Kamal Haasan & Poornam Viswanathan Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Poornam Viswanathan appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1973 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973 — 7.5/10). Films span Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973) through Mahanadi (1994).
The Kamal Haasan & Poornam Viswanathan partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Mahanadi (1994). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1994. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973) to Mahanadi (1994). Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Sollathaan Ninaikkiren; the 1990s to Mahanadi. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Poornam Viswanathan acted in all of them.
6 films across 3 decades
The 1970s brought 3 films together, anchored by Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (7.5/10).
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Ek Duuje Ke Liye (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
- Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
- Naan Avanillai
- Ek Duuje Ke Liye
- Moondram Pirai
- Mahanadi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Poornam Viswanathan's screen credits are with Kamal Haasan. After Mahanadi, Kamal Haasan kept going for 52 more films; Poornam Viswanathan stepped back.
Before Sollathaan Ninaikkiren, Kamal Haasan had starred in 7 films, including Annai Velankanni (1971) and Kalathur Kannamma (1960).
After Mahanadi, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 52 more films, including Indian (1996) and Anbe Sivam (2003).
Before Sollathaan Ninaikkiren, Poornam Viswanathan had starred in 2 films, including Rickshawkaran (1971) and Idhaya Veenai (1972).
After Mahanadi, Poornam Viswanathan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Thamizh (2002) and Aasai (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Poornam Viswanathan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ganthimathi is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Ganthimathi appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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