The Kamal Haasan Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, producer and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting, earning him the Tamil honorific name Ulaganayagan (English: Universal Hero). Kamal Haasan has won several Indian film awards, including four National Film Awards and nineteen Filmfare Awards, and is known for having starred in the largest number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In addition to acting, screenwriting and directing, he has also featured in films as a songwriter, playback singer and choreographer. His film production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films. In 1990, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema. Kamal Haasan is also a recipient of an Honorary doctorate by Sathyabama University. In 2009, he became one of very few Indian actors to have completed 50 years in cinema. After several projects as a child artist, Kamal Haasan's breakthrough into lead acting came with his role in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a rebellious youth in love with an older woman. He secured his second Indian National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who tends a childlike amnesiac in 1982's Moondram Pirai. Haasan was particularly noted for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque Tamil film Nayagan (1987), which was ranked by Time magazine as one of the best films of all time. Since then he has gone on to appear in other notable films such as Anbe Sivam and his own productions, Hey Ram and Virumaandi, as well as Dasavathaaram, in which he appeared in ten distinct roles. This book is your ultimate resource for Kamal Haasan. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Kamal Haasan's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Kamal Haasan, Aalavandhan, Amitabh Bachchan, Anbe Sivam, Anil Kapoor, Anoop Menon, Apoorva Raagangal, Arangetram (film), Aval Oru Thodar Kathai, Avargal, Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar, Avvai Shanmughi, Chachi, Dasavathaaram, Geraftaar, Gumasthavin Magal, Guna (film), Idi Katha Kaadu, K. Balachander, Kaashinathuni Vishwanath, Kabita, Kalaignan, Kalathur Kannamma, Kalyanaraman (1979 film), Kanyakumari (film), Kuruthipunal, Magalir Mattum, Mahanadi (film), Mammootty, Manmadha Leelai, Maro Charithra, Marudhanayagam, Method acting, Michael Madana Kama Rajan and more pages! Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.