Kamal Haasan | |
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 Haasan in 2021 | |
| President of the Makkal Needhi Maiam | |
| Assumed office 21 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Born | 7 November 1954 Ramanathapuram, Madras State, India (now Tamil Nadu) |
| Political party | Makkal Needhi Maiam (2018–present) |
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| Domestic partner | Gautami (2004–2016) |
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| Net worth | $100 million (2020) |
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Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, dancer, film director, screenwriter, producer, playback singer, lyricist and politician who works primarily in Tamil cinema. Hassan has also worked in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali films. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in history of indian cinema. His production company, Raaj Kamal Films International, has produced several of his films. Haasan's contributions to film have been praised by his contemporaries in the across the Indian film industry, and he has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Tamil film industry. He has 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 (Chevalier) in 2016. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at 15th Mumbai International Film Festival in 2013.
Haasan 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 with shaping Haasan's acting skills. He is well known for His versatility and played variety of roles in every films depicted on screen. 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) and also won second and third National film award respectively. Since then he has appeared in films including Hey Ram (2000), Virumaandi (2004), Dasavathaaram (2008) in which he played ten roles and Vishwaroopam (2013) which were his own productions. Haasan has acted in over 220 films, and in 2019 he became one of the few actors in India to have completed 60 years working in cinema.
For his humanitarian efforts Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for HIV/AIDS-affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at Sri Ramachandra University in Porur, Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Swachh Bharat Mission. On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (lit. People's Justice Centre).
| Movie Name | Release Year |
Role |
Language | Box Office Verdict |
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| 1977 | Aaina | Prem Kapoor | Hindi | Verdict Not Found! |
| 1981 | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | Vasu | Hindi | Blockbuster |
| 1982 | Sanam Teri Kasam | Sunil Sharma | Hindi | Hit |
| 1982 | Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya | Ratan Chander & Ajay Saxena | Hindi | Super Hit |
| 1983 | Zara Si Zindagi | Rakesh Kumar Shastri | Hindi | Average |
| 1983 | Sadma | Somu | Hindi | Average |
| 1984 | Yeh Desh | Mathur | Hindi | Below Average |
| 1984 | Ek Nai Paheli | Sandeep | Hindi | Below Average |
| 1984 | Yaadgar | Rajnath | Hindi | Below Average |
| 1984 | Raaj Tilak | Suraj | Hindi | Hit |
| 1984 | Karishmaa | Sunny | Hindi | Below Average |
| 1985 | Saagar | Raja | Hindi | Average |
| 1985 | Geraftaar | Kishan Kumar Khanna | Hindi | Super Hit |
| 1985 | Dekha Pyar Tumhara | Vishal | Hindi | Below Average |
| 1997 | Chachi 420 | Jaiprakash Paswan (Lakshmi Godbhole) | Hindi | Hit |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Saket Ram | Hindi | Flop |
| 2001 | Abhay | Vijay Kumar, Abhay | Hindi | Disaster |
| 2005 | Mumbai Xpress | Avinash | Hindi | Flop |
| 2013 | Vishwaroop | Wisam Ahmed Kashmiri | Hindi | Flop |
| 2018 | Vishwaroop II | Wisam Ahmed Kashmiri | Hindi | Flop |
| Total Releases: | 20 - 01 (Verdict Not Found!) = 19 |
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| All Time Blockbuster: | 00 | |
| Blockbusters: | 01 | |
| Super Hit: | 02 | |
| Hit: | 03 | |
| Semi Hit: | 00 | |
| Average: | 05 |
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| Below Average: | 03 | |
| Above Average: | 00 | |
| Flop: | 04 | |
| Disasters: | 01 |
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