Aakhri Sangram, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 90 more films, including Indian (1996) and Anbe Sivam (2003).
Thaayillamal Naan Illai was Madhu Malini's acting debut.
After Aakhri Sangram, Madhu Malini went on to appear in 4 more films, including Zindagani (1986) and Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985).
Collaboration Journey
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