Kamal Haasan

Actor · Born 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.

Acted in 217

2020s

2025
Thug Life
Rangaraya Sakthivel
39
2024
Indian 2: Zero Tolerance
Veerasekaran Senapathy
31
Kalki 2898-AD
Supreme Yaskin
69
2023
Leo
Vikram (voice)
74
2022
Vikram
Karnan / Arun Kumar Vikram
75

2010s

2018
Vishwaroopam II
Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri
2016
Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum
Swami
2015
Thoongaavanam
CK Diwakar IRS
Papanasam
Suyambulingam
Uttama Villain
Uttaman/Manoranjan
2013
Vishwaroopam
Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri
2010
Manmadhan Ambu
Major Raja Mannar

2000s

2009
Unnaipol Oruvan
Common Man
Eenadu
The Anonymous Caller
2008
Dasavatharam
Govindarajan Ramaswamy / Rangaraja Nambi / George W. Bush / Avtaar Singh / Balram Naidu / Christian Fletcher / Shinghen Narahasi / Krishnaveni / Vincent Poovaragavan / Kalifullah Mukhtaar
2006
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
Raghavan
2005
Rama Shama Bhama
Dr. Shyam Sajjan
Mumbai Xpress
Avinasi/Avinash
2004
Vasool Raja MBBS
'Vasool Raja' Rajaraman Venkatraman
Virumaandi
Virumaandi Thevar
2003
Anbe Sivam
Nalla Sivam
2002
Panchatanthiram
'Ram' Ramachandramurthy
Pammal K. Sambandam
Pammal K. Sambandam
2001
Aalavandhan
Nandu / Vijay
2000
Thenali
Thenali Soman
Hey Ram
Saket Ram

1990s

1998
Kadhala Kadhala
Ramalingam
1997
Chachi 420
Jaiprakash Paswan / Laxmi Godbhole
1996
Avvai Shanmugi
Avvai Shanmugi / Pandiyan
Indian
Veerasekaran Senapathy / Chandra Bose
78
1995
Kuruthipunal
Adhi Narayanan
Subha Sankalpam
Dasu
Sathi Leelavathi
Dr. Sakthivel
79
1994
Nammavar
Dr. Selvam
Magalir Mattum
Boss from Head Office
Mahanadhi
Krishnaswamy
1993
Kalaignan
Indrajeet
Maharasan
Vadivelu
1992
Thevar Magan
'Sakthi' Sakthivel
Singaravelan
Singaravelan
1991
Gunaa
Gunaa
1990
Michael Madana Kama Rajan
Michael / Madanagopal / Kameshwaran / Subramaniam Raju