Director

Kamal Haasan

Acting

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

Emerging

Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

2.4

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 86

TMDB ID: 93193

IMDb ID: nm0352032

Known for: Acting

Born: November 7, 1954

Age: 71

Place of birth: Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1960 - 2027

Years active: 68

Average TMDB rating: 6.76

Wikidata: Q381477

Also known as

Kamalahasan • Padmashri Kamal Haasan • கமல்ஹாசன் • Kamal Hassan • कमल हासन • കമൽ ഹാസൻ • కమల్ హాసన్ • ಕಮಲ್ ಹಾಸನ್ • কমল হাসান • கமல் • +4 more

Frequent jobs

Assistant Director (2)Director (2)Playback Singer (42)Producer (10)Choreographer (5)Lyricist (5)Thanks (5)Screenplay (4)Writer (4)Makeup Artist (2)

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Biography

Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an actor, filmmaker and producer who has worked primarily in Tamil-language cinema for over six decades and is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema. An auteur, he is recognized as a key influence for numerous actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry, and is known for introducing new technologies and cosmetics to Indian cinema. The recipient of numerous accolades, he has won the National Film Award four times (three for Best Actor), was awarded the Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) in 2016. Haasan is also known for having starred in the most number of films submitted by India in contention for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In addition to his extensive work in Tamil, he has appeared in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali films. He has also worked in films as a screenwriter, editor, songwriter, playback singer, choreographer, lyricist and makeup artist.