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Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

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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.

Filmography (233)

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Leo2023

As Vikram (voice)

TMDb 6.9 / 10

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Vikram2022

As Karnan / Arun Kumar Vikram

TMDb 7.6 / 10

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Vikram1986

As Commander Arun Kumar Vikram

TMDb 6.0 / 10

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Nammavar1994

As Dr. Selvam, Vice-Chancellor, Professor

TMDb 7.7 / 10

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Dasavatharam2008

As Govindarajan Ramaswamy / Rangaraja Nambi / George W. Bush / Avtaar Singh / Balram Naidu / Christian Fletcher / Shinghen Narahasi / Krishnaveni / Vincent Poovaragavan / Kalifullah Mukhtaar

TMDb 6.7 / 10

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Indian1996

As Veerasekaran Senapathy / Chandra Bose

TMDb 7.0 / 10

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Amoli2018

As Self - Narrator (Tamil)

TMDb 6.0 / 10

Filmography and biography: TMDb