After a hiatus of 4 years, legendary actor Kamal Haasan is back to the movies with Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Vikram, co-starring Fahadh Faasil, Vijay Sethupathi and Suriya. Vikram is a gangster action-drama of epic proportions and hits theatres on 3rd June, 2022. While Kamal Haasan has donned the role of a gangster multiple times in his career like Mani Ratnam’s Nayakan, here are few other Kamal Haasan titles where you could see him romancing and doing seamless comedy instead, streaming on OTT platforms.
1) Punnagai Mannan
Available on : Eros Now
One of Kamal Haasan’s most loved romances, Punnagai Mannan is all about second chances in love. Kamal Haasan dons double-roles and romances Revathy, Srividya and Rekha in this poignant yet tragic love story. Ilaiyaraaja’s music, dance choreography and K Balanchander’s direction is still very much timeless.
2) Sathi Leelavathi
Available on: Eros Now
Remade as Biwi No. 1 in Hindi, Sathi Leelavathi has Kamal Haasan and Kalpana in pivotal roles. This Balu Mahendra classic has its screenplay credits shared between Balu Mahendra and Kamal Haasan himself. This comedy is sure to give you rib-chuckles and introduce a very new side of actor Kamal Haasan if you’re only used to watching him in serious drama films.
3) Avvai Shanmugi
Available on: Netflix
Multi-faceted is the right word for actor Kamal Haasan. He pulls off comedy with ease in this K. S Ravikumar directorial where he disguises as a Nanny to get close to his daughter after his divorce. The film however has a tricky gender politics. Also known as Chachi 420 in Hindi.
4) Apoorva Raagangal
Available on: Eros Now
Imagine getting two of Tamil Cinema’s indomitable forces onscreen together. Apoorva Raagangal is the first of its kind. Both Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan come together in this complicated love-story that also stars late Srividya.
5) Michael Madana Kama Rajan
Available on: Amazon Prime Video
Michael Madana Kama Rajan is one of the most hilarious tamil comedies out there is.It focusses on quadruplets who get separated at birth and cross paths as adults. Throw in a jam-packed star cast including Khushbu, Urvasi etc. One of the very few Tamil comedies that stood the test of time.
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