Kamal Haasan & Mukta V. Srinivasan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Mukta V. Srinivasan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1975 and 1982. Films span Andharangam (1975) through Simla Special (1982).
The Kamal Haasan & Mukta V. Srinivasan partnership
From Andharangam (1975) to Simla Special (1982). The played out closed with Simla Special in 1982. It started with Andharangam (1975).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Andharangam; the 1980s to Simla Special. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Mukta V. Srinivasan directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Simla Special (1982) was the first Tamil film to feature Kamal Haasan in a double role. Srinivasan pushed for the idea after seeing Kamal's range in their earlier films, and it became a template for Kamal's later multi-role blockbusters.
- Kamal Haasan was already a child star when he met Mukta V. Srinivasan on the sets of Andharangam (1975). Srinivasan was making his directorial debut and took a chance on the young actor, who was just breaking into adult roles.
- In Cinema Paithiyam (1975), Srinivasan wrote a role specifically to showcase Kamal's comic timing. Kamal, in turn, improvised half his dialogues on set, and Srinivasan kept the camera rolling instead of calling cut.
- After Simla Special (1982), the two never worked together again. No public fallout — they just drifted. Kamal later said in a 1990s interview that Srinivasan was 'the first director who let me fail on screen without cutting away.'
- Kamal Haasan once told a magazine: 'Mukta never told me how to act. He just said, “Do what you feel, I’ll catch it.” That trust made me fearless.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 2 films.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
- Andharangam0
- Cinema Paithiyam0
- Simla Special0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Simla Special, Kamal Haasan kept going for 106 more films; Mukta V. Srinivasan stepped back. By the time of Andharangam, both already had careers — Kamal Haasan with 14 films, Mukta V. Srinivasan with 13.
Before Andharangam, Kamal Haasan had starred in 14 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Arangetram (1973).
After Simla Special, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 106 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
Before Andharangam, Mukta V. Srinivasan had directed 13 films, including Poojaikku Vandha Malar (1965) and Thavaputhalvan (1972).
After Simla Special, Mukta V. Srinivasan went on to direct 6 more films, including Iru Medhaigal (1984) and Sigappu Suriyan (1983).
Collaboration Journey
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