Raaj Kamal Films International
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.
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| Company type | Film production Film distribution |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Haasan Brothers |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Kamal Haasan Chandrahasan |
| Products | Motion pictures |
Filmography
Films produced
| Title | Year | Language | Director | Cast | Synopsis | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Paarvai | 1981 | Tamil | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, Y. G. Mahendra, L. V. Prasad | A blind violinist who falls in love with a rich girl and ends up facing many difficulties. | |
| Amavasya Chandrudu | Telugu | |||||
| Vikram | 1986 | Tamil | Rajasekhar | Kamal Haasan, Sathyaraj, Amjad Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Ambika, Lissy | Agent Vikram fights a lone battle to recapture the nuclear-capable Ballistic missile from a dangerous criminal, who plans to destroy India's capital New Delhi. | |
| Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu | 1987 | Tamil | Santhana Bharathi | Sathyaraj, Geetha, Jeevitha, Nassar, Captain Raju | An honest and straightforward Tamil Nadu police officer spends his life tackling crime. | |
| Sathya | 1988 | Tamil | Suresh Krissna | Kamal Haasan, Amala, Rajesh, Nassar | A young man, frustrated with unemployment in India, ends up becoming a henchman and works up to become a political leader, who has his own agenda. | |
| Apoorva Sagodharargal | 1989 | Tamil | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Kamal Haasan, Gautami, Rupini, Srividya | Two twins, one circus midget and one mechanic, discover that their father was an honest police officer who was killed by four criminals, and plot to take revenge. | |
| Thevar Magan | 1992 | Tamil | Bharathan | Kamal Haasan, Sivaji Ganesan, Revathi, Gautami, Nassar | A youngster, who studied in London, is suddenly forced to take up the role of village chieftain role after the death of his father. | |
| Magalir Mattum | 1994 | Tamil | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Revathi, Urvashi, Rohini, Nassar | Three working women come together to stop the lecherous ways of their boss. | |
| Sathi Leelavathi | 1995 | Tamil | Balu Mahendra | Kamal Haasan, Ramesh Arvind, Heera, Kalpana, Kovai Sarala | Arun, a married man, has an affair with Priya as he dislikes his wife Leelavathi, who is plain-looking and overweight. When she discovers Arun's affair, she plots with Dr Sakthivel to win Arun back. | |
| Kuruthipunal | 1995 | Tamil | P. C. Sreeram | Kamal Haasan, Arjun, Nassar, Gautami, Geetha | A police officer with familial obligations battles to curb terrorism in the country. | |
| Drohi | Telugu | |||||
| Chachi 420 | 1997 | Hindi | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Om Puri | A man dresses up a nanny to spend more time with his estranged daughter. | |
| Hey Ram | 2000 | Tamil, Hindi | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini, Atul Kulkarni | Saket Ram joins a movement to kill Mahatma Gandhi for apparent treachery against Hindu-dominated India. | |
| Nala Damayanthi | 2003 | Tamil | Mouli | Madhavan, Geetu Mohandas, Shruthika | A naive Indian cook finds himself having to marry a native of Australia to stay in the country. | |
| Virumaandi | 2004 | Tamil | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan, Abhirami, Napoleon, Pasupathy | Two prisoners explain the same incident from their different point of view to a reporter. | |
| Mumbai Xpress | 2005 | Tamil, Hindi | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Nassar | A deaf bike rider is forced to kidnap the son of a financier but ends up kidnapping the wrong child. | |
| Eenadu | 2009 | Telugu | Chakri Toleti | Kamal Haasan, Venkatesh, Ganesh Venkatraman, Bharath Reddy | An anonymous caller informs a police commissioner about the bombs he has planted in the city. | |
| Unnaipol Oruvan | 2009 | Tamil | Chakri Toleti | Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Ganesh Venkatraman, Bharath Reddy | ||
| Vishwaroopam | 2013 | Tamil | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah | A secret RAW agent poses as an effeminate dancer to unearth the secrets of terrorists. | |
| Hindi | ||||||
| Uttama Villain | 2015 | Tamil | Ramesh Aravind | Kamal Haasan, K. Balachander, K. Viswanath, Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar | A famous actor, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer, decides to act in a fantasy-comedy film directed by his mentor for his last film. | |
| Thoongaa Vanam | 2015 | Tamil | Rajesh Selva | Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha, Kishore | A police officer finds himself having to save his kidnapped son and bust a drug cartel in the course of a single night. | |
| Cheekati Rajyam | 2015 | Telugu | Rajesh Selva | Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj, Trisha, Kishore | ||
| Vishwaroopam II | 2018 | Tamil | Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah | A former Indian army officer is sent undercover to infiltrate a terrorist group and help rescue hostages. | |
| Hindi | ||||||
| Kadaram Kondan | 2019 | Tamil | Rajesh Selva | Vikram, Akshara Haasan, Abi Hassan | A young doctor is forced to team up with a criminal after his wife is kidnapped in Kuala Lumpur. | |
| Vikram | 2022 | Tamil | Lokesh Kanagaraj | Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil | A members of a black ops team must track and eliminate a gang of masked murderers. | |
| Amaran | 2024 | Tamil | Rajkumar Periasamy | Sivakarthikeyan, Sai Pallavi | ||
| STR48 † | 2024 | Tamil | Desingh Periyasamy | Silambarasan |
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:
| No. | Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986 | Hare Radha Hare Krishna | Tamil | Released Tamil dubbed version |
| 2 | 1991 | Gunaa | Tamil | |
| 3 | 1995 | Paasavalai | Tamil | Released Tamil dubbed version |
| 4 | 1996 | Avvai Shanmughi | Tamil | |
| 5 | 1998 | Kaathala Kaathala | Tamil | |
| 6 | 2002 | Pammal K. Sambandam | Tamil | |
| 7 | 2002 | Panchatanthiram | Tamil | |
| 8 | 2005 | Rama Shama Bhama | Kannada | Remake of Sathi Leelavathi |
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) | 2004 | International Award for Best Asian Film | Virumaandi | Won |
| 8 | Los Angeles Independent Film Festival | 2015 | Best Film | Uttama Villain | Won |
References
External links
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