Kamal Haasan
- Acting
- November 7, 1954 · Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Biography
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician, currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu. Among the most prominent and celebrated film auteurs in modern Indian cinema, his body of work spans over 240 films across six decades in a wide array of languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali. In addition to his extensive work as an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, playback singer and lyricist, he has also worked as an assistant director, choreographer, editor, make-up artist, narrator, television host, and film distributor. In 1987, he founded a literary magazine, Maiam, which he edited, while also writing over 100 poems and some books. He was conferred the Kalaimamani in 1978, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014, and the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier) by the Government of France in 2016. Haasan has also won the National Film Award four times (including three for Best Actor), and is also known for having starred in the most number of films (7) submitted by India in contention for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2025, he was invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to become a member of its actors' branch.
Known for
Filmography
- Dharman · Producer
- Thug Life · Rangaraya Sakthivel, Producer
- Amaran · Producer
- Meiyazhagan · Playback Singer
- Manorathangal · Self
- Indian 2: Zero Tolerance · Veerasekaran Senapathy
- Kalki 2898-AD · Supreme Yaskin
- Manjummel Boys · Thanks
- Leo · Vikram (Voice)
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part II · Self
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part I · Self
- Vikram · Karnan / Arun Kumar Vikram, Playback Singer
- Sinamkol · Thanks
- Happi · Playback Singer
- Kadaram Kondan · Producer
- Mega Icons · Self
- Vishwaroopam II · Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri, Director
- Bigg Boss Malayalam · Self
- Amoli · Self, Thanks
- Sathya · Thanks
- Bigg Boss Telugu · Self
- Bigg Boss · Self
- Muthuramalingam · Playback Singer
- Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum · Swami
- The Kapil Sharma Show · Self
- Thoongaavanam · CK Diwakar IRS, Playback Singer
- Papanasam · Suyambulingam
- Uttama Villain · Uttaman/Manoranjan, Lyricist
- Vishwaroopam · Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri, Story
- Celluloid Man · Self
- Manmadhan Ambu · Major Raja Mannar, Lyricist
- Four Friends · Self
- Enthiran · Thanks
- Unnaipol Oruvan · Common Man, Lyricist
- Eenadu · The Anonymous Caller, Writer
- Dasavatharam · Govindarajan Ramaswamy / Rangaraja Nambi / George W. Bush / Avtaar Singh / Balram Naidu / Christian Fletcher / Shinghen Narahasi / Krishnaveni / Vincent Poovaragavan / Kalifullah Mukhtaar, Playback Singer
- Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu · Raghavan
- Pudhupettai · Playback Singer
- Thandege Thakka Maga · Writer
- Rama Shama Bhama · Dr. Shyam Sajjan
- Ramji Londonwaley · Story
- Mumbai Xpress · Avinasi/Avinash, Screenplay
- Vasool Raja MBBS · 'Vasool Raja' Rajaraman Venkatraman, Playback Singer
- Virumaandi · Virumaandi Thevar, Lyricist
- Nala Damayanthi · Self, Producer
- Anbe Sivam · Nalla Sivam, Playback Singer
- Panchatanthiram · 'Ram' Ramachandramurthy, Playback Singer
- Pammal K. Sambandam · Pammal K. Sambandam, Playback Singer
- Aalavandhan · Nandu / Vijay, Playback Singer
- Paarthale Paravasam · Self
- Thenali · Thenali Soman, Playback Singer
- Hey Ram · Saket Ram, Producer
- Biwi No.1 · Story
- Kadhala Kadhala · Ramalingam, Playback Singer
- Chachi 420 · Jaiprakash Paswan / Laxmi Godbhole, Director
- Virasat · Writer
- Ullasam · Playback Singer
- Star Trek: First Contact · Makeup Artist
- Avvai Shanmugi · Avvai Shanmugi / Pandiyan, Playback Singer
- Indian · Veerasekaran Senapathy / Chandra Bose
- Three Men Army · Thanks
- Kuruthipunal · Adhi Narayanan, Producer
- Subha Sankalpam · Dasu
- Sathi Leelavathi · Dr. Sakthivel, Playback Singer
- Nammavar · Dr. Selvam, Screenplay
- Magalir Mattum · Boss from Head Office, Producer
- Mahanadhi · Krishnaswamy, Playback Singer
- Kalaignan · Indrajeet, Playback Singer
- Maharasan · Vadivelu
- Thevar Magan · 'Sakthi' Sakthivel, Playback Singer
- Singaravelan · Singaravelan, Playback Singer
- Gunaa · Gunaa, Playback Singer
- Michael Madana Kama Rajan · Michael / Madanagopal / Kameshwaran / Subramaniam Raju, Writer
- Indrudu Chandrudu · G. K. Rayudu / Chandran, Screenplay
- Vetri Vizha · Vetrivel IPS / Stephen Raj
- Chanakyan · Johnson
- Apoorva Sagodharargal · Raghupathy / Appu / Raja, Playback Singer
- Unnal Mudiyum Thambi · Udhayamoorthi
- Soora Samhaaram · ACP Athi Veerapandiyan
- Rambo III · Makeup Artist