Kamal Haasan is an Indian actor, dancer, film director, screenwriter, producer, playback singer, lyricist and politician who works primarily in Tamil cinema. Hassan has also worked in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali films.

 

Bio
Real Name	Alwerpettai Aaandavar [1]
Nickname	Universal Hero
Profession(s)	Actor, Director, Producer, and Philanthropist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 November 1954
Age (as in 2019)	65 Years
Birthplace	Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
School	Sir M.Ct.Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School, Chennai Hindu Higher Secondary School, Chennai
College	Not Known
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Film: Kalathur Kannamma (1959, as a child artist) Arangetram (1973)
Family	Father- D. Srinivasan (Lawyer) Mother- Rajalakshmi Srinivasan Brother- Chandrahasan and Charuhasan (Actor) Sister- Nalini Raghu
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading
Controversies	• His film 'Hey Ram' faced protest from political parties as they considered that the film portrayed Mahatma Gandhi negatively. • He was forced to change the name of his film 'Sandiyar to Virumandi' in 2004 after Pudhiya Tamizhagam political party said that the film title could create caste-related violence. • In 2013, he was threatened to leave Tamil Nadu, after his film 'Viswaroopam' was opposed by 'Hindu Makkal Katchi' (a political party), Theatre Owners' Association and Muslim groups due to various reasons. • In July 2017, the 'Hindu Makkal Katchi' filed a complaint against Kamal Haasan for tarnishing Tamil culture by hosting 'Boss Tamil 1.' • In May 2019, he attracted controversy by referring to Nathuram Godse as free India’s first Hindu terrorist.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Karimeen fish
Favourite Actor	Nagesh, Shivaji Ganesan, M.G. Ramachandran and Rajesh Khanna
Favourite Actress	Sridevi and Sripriya
Favourite Film	Bicycle Thief, Mughal-e-Azam and Sholay
Favourite Musician	Naushad and Ilaiyaraaja
Favourite Book	Amma Vandhaal by Thi. Janakiraman and Marapasu by Thi. Janakiraman
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Divorced
Affairs/Girlfriends	Gautami Tadimalla (Actress; 2004-2016)
Wife	Vani Ganapathy (Dancer,1978–88) Sarika Thakur (Actress,1988–04)
Children	Daughter- Shruti Haasan (Actress), Akshara Haasan (Actress), and Subbalakshmi Son- None
Money Factor
Salary	30 crore/film (INR)
Net Worth	$100 million

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kamal Haasan

• Haasan started his acting career when he was just 4 years old and won the President’s Gold medal for his performance in his debut film Kalathur Kannamma.

   

  

  Kamal Haasan as a child actor

• He actually wanted to be a film director.

• He is the only Indian actor to get more than 18 Filmfare Awards, behind him is A. R. Rahman with 14 Filmfare Awards.

• He has also won 3 National Awards for best actor.

• His film Pushpaka Vimana (The Love Chariot) was the first Indian colour silent film.

• He is the only Indian actor whose 7 films made an entry to Oscars.

• His film Nayaganis listed among the top 100 greatest films ever made by the TIME magazine.

• He is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.

• His dream film Marudhanayagam that was started in 1997 and inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth 2, was finally released in 2015.

   

  

  Kamal Haasan with Queen Elizabeth 2

• His Welfare Association, Kamal Narpani Iyakkam organizes blood and eye donation campaign, and he even won the Abraham Kovoor National Award for his noble work in 2004.

• He is the only actor who has played 10 different roles, in the film Dasavathaaram.

   

  

  Kamal Haasan in Dasavathaaram

• Director Mani Ratnam is his relative, as his niece, Suhasini is married to him.

• He has acted in different languages like Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali.

• Once, he was offered 100 crores (INR) to join a political party but he refused them.

• He is the only Indian actor who has given 5 hit films in a year (1982).

• He was the first Indian actor to get a salary of 1 crore (INR) in 1994.

• He has donated his body to Madras Medical college after his life.

• His film, Raja Paarvai was the first Indian film with visual effects and animation.

• Throughout his acting career, he has suffered more than 30 fractures while performing the stunts.