Kamal Haasan

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Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954 as

Parthasarathy),[4] also credited sometimes as Kamal Kamal Haasan
Hassan,[5] is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter,
producer, playback singer and lyricist who works primarily
in Tamil cinema. Widely regarded as one of the greatest
actors in Indian cinema, Kamal has won several film awards
including three National Film Awards, the second highest by
any Indian actor, and nineteen Filmfare Awards. His
production company, Rajkamal International, has produced
several of his films.

He worked as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil language film

Kalathur Kannamma, for which he won the President's Gold
Medal. He met director K.Balachander who is frequently
credited for shaping Kamal's acting skills. His breakthrough
as a lead actor came in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal,
directed by K.Balachander, in which he played a rebellious
youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his
first National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless
schoolteacher who cares for a child-like amnesiac in
Kamal Haasan at Vishwaroopam promotions
Moondram Pirai (1983). He was noted for his performances
in Mani Ratnam's Nayagan (1987) and S. Shankar's vigilante Born Parthasarathy
film Indian (1996), which saw him playing dual roles of a 7 November 1954 [1][2]
father and a son. Since then he has appeared in a number of Ramanathapuram, Madras State,
films including Hey Ram (2000), Virumaandi (2004), India[3]
Vishwaroopam (2013) which were his own productions and
Residence Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Dasavathaaram (2008) in which he played ten different
roles. Nationality Indian
Occupation Film actor, producer, director,
Kamal was awarded the Kalaimamani award in 1979, the
screenwriter, playback singer, lyricist,
Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) in 2016.[6] choreographer, song writer, dancer,
philanthropist
Years active 1959present
Contents Spouse(s) Vani Ganpati (m. 1978; div. 1988)
Sarika Thakur (m. 1988; div. 2004)
1 Early life Partner(s) Gautami Tadimalla (20052016)
2 Career
2.1 Child actor (19591965) Children Shruti Haasan (b. 1986)
2.2 Lead roles, 19701975 Akshara Haasan (b. 1991)
2.3 Late 1970s Awards Padma Shri (1990)
2.4 Hindi Film Industry (1980s)
Padma Bhushan (2014)
2.5 Comedy (1990s)
2.6 20002009 Prix Henri-Langlois French
2.7 2010present Award (2016)
2.8 Off-screen contributions Chevalier French Award
3 Personal life (2016)
3.1 Family
3.2 Relationships
3.3 Views
3.4 Humanitarian work
 3.5 Writings
4 Awards and honours
5 Critique, professional and public perception
6 References
7 External links

Early life
Kamal Haasan was born in a Tamil Brahmin Family in Ramanathapuram, Madras State.[7] His father's name is
D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and his mother Rajalakshmi was a housewife .[8] Kamal is the youngest child
in his family. His brothers Charuhasan (born 1930) and Chandrahasan (born 1936) are lawyers as well; the
former became an actor during the late 1980s. Kamal's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer. He
received his primary education in Paramakudi before moving to Madras (now Chennai) as his brothers pursued
their higher education.[8] Kamal continued his education in Santhome, Madras,[8] and was attracted towards
film and fine arts as encouraged by his father.[8] When a physician friend of his mother, visited Avichi
Meiyappa Chettiar (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Kamal with her.[9] Apparently impressed by his
demeanor AVM's son, M. Saravanan, recommended him for their production Kalathur Kannamma.[8]

Career
Child actor (19591965)

Kamal won the Rashtrapathi Award (President's Gold Medal) for his performance in Kalathur Kannamma at
age four, and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Kannum
Karalum (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha)
headed by T. K. Shanmugam. In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the Hindu Higher Secondary
School in Triplicane. His time with the theatre company shaped Kamal's craft, and kindled his interest in
makeup.[10][11]

Lead roles, 19701975

After a seven-year hiatus from films, Kamal returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under
dance choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Kamal made brief appearances in some films including a
few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film Maanavan, in which he appeared in a dance
sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as Annai Velankani (1971) and Kasi Yathirai (1973).
In the former he had a supporting role as well as worked as an assistant director.[12] His first full-fledged role
came in K. Balachander's Tamil film Arangetram (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his
Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973). Kamal went on to do supporting roles in films such as Gumasthavin Magal
(1974), Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Naan Avanillai. The same year, he played his first lead role in the
Malayalam film, Kanyakumari, for which he the won his first Filmfare Award.[13] In Tamil cinema, he had his
breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's Apoorva Raagangal. He played a rebellious young man who falls
in love with an older woman.[14] For his character, Kamal learned to play the mridangam.[15] The film won him
his second Filmfare Award.[16]

Late 1970s

In 1976, Balachander cast Kamal as a womaniser in Manmadha Leelai; this was followed by Oru Oodhappu
Kan Simittugiradhu (directed by S.P. Muthuraman), which won him his second consecutive Regional Filmfare
(Tamil) Best Actor Award. Kamal later appeared in the Balachander drama Moondru Mudichu. Avargal (1977)
concerned the women's movement; for this role, he learned ventriloquism.[17] The film was remade in Telugu
as Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), with Kamal reprising his role. 16 Vayathinile, in which he played a village
bumpkin, won him a third consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Kamal starred in his first Kannada film,
Kokila, the directorial debut of friend and mentor Balu Mahendra. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film,
Kabita, a remake of the Tamil film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai. In 1978 Kamal made his Telugu film debut with a
lead role in the cross-cultural romantic film, Maro Charithra, directed by Balachander. His fourth consecutive
Filmfare Award resulted from Sigappu Rojakkal, a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer.

In the 1978 Telugu film Sommokadidhi Sokkadidhi, Kamal played two parts. This was also his first
collaboration with director Suresh Madhavan. He also appeared in the musical Ninaithale Inikkum, a snake-
horror film (Neeya) and Kalyanaraman. At the end of the 1970s he had a total of six regional Best Actor
Filmfare Awards, including four consecutive Best Tamil Actor Awards.

Hindi Film Industry (1980s)

Kamal's films during the 1980s included 1980's Tamil-language Varumayin Niram Sivappu, in which he played
an unemployed youth; he also made a cameo appearance in Rajinikanth's 1981 Thillu Mullu. Kamal made his
debut in Hindi cinema with Ek Duuje Ke Liye, the remake of his own acted Telugu-language film Maro
Charithra directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He
made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in Raja Paarvai, debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively
poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a Filmfare Award.[18] After a
year of starring in commercial films, Kamal won the first of three National Awards for Best Actor for his
portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in Balu Mahendra's Moondram Pirai, later reprising
his role in the Hindi version, Sadma.[13] During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil
films, including Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya and Zara Si Zindagi. In 1983 he appeared in Sagara Sangamam,
directed by K. Vishwanath. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first Nandi Award for
Best Actor and his second Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award.

After 1984's multistarrer Raaj Tilak, Kamal appeared in Saagar (released 1985), winning the Filmfare Best
Actor Award and nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award. The film was India's representative for the
Best Foreign Language Oscar in 1985.[13] He left Bollywood temporarily after Geraftaar [19] and Dekha Pyar
Tumhara to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman).

In 1986, Kamal produced the technically brilliant Vikram and collaborated with Kodandarami Reddy for Oka
Radha Iddaru Krishnulu and then K. Vishwanath in Swathi Muthyam, playing an autistic person who tries to
change society; it was India's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 1986.[13] These
Tollywood films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed
into Telugu.[20]

Following Punnagai Mannan (in which he played two roles, including a satire of Charlie Chaplin as Chaplin
Chellappa) and Kadhal Parisu, Kamal appeared in Mani Ratnam's 1987 film Nayakan. He received his second
Indian National Award for his performance; Nayakan (inspired from Hollywood movie The Godfather [21]) was
submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 Academy Awards, and is on the
Time's All-Time 100 Movies list.[22] In 1988 Kamal appeared in his only silent film to date: Pushpak, a black
comedy,[13] Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (a remake of the Telugu film Rudraveena) and Sathya (remake of Hindi
film Arjun) in 1988. Kamal's all four films of 1989 were major success, Apoorva Sagodharargal, where he
played a dwarf,[13] then Chanakyan, an original Malayalam film, later the blockbuster Vetri Vizha (where he
played an amnesiac) and finally Kamal played two parts in Indrudu Chandrudu, winning the Filmfare Best
Actor and Nandi Awards for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Kamal was successful in the Malayalam,
Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national
awards.[20][23][24]

Comedy (1990s)

In 1990, Michael Madhana Kamarajan saw Kamal build on Apoorva Sagodharargal by playing quadruplets. It
began as a collaboration with writer Crazy Mohan for future comedy films.[25] Kamal won successive Best
Actor awards for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in Gunaa and Thevar Magan (which was
remade in Hindi as 1997's Virasat). He was credited with the story for the latter, and won his third National
Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil as a producer. The film was India's submission for the Academy
Awards that year. A series of films followed: Singaravelan, Maharasan, Kalaignan, Mahanadi, Nammavar,
and Sathi Leelavathi (based on the British film She-Devil). Produced by Kamal, it featured himself alongside
Kannada actor Ramesh Arvind and comedian Kovai Sarala. Kamal resumed his collaboration with Kasinadhuni
Viswanath in the Telugu film, Subha Sankalpam, and starred in the police story Kuruthipunal (remake of
govind nihlani's movie Drohkaal [26]) with Arjun Sarja. Kamal's success in the latter was followed by his third
National Film Award for Best Actor for Indian.[27]

'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs.1.25 crores per a film and
which is the highest ever remuneration for any Indian hero then. In 1994, Kamal became the first actor to
charge 1.5 crore per film.The highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 was Rajesh Khanna.

After Indian Kamal played a woman in the comedy Avvai Shanmughi (inspired by Mrs. Doubtfire),[28] which
was a box-office success. He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of Avvai Shanmughi, Chachi
420,[29] but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Kamal took over as director.[30][31] In 1997 Kamal
began directing an unfinished biopic of Mohammed Yusuf Khan, Marudhanayagam; a forty five minutes of
film and a trailer was shot.[32] Marudhanayagam was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in Indian
cinematic history and his magnum opus; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and
it was launched at a public ceremony by Queen Elizabeth during her 1997 visit to India.[33] Although the film
failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Kamal expressed an interest in reviving the project.[34] In 1998,
he appeared in Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's romantic comedy, Kaathala Kaathala opposite Prabhu Deva. The
film was a commercial success and was also dubbed in Hindi as Mirch Masala, which was never released.[35]

20002009

After a two-year hiatus from Indian cinema, Kamal decided against reviving Marudhanayagam. He directed his
second film, Hey Ram,[36] a period drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the partition of
India and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Kamal produced and choreographed the film, writing its
screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.[37] Hey Ram was a box-
office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Kamal appeared in the comedy Thenali
(inspired from Hollywood movie What About Bob?[38]) as a Sri Lankan Tamilian with PTSD who is under a
psychiatrist's care. Thenali, starring Malayalam actor Jayaram, was a box-office success. Kamal's next film was
2001's Aalavandhan, in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms.
To play the other Army major in Aalavandhan, he went to the NDA for a crash course.[39] The Hindi version
was distributed by Shringar Films.[40][41] Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure.[42]

After a number of successful comedies[43] (including Pammal K. Sambandam and Panchathantiram (inspired
from the Hollywood movie Very Bad Things[44]) and guest appearances, Kamal directed Virumaandi, a film
about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film
Festival.[45] He also appeared in Anbe Sivam with Madhavan. Priyadarshan, its original director, left and
Sundar C. completed the film. Anbe Sivam tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Kamal as a communist.
His performance was praised by critics, with The Hindu saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema
proud".[46]

In 2004 Kamal appeared in Vasool Raja MBBS, a remake of Bollywood's Munnabhai MBBS, with Sneha which
was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy Mumbai Express. Released
during Tamil New Year with Rajinikanth's Chandramukhi and Vijay's romantic comedy Sachien, it was a
disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. In 2006 Kamal's long-delayed project, the stylish
police story Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, was a success. Directed by Gautham Menon, the film is about a police
officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's Dasavathaaram, he played ten roles;
the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and
overseas. Dasavathaaram, written by Kamal and director K. S. Ravikumar, is one of the first modern science-
fiction films made in India. Starring Kamal and Asin Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film (as of
2008) and his performance was critically praised.[47] In Canada, Dasavathaaram was the first Tamil film
distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.[48]
After Dasavathaaram Kamal directed a film tentatively titled Marmayogi, which stalled after a year of pre-
production. He then produced and starred in Unnaipol Oruvan, a remake of the Bollywood film A Wednesday,
where he reprised the role originally played by Naseeruddin Shah with Malayalam actor Mohanlal playing
Anupam Kher's role.[49][50] It was released in Telugu as Eeenadu, with Venkatesh reprising the role played by
Kher.[51] Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.[51][52]

2010present

Kamal collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in Manmadan Ambu, for which he also wrote the
screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiance is cheating on him.[53] The
film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with Behindwoods calling it "an entertainer, but in
parts"[54] and Sify saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".[55]

Kamal's next film after Manmadhan Ambu was 2013's Vishwaroopam, released in Hindi as Vishwaroop. It won
two National Film Awards (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the 60th National Film
Awards.[56] In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the 67th Cannes Film Festival.[57]
As of July 2014, he was working on three films: Uthama Villain, Vishwaroopam II, the sequel of
Vishwaroopam[58] and Papanasam.[59] After 2 years of Vishwaroopam' s release, Uttama Villain was released
on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, Papanasam a Tamil remake of Malayalam
film Drishyam[60] was released with positive reviews and became a huge success [61] followed by the bi-lingual
Thoongaa Vanam and Cheekati Rajyam,[62] both doing moderate business.

Off-screen contributions

In addition to acting, Kamal is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.[10][30] He has written
many of his films, including Raja Paarvai, Apoorva Sagodharargal, Michael Madhana Kamarajan, Thevar
Magan, Mahanadhi, Hey Ram, Aalavandhan, Anbe Sivam, Nala Damayanthi, Virumaandi, Dasavathaaram,
Manmadhan Ambu and Vishwaroopam. Kamal's production company (Rajkamal International) has produced
several of his films, and he directed Chachi 420, Hey Ram, Virumaandi and Vishwaroopam. He considered
directing full-time if Hey Ram was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.[63]
In his earlier career, he has also choreographed for MGR in Naan Yen Pirandhen, Sivaji Ganesan in Savaale
Samaali and Jayalalithaa in Anbu Thangai[64] In 2010 Kamal said he wanted to do more directing, since young
actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a
technician, and joked: "Film makers like K. Balachander told me that I won't be able make much money by
being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his
dreams".[65] Kamal attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a
makeup artist under Michael Westmore.[66]

Kamal has also written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in Hey Ram, songs in Virumaandi
and Unnaipol Oruvan and the album for Manmadhan Ambu. Kamal's musical work has been well received by
his peers in Tamil film.[67] He is also a playback singer,[68] singing in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and
English.[69] Currently Kamal is part of the Mission "Clean India" set by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Personal life
Family

Kamal was born into a Tamil family[70] in the town of Paramakudi, in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil
Nadu, to criminal defense lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi a housewife.[71] During a 2013 appearance on
an episode of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi, he stated that his parents originally named him Parthasarathy and
his mother always used to call him by that name.[4] In an interview with Karan Thapar, Kamal said his father
was literate in Sanskrit. Kamal was the youngest of four children; his siblings are Charuhasan, Chandrahasan
and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law.
Kamal has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably Unnaipol Oruvan and in the song "Kallai
Mattum" in Dasavathaaram.[72] His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Kamal, is a National Film Award-winning
actor who appeared in the Kannada film Tabarana Kathe. Charuhasan's daughter Suhasini is also a National
Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) Mani Ratnam, who collaborated with Kamal
on 1987's Nayakan.[73] Chandrahasan has produced several of Kamal's films and was an executive with
Rajkamal International, he died in March 2017.[74] Chandrahasan's daughter Anu Hasan has had supporting
roles in several films, including Suhasini's Indira. Kamal's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he
named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).[75] Her son, Gautham, played Kamal's grandson in "Hey Ram".

Relationships

Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with Srividya. They

were reported to have had an affair during the 1970s and their
relationship was explored in the 2008 Malayalam film Thirakkatha by
Renjith (with Anoop Menon as Kamal and Priyamani as Srividya).
Kamal visited Srividya when she was on her deathbed in 2006.[76]

In 1978, at age 24, Kamal married dancer Vani Ganapathy.[77] They

divorced ten years later.

Kamal and the actress Sarika began living together in 1988, marrying
Kamal with daughters Shruti (left) after the birth of their first child, Shruti Haasan (born 1986). Shruti
and Akshara (right). Haasan is a singer and a Tollywood-Kollywood actress. Their younger
daughter, Akshara (born 1991), was assistant director for 2013's
Vishwaroopam. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, replacing Vani Ganapathy as Kamal's costume
designer for Hey Ram. In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.[78]

Kamal's affair with co-star Simran Bagga (22 years younger than him) triggered the breakup.[79] His
relationship with Simran (who appeared in Pammal K. Sambandam and Panchathantiram) was brief, since
Simran married her childhood friend in late 2003. Kamal had lived with former actress Gautami Tadimalla
(who had starred with him in several films during the late 1980s and early 1990s) from 2005 till 2016. Gautami
had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him.[80] Gautami wrote on her blog: "It is
heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years
together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life,".[81] Shruti,
Akshara and Gautami's daughter Subbalakshmi (from an annulled marriage) lived with them.[82]

Views

Kamal is a self-proclaimed atheist.[83] He has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the
theme in his films like Anbe Sivam and Dasavathaaram.[84] He has been thought to be Muslim because of his
Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied preclearance by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
authorities at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2002.[85] In Sanskrit Kamal means "lotus", but it was
rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who
was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with Karan Thapar, Kamal said
that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word hasya, and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was
publicised by the media it was only "a story".[86] Although he has abstained from politics, Kamal is considered
left-leaning or independent.[87] and has said that his politics would result in his death within a year.[88]

Humanitarian work

Kamal is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations[89] and is involved in social-
service activities through the clubs under the name Kamal Narpani Iyakkam (Kamal Welfare
Association).[90][91] His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational
materials to students.[92][93][94]
Kamal received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his
humanist activities and secular life in 2004.[95] He was project
ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an
orphanage for HIV/AIDS-affected children.[96] In September 2010
Kamal launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to
children with cancer at Sri Ramachandra University in Porur,
Chennai.[97] He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social
causes.[98][99] Kamal won 5 million on Neengalum Vellalam Oru
Kodi in March 2013 and promised that his prize money would be used
Kamal with social activist M. B.
for Petral Thaan Pillaya, supporting children with HIV.
Nirmal (right) in Chennai
Kamal was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for
the Swachh Bharat Campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the Environmentalist
Foundation of India's Arun Krishnamurthy on 7 November 2014.[100][101]

Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Kamal endorsed Pothys for the first time in 2015.[102] His
daughter, Shruti Haasan has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Kamal has stated that should he ever act in
commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children.[103]

Writings

Kamal publishes the magazine Mayyam, by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (Narpani Iyakkam). His
views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as Thedi Theerpom Va
(Come, Let's Find and Solve) by his fan club.[104] He is also interested in Tamil literature.[105][106]

Awards and honours

Kamal received in 1990 the Padma Shri and in 2014 the Padma
Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema.[107] At age six he won
the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film,
Kalathur Kannamma.[108] He is tied with Mammootty for the second
most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a National
Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for producing the 1992
Tamil film, Thevar Magan. He has a record 19 Filmfare Awards in five
languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation
Kamal along with Ang Lee
requesting no further awards.[95][109] In 2003, his films Hey Ram,
Pushpak, Nayakan and Kuruthipunal were showcased in the "Director
in Focus" category at the Rotterdam Film Festival.[110] In 2004, Virumaandi won the inaugural Best Asian film
award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan).[45][110]

In 2005, Sathyabama Deemed University awarded Kamal an honorary doctorate.[111] He received the
Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.[112]
He received the Living Legend Award in 2007 from FICCI.[113] In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance
government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni
said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.[114] That year, the government
of Kerala honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide Onam celebrations in
Thiruvananthapuram.[115]

Kamal received the Kalaimamani Award from the government of Tamil Nadu in 1979.[116] Other honours
include Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Nandi, Screen and Vijay Awards, including four awards for his
performance in Dasavathaaram. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's
entertainment division.[117] He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of
Film+Media),[118] and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the
US.[119] In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-
president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the
New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards.[120] He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-
Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the Limca Book of Records in 2013.[121] Recently honoured
with S. S. Vasan Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by Ananda Vikatan.[122]

Critique, professional and public perception

Mani Ratnam, who directed Kamal in Nayakan, has said that there are
many things he can do that no other actor can.[123] Veteran Tamil actor
Nagesh called Kamal the best actor he had ever seen.[124] Kamal's
contributions to film have been praised by his peers in the Indian film
industry, including Sridevi, Meena, Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal,
Venkatesh, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.[125][126][127][128]
Younger actors (Suriya and Madhavan)[129][130][131] and filmmakers
(Bala, Ameer and Gautham Menon) have been inspired by
him.[132][133][134][135] Kamal with Rajinikanth
The animated action sequence in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill
Bill, was inspired by 2D animated sequences in an Indian film believed to be Aalavandhan.[136][137][138]
Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Kamal's knowledge of literature, history and films
"encyclopedic",[139] and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.[140]

Kamal Hassan has been alleged of plagiarism and inspiration from Hollywood films.[141][142][143][144][145][146]
He was criticised by the-then Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam; the latter stated that Kamal was
"confused" and had "blabbered" unaware of the ground reality for his statement on the government's response
to rain relief efforts.[147][148] Kamal was also criticised by Nayakan's producer Muktha Srinivasan for his
article in The Hindu taking unnecessary credit for that film.[149] He was condemned by the BJP Politician H
Raja for his statements on god believers.[150][151]

Kamal has been accused of self-indulgence,[152] and has been criticised for sexually explicit scenes and
themes, offensive religious sentiments and superficiality about the social issues depicted in his
films.[153][154][155][156] There have also been complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have
caused some of his films to run over budget.[157][158][159]

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