Who is Kamal Haasan?

Kamal Haasan

About Kamal Haasan

Who is Kamal Haasan?

Kamal Haasan is an Indian actor, director, and politician from Tamil Nadu. The acclaimed actor has acted in more than 220 films, and in 2019, became one of the few actors in India to have completed 60 years in the business. The versatile Kamal Haasan has appeared in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Bengali films as well.

Haasan started his career as a child artiste in 1960, and over his lifetime, he won four National Film Awards and 19 Filmfare Awards. He was awarded the Kalaimamani award in 1984, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014, and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government in 2016.
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In 2018, Haasan took the plunge into politics, launching his own party, Makkal Needhi Maiam.
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FILM INDUSTRY
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Born in a Tamil Iyengar family, Kamal Haasan was initially named Parthasarthy but his father later changed it. At the age of 4, Haasan won the President's gold medal for his performance in Kalathur Kannamma and acted in five more films as a child.
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At the end of the 1970s, he had six regional Best Actor Filmfare Awards, including four consecutive Best Tamil Actor Awards. In 1987, he appeared in Mani Ratnam's directed film Nayakan, for which he received his second Indian National Award. The movie was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 Academy Awards. His other movie Hey Ram was also sent for Academy Awards in the year 2000.
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In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the 67th Cannes Film Festival.
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In 2020, director Lokesh Kanakaraj announced that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in the lead role with Anirudh handling the music and the movie has been temporarily named #kamal232.
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Apart from acting, he has written stories for many of his movies. His production company, Raaj Kamal Films International, has produced several of his films and directed Chachi 420, Hey Ram, Virumaandi, and Vishwaroopam.
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In 2017, he entered TV as he started hosting Big Boss Tamil which became one of the most-watched shows in the state.
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OTHER WORKS AND WELFARE
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Haasan is involved in various social services and converted his fan clubs into humanitarian organisations under the name Kamal Narpani Iyakkam.
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In 2004, he received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities. He has raised funds for an orphanage for HIV/AIDS-affected children as well as children's cancer relief fund. He was also nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Swachh Bharat Campaign.
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In 2018, he launched his centrist party Makkal Needhi Maiam. He began his political journey from late President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s residence in Rameswaram. The party contested 37 seats in the 2019 Indian general election and lost. The party's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72 per cent.

Latest Updates on Kamal Haasan

Haven't joined INDIA, will support anyone with 'selfless' thought: Haasan

2 min read Last Updated :Feb 21 2024 | 1:40 PM IST
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Joined Bharat Jodo Yatra for 'united India': Veteran actor Kamal Haasan

3 min read Last Updated :Jan 15 2023 | 11:29 PM IST
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Rahul Gandhi's ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra beyond politics, says Kamal Haasan

1 min read Last Updated :Jan 06 2023 | 8:45 PM IST
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How Kamal Haasan's Congress tilt may impact politics in Tamil Nadu

4 min read Last Updated :Jan 02 2023 | 12:22 AM IST
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Kamal Haasan to contest Tamil Nadu Assembly polls after new movie's success

2 min read Last Updated :Jun 09 2022 | 10:44 PM IST
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Kamal Haasan has fully recovered from Covid-19, says hospital

1 min read Last Updated :Dec 01 2021 | 2:54 PM IST
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Kamal Haasan is stable, recovering well: Makkal Needhi Maiam Vice President

1 min read Last Updated :Nov 26 2021 | 8:45 PM IST
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Kamal Haasan 'recovering well' from Covid-19, says daughter Shruti Haasan

1 min read Last Updated :Nov 24 2021 | 5:59 PM IST
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Kamal Haasan tests positive for Covid-19, admitted to a hospital

2 min read Last Updated :Nov 22 2021 | 4:26 PM IST
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Kamal Haasan urges Centre, TN govt to prevent power outages

2 min read Last Updated :Oct 11 2021 | 2:30 PM IST
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Pass resolution in TN Assembly to shut Sterlite permanently: Kamal Haasan

2 min read Last Updated :Aug 16 2021 | 11:36 AM IST
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TN polls: MNM chief Kamal Haasan, daughters cast votes at Teynampet

2 min read Last Updated :Apr 06 2021 | 8:47 AM IST
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Tamil Nadu polls: Election flying squad searches Kamal Haasan's vehicle

1 min read Last Updated :Mar 23 2021 | 8:15 AM IST
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Kamal Haasan files nomination from Coimbatore.S, vows to make it best city

2 min read Last Updated :Mar 16 2021 | 12:36 PM IST
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Will target anyone who is an "enemy" to people: Kamal Haasan

2 min read Last Updated :Mar 09 2021 | 9:24 PM IST
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DMDK walks out of AIADMK-led front, Haasan invites it to join his combine

4 min read Last Updated :Mar 09 2021 | 8:23 PM IST
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Kamal Haasan's alliance set to begin poll campaign in Tamil Nadu

2 min read Last Updated :Mar 09 2021 | 2:19 PM IST
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Kamal Haasan expects support from Rajini in Assembly polls

3 min read Last Updated :Mar 03 2021 | 7:38 PM IST
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'Vaccination against corruption next month:' Kamal Haasan gets Covid jab

1 min read Last Updated :Mar 02 2021 | 3:07 PM IST
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One state, many possibilities

4 min read Last Updated :Mar 20 2020 | 9:29 PM IST
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