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Kamal Haasan is Indian's one of the most popular and finest actors. He started his acting career as a child actor when he just three-and-a-half-year-old with 1959 film Kalathur Kannamma. As an adult, he made his film debut in a minor role with 1973 film Arangetram, In his decorated career spanning more than 50 years, the actor has contributed to the Indian film industry in various capacities as a writer, director, playback singer, producer, lyricist and choreographer. He has more than 200 film titles to his credit and has worked in various languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and one Bengali film. He has won various accolades both at home and overseas. He has been honoured with Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Besides winning three National Awards, he has also won the coveted French honour of Chevalier Award. He is the second Tamil actor to have won this French award after thespian Sivaji Ganesan. His 1987 film Nayakan has been named among the Time magazine's 100 all-times best movies. He was twice married and divorced and has two daughters from his second marriage named Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan. He recently broke up with his long time live-in partner, Gautami.
KAMAL HAASAN NEWS
Rajinikanth gives a shout-out to Kamal Haasan's Indian 2, hints at Vettaiyan's postponement. Watch
July 22, 2024 11:29 am
Rajinikanth praised his friend Kamal Haasan's latest film, Indian 2, and provided updates on his upcoming films, Coolie and Vettaiyan.
Kalki 2898 AD box office collection day 24: Prabhas and Deepika Padukone's film continues to grow, earns over Rs 608 crore
July 21, 2024 9:40 am
Kalki 2898 AD box office collection day 24: Prabhas and Deepika Padukone's film is just Rs 32 crores away from over taking Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan's lifetime domestic collection
Kalki 2898 AD box office collection day 23: Prabhas-starrer crosses Rs 600 crore mark, becomes third highest-grosser for the actor
July 20, 2024 10:32 pm
Kalki 2898 AD box office collection day 23: Nag Ashwin's sci-fi drama starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, and Deepika Padukone in the lead role is just Rs 38 crore short from surpassing the lifetime India nett collection of Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan.
'Amitabh Bachchan gave so much life to Ashwatthama': Kalki 2898 AD's costume designer used discarded material to create outfits
July 18, 2024 3:43 pm
Archana Rao, who designed the costume for Kalki 2898 AD recently spoke about using rubber-coated neoprene fabric and aged mul cottons as well as discarded materials to bring director Nag Ashwin’s vision to life.
When 'jobless' Nawazuddin Siddiqui became Kamal Haasan's dialogue coach, failed in a task he got from the 'Ulaganayagan'
July 18, 2024 1:56 pm
Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalled when he found himself in the position of being Kamal Haasan's dialogue coach on the film Abhay.
Indian 2 box office collection day 6: Kamal Haasan's film crawls towards Rs 70 crore mark after disastrous first week
July 18, 2024 9:15 am
Indian 2 box office collection day 6: The vigilante drama's Wednesday collections were half of another film which has Kamal Haasan in a special appearance-- Kalki 2898 AD.
Indian 2 box office collection day 5: Kamal Haasan-Shankar’s box office bomb sinks into single digits, mints Rs 65 cr
July 17, 2024 9:20 am
Indian 2 box office collection day 5: The Kamal Haasan-starrer has grossed Rs 117 cr worldwide, and might be looking at a lifetime global haul of around Rs 150 cr.
Indian 2 box office collection Day 4: Kamal Haasan-Shankar's critically panned sequel crashes on Monday, records nearly 80 percent fall
July 16, 2024 9:26 am
Indian 2 box office collection Day 4: Kamal Haasan's vigilante action drama minted Rs 3.15 cr on its first Monday, as all versions witnessed huge drops.
Manorathangal trailer: Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Fahadh Faasil take deep dive into various worlds created by MT Vasudevan Nair
July 16, 2024 7:56 pm
Manorathangal trailer: Priyadarshan serves as the showrunner for the nine-part anthology series, which features a diverse array of actors, including Malayalam superstars Mohanlal and Mammootty.
Indian 2 box office collection Day 3: Kamal Haasan’s film sees continued drop after a big opening, mints Rs 58.9 crore
July 15, 2024 9:04 am
Indian 2 box office collection Day 3: After a decent opening, the Kamal Haasan-starrer has seen a continued drop. The film minted Rs 15.1 crore on Sunday.
KAMAL HAASAN PHOTOS
Inside Ponniyin Selvan 2 trailer and music launch
March 30, 2023 9:38 pm
The trailer and music launch of filmmaker Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 2 was a star-studded affair. Besides the ensemble cast of the film, the event also had actors such as Kamal Haasan, Silmabarasan TR, Revathy, Khushboo Sundar, Shobana and other well known artists.
Pongal 2023: Jr NTR, Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan wish fans on the harvest festival
January 16, 2023 4:10 pm
How did you celebrate the harvest festival this year?
Meet the contestants of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4
October 05, 2020 10:21 am
Before we see the real action kicking off inside the Bigg Boss Tamil season 4 house, here's a list of all the contestants who will entertain us in the Kamal Haasan hosted reality show.
Inside Bigg Boss Tamil 4 house, see photos
October 04, 2020 1:52 pm
Here is a glimpse of the Kamal Haasan-hosted Bigg Boss Tamil 4's house.
Kamal Haasan, Kapil Dev and others launch the first look of Ranveer Singh's 83
January 26, 2020 11:43 am
After releasing the first look of actors from the upcoming film 83, Ranveer Singh, in the presence of legendary actor Kamal Haasan, launched the official poster of the film in Chennai.
Ungal Naan: Rajinikanth, Ilaiyaraaja, AR Rahman among others celebrate 60 years of Kamal Haasan
November 18, 2019 12:11 pm
The film fraternity came together at Ungal Naan to honour Kamal Haasan as he completed 60 years in the Tamil film industry.
Rajinikanth, Mani Ratnam and others at the inauguration of Raaj Kamal Films International's new office
November 08, 2019 4:30 pm
Kamal Haasan's production house Raaj Kamal Films International's new office got inaugurated on Friday. Rajinikanth, Vairamuthu and Mani Ratnam among others graced the event.
Inside Kamal Haasan's birthday celebration
November 07, 2019 4:30 pm
Kamal Haasan celebrated his 65th birthday with his family and party members.
Kamal Haasan turns 65: Rare photos of Ulaganayagan
November 07, 2019 10:38 am
Kamal Haasan birthday special: As beloved actor and politician turns a year older today, we take a look at his rare photos.
Celeb spotting: Deepika Padukone, Salman Khan, Kamal Haasan and others
July 18, 2018 7:37 am
While Salman Khan shot an entertaining episode of Dus Ka Dum, Deepika Padukone and Kamal Haasan were spotted at the airport.
KAMAL HAASAN VIDEOS
5 Reasons To Watch Vishwaroopam 2
June 22, 2020 6:19 pm
Vishwaroopam 2 is a sequel to the 2010 film Vishwaroopam. Written, directed and co-produced by Kamal Haasan, the film also stars Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Waheeda Rehman, Shekhar Kapur and Rahul Bose.
Kamal Haasan makes grand debut on Twitter
January 27, 2016 12:03 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): 'Joining the league of several actors, noted Indian actor Kamal Haasan made a grand entry on Twitter on the occasion of Republic Day. The south superstar's first tweet was a video of the rendition of the National Anthem in his voice. Kamal Haasan captioned the video as, "India's freedom struggle remains unique even today. Respecting it is d only way to keep it and set new world standards." The actor's account which was verified within a few hours of his first tweet got over 30,000 followers in 24 hours. Kamal Haasan's elder daughter Shruti Haasan also welcomed the actor on the micro blogging site by citing him as his "most favourite person". The actor, who has won several accolades throughout his career, is one of the popular and biggest stars of cinema in south India.
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