Kamal Haasan & Girish Karnad Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Girish Karnad appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1991 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hey Ram (2000 — 6.8/10). Films span Guna (1991) through Hey Ram (2000).
The Kamal Haasan & Girish Karnad partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Hey Ram (2000). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 2000. From Guna (1991) to Hey Ram (2000).
The played out closed with Hey Ram in 2000. It started with Guna (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Guna; the 2000s to Hey Ram. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Girish Karnad acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Guna
- Hey Ram
- Hey Ram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Kamal Haasan had 135 films behind them; Girish Karnad had 20. After Hey Ram, Kamal Haasan kept going for 38 more films; Girish Karnad stepped back.
Before Guna, Kamal Haasan had starred in 135 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
After Hey Ram, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 38 more films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Vikram (2022).
Before Guna, Girish Karnad had starred in 20 films, including Tarang (1984) and Apne Paraye (1980).
After Hey Ram, Girish Karnad went on to appear in 18 more films, including Iqbal (2005) and Dor (2006).
Collaboration Journey
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