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Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, director,playback singer, choreographer and lyricist who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. Haasan has won several Indian film awards (including four National Film Awards and a number of Filmfare Awards), and has starred in the greatest number of films submitted by India for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Haasan's production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films.
After several projects as a child, Haasan's breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975drama Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a rebellious youth in love with an older woman. He won his first National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless schoolteacher who cares for a childlike amnesiac in Moondram Pirai. Haasan was noted for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque Tamil film Nayagan (1987), rated by Time magazine as one of the best films in cinema history. Since then he has appeared in a number of films including his own productions, Hey Ram and Virumaandi, and theDasavathaaram (in which he played ten different parts). In 2009, he completed 50 years inIndian cinema.
| Kamal Haasan | |
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Haasan at an event organised by FICCI
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| Born | 7 November 1954 [1] Paramakudi, Madras State, India |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, playback singer, lyricist, choreographer |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse(s) | Vani Ganapathy (m. 1978–88) Sarika Thakur (m. 1988–2004) |
| Partner(s) | Gouthami |
| Children | Shruti Haasan (b. 1986) Akshara Haasan (b. 1991) |
| Awards | Padmashri, Kalaimamani |
Early life
Haasan was born in 1954 into a Tamil Brahmin family in Paramakudi (now a part of Ramanathapuram district), Tamil Nadu. His father, D. Srinivasan (a lawyer), was a freedom fighter.[2] Kamal is the youngest child in his family; his brothers Charuhasan (b. 1930) and Chandrahasan (b. 1936) are also lawyers, and Charuhasan became an actor during the 1980s. Haasan's sister, Nalini (b. 1946), is a classical dancer. He received his primary education in Paramakudi, moving to Madras (now Chennai) as his brothers pursued their higher education.[2] Haasan continued his education in Santhome, Madras;[2] attracted by film and the fine arts, he was encouraged by his father.[2] When a physician friend of Haasan's mother visited Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her.[3] Impressed by Haasan's demeanor, M. Saravanan (AVM's son) recommended him for their upcoming production Kalathur Kannamma (replacing Baby Daisy Rani, who AVM thought was overexposed).[2]
Career
Main article: Kamal Haasan filmography
Child actor (1959–1963)
Haasan won the President's Gold Medal – Rashtrapathi Award for his performance in Kalathur Kannamma at age four, and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the Malayalam film industry in Kannum Karalum (1962). With his father's encouragement Haasan joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by T. K. Shanmugam, continuing his education at the Hindu Higher Secondary School in Triplicane. His time with the theatre company shaped Haasan's craft, and kindled his interest in makeup.[4][5]
Lead roles, 1970–1975
After a seven-year hiatus from films Haasan returned to the industry as a crew member, playing a few supporting roles. His first role as an adult was in the 1970 film Maanavan, where he appeared in a dance sequence. Haasan also had a supporting role in Annai Velankani (where he was assistant director), and appeared in K. Balachander's 1973 film Arangetram. He played the antagonist inSollathaan Ninaikkiren and Gumasthavin Magal. Haasan's first serious role was in K. Balachander's Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974). His last supporting role was in Naan Avan Illai, also in 1974.
Haasan's second Malayalam film was 1974's Kanyakumari, for which he won his first regional Filmfare Award.[6] Other Malayalam filmswere Kanyakumari and Raasaleela. He played the lead in the Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal, directed by K. Balachander (for which he won his first Filmfare Award in Tamil).[7] Its plot involved a young man in love with an older woman, and the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Haasan learned to play the mridangam for his role.[8]
Late 1970s
This period saw Haasan's continued collaboration with K. Balachander, when he appeared in many of the director's socially-themed films.[citation needed] In 1976, Balachander cast him as a womaniser in Manmadha Leelai; this was followed by Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu, which won him his second consecutive Regional Filmfare (Tamil) Best Actor Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama Moondru Mudichu. Avargal (1977) concerned the women's movement; for this role, he learned ventriloquism.[9] The film was remade in Telugu as Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. 16 Vayathinile, in which he played a village bumpkin, won him a third consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, Kokila, the directorial debut of friend and mentor Balu Mahendra. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, Kabita, a remake of the Tamil film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai. In 1978 Haasan made his Telugu film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic film, Maro Charithra, directed by Balachander. His fourth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from Sigappu Rojakkal, a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer.
In the 1978 Telugu film Sommokadidhi Sokkadidhi, Haasan played two parts. He also appeared in the musical Ninaithale Inikkum, a snake-horror film (Neeya) and Kalyanaraman. At the end of the 1970s he had a total of six regional Best Actor Filmfare Awards, including four consecutive Best Tamil Actor Awards.
Bollywood (1980s)
Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980's Tamil-language Varumayin Niram Sigappu, in which he played an unemployed youth; he also made a cameo appearance in Rajinikanth's 1981 Thillu Mullu. Haasan made his Bollywood debut in Ek Duuje Ke Liye, the remake of his Telugu-language film Maro Charithra directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in Raja Paarvai, debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a Filmfare Award.[10] After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three National Awards for Best Actor for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in Balu Mahendra's Moondram Pirai, later reprising his role in the Hindi version, Sadma.[6] During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya and Zara Si Zindagi. In 1983 he appeared in Sagara Sangamam, directed by K. Vishwanath. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first Nandi Award for Best Actor and his second Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award.
After 1984's Raaj Tilak Haasan appeared in Saagar (released 1985), winning the Filmfare Best Actor Award and nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award. The film was India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 1985.[6] He appeared in Geraftaarand later featured in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman).
In 1986 Haasan again collaborated with K. Vishwanath in Swathi Muthyam, playing an autistic person who tries to change society; it was India's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 1986.[6] These Tollywood films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu.[11]
Following Punnagai Mannan (in which he played two roles, including a satire of Charlie Chaplin as Chaplin Chellappa) and Vetri Vizha(where he played an amnesiac), Haasan appeared in Mani Ratnam's 1987 film Nayakan. He received his second Indian National Awardfor his performance; Nayakan was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 Academy Awards, and is on the Time's All-Time 100 Movies list.[12] In 1988 Haasan appeared in his only silent film to date: Pushpak, a black comedy.[6] He appeared in Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (a remake of the Telugu film Rudraveena), Sathya in 1988 and Apoorva Sagodharargal in 1989.[6]Haasan played two parts in Indrudu Chandrudu, winning the Filmfare Best Actor and Nandi Awards for his performance. He ended the decade with his last starring role in an original Malayalam film to date, in Chanakyan. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards.[11][13][14]
Comedy (1990s)
In 1990, Michael Madhana Kamarajan saw Haasan build on Apoorva Sagodharargal by playing quadruplets. It began as a collaboration with writer Crazy Mohan for future comedy films.[15] Haasan won successive Best Actor awards for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in Guna and Thevar Magan (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's Virasat). He was credited with the story for the latter, and won his third National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil as a producer. The film was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year. A series of films followed: Singaravelan, Maharasan, Kalaignan, Mahanadi, Nammavar, and Sathi Leelavathi (based on the British film She-Devil). The film (produced by Haasan) featured Haasan, Kannada actor Ramesh Arvind and comedienne Kovai Sarala. He resumed his collaboration with Kasinadhuni Viswanath in the Telugu film, Subha Sankalpam, and starred in the police storyKuruthipunal with Arjun Sarja. Haasan's success in the latter was followed by his third National Film Award for Best Actor for Indian.[16]
After Indian Haasan played a woman in the comedy Avvai Shanmughi (inspired by Mrs. Doubtfire),[17] which was a box-office success. He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of Avvai Shanmughi, Chachi 420,[18] but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director.[19][20] In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of Mohammed Yusuf Khan,Marudhanayagam; a half-hour of film and a trailer was shot.[21] Marudhanayagam was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in Indian cinematic history; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by Queen Elizabeth during her 1997 visit to India.[22] Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project.[23] In 1998, he appeared in Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's romantic comedy, Kaathala Kaathala opposite Prabhu Deva. The film was a commercial success and was also dubbed in Hindi as Mirch Masala, which was never released.[24]
2000–present
After a two-year hiatus from Indian cinema, Haasan decided against reviving Marudhanayagam. He directed his second film, Hey Ram:[25] a period drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering around the partition of India and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Haasan produced and choreographed the film, writing its screenplay and lyrics. It also featured Shahrukh Khan, and was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.[26] Hey Ram was a box-office failure in India (partly due to Congressenforcing a ban on the film), but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy Thenali as a Sri Lankan Tamilian with PTSD who is under a psychiatrist's care. Thenali, starring Malayalam actor Jayaram, was a box-office success. Haasan's next film was 2001's Aalavandhan, in which he played two roles (for one of which he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms). To play the other Army major in Aalavandhan, he went to the NDA for a crash course.[27] The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films.[28][29] Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure and Haasan repaid distributors who had lost money.[30]
After a number of successful comedies[31] (including Pammal K. Sambandam and Panchathantiram) and guest appearances Haasan directed Virumaandi, a film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.[32] He also appeared in Anbe Sivam with Madhavan. Priyadarshan, its original director, left and Sundar C. completed the film.Anbe Sivam tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with The Hindu saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud".[33]
In 2004 Haasan appeared in Vasool Raja MBBS, a remake of Bollywood's Munnabhai MBBS with Sneha which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy Mumbai Express. Released during Tamil New Year with Rajinikanth'sChandramukhi and Vijay's romantic comedy Sachien, it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the police story Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, was a success. Directed by Gautham Menon, the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's Dasavathaaram, he played ten different roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. Dasavathaaram, written by Haasan and director K. S. Ravikumar, is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and Asin Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film (as of 2008) and his performance was critically praised.[34] In Canada,Dasavathaaram was the first Tamil film distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
After Dasavathaaram Haasan directed a film tentatively entitled Marmayogi, which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in Unnaipol Oruvan,[35][36] a remake of the Bollywood film A Wednesday, with Malayalam actor Mohanlal(Venkatesh in the Telugu version). The film, in which he was the antagonist and Shruti Haasan played a music director, was a box-office success.[37] Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in Manmadan Ambu, also writing the screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him.[38] The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with Behindwoods calling it "an entertainer, but in parts"[39] and Sify saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".[40]
Haasan's next film after Manmadhan Ambu was 2013's Vishwaroopam, released in Hindi as Vishwaroop. It won two National Film Awards (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the 60th National Film Awards.[41] The film's sequel Vishwaroopam II is scheduled to release in November in the same year.[42]
Off-screen contributions
In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.[4][19] He has written many of his films, including Raja Paarvai, Apoorva Sagodharargal, Michael Madhana Kamarajan, Thevar Magan, Mahanadhi, Hey Ram, Aalavandhan,Anbe Sivam, Nala Damayanthi, Virumaandi, Dasavathaaram, Manmadhan Ambu and Vishwaroopam. Haasan's production company (Rajkamal International) has produced several of his films, and he directed Chachi 420, Hey Ram, Virumaandi and Vishwaroopam. He considered directing full-time if Hey Ram was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.[43] In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a technician, and joked: "Film makers like K. Balachander told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams".[44] Kamal attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under Michael Westmore.[45]
Haasan has also written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in Hey Ram, songs in Virumaandi and Unnai Pol Oruvanand the album for Manmadhan Ambu. Haasan's musical work has been well-received by his peers in Tamil film.[46] He is also a playback singer,[47] singing in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and English.[48]
Personal life
Family
Haasan was born in the town of Paramakudi, in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, to criminal lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi (a housewife).[49] One source says that his parents originally named him Parthasarathy.[50] In an interview with Karan Thapar, Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Kamal was the youngest of four children; his siblings are Charuhasan, Chandrahasan and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example, and studied law.
Haasan referred to his parents in Unnaipol Oruvan and the song "Kallai Mattum" inDasavathaaram.[51] His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Kamal, is a National Film Award-winning actor who appeared in the Kannada film Tabarana Kathe. Charuhasan's daughterSuhasini is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner)Mani Ratnam, who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's Nayakan.[52] Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films, and is an executive with Rajkamal International. His brother's daughter Anu Hasan has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's Indira. Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).[53] Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in Hey Ram.
Relationships
Despite Haasan's celebrated film career, he has had personal setbacks. Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with Srividya. They were reported to have had an affair during the 1970s, and their relationship was explored in the 2008 Malayalam film Thirakkatha byRenjith (with Anoop Menon as Haasan and Priyamani as Srividya). Haasan visited the actress when she was on her deathbed in 2006.[54] In 1978, at age 24, Haasan quietly married dancer Vani Ganapathy.[55] Ganapathy was costume designer for her husband's films, attracting media attention for attending the Filmfare Awards South ceremony with Haasan shortly after their wedding. They divorced ten years later, after Kamal Haasan began dating fellow actress Sarika; he confirmed in an interview that he has had no contact with Vani since their divorce.
Haasan and Sarika began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their second child. Shruti Haasan (born 1986) is a singer and a Tollywood-Kollywood actress, and Akshara Haasan (born 1991) was assistant director for 2013's Vishwaroopam. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, replacing Ganapathy as Haasan's costume designer for Hey Ram. In 2002 the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.[56] Haasan's affair with co-star Simran Bagga (22 years younger) triggered the breakup.[57] His relationship with Simran (who appeared in Pammal K. Sambandam and Panchathantiram was brief, since Simran married a childhood friend in late 2003. Haasan has lived with former actress Gouthami Tadimalla (who starred with him in several films during the late 1980s and early 1990s) since 2005, helping her weather breast cancer. Shruti, Akshara and Tadimalla's daughter Subbalakshmi (from an annulled marriage) live with them.[58]
Views
Haasan, despite his birth into a Hindu Brahmin family, has declared himself as an atheist; many of his films, notably Anbe Sivam andDasavathaaram (both written by him) have an anti-theistic viewpoint.[59] He has been thought to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, and was stopped at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2002.[60] In Sanskrit Kamal means "lotus flower", but it was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned with the elder Haasan by the British). In a BBC interview with Karan Thapar Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit wordhasya, and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story".[61] Although he has abstained from politics, Haasan is considered left-leaning or independent [62] and has said that his politics would result in his death within a year.[63]
Humanitarian work
Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations,[64] and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name Kamal Narpani Iyakkam (Kamal Welfare Association).[65][66] His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students.[67][68][69] Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004.[70]He was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage forHIV/AIDS-affected children.[71] In September 2010 Haasan launched a children’s cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at Sri Ramachandra University in Porur, Chennai.[72] He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes.[73][74]Haasan won 
5 million on Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi in March 2013 and promised that his prize money would be used for Petral Thaan Pillaya, supporting children with HIV.
5 million on Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi in March 2013 and promised that his prize money would be used for Petral Thaan Pillaya, supporting children with HIV.Writings
Haasan publishes the magazine Mayyam, by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (Narpani Iyakkam). His views on cinema, child and drug abuse and the Kashmir conflict have been published as Thedi Theerpom Va (Come, Let's Solve Together) by his fan club.[75]Haasan is also interested in Tamil literature.[76][77]
Awards and honours
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan
In 1990, Hassan received the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema.[78] At age six he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, Kalathur Kannamma.[79] Haasan is tied with Mammootty and Amitabh Bachchan for the most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for producing the 1992 Tamil film, Thevar Magan. Haasan has a record 19 Filmfare Awards in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.[70][80] In 2003, his films Hey Ram, Pushpak, Nayakan andKuruthipunal were showcased in the "Director in Focus" category at the Rotterdam Film Festival.[81] In 2004, Virumaandi won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan).[32][81]
In 2005, Sathyabama Deemed University awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate.[82] He received the Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.[83] Haasan received the Living Legend Award in 2007 fromFICCI.[84] In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.[85] That year, thegovernment of Kerala honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide Onam celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram.[86]
Haasan received the Kalaimamani Award from the government of Tamil Nadu in 1979. Other honours include Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Nandi, Screen and Vijay Awards, including four awards for his performance in Dasavathaaram. In 2009 Haasan was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division.[87] He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media),[88] and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US.[89] In April 2013 Haasan received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards.[90] He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the Limca Book of Records in 2013.
Acclaim and criticism
Mani Ratnam, who directed Haasan in Nayakan, has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can.[92] Veteran Tamil actor Nagesh called Haasan the best actor he had ever seen.[93] Haasan's contributions to film have been praised by his peers in the Indian film industry, including Sridevi, Amitabh Bachan, Mohanlal, Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan.[94][95][95][96][97] Younger actors (Surya and Madhavan)[98][99][100] and filmmakers (Bala, Ameer and Gautham Menon) have been inspired by him. M. F. Husain said Haasan was the most exciting Indian filmmaker-actor he had ever seen.[1
The animated action sequence in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill, was inspired by 2D animated sequences in an Indian film believed to be Aalavandhan.[106][107][108] Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic",[109] and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.[110]
Haasan has been accused of self-indulgence[111] and criticised for sexually-explicit scenes and themes, offensive religious sentiments and superficiality about the social issues depicted in his films.[112][113][114][115] Other criticism includes complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have caused some of his films to run over budget.
Kamal Haasan filmography
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor who primarily works in the Tamil film industry. Throughout his career, he has worked in many areas on many projects: producer,screenwriter, director, playback singer, choreographer and songwriter.[1] Making his debut as a child actor in the 1959 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma, he won the President's Gold Medal for his performance.[2] Since then he has acted in over 200 films including cinemas of other regions in the country such as Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu. After a few projects as child artist, he had to take a break to continue his education. Kamal later concentrated on dance choreography and started working as assistant choreographer, making uncredited appearances in films which he worked during the early 1970s.[2]
In 1973, Kamal landed in his first adult role, Arangetram, directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor. He continued with minor roles in several films such asSollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973) and Naan Avanillai (1974), most of them directed by Balachander, before acting as an independent lead actor in the 1974 Malayalam filmKanyakumari.[2] The film won him the first of his 17 Filmfare Award. The next year he acted in a series of films in Tamil and Malayalam. He got his major breakthrough in Tamil throughApoorva Raagangal (1975) which earned him a second Filmfare Award, his first in Tamil.[2]Following the success of Kanyakumari, he started working on more Malayalam films throughout the 70s. From 1974 to 1978 he won six Filmfare Awards, including Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor for four consecutive years. Kamal turned producer for Raja Paarvai (1981), in which he played the lead role of a blind musician.[3] The film was produced under the banner "Hasan brothers", and later renamed Raaj Kamal Films International.
Kamal entered Bollywood through Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), directed by Balachander. The film was a remake of his 1978 Telugu film Maro Charitra became a cult classic. InMoondram Pirai (1982) he played the role of a school teacher who looks after a girl suffering from amnesia. The performance won him many accolades including the "Best Actor" awards at both national and regional level. His work in Ramesh Sippy's, Saagar (1985), a triangular love story, was nominated in both "Best Actor" and "Best Supporting Actor" categories at the 33rd Filmfare Awards.[2][4] Under Raaj Kamal Films International, he produced films such as Vikram (1986),Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Thevar Magan (1992) and Hey Ram (2000). As a producer he won a Filmfare Award and National Film Award for Apoorva Sagodharargal and Thevar Magan. Seven of the films that Haasan has been featured were submitted by India to theAcademy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, the most films ever submitted for any actor in India.[5] In 2009, he became one of the few actors in India to have completed 50 years in cinema. His most recent work Vishwaroopam, also produced and directed by him, won two awards at the 60th National Film Awards.
As actor
1950's
| Year | Film | Role | Co-stars | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Kalathur Kannamma | Selvam | Gemini Ganesan, Savithri | Tamil | Child artiste Rashtrapati Award Dubbed into Telugu as Maavoori Ammayi |
1960's
| Year | Film | Role | Co-stars | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Paarthal Pasi Theerum | Babu, Kumar | Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savithri, B. Saroja Devi, Sowcar Janaki | Tamil | Child artiste |
| 1962 | Paadha Kannikkai | Gemini Ganesan, Savithri | Tamil | Child artiste | |
| 1962 | Kannum Karalum | Sathyan, Sukumari | Malayalam | Child artiste | |
| 1963 | Vaanampadi | Nagesh, Vijayakumari | Tamil | Child artiste | |
| 1963 | Anandha Jodhi | M. G. Ramachandran, Devika | Tamil | Child artiste |
1970's
1980's[edit]
1990's
| Year | Film | Role | Co-stars | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Michael Madana Kama Rajan |
| Rupini, Kushboo, Urvashi | Tamil | Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil |
| 1990 | My Dear Marthandan | Himself | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 1991 | Guna | Guna | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor | |
| 1992 | Thevar Magan | Shakthivelu Thevar | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | |
| 1992 | Singaravelan | Singaravelan | Kushboo, Goundamani | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Kalaignan | Indrajeet | Sivaranjini | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Maharasan | Maharasan | Ramesh Aravind, Banupriya, Goundamani, Senthil, Vadivelu | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Nammavar | Selvam | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | Duet | Himself | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 1994 | Magalir Mattum | Boss | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 1994 | Mahanadhi | Krishnaswamy | Tamil | ||
| 1995 | Kuruthipunal | Adhi Narayanan | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor | |
| 1995 | Subha Sankalpam | Dasu | Telugu | ||
| 1995 | Sathi Leelavathi | Shakthivel | Tamil | ||
| 1996 | Avvai Shanmugi | Pandiyan, Avvai Shanmugi | Tamil | ||
| 1996 | Indian | Senapathy, Chandrabose | Tamil | National Film Award for Best Actor Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | |
| 1997 | Chachi 420 | Jaiprakash Paswan, Lakshmi Godbhole | Hindi | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor | |
| 1998 | Kaathala Kaathala | Ramalingham | Tamil |
2000's
| Year | Film | Role | Co-stars | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Saket Ram | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor | |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Saket Ram | Hindi | ||
| 2001 | Parthale Paravasam | Himself | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 2001 | Aalavandhan | Vijay Kumar, Nandhu Kumar | Tamil | ||
| 2001 | Thenali | Thenali Soman | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Panchathanthiram | Ramachandra Moorthy | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Pammal K. Sambandam | Pammal K. Sambandam | Tamil | ||
| 2003 | Nala Damayanthi | Himself | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 2003 | Anbe Sivam | Nalla Sivam | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor | |
| 2004 | Vasool Raja MBBS | Rajaraman Venkatramanan | Tamil | ||
| 2004 | Virumaandi | Virumaandi | Tamil | ||
| 2005 | Rama Shama Bhama | Rama | Kannada | ||
| 2005 | Mumbai Xpress | Avinash | Hindi | ||
| 2005 | Mumbai Express | Avinash | Tamil | ||
| 2006 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Raghavan | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | |
| 2008 | Dasavathaaram | Ten different roles | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor Vijay Award for Favourite Hero Vijay Award for Best Comedian Vijay Award for Best Villain Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor | |
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Common man | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actor Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Hero | |
| 2009 | Eenadu | Common man | Telugu | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor |
2010's
| Year | Film | Role | Co-stars | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Four Friends | Himself | Malayalam | Cameo appearance | |
| 2011 | Manmadhan Ambu | Major Raja Mannar | Tamil | ||
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam | Wisam Ahmed Kashmiri | Tamil | Simultaneously filmed and released in Hindi asVishwaroop | |
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam 2 | Tamil | Simultaneously being filmed in Hindi | ||
| 2014 | Uthama Villain | Tamil | Pre-production |
Shelved films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kanden Seethaiyai | Tamil | ||
| 1997 | Ladies Only | As a corpse, played in original by Nagesh | Hindi | Remake of Magalir Mattum |
| 1998 | Marudhanayagam | Muhammed Yusuf Khan | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Marmayogi (2010 film) | Tamil |
As producer
| [hide]Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Raja Paarvai | Tamil | |
| 1986 | Vikram | Tamil | |
| 1987 | Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu | Tamil | |
| 1987 | Pushpaka Vimana | Tamil | |
| 1988 | Sathya | Tamil | |
| 1989 | Apoorva Sagodharargal | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil |
| 1990 | Michael Madana Kama Rajan | Tamil | |
| 1992 | Thevar Magan | Tamil | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (second prize) |
| 1993 | Maharasan | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Magalir Mattum | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Sathi Leelavathi | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Kuruthipunal | Tamil | Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil |
| 1997 | Chachi 420 | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Tamil | Also in Hindi |
| 2003 | Nala Damayanthi | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Virumaandi | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Mumbai Express | Tamil | Also in Hindi |
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Eeenadu | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam | Tamil | Also in Hindi |
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam 2 | Tamil | Also in Hindi |
As playback singer
| [hide]Year | Song title | Film | Composer | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Nyayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" | Andharangam | G. Devarajan | Tamil | |
| 1977 | "Peethaambaraa Oh Krishnaa" | Siva Thandavum | M. B. Sreenivasan | Malayalam | His lines were in English |
| 1978 | "Ye Theega Poovunu" | Maro Charitra | M. S. Viswanathan | Telugu | His lines were in Tamil (Only dialogue) |
| 1978 | "Panneer Pushpangale" | Aval Appadithan | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| 1978 | "Mama Manasu Ini" | Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala | Shyam | Tamil | |
| 1978 | "Ninaivo Oru Paravai" | Sigappu Rojakal | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| 1980 | Theru Vilakku | Gangai Amaran | Tamil | Sung for another actor | |
| 1980 | "Maria My Darling" | Maria, My Darling | Shankar Ganesh | Tamil | |
| 1980 | Saranam Ayyappa | Chandrabose | Tamil | ||
| 1981 | "Vizhiyorathu Kanavu" | Raja Paarvai | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| 1982 | "Thanniya Potta" | Savaal | M. S. Viswanathan | Tamil | |
| 1983 | "Kaatula Oru Nari" | Moondram Pirai | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| 1983 | "Ek Dafa Ek Jungle Tha" | Sadma | Hindi | ||
| 1984 | "Megam Kottattum" | Enakkul Oruvan | Tamil | Appeared only on cassettes | |
| 1984 | "Pon Maanai" | Oh Maane Maane | Tamil | Sung for Mohan | |
| 1985 | "Ammammoi Appappoi" | Japanil Kalyanaraman | Tamil | ||
| 1986 | "Vey Vey " | Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu | Telugu | ||
| 1986 | "Vikram Vikram" "Vanithamani" | Vikram | Tamil | ||
| 1986 | "Ammamma Vanthathingu" | Per Sollum Pillai | Tamil | ||
| 1987 | "Thenpandi Seemayilae" | Nayagan | Tamil | ||
| 1987 | "Potta Padiyuthu" | Sathya | Tamil | ||
| 1989 | "Raaja Kayya Vecha" | Apoorva Sagodharargal | Tamil | ||
| 1990 | "Raja Naam Mera" | Appu Raja | Hindi | ||
| 1990 | "Sundhari Neeyum" | Michael Madhana Kamarajan | Tamil | Lines were in Malayalam | |
| 1991 | "Kanmani Anbodu" "Unnai Naan" | Guna | Tamil | ||
| 1992 | "Pottu Vaitha Kadhal Thitam" "Sonnapadi Kelu" | Singaravelan | Tamil | ||
| 1992 | "Inji Idupalaga" "Sandhu Pottu" | Thevar Magan | Tamil | ||
| 1993 | "Thanmaanam " "Anbaana Nenjam " "Peigala Nambaadhey" | Mahanadhi | Tamil | ||
| 1993 | "Kokkarakko Kozhi" | Kalaignan | Tamil | ||
| 1994 | "Yedhilum Vallavan" | Nammavar | Mahesh | Tamil | |
| 1995 | "Maarugo Maarugo " | Sathi Leelavathi | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| 1996 | "Rukku Rukku" | Avvai Shanmughi | Deva | Tamil | |
| 1996 | "Muthae Muthamma" | Ullasam | Karthik Raja | Tamil | Sung for Ajith Kumar |
| 1998 | "Kaasu Mela" "Saravanabhava" "Madonna Paadala" | Kadhala Kadhala | Karthik Raja | Tamil | |
| 1998 | "Jago Gori" | Chachi 420 | Vishal Bharadwaj | Hindi | |
| 1999 | "Chippikule Muthu" "Vaa Nanbane" "Aval Devathai" | The Blast | Yuvanshankar Raja | Tamil | Indipop album |
| 2000 | "Ram Ram" "Ramanaanalum" | Hey Ram | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| 2000 | "Aalangati Mazhai" "Injirango Injirango" | Thenali | A. R. Rahman | Tamil | |
| 2001 | "Kadavul Paadhi" "Siri Siri" | Aalavandhan | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Tamil | |
| 2002 | "Kadhal Piriyamal" "Vandhen Vandhen" | Panchathantiram | Deva | Tamil | |
| 2002 | "Yeandi Sudamani" "Kandhasamy Madasamy" | Pammal K. Sambandam | Deva | Tamil | |
| 2003 | "Sudupattadha" "Stranded on the Streets" | Nala Damayanthi | Ramesh Vinayagam | Tamil | |
| 2003 | "Anbe Sivam" "Yele Machi" "Naatukkoru Seithi" | Anbe Sivam | Vidyasagar | Tamil | |
| 2003 | "Annalakshmi" "Maada Vilakke" "Kombula Poova Sutthi" "Unna Vida" | Virumaandi | Ilayaraaja | Tamil | |
| 2005 | "Kurangu Kaiyil Malai" "Ele! Nee Othippoo" | Mumbai Express | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil | |
| 2005 | "Idemi Vintha" | Mumbai Express | Ilaiyaraaja | Telugu | |
| 2006 | "Neruppu Vaayinil" | Pudhupettai | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil | Sung for Dhanush |
| 2008 | "Oh Ho Sanam" "Mukkundha Mukkundha" | Dasavathaaram | Himesh Reshammiya | Tamil | |
| 2009 | "Eenaadu...E Samaram Aagena"" "Allah Jaane Allah" | Eeenadu | Shruti Haasan | Telugu | |
| 2009 | "Nilai Varuma" "Allah Jaane Allah" | Unnai Pol Oruvan | Shruti Hassan | Tamil | |
| 2010 | "Dhagudu Dhattham" "NeelaVaanam" "Kamal Kavidhai" | Manmadhan Ambu | Devi Sri Prasad | Tamil | Vijay Award for the Best Song sung by an actor for "NeelaVaanam" |
| 2013 | "Undalaenandhi Naa Kannu" "Anu Vinasa Varshamidhi" | Vishwaroopam | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Telugu | |
| 2013 | "Main Radha Tu Shaam" "Koi Kahin" | Vishwaroop | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Hindi | |
| 2013 | "Unnai Kaanadhu Naan" "Thuppaki Engal Tholile" "Anu Vidhaiththa Boomiyile" | Vishwaroopam | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Tamil |
As lyricist
As director
| [hide]Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam 2 | Tamil, Hindi |
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam | Tamil, Hindi |
| 2004 | Virumaandi | Tamil |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Tamil Hindi |
| 1997 | Chachi 420 | Hindi |
Miscellaneous crew[edit]
| [hide]Year | Film | Cast | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Savaale Samali | Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalitha | Tamil | Assistant choreographer |
| 1971 | Shrimantudu | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Telugu | Assistant choreographer |
| 1971 | Nootrukku Nooru | Jaishankar, Lakshmi | Tamil | Assistant choreographer Also assisted K. Balachander in direction |
| 1972 | Velli Vizha | Gemini Ganesan, Jayanthi | Tamil | Assistant choreographer Also assisted K. Balachander in direction |
| 1972 | Kanna Nalama | Gemini Ganesan, Jayanthi | Tamil | Associate director for K. Balachander |
| 1974 | Naan Avanillai | Gemini Ganesan, Lakshmi, Jayasudha | Tamil | Assisted K. Balachander in direction |
| 1977 | Avargal | Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Sujatha | Tamil | Choreographer |
| 1977 | Aaina | Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz | Hindi | Assistant director Choreographer |
| 1997 | Virasat | Anil Kapoor, Tabu | Hindi | Writer Filmfare Award for Best Story |
| 2003 | Anbe Sivam | Kamal Haasan, R. Madhavan | Tamil | Writer |
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