Raaj Kamal Films International

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Raaj Kamal Films International
Company type Film production
Film distribution
Industry Entertainment
Founded1981
FounderHaasan Brothers
Headquarters
Chennai
,
India
Key people
 Kamal Haasan
Chandrahasan
R. Mahendran D. Prem
Products Motion pictures

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]

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Filmography

Films produced

YearTitleLanguageDirectorCastNotesRef.
1981 Raja Paarvai Tamil Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, Y. G. Mahendra, L. V. Prasad [1]
Amavasya Chandrudu Telugu [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
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, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini, Atul Kulkarni [4]
2003 Nala Damayanthi Tamil Mouli Madhavan, Geetu Mohandas, Shruthika [5]
2004 Virumaandi 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]
Eenadu Telugu Kamal Haasan, Venkatesh, Ganesh Venkatraman, Bharath Reddy [9]
2013 Vishwaroopam Tamil Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah [10]
Hindi [11]
2015 Uttama Villain 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]
2018 Vishwaroopam II Tamil Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah [15]
Hindi [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:

YearFilmLanguageNotes
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 TamilReleased Tamil dubbed version

Cancelled projects

Awards

S.noCeremonyYearCategoryNomineeResult
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
51992 Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil Thevar Magan Won
61995 Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil Kuruthipunal Won
7 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (South Korea) [20] 2004International Award for Best Asian Film Virumaandi Won
8 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival 2015Best Film Uttama Villain Won

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  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.
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