Kamal Haasan & Pooja Kumar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Pooja Kumar appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2013 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Uttama Villain (2015 — 7.3/10). Films span Vishwaroop (2013) through Vishwaroopam II (2017).
The Kamal Haasan & Pooja Kumar partnership
Between 2013 and 2017, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Kamal–Pooja film arrived almost every year. From Vishwaroop (2013) to Vishwaroopam II (2017).
Uttama Villain is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Vishwaroop (2013).
The shape of the work
Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Pooja Kumar acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Hindi.
Partnership facts
- Kamal Haasan cast Pooja Kumar in Vishwaroop (2013) after seeing her in a Hindi film. She didn't speak Tamil at the time. He made her dub her own lines anyway, coaching her syllable by syllable.
- In Uttama Villain (2015), Pooja Kumar played Kamal's on-screen wife. She had to cry in a scene where he dies. Kamal told her to think of her real father. She broke down so hard they had to cut. He kept that take in the final film.
- Pooja Kumar once said Kamal Haasan would call her at 3 AM to discuss a single line of dialogue. She said yes every time because 'he treats every comma like it's the most important thing in the world.'
- Their 2016 film Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum was a small-budget food comedy. It was Pooja's idea to cast real-life chef Damodharan. Kamal agreed instantly. That film directly led to Damodharan becoming a recurring food consultant in Tamil cinema.
- Pooja Kumar on working with Kamal: 'He doesn't let you be lazy. Not for one second. You think you've done your best, and he'll say, "No, do it again, but this time mean it."'
- Kamal wrote the role in Uttama Villain specifically for Pooja after Vishwaroop. He told her: 'I want you to play a woman who is stronger than me on screen.' She said yes without reading the script.
5 films across 1 decade
- Uttama Villain
- Vishwaroopam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
45% of Pooja Kumar's screen credits are with Kamal Haasan. When they first worked together, Kamal Haasan had 175 films behind them; Pooja Kumar had 5.
Before Vishwaroop, Kamal Haasan had starred in 175 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
After Vishwaroopam II, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 9 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Kalki 2898 AD (2024).
Before Vishwaroop, Pooja Kumar had starred in 5 films, including Anjaana Anjaani (2010) and Kadhal Rojave (2000).
After Vishwaroopam II, Pooja Kumar went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kabadathaari (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Pooja Kumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Andrea Jeremiah is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Andrea Jeremiah appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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