Kamal Haasan & Sridevi Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Sridevi appeared together in 14 Tamil films between 1976 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977 — 8.4/10). Films span Moondru Mudichu (1976) through Sadma (1983).
The Kamal Haasan & Sridevi partnership
Between 1976 and 1983, they barely worked apart — 14 films in 7 years. 1979 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 7 years, a Kamal–Sridevi film arrived almost every year.
Remarkably even — every film rates between 7.2 and 8.4. From Moondru Mudichu (1976) to Sadma (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Padhinaru Vayadhiniley; the 1980s to Varumayin Niram Sigappu. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Sridevi acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Kamal Haasan personally recommended Sridevi for Moondru Mudichu (1976) after seeing her in Malayalam. Director K. Balachander was hesitant because she was only 13 — Kamal convinced him she could pull off the mature role.
- In Sigappu Rojakkal (1978), Kamal played a serial killer and Sridevi his victim. He deliberately pushed her to cry on cue without glycerin — she did it in one take. That scene became the film's most talked-about moment.
- Moondram Pirai (1982) was remade in Hindi as Sadma (1983) with the same pair. That Hindi version launched Sridevi as a pan-India star — she got a Filmfare nomination and Bollywood never stopped calling.
- During the shoot of Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977), Sridevi was still a teenager living with her mother on set. Kamal would rehearse lines with her between shots and make sure she ate proper meals — she later called him her 'first real co-star who treated me like an equal.'
- Sridevi once said in an interview: 'Kamal taught me that acting is not about reacting — it's about listening. He would pause mid-dialogue just to see what I would do. That silence was my film school.'
- In Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980), they played a married couple struggling with poverty. Kamal insisted they shoot the kitchen fight scene in one continuous take — no cuts. Sridevi matched his intensity beat for beat, and the director kept the final print exactly as shot.
14 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 7 films together, anchored by Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (8.4/10).
The 1980s brought 7 films together, anchored by Varumayin Niram Sigappu (8.1/10).
- Padhinaru Vayadhiniley
- Moondru Mudichu
- Varumayin Niram Sigappu
- Sadma
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sadma, Kamal Haasan kept going for 100 more films; Sridevi stepped back.
Before Moondru Mudichu, Kamal Haasan had starred in 23 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Apoorva Raagangal (1975).
After Sadma, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 100 more films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
Before Moondru Mudichu, Sridevi had starred in 3 films, including Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha (1972) and Sange Muzhangu (1972).
After Sadma, Sridevi went on to appear in 60 more films, including English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Sridevi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 8 of their 14 films. Ilayaraja scored 8 of them. Suruli rajan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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