Kamal Haasan filmography
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, producer, writer, director, playback singer and choreographer who primarily works in the Tamil film industry. He has also done some Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali language films.[1] Making his debut as a child actor in the 1959 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma, he won the President's Gold Medal for his performance.[2] Since then he has acted in over 200 films. After a few projects as child artist, he had to take a break to continue his education. Kamal later concentrated on dance choreography and started working as assistant choreographer, making uncredited appearances in films which he worked during the early 1970s.[2]
In 1973, Kamal landed in his first adult role, Arangetram, directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor. He continued with minor roles in several films such as Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973) and Naan Avanillai (1974), most of them directed by Balachander, before acting as an independent lead actor in the 1974 Malayalam film Kanyakumari.[2] The film won him the first of his 19 Filmfare Awards. The next year he acted in a series of films in Tamil and Malayalam. He got his major breakthrough in Tamil through Apoorva Raagangal (1975) which earned him a second Filmfare Award, his first in Tamil.[2] Following the success of Kanyakumari, he started working on more Malayalam films throughout the 70s. From 1974 to 1978 he won six Filmfare Awards, including Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor for four consecutive years. Kamal turned producer for Raja Paarvai (1981), in which he played the lead role of a blind musician.[3] The film was produced under the banner "Hasan brothers", and later renamed Raaj Kamal Films International.
Kamal Haasan entered in Bollywood in 1977 through Aaina in a cameo role directed by K. Balachander ,1981 film Ek Duuje Ke Liye also directed by K. Balachander (remake of his 1978 Telugu film Maro Charitra) became a cult classic. In Moondram Pirai (1982) he played the role of a school teacher who looks after a girl suffering from amnesia. The performance won him many accolades including the "Best Actor" awards at both national and regional level. His work in Ramesh Sippy's, Saagar (1985), a triangular love story, was nominated in both "Best Actor" and "Best Supporting Actor" categories at the 33rd Filmfare Awards.[2][4] Under Raaj Kamal Films International, he produced films such as Vikram (1986), Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Thevar Magan (1992) and Hey Ram (2000). As a producer he won a Filmfare Award and National Film Award for Apoorva Sagodharargal and Thevar Magan. Seven of the films that Haasan has been featured were submitted by India to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, the most films ever submitted for any actor in India.[5] In 2009, he became one of the few actors in India to have completed 50 years in cinema. His work Vishwaroopam (2013), also produced and directed by him, won two awards at the 60th National Film Awards.[6]
As actor
As director, producer, writer and distributor
| Year | Film | Language | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Distributor | ||||
| 1980 | Guru | Tamil |  | Credited along with his brothers as "Hasan Brothers" | |||
| 1981 | Raja Paarvai | Tamil | | | | Credited along with his brothers as "Hasan Brothers" | |
| 1986 | Vikram | Tamil | | | | ||
| 1987 | Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu | Tamil | | | |||
| 1988 | Sathya | Tamil | | | |||
| 1989 | Apoorva Sagodharargal | Tamil | | | | ||
| 1989 | Indrudu Chandrudu | Telugu | | ||||
| 1990 | Michael Madana Kama Rajan | Tamil | | ||||
| 1991 | Gunaa | Tamil | | ||||
| 1992 | Thevar Magan | Tamil | | | | ||
| 1994 | Magalir Mattum | Tamil | | | | ||
| 1995 | Kuruthipunal | Tamil | | | | ||
| 1997 | Chachi 420 | Hindi | | | | | |
| 1997 | Virasat | Hindi | | ||||
| 1998 | Kaathala Kaathala | Tamil | | ||||
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Tamil | | | | | |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Hindi | | | | | |
| 2001 | Aalavandhan | Tamil | | ||||
| 2003 | Anbe Sivam | Tamil | | ||||
| 2003 | Nala Damayanthi | Tamil | | | | ||
| 2004 | Virumaandi | Tamil | | | | | |
| 2005 | Mumbai Express | Tamil | | | | ||
| 2005 | Mumbai Xpress | Hindi | | | | ||
| 2008 | Dasavathaaram | Tamil | | ||||
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Tamil | | | | ||
| 2009 | Eeenadu | Telugu | | | | ||
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam | Tamil | | | | | |
| 2013 | Vishwaroop | Hindi | | | | | |
| 2015 | Uttama Villain | Tamil | | | |||
| 2015 | Thoongavanam | Tamil | | | |||
| 2015 | Cheekati Rajyam | Telugu | | | |||
| 2016 | Vishwaroopam 2 | Tamil | | | | ||
| 2016 | Vishwaroop II | Hindi | | | | ||
As playback singer
| Year | Song title | Film | Composer | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Nyayiru Oli Mazhaiyil" | Andharangam | G. Devarajan | Tamil |
| 1977 | "Peethaambaraa Oh Krishnaa" | Siva Thandavum | M. B. Sreenivasan | Malayalam |
| 1978 | "Ye Theega Poovunu" | Maro Charitra | M. S. Viswanathan | Telugu |
| 1978 | "Panneer Pushpangale" | Aval Appadithan | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil |
| 1978 | "Mama Manasu Ini" | Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala | Shyam | Tamil |
| 1978 | "Ninaivo Oru Paravai" | Sigappu Rojakal | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil |
| 1980 | Theru Vilakku | Gangai Amaran | Tamil | |
| 1980 | Saranam Ayyappa | Chandrabose | Tamil | |
| 1981 | "Vizhiyorathu Kanavu" | Raja Paarvai | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil |
| 1982 | "Thanniya Potta" | Savaal | M. S. Viswanathan | Tamil |
| 1983 | "Kaatula Oru Nari" | Moondram Pirai | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil |
| 1983 | "Ek Dafa Ek Jungle Tha" | Sadma | Hindi | |
| 1984 | "Megam Kottattum" | Enakkul Oruvan | Tamil | |
| 1984 | "Pon Maanai" | Oh Maane Maane | Tamil | |
| 1985 | "Ammammoi Appappoi" | Japanil Kalyanaraman | Tamil | |
| 1986 | "Vey Vey " | Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu | Telugu | |
| 1986 | "Vikram Vikram" "Vanithamani" | Vikram | Tamil | |
| 1986 | "Ammamma Vanthathingu" | Per Sollum Pillai | Tamil | |
| 1987 | "Thenpandi Seemayilae" | Nayagan | Tamil | |
| 1987 | "Potta Padiyuthu" | Sathya | Tamil | |
| 1989 | "Raaja Kayya Vecha" | Apoorva Sagodharargal | Tamil | |
| 1990 | "Raja Naam Mera" | Appu Raja | Hindi | |
| 1990 | "Sundhari Neeyum" | Michael Madhana Kamarajan | Tamil | |
| 1991 | "Kanmani Anbodu" "Unnai Naan" | Guna | Tamil | |
| 1992 | "Pottu Vaitha Kadhal Thitam" "Sonnapadi Kelu" | Singaravelan | Tamil | |
| 1992 | "Inji Idupalaga" "Sandhu Pottu" | Thevar Magan | Tamil | |
| 1993 | "Thanmaanam " "Anbaana Nenjam " "Peigala Nambaadhey" | Mahanadhi | Tamil | |
| 1993 | "Kokkarakko Kozhi" | Kalaignan | Tamil | |
| 1994 | "Yedhilum Vallavan" | Nammavar | Mahesh Mahadevan | Tamil |
| 1995 | "Maarugo Maarugo " | Sathi Leelavathi | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil |
| 1996 | "Rukku Rukku" | Avvai Shanmughi | Deva | Tamil |
| 1996 | "Muthae Muthamma" | Ullasam | Karthik Raja | Tamil |
| 1998 | "Kaasu Mela" "Saravanabhava" "Madonna Paadala" | Kadhala Kadhala | Karthik Raja | Tamil |
| 1998 | "Jago Gori" | Chachi 420 | Vishal Bhardwaj | Hindi |
| 1999 | "Chippikule Muthu" "Vaa Nanbane" "Aval Devathai" | The Blast | Yuvanshankar Raja | Tamil |
| 2000 | "Ram Ram" "Ramanaanalum" | Hey Ram | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil |
| 2000 | "Aalangati Mazhai" "Injirango Injirango" | Thenali | A. R. Rahman | Tamil |
| 2001 | "Kadavul Paadhi" "Siri Siri" | Aalavandhan | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Tamil |
| 2002 | "Kadhal Piriyamal" "Vandhen Vandhen" | Panchathantiram | Deva | Tamil |
| 2002 | "Yeandi Sudamani" "Kandhasamy Madasamy" | Pammal K. Sambandam | Deva | Tamil |
| 2003 | "Sudupattadha" "Stranded on the Streets" | Nala Damayanthi | Ramesh Vinayagam | Tamil |
| 2003 | "Anbe Sivam" "Yele Machi" "Naatukkoru Seithi" | Anbe Sivam | Vidyasagar | Tamil |
| 2003 | "Annalakshmi" "Maada Vilakke" "Kombula Poova Sutthi" "Unna Vida" | Virumaandi | Ilayaraaja | Tamil |
| 2004 | "Kalakkapovathu Yaaru" "Alwarpetai Aaluda" | Vasool Raja MBBS | Bharathwaj | Tamil |
| 2005 | "Kurangu Kaiyil Malai" "Ele! Nee Othippoo" | Mumbai Express | Ilaiyaraaja | Tamil |
| 2005 | "Idemi Vintha" | Mumbai Express | Ilaiyaraaja | Telugu |
| 2006 | "Neruppu Vaayinil" | Pudhupettai | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Tamil |
| 2008 | "Oh Ho Sanam" "Mukkundha Mukkundha" | Dasavathaaram | Himesh Reshammiya | Tamil |
| 2009 | "Eenaadu...E Samaram Aagena"" "Allah Jaane Allah" | Eeenadu | Shruti Haasan | Telugu |
| 2009 | "Nilai Varuma" "Allah Jaane Allah" | Unnaipol Oruvan | Shruti Hassan | Tamil |
| 2010 | "Dhagudu Dhattham" "NeelaVaanam" "Kamal Kavidhai" | Manmadhan Ambu | Devi Sri Prasad | Tamil |
| 2013 | "Undalaenandhi Naa Kannu" "Anu Vinasa Varshamidhi" | Vishwaroopam | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Telugu |
| 2013 | "Main Radha Tu Shaam" "Koi Kahin" | Vishwaroop | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Hindi |
| 2013 | "Unnai Kaanadhu Naan" "Thuppaki Engal Tholile" "Anu Vidhaiththa Boomiyile" | Vishwaroopam | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Tamil |
| 2015 | "Loveaa Loveaa", "Sagavaram", "Iraniyan Naadagam" | Uttama Villain | M. Ghibran | Tamil |
| 2015 | "Kaarirule" | Avam | Sundaramurthy KS | Tamil |
| 2015 | "Neeye Unakku Raja" | Thoongaavanam | M. Ghibran | Tamil |
As lyricist
| Year | Film | Song | Music composer | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hey Ram | "Nee Partha", "Ram Ram" | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 2004 | Virumaandi | "Unna Vida" | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | "Unnaipol Oruvan", "Nilai Varumaa" "Vaanam Ellai" | Shruthi Haasan | |
| 2010 | Manmadhan Ambu | "Dhagudu Dhattam", "Who's The Hero", "Neela Vaanam", "Kamal Kavidhai", "Manmadan Ambu" | Devi Sri Prasad | |
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam | "Unnai Kaanadhu Naan", "Anu Vidhaiththa Boomiyile" | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |
| 2015 | Uttama Villain | "Kadhalam Kadavul", "Sagavaram", "Iraniyan Nadagam", "Mutharasan Kadhai", "Uthaman Kadhai" | M. Ghibran | |
Other crew positions
| Year | Film | Language | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Savaale Samali | Tamil | Dance assistant |
| 1971 | Shrimantudu | Telugu | Dance assistant |
| 1971 | Annai Velankanni | Tamil | Dance assistant Assistant director |
| 1972 | Nrithasaala | Malayalam | Dance assistant |
| 1977 | Avargal | Tamil | Choreographer |
| 1977 | Aaina | Hindi | Assistant director Choreographer |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Tamil | Choreographer |
| 2013 | Vishwaroopam | Tamil | Choreographer (credited along with Pt. Birju Maharaj) |
| 2015 | Uttama Villain | Tamil | Choreographer |
Unreleased Films
| Film | Language | Director | Co Star | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khabardar | Hindi | T. Rama Rao | Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Jaya Prada | |
| Kanden Seethaiyai | Tamil | Balachandra Menon | Ramesh Aravind, Nassar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| Ladies Only | Hindi | Dinesh Shailendra | Randhir Kapoor | |
| Marmayogi | Tamil | Kamal Haasan | Venkatesh | |
| Marudhanayagam | Tamil | Kamal Haasan | Sathyaraj, Vishnuvardhan |
See also
References
- ↑ "Kamal Haasan to be felicitated at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival". The Times of India. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kamal Haasan's Biography". Koimoi. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (26 October 2007). "The write move". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Kamal Hassan". Sify. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Indian Oscar failure". NDTV Network. 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ↑ "Vazhakku En 18/9, Vishwaroopam and Paradesi get National Awards". The Times of India. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Pushpaka Vimanam was India's first silent film". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ↑ "Music with a sixth sense — The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ↑ "Kamal Haasan inspired director Quentin Tarantino". ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.