# The best Kamal Haasan movies

From Nayakan and Moondram Pirai to Anbe Sivam and Hey Ram: the Kamal Haasan films that top the rankings of JustWatch India and Tring.

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- Mar 28, 2024 · boxoffice_atlanta
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## Top 12

1. **Nayakan (1987)** (142 · ▲159 ▼17) — Mani Ratnam's Bombay gangster epic, on TIME's list of the 100 greatest films.
2. **Anbe Sivam (2003)** (132 · ▲138 ▼6) — Two strangers stuck on a rain-hit journey; a film about kindness and class.
3. **Moondram Pirai (1982)** (118 · ▲131 ▼13) — Balu Mahendra: a teacher cares for a young woman who has lost her memory.
4. **Hey Ram (2000)** (96 · ▲108 ▼12) — Directed by Haasan himself, set around Partition and Gandhi's assassination.
5. **Thevar Magan (1992)** (88 · ▲96 ▼8) — Bharathan: a son back from London is pulled into village feuds, opposite Sivaji Ganesan.
6. **Mahanadhi (1994)** (71 · ▲88 ▼17) — A father's search for his lost children through the underworld; one of his most harrowing roles.
7. **Indian (1996)** (70 · ▲84 ▼14) — S. Shankar: an old freedom fighter turns vigilante against corruption.
8. **Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989)** (68 · ▲84 ▼16) — He plays twins, one of them a dwarf, in a revenge comedy-drama.
9. **Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990)** (59 · ▲80 ▼21) — A comedy of mistaken identities with Haasan in four roles.
10. **Dasavathaaram (2008)** (56 · ▲73 ▼17) — K. S. Ravikumar: Haasan plays ten different characters.
11. **Sadma (1983)** (49 · ▲72 ▼23) — Balu Mahendra's Hindi remake of Moondram Pirai, with Sridevi.
12. **Uttama Villain (2015)** (41 · ▲60 ▼19) — A dying film star makes one last comedy.
13. **Virumaandi (2004)** (37 · ▲58 ▼21) — A village story told from two opposing points of view, written and directed by Haasan.
14. **Chachi 420 (1997)** (30 · ▲56 ▼26) — A father dresses as an elderly nanny to be near his daughter.

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