Kamal Haasan

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 makeup 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