Thursday, 26 September 2013

Kamal Haasan with Sridevi: The reunion in 2013: Their films together

Kamal Haasan & Sridevi






Even they don't know how many films they've done together but the guesstimate is around 30-35. The thespians, Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, have done films in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam over a span of nearly two-decades and yet, somewhere along the way, they stopped working together. For reasons unknown.

However, Kamal Haasan has said in interviews they were like siblings who bickered constantly on sets and he bullied her, much to her chagrin. As Sridevi said on the Tamil TV show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi with Prakash Raj (the south Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?), Kamal Haasan used to make fun of her and called her "Sardarji" during the making of Satyavan, Savitri!

Despite all that, the two have spoken about each other with great appreciation for their respective talents and don't seem to have any problems... any more. For fans of great Indian cinema, an on-screen reunion with these two actor of actors is highly anticipated, but no producer nor screenwriter  has come up with anything worthy to assemble this dynamic duo together.

We think, it would have to come down to Kamal Haasan himself - a writer, director, producer - to create something suitable for the dual powerhouses. With breath that is baited, we wait. Until then, thank goodness for telecasts of their archival films on television and cable.



An incomplete list of movies the two appeared in:
  1. Oka Radha Idhdharu Krishnulu (1986) - Telugu
  2. Sadma (1983) - Hindi
  3. Andhagaadu (1982) - Telugu
  4. Moonram Pirai (1982) - Tamil
  5. Vazhvey Maayam (1982) - Tamil
  6. Aakali Rajyam (1981) - Telugu
  7. Meendum Kokila (1981) - Tamil
  8. Shankarlal (1981) - Tamil
  9. Guru (1980) - Tamil
  10. Guru (1980) - Telugu
  11. Varumaiyin Niram Sivapu (1980) - Tamil
  12. Kalyana Raman (1979) - Tamil
  13. Neeka Malargal (1979) - Tamil
  14. Sigapukal Mookuthi (1979) - Tamil
  15. Thaillamal Nanillai (1979) - Tamil
  16. Chakkaipodu Podu Raja (1978) - Tamil
  17. Manitharil Ithanai Nirangala (1978) - Tamil
  18. 16 Vayadhiniley (1977) - Tamil
  19. Moondru Mudichu (1976) - Tamil



UPDATE: Feb 25
Have witnessed Sridevi's life from an adolescent teenager to the magnificeint lady she became. Her stardom was well deserved. Many happy moments with her flash through my mind including the last time I met her. Sadma's lullaby haunts me now. We'll miss her

3 comments:

  1. I saw the Video of these Pictures. Kamal Hassan just for a Photo Opportunity came to Sridevi. Even Rajni kanth showed up at Sridevi's to the Party in Chennai that Sister Srilatha gave to celebrate Sri getting Padma Shri Award. All Heroes go ga ga over Sridevi let alone Fans.!! Missing from the list above is Sridevi and Kamal Hassan Starrer Sigappu Rojakkal in 1978. It was remade into Red Rose starring Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini. Kamal Hassan put up a fight to select Sridevi instead of Rati Agnihotri and refused to act in Ek Duje ke Liye but lost. The producer and director wanted a salable Heroine Fair in color.Sridevi was still in Sadma mode in Bombay but was giving super hits and Romantic Pair with kamal Hassan and all others too.

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