Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

image

Kamal Haasan

About Kamal Haasan

Facebook IconLinkedIN Icon

Who is Kamal Haasan?

Kamal Haasan is an Indian actor, director, and politician from Tamil Nadu. The acclaimed actor has acted in more than 220 films, and in 2019, became one of the few actors in India to have completed 60 years in the business. The versatile Kamal Haasan has appeared in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Bengali films as well.

Haasan started his career as a child artiste in 1960, and over his lifetime, he 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 from the French government in 2016.
 
In 2018, Haasan took the plunge into politics, launching his own party, Makkal Needhi Maiam.
 
FILM INDUSTRY
 
Born in a Tamil Iyengar family, Kamal Haasan was initially named Parthasarthy but his father later changed it. At the age of 4, Haasan won the President's gold medal for his performance in Kalathur Kannamma and acted in five more films as a child.
 
At the end of the 1970s, he had six regional Best Actor Filmfare Awards, including four consecutive Best Tamil Actor Awards. In 1987, he appeared in Mani Ratnam's directed film Nayakan, for which he received his second Indian National Award. The movie was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 Academy Awards. His other movie Hey Ram was also sent for Academy Awards in the year 2000.
 
In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the 67th Cannes Film Festival.
 
In 2020, director Lokesh Kanakaraj announced that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in the lead role with Anirudh handling the music and the movie has been temporarily named #kamal232.
 
Apart from acting, he has written stories for many of his movies. His production company, Raaj Kamal Films International, has produced several of his films and directed Chachi 420, Hey Ram, Virumaandi, and Vishwaroopam.
 
In 2017, he entered TV as he started hosting Big Boss Tamil which became one of the most-watched shows in the state.
 
OTHER WORKS AND WELFARE
 
Haasan is involved in various social services and converted his fan clubs into humanitarian organisations under the name Kamal Narpani Iyakkam.
 
In 2004, he received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities. He has raised funds for an orphanage for HIV/AIDS-affected children as well as children's cancer relief fund. He was also nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Swachh Bharat Campaign.
 
In 2018, he launched his centrist party Makkal Needhi Maiam. He began his political journey from late President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s residence in Rameswaram. The party contested 37 seats in the 2019 Indian general election and lost. The party's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72 per cent.

Latest Updates on Kamal Haasan

"I came into politics because I am angry. I thought I must come into politics, I must have my effect on politics before it has its ill-effects on me," he stated

Updated On: 15 Jan 2023 | 11:29 PM IST

Haasan had joined Gandhi in Delhi last month in the latter's pan-India foot march that started from Tamil Nadu in September last

Updated On: 06 Jan 2023 | 8:45 PM IST

On December 24, 68-year-old Kamal Hasan once again got national attention when he participated in Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in New Delhi

Updated On: 02 Jan 2023 | 12:22 AM IST

The veteran actor said that his Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party has entered its fifth year and that he would not take a break from politics due to the success of the movie.

Updated On: 09 Jun 2022 | 10:44 PM IST

Haasan was treated for mild coronavirus

Updated On: 01 Dec 2021 | 2:54 PM IST

Makkal Needhi Maiam president and actor Kamal Haasan, who was admitted to a hospital after he tested positive for Covid-19, is recovering well

Updated On: 26 Nov 2021 | 8:45 PM IST

Makkal Needhi Maiam president and actor Kamal Haasan is on the path to recovery after testing positive for Covid-19, his actor-daughter Shruti Haasan said

Updated On: 24 Nov 2021 | 5:59 PM IST

Makkal Needhi Maiam president and actor Kamal Haasan said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to a hospital

Updated On: 22 Nov 2021 | 4:26 PM IST

Kamal Haasan expressed concerns over reports that the state has coal reserves only for four days, adding that there is still coal storage for 14 days.

Updated On: 11 Oct 2021 | 2:30 PM IST

Actor and politician has called upon Tamil Nadu government to to permanently shut down the copper plant at Thoothukudi.

Updated On: 16 Aug 2021 | 11:36 AM IST

Polling across 234 assembly constituencies in 38 districts of Tamil Nadu is underway

Updated On: 06 Apr 2021 | 8:47 AM IST

The election flying squad on Monday searched Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan's vehicle in Thanjavur district

Updated On: 23 Mar 2021 | 8:15 AM IST

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief and actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Monday filed his nomination from Coimbatore South Constituency for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls

Updated On: 16 Mar 2021 | 12:36 PM IST

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said he would criticise anyone who is "people's enemy" and denied he was being selective in his criticism of opponents.

Updated On: 09 Mar 2021 | 9:24 PM IST

The ruling AIADMK's ally DMDK on Tuesday walked out of the alliance following failure of seat sharing talks

Updated On: 09 Mar 2021 | 8:23 PM IST

The front will now be actively commencing campaigning in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on April 6

Updated On: 09 Mar 2021 | 2:19 PM IST

Haasan is expecting to get full support and blessings from southern movie icon Rajinikanth

Updated On: 03 Mar 2021 | 7:38 PM IST

The actor-politician was inoculated a day after the nationwide vaccination of 60 plus age group and those aged between 45-59 with co-morbidities was launched

Updated On: 02 Mar 2021 | 3:07 PM IST

Is Tamil Nadu approaching a post-Dravidian era in politics with Rajinikanth talking about spirituality in politics while the BJP does the ground work?

Updated On: 20 Mar 2020 | 9:29 PM IST

Assistant director Krishna, art assistant Chandran and Madhu, a production assistant, were killed when a crane came crashing down on the sets of 'Indian 2' late on February 19.

Updated On: 03 Mar 2020 | 5:28 PM IST