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Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, songwriter, playback singer, choreographer and lyricist who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Haasan has won several Indian film awards, including three National Film Awards and numerous Southern Filmfare Awards, and is known for having starred in the most number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After several projects as a child artist, He began his career as lead in Apoorva Raagangal, Moondram Pirai, Godfatheresque, Nayagan (1987). His film production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films.
After several projects as a child artist, Kamal Haasan's breakthrough into lead acting came with his role in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a rebellious youth in love with an older woman. He secured his second Indian National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who tends a child-like amnesiac in Moondram Pirai. He was particularly noted for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque Tamil film Nayagan (1987), which was ranked byTime magazine as one of the best films of all time. Since then he has gone on to appear in other notable films such as his own productions, Hey Ram and Virumaandi, as well as the magnum opus Dasavathaaram, in which he appeared in ten distinct roles. In 2009, he became one of very few actors to have completed 50 years in Indian cinema.
Kamal Haasan was born in 1954 into a Tamil Brahmin family at Paramakudi, now a part of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. His father D. Srinivasan, a lawyer by profession, was also a freedom fighter. Being the youngest child of his family, his brothers Charuhasan (b. 1930) and Chandrahasan (b. 1936) are both lawyers; Charuhasan would go onto become an established actor in the 1980s. Kamal Haasan also has a sister named Nalini (b. 1946), who is a trained classical dancer. He had his primary education in Paramakudi, but later shifted to Madras (now Chennai) as his brothers pursued their higher education in the city. He was enrolled at a school in Santhome, Madras, and continued his schooling there. As a child, Haasan was more attracted towards films, fine arts and was constantly encouraged by his father. When a doctor, a friend of Haasan's mother, had to visit the house of Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar (AVM) to treat his wife, she took Haasan along with her. Impressed by the behaviour and mannerisms of Haasan M. Saravanan, AVM's son recommended Hassan for a role in their upcoming production titled Kalathur Kannamma. Baby Daisy Rani was originally chosen for the role. Since AVM felt she was a part of too many projects he decided to replace her with Haasan.
Haasan was born in the town of Paramakudi in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, to a criminal lawyer named D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, who was housewife. One source says that his parents originally named him Parthasarathy. In the interview given to Karan Thapar, Kamal Haasan said his father was Sanskrit literate. Kamal Haasan was the youngest of four children, the others being Charuhasan, Chandrahasan and Nalini Raghu. His father was a martinet. He wanted all his sons (Chandrahasan, Charuhasan, Kamalahaasan) to study and do well. The two elder brothers followed their father’s example and studied law. Kamal spent his childhood learning everything except staying focused on his studies.
Haasan had referred to his parents in a couple of his films, with references being made in Unnaipol Oruvan as well as in the song Kallai Mattum from Dasavathaaram. His eldest brother Charuhasan, like Kamal Haasan, is a National Film Award-winning actor, who appeared in the Kannada film Tabarana Kathe, among others. Kamal's niece (Charuhasan's daughter), Suhasini is also a National Film Award winner and is married to director and fellow Award winner Mani Ratnam, who collaborated with Kamal Haasan on 1987's Nayagan. Chandrahasan has appeared as the producer for several of Kamal Haasan's films as well as being an executive of Kamal Haasan's home production company, Rajkamal International. His brother's daughter Anu Hasan has appeared in several films in supporting roles, most notably in Suhasini's Indira. His sister Nalini Raghu is a dance teacher. Kamal Haasan later named an auditorium after his sister as Nalini Mahal. Her son, Gautham, played Kamal Haasan's grandson in his directorial venture, Hey Ram.
After several projects as a child artist, Kamal Haasan's breakthrough into lead acting came with his role in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a rebellious youth in love with an older woman. He secured his second Indian National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who tends a child-like amnesiac in Moondram Pirai. He was particularly noted for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque Tamil film Nayagan (1987), which was ranked byTime magazine as one of the best films of all time. Since then he has gone on to appear in other notable films such as his own productions, Hey Ram and Virumaandi, as well as the magnum opus Dasavathaaram, in which he appeared in ten distinct roles. In 2009, he became one of very few actors to have completed 50 years in Indian cinema.
Kamal Haasan was born in 1954 into a Tamil Brahmin family at Paramakudi, now a part of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. His father D. Srinivasan, a lawyer by profession, was also a freedom fighter. Being the youngest child of his family, his brothers Charuhasan (b. 1930) and Chandrahasan (b. 1936) are both lawyers; Charuhasan would go onto become an established actor in the 1980s. Kamal Haasan also has a sister named Nalini (b. 1946), who is a trained classical dancer. He had his primary education in Paramakudi, but later shifted to Madras (now Chennai) as his brothers pursued their higher education in the city. He was enrolled at a school in Santhome, Madras, and continued his schooling there. As a child, Haasan was more attracted towards films, fine arts and was constantly encouraged by his father. When a doctor, a friend of Haasan's mother, had to visit the house of Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar (AVM) to treat his wife, she took Haasan along with her. Impressed by the behaviour and mannerisms of Haasan M. Saravanan, AVM's son recommended Hassan for a role in their upcoming production titled Kalathur Kannamma. Baby Daisy Rani was originally chosen for the role. Since AVM felt she was a part of too many projects he decided to replace her with Haasan.
Haasan was born in the town of Paramakudi in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, to a criminal lawyer named D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, who was housewife. One source says that his parents originally named him Parthasarathy. In the interview given to Karan Thapar, Kamal Haasan said his father was Sanskrit literate. Kamal Haasan was the youngest of four children, the others being Charuhasan, Chandrahasan and Nalini Raghu. His father was a martinet. He wanted all his sons (Chandrahasan, Charuhasan, Kamalahaasan) to study and do well. The two elder brothers followed their father’s example and studied law. Kamal spent his childhood learning everything except staying focused on his studies.
Haasan had referred to his parents in a couple of his films, with references being made in Unnaipol Oruvan as well as in the song Kallai Mattum from Dasavathaaram. His eldest brother Charuhasan, like Kamal Haasan, is a National Film Award-winning actor, who appeared in the Kannada film Tabarana Kathe, among others. Kamal's niece (Charuhasan's daughter), Suhasini is also a National Film Award winner and is married to director and fellow Award winner Mani Ratnam, who collaborated with Kamal Haasan on 1987's Nayagan. Chandrahasan has appeared as the producer for several of Kamal Haasan's films as well as being an executive of Kamal Haasan's home production company, Rajkamal International. His brother's daughter Anu Hasan has appeared in several films in supporting roles, most notably in Suhasini's Indira. His sister Nalini Raghu is a dance teacher. Kamal Haasan later named an auditorium after his sister as Nalini Mahal. Her son, Gautham, played Kamal Haasan's grandson in his directorial venture, Hey Ram.
