Kamal Hassan Born:7 Nov 1954 Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Mini Biography

Kamal Haasan was born November7, 1954 in
Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu. He debuted as a
child artiste in the film "Kalathoor
Kannamma" (1960), which was released in the
year 1960. Since then, he has starred in nearly
200 films in the major Indian languages -
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.
He has been a part of the film industry for 52
years, as of 2012. His journey in cinema has
seen him don various roles - from child
artiste, to romantic lead to one of the most
respected and revered heroes of the film
industry today.
He has famously said that he is a reluctant
actor. He has an avid interest in every aspect
of filmmaking and is known for his work as a
choreographer, director, and writer, as well.
He wrote his first script at age 18 for the film
"Unarchigal" (1976), which was then followed
by films that have gone on to become cult
classics - Rajapaarvai (1981), Sathya (1988),
Apoorva Sahotharargal (1989), Thevar Magan
(1992), Mahanadi (1994), Kurudhippunal
(1995), Avvai Shanmugi (1996), Hey Ram
(2000), Pammal K Sambandam (2002),
Panchathanthiram (2002), Anbe Sivam (2003)
, are a few of the films etched in popular
memory for having set the bar for
craftsmanship in the fields of screenplay,
script, and dialogue.
He is also a prolific writer of fiction and non-
fiction in Tamil and his published work is
testament to his constant exploration of
structure and form.
Kamal Haasan's strong convictions in his art
have led to some of Indian cinema's most
path-breaking films like Pushpak / Pushpaka
Vimaanam / Pesum Padam (1987). Kamal
Haasan also worked as a choreographer while
transitioning as a well-known child artiste to
the lead actor in a feature length film. Some of
his best-known work as a dancer can be seen
in Saagara Sangamam (1983) and the popular
hit Punnagai Mannan (1986).
Kamal Haasan is also a student of Carnatic
music, studying under musical maestro Dr.
Balamuralikrishna. One of his biggest hits as
a playback singer was the song "Inji
Iduppazhagi" for the film Thevar Magan.
His career as a director began with the film
Chachi 420 (1997), the Hindi remake of Avvai
Shanmugi. Since then he has called the shots
for critically acclaimed films like "Hey Ram"
and "Virumaandi".
He has never hesitated to state his opinions
and encourage debate about topics that are
socially relevant. He is a rationalist in thought
and moderate in opinion and a humanist in
philosophy. The need to be socially conscious
is seen in the way his fan clubs have
revamped themselves into entities that carry
out charity and volunteer work.