Raaj Kamal Films International

Not to be confused with Rajkamal Kalamandir of V. Shantaram.

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]

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
Products	Motion pictures

Filmography

Films produced

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

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
	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)
• STR48 (2025)

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

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

External links

• Raaj Kamal Films International on Facebook
• RaajKamal Films International on Twitter