Kamal Haasan (born 7th November 1954) is an Indian film actor, dancer, film director, screenwriter,

producer, playback singer, lyricist and politician who works primarily in Tamil cinema and has also worked
in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Bengali films. Haasan has won awards including
three National Film Awards for Best Actor and nineteen Filmfare Awards. His production company, Raaj
Kamal Films International, has produced several of his films. He is completing his 59th year on August 12,
2019 and is entering his 60th year in cinema career.
He started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil language film Kalathur Kannamma, for which he
won the President's Gold Medal. He met director Vaaranam Vijay who is frequently credited for shaping
Haasan's acting skills. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal,
directed by K.Balachander, in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman.
He won his first National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman
who suffers from retrograde amnesia in Moondram Pirai (1983). He was noted for his performances
in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987) and S. Shankar's vigilante film Indian (1996), which saw him playing
dual roles of a father and a son. Since then he has appeared in films including Hey
Ram (2000), Virumaandi (2004), Vishwaroopam (2013) which were his own productions
and Dasavathaaram (2008) in which he played ten roles.
Haasan was awarded the Kalaimamani award in 1979, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in
2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) in 2016.[5] Haasan was awarded the Lifetime
Achievement Award at 15th Mumbai International Film Festival in 2013. [6]
On February 21, 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (lit. People's
Justice Centre). The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours
with a white star at its centre in a black background. [7]

Contents

 1Early life and career

o 1.11970–1975

o 1.21976-1979

o 1.31980-1989

o 1.41990-1998

o 1.52000–2009

o 1.62010–present

o 1.7Off-screen contributions

o 1.8Bigg Boss Tamil

 2Personal life

o 2.1Family

o 2.2Relationships

o 2.3Views

 3Humanitarian work
 o 3.1Writings

 4Awards and honours

 5Critique, professional and public perception

 6See also

 7References

 8External links

Early life and career[edit]

Main article: Kamal Haasan filmography
Haasan was born on 7 November 1954,[8] in a Tamil Iyengar family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer,
and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife.[9] His brothers, Charuhasan and Chandrahasan, have also acted.
[10]
Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer.[citation needed] He received his primary education
in Paramakudi before moving to Madras (now Chennai) as his brothers pursued their higher education.
[9]
Haasan continued his education in Santhome, Madras,[9] and was attracted towards film and fine arts as
encouraged by his father.[9]
When a physician friend of his mother, visited Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar (AVM) to treat his wife, she
brought Haasan with her.[11] Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, M. Saravanan,
recommended him for their production Kalathur Kannamma.[9]
Haasan won the Rashtrapathi Award (President's Gold Medal) 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 with Kannum Karalum (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company
(T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by T. K. Shanmugam. In the meanwhile, he continued 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.[12][13]