Kamal Haasan plays the role of Yaskin in `Kalki 2898 AD`. In an interview, he shared the reason for not working with Rajinikanth since 1985.

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Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan, who is currently basking in the success of the sci-fi epic ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ opened up about not sharing screen space with Rajinikanth in the last 40 years. The dynamic duo has been a part of films like ‘Ninaithale Inikkum’, ‘Aval Appadithan’, and ‘Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu’ to name a few were last seen together in the Hindi film ‘Geraftaar’ which was released in 1985.
Kamal was quoted by the Indian Express on his rapport with Thalaiva and if they would work together again or have crossovers in each other’s films. He said, “It’s not a new combination. We have done many films together. Then we decided not to work together. We are not like two competitors. We had the same mentor (Tamil filmmaker K Balachander). Unlike any other place, the competition is there, openly. But there’s no envy and it’s two different paths,” he said. “We also never make snide remarks about each other. We made this call when we were in our 20s; it’s not that we became older and wiser now.”