Kamal Haasan
Biography
Popularly known as Ulaganayagan (Universal Hero), Kamal Haasan is an iconic Indian actor, writer, director, producer, choreographer, lyricist, dancer, and playback singer. He debuted as a child actor in 1960 with Kalathur Kannamma and has since graced the silver screen in more than 200 films in a career span of over six decades.
The actor as of 2018 has won 4 National Film Awards, and 19 Filmfare Awards, and holds an unparalleled record of starring in a maximum number of films that have been India`s nomination at the Academy Awards in Best Foreign Language Film.
For his contributions to Indian cinema, the actor was conferred with the coveted Kalaimamani in 1979, Padma Shri in 1990, and Padma Bhushan in 2014. In 2016, the French government honored Kamal with the prestigious Chevalier de L`Ordre Arts et Lettres (The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters).
He has produced and directed several critically acclaimed films under his home production Raaj Kamal Films International. The actor launched his political party Makkal Needhi Maiam on 21st February 2018 with a vision to create and sustain a secular state of affairs in Tamil Nadu.
He directed Vishwaroopam (2013) and it ran into a lot of controversies upon its release. Kamal had three releases in 2015 namely Uttama Villain, Papanasam, and Thoongaa Vanam. In 2018, he directed Vishwaroopam 2, which is both a prequel and sequel as the story is set partly before and partly after Vishwaroopam.
The sequel to Indian, titled Indian 2, and the much-delayed film Sabaash Naidu, where Kamal will reprise the role of Balram Naidu a spin-off of one of the characters that he played in Dasavathaaram are among his future projects.
His 2019 release includes Kadaram Kondan. His other notable works include Vikram (2022), Sabaash Naidu (2023), and Indian 2 (2023).
Known for
Thug Life
Amaran
Indian 2
Kalki 2898 AD
Vikram
Kadaram Kondan
Papanasam
Vishwaroopam
Unnaipol Oruvan
Dasavathaaram
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
Vasool Raja MBBS
Virumaandi
Anbe Sivam
Panchatanthiram
Pammal K. Sambandam
Aalavandhan
Thenali
Hey Ram
Biwi No.1
Avvai Shanmugi
Indian
Mahanadhi
Thevar Magan
Gunaa
Apoorva Sagodharargal
Sathyaa
Pushpaka Vimana
Nayakan
Sagara Sangamam
Sakalakala Vallavan
Moondram Pirai
Thillu Mullu
Ninaithale Inikkum
Sigappu Rojakkal
16 Vayathinile
Avargal
Moondru Mudichu
Apoorva Raagangal
Kuruthipunal
Sabash Naidu
Actor
Thug Life as Rengaraya Sakthivel Nayakan
Indian 2 as Senapathi
Kalki 2898 AD as Kali
Vikram as Arun Kumar Vikram / Karnan
Papanasam as Suyambu Lingam
Vishwaroopam as Vishwanathan / Wisam Ahmed Kashmiri
Unnaipol Oruvan as Anonymous
Dasavathaaram as Rangaraja Nambi
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu as Raghavan
Vasool Raja MBBS as Rajaraman Venkatraman
Virumaandi as Virumandi
Anbe Sivam as Nallasivam
Panchatanthiram as Ramachandramurthy
Pammal K. Sambandam as Pammal Kalyana Sambandham
Aalavandhan as Nandhakumar / Major Vijayakumar
Thenali as Thenali Soman
Hey Ram as Saketh Ram
Avvai Shanmugi as Avvai Shanmugi / Pandiyan
Indian as Senapathy / Chandra Bose
Mahanadhi as Krishnaswamy
Thevar Magan as Sakthivel Thevar
Gunaa as Guna
Apoorva Sagodharargal as Sethupathy / Appu / Raja
Sathyaa as Sathyamurthy
Nayakan as Velu Naicker (Sakthivelu)
Sagara Sangamam as Balakrishna
Sakalakala Vallavan as Velusamy
Moondram Pirai as R. Srinivas "Cheenu"
Thillu Mullu as Lawyer Charuhasan
Ninaithale Inikkum as Chandru
Sigappu Rojakkal as Muthu / Dileep
16 Vayathinile as Gopalakrishnan
Avargal as Janardan
Moondru Mudichu as Balaji
Apoorva Raagangal as Prasanna
Kuruthipunal as S. Adinarayanan
Sabash Naidu as