Kamal Haasan & Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Movies Together List — 10 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s belonged to Raja Paarvai; the 2000s to Mumbai Express. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Singeetham Srinivasa Rao directed all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 3 films in Hindi.

Partnership facts

• Singeetham Srinivasa Rao first cast Kamal Haasan in Raja Paarvai (1981) after watching him in a play. Kamal was so eager to work with him that he cleared his entire calendar for six months — unheard of for a star of his stature.
• On the set of Pushpak (1988), a silent film with no dialogue, Singeetham would mime every scene for Kamal first. Kamal then built his entire physical performance around those gestures — no words, just the director's body language as a blueprint.
• Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) was the first Tamil film to use a miniature camera rig strapped to a dwarf actor's body. Singeetham and Kamal designed that rig together in a garage — it later became a reference for low-budget stunt cinematography across South Indian cinema.
• Singeetham never called Kamal by his name on set. He called him 'Kameshwaran' — a playful Tamil twist. Kamal returned the favour by calling Singeetham 'Guruji' even after they stopped working together.
• Kamal once said: 'Singeetham is the only director who made me act like a child, a woman, and a monkey — all in the same film. And I loved every second of it.' He was referring to Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990), where he played four roles.
• For Magalir Mattum (1994), Singeetham insisted Kamal play a woman without any prosthetic makeup — just voice modulation and body language. Kamal spent three weeks shadowing a real office secretary to get the walk right. Singeetham watched every rehearsal and only said 'do it again' until it felt natural.