Kamal Haasan | |
|---|---|
 Haasan in 2023 | |
| President of the Makkal Needhi Maiam | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| General Secretary of Makkal Needhi Maiam | |
| In office 25 December 2020 – 26 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Arunchalam |
| Succeeded by | Arunchalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Parthasarathy Srinivasan 7 November 1954[1][2] Paramakudi, Madras State, India[3] |
| Political party | Makkal Needhi Maiam (2018–present) |
| Spouses | |
| Domestic partner | Gautami (2005–2016) |
| Children | |
| Relatives | See Haasan family |
| Occupation | |
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Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954),[4] known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, choreographer, playback singer, lyricist, television presenter, social activist and politician who works in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in some Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali films. Considered as one of the greatest and most respected actors in Indian cinema, Haasan is also known for introducing many new innovations to the Indian film industry.[5][6][7] He has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards, nine Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, four Nandi Awards, one Rashtrapati Award, two Filmfare Awards and eighteen Filmfare Awards South. He was awarded the Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier) in 2016.[8]
Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma for which he won a President's Gold Medal. After a sabbatical, he received his breakthrough with the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, directed by K. Balachander, in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman which earned him his first Filmfare Award. He earned three National Film Awards for Best Actor for his portrayal of a guileless youth who falls in love with a woman who suffers from retrograde amnesia in Moondram Pirai (1982), an ordinary slum dweller who rises to a position of a highly respected don in Nayakan (1987) and dual roles in Indian (1996). He further gained immense acclaim for his performances in Sagara Sangamam (1983), Sadma (1983), Saagar (1985), Swathi Muthyam (1986), Pushpaka Vimana (1987), Sathyaa (1988), Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990), Gunaa (1991), Thevar Magan (1992), Mahanadhi (1994), Kuruthipunal (1995), Chachi 420 (1997), Hey Ram (2000), Aalavandhan (2001), Anbe Sivam (2003), Virumaandi (2004), Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006), Dasavathaaram (2008), Vishwaroopam (2013), Vikram (2022), and Kalki 2898 AD (2024).[9] His production company, Raaj Kamal Films International, has produced several of his films.
For his philanthropic 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).[10]
- ^ "Kamal Haasan's real name is Kamalahaasan Srinivasan - 59 Years of Kamal Haasan: Lesser known facts about the 'Ulaganayagan' 'Aandavar'". Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Kamal Hassan for film archive facilities in each state". The Indian Express. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Where Kamal Haasan was really born?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ Gupta, Priya. "I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014.
- ^ Sumanth (1 June 2022). "10 First Of Its Kind Technologies Introduced By Kamal Haasan To Indian Cinema - Wirally". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Athimuthu, Soundarya (27 April 2022). "Vishwaroopam to Vikram: Kamal Haasan & Tech Innovation in His Films". TheQuint. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "61 years of Kamal Haasan: Ten remarkable techniques that were introduced by Ulaganayagan to Tamil or Indian cinema". The Times of India. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan Dead Kamal Haasan to get prestigious French honour". The Hindu. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "7 Finest Role Played By Kamal Haasan".
- ^ "Kamal Haasan Live: The six hands in my flag stands for the six south Indian states". The Times of India. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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