Kamal Haasan & M. S. Bhaskar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and M. S. Bhaskar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2015 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Papanasam (2015 — 8.0/10). Films span Uttama Villain (2015) through Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016).
The Kamal Haasan & M. S. Bhaskar partnership
From Uttama Villain (2015) to Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016). Papanasam is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Uttama Villain (2015).
The shape of the work
Kamal Haasan acted in every film; M. S. Bhaskar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kamal Haasan personally called M. S. Bhaskar to offer him the role of the loyal servant in Uttama Villain (2015). Bhaskar later said he was shocked — he thought the call was a prank.
- In Papanasam (2015), Bhaskar played a police officer who interrogates Kamal's character. Kamal deliberately slowed down his own dialogue delivery during their scenes to let Bhaskar's nervous energy fill the silence — a trick he used to make Bhaskar's performance pop.
- During the shoot of Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016), Kamal and Bhaskar would share a single cup of filter coffee between takes. Bhaskar later revealed Kamal insisted on it because 'coffee tastes better when you fight for the last sip.'
- M. S. Bhaskar said about working with Kamal in Uttama Villain: 'He doesn't just give you a scene — he gives you the space to own it. I felt like a co-star, not a supporting actor.'
- Their back-and-forth in Papanasam (2015) — where Bhaskar's cop keeps mispronouncing Kamal's character name — became a meme template in Tamil social media. Fans still use it to mock bad official announcements.
3 films across 1 decade
- Papanasam
- Uttama Villain
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 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 179 films behind them; M. S. Bhaskar had 48. After Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum, M. S. Bhaskar kept going for 63 more films; Kamal Haasan stepped back.
Before Uttama Villain, Kamal Haasan had starred in 179 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
After Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Kalki 2898 AD (2024).
Before Uttama Villain, M. S. Bhaskar had starred in 48 films, including Mozhi (2007) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
After Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum, M. S. Bhaskar went on to appear in 63 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Taanakkaran (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & M. S. Bhaskar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Pooja Kumar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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