The Best Kamal Haasan Movies, Ranked
120 credits from 1960 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Leo (2023) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Kalki 2898 AD (2024) with $126M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kamal Haasan Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Kamal Haasan is credited on. Leo (2023) leads with 81, followed by Kalki 2898 AD (2024) at 76. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Kamal Haasan Box Office Hits
Kamal Haasan's films have made $183M worldwide in total. Kalki 2898 AD (2024) is the biggest hit at $126M, ahead of Vikram (2022) ($29.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Kalki 2898 AD 2024 · Action $126M $18.3M dom. - 2
Vikram 2022 · Crime $29.8M $1.77M dom. - 3
Dasavatharam 2008 · Adventure $16.4M - 4
Leo 2023 · Action $6.98M - 5
Thug Life 2025 · Action $1.32M - 6
Vishwaroopam 2013 · Thriller $791K - 7
Manmadhan Ambu 2010 · Comedy $731K - 8
Papanasam 2015 · Crime $587K - 9
Hey Ram 2000 · Drama $275K $275K dom. - 10
Uttama Villain 2015 · Comedy $110K
The Best Kamal Haasan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kamal Haasan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 42 films, and Hey Ram (2000) is the pick of them.
- Drama 42 films Hey Ram 2000 · as Saket Ram
- Comedy 15 films Manmadhan Ambu 2010 · as Major Raja Mannar
- Action 11 films Leo 2023 · as Agent Vikram Movie Echo Score: 81
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Thriller 8 films Vishwaroopam II 2018 · as Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri Movie Echo Score: 47 -
Family 8 films Swati Muthyam 1986 · as Sivayya - Crime 5 films Vikram 2022 · as Karnan / Arun Kumar Vikram Movie Echo Score: 75
- Adventure 1 film Dasavatharam 2008 · as Govindarajan Ramaswamy / Rangaraja Nambi / George W. Bush / Avtaar Singh / Balram Naidu / Christian Fletcher / Shinghen Narahasi / Krishnaveni / Vincent Poovaragavan / Kalifullah Mukhtaar
The Best Kamal Haasan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kamal Haasan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 4 films Leo 2023 · as Agent Vikram Movie Echo Score: 81
- 2010s 7 films Vishwaroopam II 2018 · as Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri Movie Echo Score: 47
- 2000s 13 films Dasavatharam 2008 · as Govindarajan Ramaswamy / Rangaraja Nambi / George W. Bush / Avtaar Singh / Balram Naidu / Christian Fletcher / Shinghen Narahasi / Krishnaveni / Vincent Poovaragavan / Kalifullah Mukhtaar
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1990s 15 films Indian 1996 · as Veerasekaran Senapathy / Chandra Bose - 1980s 46 films Swati Muthyam 1986 · as Sivayya
The Latest Kamal Haasan Movies
The most recent films Kamal Haasan is credited on, newest first — starting with Thug Life (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Thug Life 2025 · Rangaraya Sakthivel Nayakar
- Kalki 2898 AD 2024 · Supreme Yaskin
- Leo 2023 · Agent Vikram
- Vikram 2022 · Karnan / Arun Kumar Vikram
- Vishwaroopam II 2018 · Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri
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Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum 2016 · Swami -
Thoongaavanam 2015 · CK Diwakar IRS - Papanasam 2015 · Suyambulingam
- Uttama Villain 2015 · Uttaman/Manoranjan
- Vishwaroopam 2013 · Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri
- Manmadhan Ambu 2010 · Major Raja Mannar
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Unnaipol Oruvan 2009 · Common Man
The Best Kamal Haasan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kamal Haasan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kamal Haasan movie?
Leo (2023) is the best-rated Kamal Haasan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Kalki 2898 AD (2024) (76) and Vikram (2022) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Leo: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kamal Haasan movie?
Kalki 2898 AD (2024) made the most at the box office, with $126M worldwide, followed by Vikram (2022) with $29.8M. Together, Kamal Haasan's films with box office figures have made $183M.
What is the best Kamal Haasan drama movie?
Hey Ram (2000) is the best-rated of Kamal Haasan's drama films. In other genres: Manmadhan Ambu (comedy), Leo (action) and Vishwaroopam II (thriller).
What is the newest Kamal Haasan movie?
The newest film on Kamal Haasan's filmography is Thug Life (2025), with Kamal Haasan as Rangaraya Sakthivel Nayakar.
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