Kamal Haasan & Rajesh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Rajesh appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1986 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mahanadi (1994 — 5.1/10). Films span Manakanakku (1986) through Mahanadi (1994).
The Kamal Haasan & Rajesh partnership
From Manakanakku (1986) to Mahanadi (1994). The played out closed with Mahanadi in 1994. It started with Manakanakku (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Sathya; the 1990s to Mahanadi. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Rajesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
- Sathya
- Manakanakku
- Mahanadi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 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 117 films behind them; Rajesh had 27. After Mahanadi, Kamal Haasan kept going for 52 more films; Rajesh stepped back.
Before Manakanakku, Kamal Haasan had starred in 117 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
After Mahanadi, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 52 more films, including Indian (1996) and Anbe Sivam (2003).
Before Manakanakku, Rajesh had starred in 27 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Achamillai Achamillai (1984).
After Mahanadi, Rajesh went on to appear in 29 more films, including Autograph (2004) and Dharma Durai (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Rajesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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