There’s no denying that Tamil superstar Kamal Hassan is one the greatest actors of his generation, the legend celebrated his 55th birthday today, along with the 50th anniversary of his debut in cinema.
Hassan won his first National Award as a child artist for his screen debut in ”Kalathur Kannamma” in 1959. Taking a cue from the Hollywood heavyweight Dustin Hoffman, Hassan is famous for being one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. Apart from being a noted actor and director, Hassan is a screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer and choreographer.
Kamal Hassan made his film debut in 1959 in the film Kalathur Kannamma when he was just a 6-year-old child artiste. Later he was cast as an adult for the first time in the 1975 film Apoorva Raagangal in which he played a controversial role of a rebellious youth in love with an older woman. In 1982 he claimed his first Indian National Film Award for the film ‘Moondram Pirai’ in which he played a teacher who tends a child-like amnesiac. He had already won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in his debut film. Read more…
