Kamal Haasan
Indian actor, activist and joker · India · On the map · Actors · Born 1954 · age 71
Kamal Haasan is an Indian filmmaker and politician, currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu. He is an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, playback singer and lyricist who works primarily in Tamil cinema.
Kamal Haasan is read about 3,008 times a day, in 50 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 2 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Thug LifeFilm, Writer, Producer2024
ManorathangalSeries2023“Propaganda films I am against,” Kamal Haasan said at a presser in Abu Dhabi, adding, “It’s not enough if you just write ‘true story’ at the bottom as a logo.”In their wordsExclusive| The Kerala Story director Sudipto Sen reacts to Kamal Haasan calling it ‘propaganda’: There are very stupid… 2023
LeoFilm, 2023Vikram (voice)2019
Kadaram KondanFilm, Producer2018
Mega IconsSeries2017
Bigg BossSeries
Bigg Boss TeluguSeries, 20172016Chevalier des Arts et des LettresAward
The Kapil Sharma ShowSeries, 20162015
PapanasamFilm, Suyambulingam2014“Who will speak like that? In our generation there have not been friends like Rajini and I are.”In their words15 January 2014In reply to the wholesome praise that Rajnikanth showered on Kamal Haasan, in Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography (15 January 2014), p.Padma BhushanAward2010“Here are his earlier letters to me, that I've framed. I call them ‘my degrees’.”In their words1 September 2010The letters of appreciation he received from K. Balachander, in His Master's voice 1 September 2010“I receive them only when he thinks I deserve it - I have to work for them!”In their words1 September 2010About his letters from Balachander, in “His Master's voice 1 September 2010”“I use the word ‘guru' for him in the mythological sense - all other educationists ask for payment for knowledge imparted; this gentleman paid me and taught me.”In their words1 September 2010About Balachander, in “His Master's voice 1 September 2010”“I prepare even for a conversation with him - I never want to say too little or too much. And, I never disturb him except when I feel I've done something worthwhile.”In their words1 September 2010About his relationship with Balachander, in “His Master's voice 1 September 20102009
Unnaipol OruvanFilm, Writer, Producer2006
Vettaiyaadu VilaiyaaduFilm, Raghavan2003
Anbe SivamFilm, Writer2001
AalavandhanFilm, Writer1997National Film Award for Best ActorAward
Chachi 420Film, 1997Director, Writer1995
KuruthipunalFilm, Writer, Producer1992
Thevar MaganFilm, Writer, Producer1990Padma Shri in artsAward
Michael Madana Kama RajanFilm, 1990Writer1988National Film Award for Best ActorAward1987
NayakanFilm, Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker1983National Film Award for Best ActorAward1982
Moondram PiraiFilm, R. Srinivas 'Cheenu'1954Born7 November 1954People around Kamal
Sridevi Also in Moondram Pirai and Moondru Mudichu
Rajinikanth Also in Moondru Mudichu and 16 Vayathinile
Ilaiyaraaja Kamal produced Thevar Magan and Mumbai Xpress
K. Balachander Directed Ek Duuje Ke Liye and Moondru Mudichu
Nassar Kamal produced Thevar Magan and Kuruthipunal
Kasinathuni Viswanath Directed Swati Mutyam and Saagara Sangamam
Nagesh Also in Apoorva Raagangal and Avvai Shanmughi
Bharathiraja Directed 16 Vayathinile and Sigappu Rojakkal
Sathyaraj Kamal produced Vikram and Marudhanayagam
I. V. Sasi Directed Guru and Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
K. S. Ravikumar Directed Dasavathaaram and Avvai Shanmughi
M. S. Viswanathan Wrote Moondru Mudichu and Maro Charithra
K. S. Sethumadhavan Directed Nammavar and Kanyakumari
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Directed Mumbai Xpress and Pushpaka Vimana
Ramesh Aravind Directed Uthama Villain and Rama Shama Bhama
Delhi Ganesh Also in Indian 2 and Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
S. P. Muthuraman Directed Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu (1976)
Muktha Srinivasan Directed Andharangam and Simla Special
Urvashi Kamal produced Uthama Villain and Magalir Mattum
Om Puri Kamal produced Chachi 420 and Mumbai Xpress
Gautami Tadimalla Kamal produced Thevar Magan and Kuruthipunal
Gemini Ganesan Also in Avvai Shanmughi and Kalathur Kannamma
M. S. Bhaskar Kamal produced Uthama Villain and Eeenadu
Sripriya Also in Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum (1979)
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Papanasam 2015
Nayakan 1987
Anbe Sivam 2003
Vikram 2022
Amaran 2024
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
421 credits on file
Television 6
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Filming of Vishwaroopam
Haasan at San Diego Comic-Con in 2023
Haasan with daughters Shruti (left) and Akshara (right)
Haasan with social activist M. B. Nirmal (right) in Chennai
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Shri Kamal Haasan, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 31, 2014In their own words 4
, I had to read it out to my sister, who was witness to my early dark days, when my mother was afraid what would happen to me.
To have won a place in his heart among all those he has mentored and created, itself is a distinction.
With this film I have made more money than any of my other films. It was a high-wire act.
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He has also worked as an assistant director, choreographer, editor, make-up artist, narrator, television host, and a distributor of films. He founded a magazine, Maiam, which he edited, and has written over 100 poems and some books. He has made over 230 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali. He was conferred the Kalaimamani in 1978, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014, and the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier) by the Government of France in 2016. He was invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2025 to become a member of its actors' branch. Now his got retirement from cinema.
