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Actor
Kamal Haasan
Famoose for
Building a versatile Tamil film career as actor and filmmaker.
Nayakan · Indian
- Born
- 7 November 1954
- Birthplace
- Paramakudi, India
More people
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian actor whose work includes character transformations, comedy and ambitious film production.
Early life
Child acting
Entered cinema as a child.
Training
Developed dance and performance skills before adult leading roles.
Career
- 1960
Early debut
Appeared in Kalathur Kannamma.
- 1970s–1980s
Leading actor
Built a major career across Indian languages.
- Later career
Filmmaking
Expanded into writing, directing and producing.
Selected films
Nayakan
Played a man rising through Bombay’s underworld.
Indian
Played contrasting generations in the action drama.
Hey Ram
Wrote, directed and starred in the historical film.
Beyond work
Politics
Founded Makkal Needhi Maiam.
Production
Established Raaj Kamal Films International.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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