Kamal Haasan & R. S. Shivaji Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and R. S. Shivaji appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1993 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anbe Sivam (2003 — 8.2/10). Films span Kalaignan (1993) through Eenadu (2009).
The Kamal Haasan & R. S. Shivaji partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Anbe Sivam (2003). They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2003. From Kalaignan (1993) to Eenadu (2009).
Eenadu (2009, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Anbe Sivam is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Magalir Mattum; the 2000s to Anbe Sivam. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; R. S. Shivaji acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Anbe Sivam (8.2/10).
- Magalir Mattum
- Kalaignan
- Anbe Sivam
- Unnaipol Oruvan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Kamal Haasan had 139 films behind them; R. S. Shivaji had 0.
Before Kalaignan, Kamal Haasan had starred in 139 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
After Eenadu, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 23 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Papanasam (2015).
Kalaignan was R. S. Shivaji's acting debut.
After Eenadu, R. S. Shivaji went on to appear in 13 more films, including Gargi (2022) and Gargi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & R. S. Shivaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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