Raaj Kamal Films International

Company type	Film production; Film distribution
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	1981
Founder	Haasan Brothers
Headquarters	Chennai, India
Key people	Kamal Haasan; Chandrahasan ; R. Mahendran D. Prem
Products	Motion pictures
	Show more

Raaj Kamal Films International is an Indian film production and distribution company founded and headed by Kamal Haasan. Raja Paarvai (1981) was the first film to be produced by them under the banner "Haasan Brothers" before renaming it to Raaj Kamal Films International.^[1]

Filmography

Films produced

Year	Title	Language	Director	Cast	Notes	Ref.
1981	Raja Paarvai	Tamil	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, Y. G. Mahendra, L. V. Prasad		^[1]
1981	Amavasya Chandrudu	Telugu	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, Y. G. Mahendra, L. V. Prasad		^[2]
1986	Vikram	Tamil	Rajasekhar	Kamal Haasan, Sathyaraj, Amjad Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Ambika, Lissy
1987	Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu		Santhana Bharathi	Sathyaraj, Geetha, Jeevitha, Nassar, Captain Raju
1988	Sathya		Suresh Krissna	Kamal Haasan, Amala, Rajesh, Nassar
1989	Apoorva Sagodharargal		Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Kamal Haasan, Gautami, Rupini, Srividya
1992	Thevar Magan		Bharathan	Kamal Haasan, Sivaji Ganesan, Revathi, Gautami, Nassar
1994	Magalir Mattum		Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Revathi, Urvashi, Rohini, Nassar
1995	Sathi Leelavathi		Balu Mahendra	Kamal Haasan, Ramesh Arvind, Heera, Kalpana, Kovai Sarala
	Kuruthipunal		P. C. Sreeram	Kamal Haasan, Arjun, Nassar, Gautami, Geetha
	Drohi	Telugu	P. C. Sreeram	Kamal Haasan, Arjun, Nassar, Gautami, Geetha
1997	Chachi 420	Hindi	Kamal Haasan	Kamal Haasan, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Om Puri	Remake of Avvai Shanmugi	^[3]
2000	Hey Ram	Tamil, Hindi	Kamal Haasan	Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini, Atul Kulkarni		^[4]
2003	Nala Damayanthi	Tamil	Mouli	Madhavan, Geetu Mohandas, Shruthika		^[5]
2004	Virumaandi	Tamil	Kamal Haasan	Kamal Haasan, Abhirami, Napoleon, Pasupathy		^[6]
2005	Mumbai Xpress	Tamil, Hindi	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao	Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Nassar		^[7]
2009	Unnaipol Oruvan/Oru Budhanazcha	Tamil, Malayalam	Chakri Toleti	Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Ganesh Venkatraman, Bharath Reddy		^[8]
2009	Eenadu	Telugu	Chakri Toleti	Kamal Haasan, Venkatesh, Ganesh Venkatraman, Bharath Reddy		^[9]
2013	Vishwaroopam	Tamil	Kamal Haasan	Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah		^[10]
2013	Vishwaroopam	Hindi	Kamal Haasan	Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah		^[11]
2015	Uttama Villain	Tamil	Ramesh Aravind	Kamal Haasan, K. Balachander, K. Viswanath, Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar		^[12]
	Thoongaa Vanam	Tamil	Rajesh Selva	Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha, Kishore		^[13]
	Cheekati Rajyam	Telugu	Rajesh Selva	Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha, Kishore		^[14]
2018	Vishwaroopam II	Tamil	Kamal Haasan	Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah		^[15]
2018	Vishwaroopam II	Hindi	Kamal Haasan	Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah		^[16]
2019	Kadaram Kondan	Tamil	Rajesh Selva	Vikram, Akshara Haasan, Abi Hassan		^[17]
2022	Vikram		Lokesh Kanagaraj	Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil		^[18]
2024	Amaran		Rajkumar Periasamy	Sivakarthikeyan, Sai Pallavi		^[19]
2025	Thug Life		Mani Ratnam	Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Abhirami		Co-produced with Madras Talkies

Films distributed

In addition to the films produced by Raaj Kamal films since 1981, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company:

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1986	Hare Radha Hare Krishna	Tamil	Released Tamil dubbed version
1991	Gunaa
1995	Paasavalai		Released Tamil dubbed version
1996	Avvai Shanmughi
1998	Kaathala Kaathala
2002	Pammal K. Sambandam
2002	Panchatanthiram
2005	Rama Shama Bhama	Kannada	Remake of Sathi Leelavathi
2021	83	Tamil	Released Tamil dubbed version

Cancelled projects

Ladies Only (1997)
Marudhanayagam (1999)
Sabaash Naidu (2019)

Awards

S.no	Ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee	Result
1	National Film Awards	1992	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil	Thevar Magan	Won
2	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	1992	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film	Thevar Magan	Won
3	Filmfare Awards South	1989	Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil	Apoorva Sagodharargal	Won
4	Cinema Express Awards	1989	Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil	Apoorva Sagodharargal	Won
5		1992	Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil	Thevar Magan	Won
6		1995	Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil	Kuruthipunal	Won
7	Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (South Korea)^[20]	2004	International Award for Best Asian Film	Virumaandi	Won
8	Los Angeles Independent Film Festival	2015	Best Film	Uttama Villain	Won

References

^ ^a ^b Srinivas Chari, T. K. (July 2012). "The actor in the shadows". Madras Musings. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ Haasan, Kamal (13 August 2017). "Bollywood blockbuster to Kollywood classic: Kamal Haasan picks his 70 favourite movies". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ site admin (29 December 1997). "Fun all the way | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ site admin (28 February 2000). "High drama | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Nala Damayanti". The Hindu. 13 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2 September 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ ""Virumaandi"". The Hindu. 23 January 2004. Archived from the original on 6 March 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Review : Mumbai Xpress (2005)". Sify.com. 15 April 2005. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Unnaipol Oruvan – Tamil Movie Reviews – Unnaipol Oruvan Kamal Haasan Mohanlal Anuja Iyer Chakri Toleti Shruti Haasan". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Eenadu (Unnaipol Oruvan) film review – Telugu cinema Review – Kamal Hassan & Venkatesh". Idlebrain.com. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Vishwaroopam: Terror messages". The Hindu. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Review: Vishwaroop disappoints big time – Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Uttama Villain: A superb core let down by lacklustre filmmaking". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Thoongavanam: An okay thriller, with goodies for fans". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Cheekati Rajyam: The night is sinister". The Hindu. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ Menon, Vishal (10 August 2018). "'Vishwaroopam 2' review: too dialogue-heavy for an action thriller" – via www.thehindu.com.
^ Nair, Sreehari. "Vishwaroop 2 Review: Slowest thriller ever made". Rediff.
^ S, Srivatsan (19 July 2019). "'Kadaram Kondan' review: Vikram cakewalks through this quite engaging thriller" – via www.thehindu.com.
^ The Hindu Net Desk (7 November 2020). "Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' teaser is all swagger and style" – via www.thehindu.com.
^ "kamal-haasan-collaborates-with-sivakarthikeyan-for-his-next-". indianexpress.com. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ "Virumandi wins at Puchon Film Fest". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 21 September 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2011.

External links

[madrasmusings-1] Srinivas Chari, T. K. (July 2012). "The actor in the shadows". Madras Musings. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[2] Haasan, Kamal (13 August 2017). "Bollywood blockbuster to Kollywood classic: Kamal Haasan picks his 70 favourite movies". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[3] site admin (29 December 1997). "Fun all the way | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[4] site admin (28 February 2000). "High drama | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[5] "Nala Damayanti". The Hindu. 13 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2 September 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[6] ""Virumaandi"". The Hindu. 23 January 2004. Archived from the original on 6 March 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[7] "Review : Mumbai Xpress (2005)". Sify.com. 15 April 2005. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[8] "Unnaipol Oruvan – Tamil Movie Reviews – Unnaipol Oruvan Kamal Haasan Mohanlal Anuja Iyer Chakri Toleti Shruti Haasan". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[9] "Eenadu (Unnaipol Oruvan) film review – Telugu cinema Review – Kamal Hassan & Venkatesh". Idlebrain.com. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[10] "Vishwaroopam: Terror messages". The Hindu. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[11] "Review: Vishwaroop disappoints big time – Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[12] "Uttama Villain: A superb core let down by lacklustre filmmaking". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[13] "Thoongavanam: An okay thriller, with goodies for fans". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[14] "Cheekati Rajyam: The night is sinister". The Hindu. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[15] Menon, Vishal (10 August 2018). "'Vishwaroopam 2' review: too dialogue-heavy for an action thriller" – via www.thehindu.com.

[16] Nair, Sreehari. "Vishwaroop 2 Review: Slowest thriller ever made". Rediff.

[17] S, Srivatsan (19 July 2019). "'Kadaram Kondan' review: Vikram cakewalks through this quite engaging thriller" – via www.thehindu.com.

[18] The Hindu Net Desk (7 November 2020). "Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' teaser is all swagger and style" – via www.thehindu.com.

[19] "kamal-haasan-collaborates-with-sivakarthikeyan-for-his-next-". indianexpress.com. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[Kamal_Film_Fest-20] "Virumandi wins at Puchon Film Fest". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 21 September 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2011.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

v t e Kamal Haasan
Filmography Discography Unrealized projects Awards and honors
As director	Chachi 420 (1997) Hey Ram (2000) Virumaandi (2004) Vishwaroopam (2013) Vishwaroopam II (2018)
As screenwriter	Raja Paarvai (1981) Vikram (1986) Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990) Thevar Magan (1992) Mahanadhi (1994) Nammavar (1995) Kuruthipunal (1995) Kaathala Kaathala (1998) Aalavandhan (2001) Panchatanthiram (2002) Anbe Sivam (2003) Nala Damayanthi (2003) Mumbai Xpress (2005) Dasavathaaram (2008) Manmadan Ambu (2010) Uttama Villain (2015) Thoongaa Vanam (2015)
Related	Marudhanayagam Raaj Kamal Films International Makkal Needhi Maiam
People	Shruti Haasan (daughter) Akshara Haasan (daughter) Charuhasan (brother) Chandrahasan (brother)

Raaj Kamal Films International

Hub talks

Raaj Kamal Films International

Raaj Kamal Films International

Hub rules

Raaj Kamal Films International

Hub overview

Add your contribution

Inside this hub

Media Collections

Timelines

Articles

Notes collections

Notes

Days in Chronicle

Root Wikipedia Article

Raaj Kamal Films International

Key Information

Filmography

Films produced

Films distributed

Cancelled projects

Awards

References

External links

Add your contribution

Related Hubs


Company type	Film production Film distribution
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	1981
Founder	Haasan Brothers
Headquarters	Chennai , India
Key people	Kamal Haasan Chandrahasan R. Mahendran D. Prem
Products	Motion pictures