Kamal Haasan & A. R. Rahman Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and A. R. Rahman appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1996 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Indian (1996 — 8.2/10). Films span Indian (1996) through Thenali (2000).
The Kamal Haasan & A. R. Rahman partnership
One film towers over the rest: Indian at 8.2/10. From Indian (1996) to Thenali (2000). It started with Indian (1996).
Indian is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Thenali in 2000.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Indian; the 2000s to Thenali. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; A. R. Rahman scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 1 film together, anchored by Indian (8.2/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Indian
- Thenali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 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 148 films behind them; A. R. Rahman had 35. After Thenali, A. R. Rahman kept going for 135 more films; Kamal Haasan stepped back.
Before Indian, Kamal Haasan had starred in 148 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
After Thenali, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 38 more films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Vikram (2022).
Before Indian, A. R. Rahman had starred in 35 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
After Thenali, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 135 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Sachin : A Billion Dreams (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & A. R. Rahman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
