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| founder = [[Kamal Haasan]]
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'''Raaj Kamal Films International''' is an Indian [[film producer|film production]] and [[film distributor|distribution]] company founded and headed by Kamal Haasan. ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'' (1981) was the first film to be produced by them under the banner "Haazan Brothers" before renaming it to Raaj Kamal Films International.<ref name="madrasmusings">{{Cite news |last=Srinivas Chari |first=T. K. |date=July 2012 |title=The actor in the shadows |work=[[Madras Musings]] |url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2022%20No%206/the-actor-in-the-shadows.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008130608/http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2022%20No%206/the-actor-in-the-shadows.html |archive-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Films produced===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width: 82%; text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Cast
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Synopsis
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Raja Paarvai]]''
| 1981
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Singeetam|Srinivasa Rao}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]], [[Y. G. Mahendra]], [[L. V. Prasad]]
| rowspan="2"| A blind violinist who falls in love with a rich girl and ends up facing many difficulties.
| <ref name="madrasmusings" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Amavasya Chandrudu ]]''
| 1981
| Telugu
| {{sortname|Singeetam|Srinivasa Rao}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]], [[Y. G. Mahendra]], [[L. V. Prasad]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haasan |first=Kamal |author-link=Kamal Haasan |date=13 August 2017 |title=Bollywood blockbuster to Kollywood classic: Kamal Haasan picks his 70 favourite movies |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/interactives/kamal-hassan-70-movies/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170813134310/http://www.hindustantimes.com/interactives/kamal-hassan-70-movies/ |archive-date=13 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]''
| 1986
| Tamil
| {{sortname||Rajasekhar|link=Rajasekhar (director)}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sathyaraj]], [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]], [[Lissy (Malayalam actress)|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]].
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu]]''
| 1987
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Santhana|Bharathi}}
| [[Sathyaraj]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]], [[Jeevitha]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Captain Raju]]
| An honest and straightforward Tamil Nadu police officer spends his life tackling crime.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Sathya (1988 film)|Sathya]]''
| 1988
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Suresh|Krissna}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Amala (actress)|Amala]], [[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]], [[Nassar (actor)|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.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]''
| 1989
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Singeetam|Srinivasa Rao}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Gautami]], [[Rupini (actress)|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.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Thevar Magan]]''
| 1992
| Tamil
| {{sortname||Bharathan}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Revathi]], [[Gautami]], [[Nassar (actor)|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.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Magalir Mattum (1994 film)|Magalir Mattum]]''
| 1994
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Singeetam|Srinivasa Rao}}
| [[Revathi]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| Three working women come together to stop the lecherous ways of their boss.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]''
| 1995
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Balu|Mahendra}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Ramesh Arvind]], [[Heera Rajagopal|Heera]], [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|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.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]''
| 1995
| Tamil
| {{sortname|P. C.|Sreeram}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Gautami]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]
| rowspan="2"|A police officer with familial obligations battles to curb terrorism in the country.
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Drohi (1995 film)|Drohi]]''
| 1995
| Telugu
| {{sortname|P. C.|Sreeram}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Gautami]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Chachi 420]]''
| 1997
| Hindi
| {{sortname|Kamal|Haasan}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Amrish Puri]], [[Om Puri]]
| A man dresses up a nanny to spend more time with his estranged daughter.
|<ref>{{cite web|author=site admin |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-chachi-420-starring-kamala-hasan-amrish-puri-om-puri-tabu/1/275442.html |title=Fun all the way | IndiaToday |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=1997-12-29 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Hey Ram]]''
| 2000
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Kamal|Haasan}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Atul Kulkarni]]
| rowspan="2"| Saket Ram joins a movement to kill [[Mahatma Gandhi]] for apparent treachery against Hindu-dominated India.
|<ref>{{cite web|author=site admin |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-of-kamal-haasan-hey-ram/1/243555.html |title=High drama | IndiaToday |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2000-02-28 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Hey Ram]]''
| 2000
| Hindi
| {{sortname|Kamal|Haasan}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Atul Kulkarni]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828180404/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |archive-date=2010-08-28 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)|Nala Damayanthi]]''
| 2003
| Tamil
| {{sortname||Mouli|link=T. S. B. K. Moulee}}
| [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], [[Geetu Mohandas]], [[Shruthika]]
| A naive Indian cook finds himself having to marry a native of Australia to stay in the country.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/06/13/stories/2003061301190200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030902072334/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/06/13/stories/2003061301190200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-09-02 |title=Nala Damayanti |date=2003-06-13 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Virumaandi]]''
| 2004
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Kamal|Haasan}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]], [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Pasupathy]]
| Two prisoners explain the same incident from their different point of view to a reporter.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/01/23/stories/2004012301530300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040306071202/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/01/23/stories/2004012301530300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-03-06 |title="Virumaandi" |date=2004-01-23 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Mumbai Xpress (2005 Tamil film)|Mumbai Xpress]]''
| 2005
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Singeetam|Srinivasa Rao}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Manisha Koirala]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| rowspan="2"| A deaf bike rider is forced to kidnap the son of a financier but ends up kidnapping the wrong child.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mumbai-xpress-review-tamil-pclvIGecccedg.html |title=Review : Mumbai Xpress (2005) |publisher=Sify.com |date=2005-04-15 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Mumbai Xpress]]''
| 2005
| Hindi
| {{sortname|Singeetam|Srinivasa Rao}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Manisha Koirala]], [[Om Puri]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mumbai-xpress-review-bollywood-pclvIDbdbhjab.html |title=Review : (2005) |publisher=Sify.com |date=2005-04-15 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Eenadu (2009 film)|Eenadu]]''
| 2009
| Telugu
| {{sortname|Chakri|Toleti}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Ganesh Venkatraman]], [[Bharath Reddy (actor)|Bharath Reddy]]
| rowspan="2"| An anonymous caller informs a police commissioner about the bombs he has planted in the city.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-eenadu.html |title=Eenadu (Unnaipol Oruvan) film review – Telugu cinema Review – Kamal Hassan & Venkatesh |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=2009-09-18 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]''
| 2009
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Chakri|Toleti}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Mohanlal]], [[Ganesh Venkatraman]], [[Bharath Reddy (actor)|Bharath Reddy]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/unnaipol-oruvan.html |title=Unnaipol Oruvan – Tamil Movie Reviews – Unnaipol Oruvan Kamal Haasan Mohanlal Anuja Iyer Chakri Toleti Shruti Haasan |publisher=Behindwoods.com |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vishwaroopam]]''
| 2013
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Kamal|Haasan}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Rahul Bose]], [[Pooja Kumar]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
| rowspan="2"| A secret RAW agent poses as an effeminate dancer to unearth the secrets of terrorists.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vishwaroopam-terror-messages/article4392667.ece |title=Vishwaroopam: Terror messages |publisher=The Hindu |date=2013-02-08 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vishwaroopam|Vishwaroop]]''
| 2013
| Hindi
| {{sortname|Kamal|Haasan}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Rahul Bose]], [[Pooja Kumar]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-vishwaroopam-disappoints-big-time/20130201.htm |title=Review: Vishwaroop disappoints big time – Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Rediff.com |date=2013-02-01 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Uttama Villain]]''
| 2015
| Tamil
| {{sortname|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.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/uttama-villain-a-superb-core-let-down-by-lacklustre-filmmaking/article7164505.ece |title=Uttama Villain: A superb core let down by lacklustre filmmaking |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]''
| 2015
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Rajesh|Selva}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]]
| rowspan="2"| A police officer finds himself having to save his kidnapped son and bust a drug cartel in the course of a single night.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/thoongavanam-an-okay-thriller-with-goodies-for-fans/article7865210.ece |title=Thoongavanam: An okay thriller, with goodies for fans |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Cheekati Rajyam]]''
| 2015
| Telugu
| {{sortname|Rajesh|Selva}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cheekati-rajyam-the-night-is-sinister/article7899886.ece |title=Cheekati Rajyam: The night is sinister |publisher=The Hindu |date=2015-11-20 |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vishwaroopam II]]''
| 2018
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Kamal|Haasan}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Rahul Bose]], [[Pooja Kumar]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
| rowspan="2"| A former Indian army officer is sent undercover to infiltrate a terrorist group and help rescue hostages.
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vishwaroopam-2-review-too-dialogue-heavy-for-an-action-thriller/article24654946.ece|title=‘Vishwaroopam 2’ review: too dialogue-heavy for an action thriller|first=Vishal|last=Menon|date=10 August 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vishwaroopam II|Vishwaroop II]]''
| 2018
| Hindi
| {{sortname|Kamal|Haasan}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Rahul Bose]], [[Pooja Kumar]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/vishwaroop-2-review-slowest-thriller-ever-made/20180810.htm|title=Vishwaroop 2 Review: Slowest thriller ever made|first=Sreehari|last=Nair|website=Rediff}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kadaram Kondan]]''
| 2019
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Rajesh|Selva}}
| [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Akshara Haasan]], Abi Hassan
| A young doctor is forced to team up with a criminal after his wife is kidnapped in Kuala Lumpur.
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/kadaram-kondan-review/article28574903.ece|title=‘Kadaram Kondan’ review: Vikram cakewalks through this quite engaging thriller|first=Srivatsan|last=S|date=19 July 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vikram (2021 film)|Vikram]]''
| 2021
| Tamil
| {{sortname|Lokesh|Kanagaraj}}
| [[Kamal Haasan]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasans-vikram-teaser-is-all-swagger-and-style/article33047755.ece|title=Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vikram’ teaser is all swagger and style|author=The Hindu Net Desk|date=7 November 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|}

=== 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:

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1 || 1986 || ''[[Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu|Hare Radha Hare Krishna]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Released Tamil dubbed version
|-
| 2 || 1991 || ''[[Gunaa]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 3 || 1995 || ''[[Subha Sankalpam|Paasavalai]]'' || Tamil || Released Tamil dubbed version
|-
| 4 || 1996 || ''[[Avvai Shanmughi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 5 || 1998 || ''[[Kaathala Kaathala]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 6 || 2002 || ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 7 || 2002 || ''[[Panchathantiram]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 8 || 2005 || ''[[Rama Shama Bhama]]'' || Kannada || Remake of ''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]''
|-
| 9 || 2020 || ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' || Tamil || Released Tamil dubbed version
|}

=== Cancelled projects ===

* ''[[Ladies Only]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Marudhanayagam]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Sabaash Naidu]]'' (2019)

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! S.no
! Ceremony
! Year
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
|1
|rowspan="1"|[[National Film Awards]]
|1992
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
|''[[Thevar Magan]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|2
|rowspan="1"|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
|1992
|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]
|''[[Thevar Magan]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|3
|rowspan="1"|[[Filmfare Awards South]]
|1989
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil]]
|''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|4
|rowspan="3"|[[Cinema Express Awards]]
|1989
|[[Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil]]
|''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|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 (film)|Kuruthipunal]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|7
|rowspan="1"|[[Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]] ([[South Korea]])<ref name="Kamal Film Fest">{{cite news|title=Virumandi wins at Puchon Film Fest|access-date=2011-01-22|url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040921082749/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2004|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 July 2004}}</ref>
|2004
|International Award for Best Asian Film
|''[[Virumaandi]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|8
|rowspan="1"|[[Los Angeles Independent Film Festival]]
|2015
|Best Film
|''[[Uttama Villain]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb company|id=0026065}}
* {{facebook|RaajKamalFilmsInternational}}
* {{Twitter|name=RaajKamal Films International|id=RKFI}}

{{Kamal Haasan}}
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[[Category:Film production companies based in Chennai]]
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[[Category:Indian companies established in 1981]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1981]]

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