Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who works primarily in Tamil cinema, and currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu. He has also worked as an assistant director, choreographer, editor, make-up artist, narrator, television host, and a distributor of films. Haasan has made over 230 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali languages.* He has starred in both art-house and blockbuster films.
As actor + List of Kamal Haasan film credits as an actor Year Film Role Language Notes 1959 Kalathur Kannamma Selvam Tamil Child artist 1962 Parthal Pasi Theerum Babu and Kumar Paadha Kaanikkai Ravi Kannum Karalum Babu Malayalam 1963 Vanambadi Ravi Tamil Anandha Jodhi Balu 1970 Maanavan Student Special appearance in the song "Visiladichan Kunjugala" 1971 Annai Velankanni Jesus Cameo1972 PrathikaramPunjabi singer MalayalamSpecial appearance in the song "Madhuram Madhuram" Kurathi Magan Ashok Tamil 1973 Arangetram Thiagu Sollathaan Ninaikkiren Kamal 1974 Paruva Kaalam Chandran Gumasthavin Magal Mani Naan Avanillai Appu Cameo Kanyakumari Sankaran Malayalam Anbu Thangai Buddha Tamil Special appearance in the song "Mannargal Vanagum" Vishnu Vijayam Vishnu Malayalam Aval Oru Thodar Kathai Gopal Tamil Panathukkaga Kumar Aaina Prem Kapoor Hindi Cameo1975 Cinema Paithiyam Natarajan Tamil Pattampoochi Siva Aayirathil Oruthi Kamal Then Sindhudhe Vaanam Ravi Melnaattu Marumagal Raja Thangathile Vairam Kumar Pattikkaattu Raja Mahesh Njan Ninne Premikkunnu Suresh Malayalam Maalai Sooda Vaa Murali Tamil Apoorva Raagangal Prasanna Thiruvonam Prem Kumar Malayalam Mattoru Seetha Gopi Raasaleela Devan Andharangam Kaanthan Tamil 1976 Agni Pushpam Somu Malayalam Appooppan Babumon Samasya Manmadha Leelai Madhu Tamil Anthuleni Katha Arun Telugu Cameo Swimming Pool Malayalam Aruthu Satyam Kumaran Tamil Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu Ravi Unarchigal Selvam Kuttavum Shikshayum Malayalam Kumara Vijayam Kumar Tamil Idhaya Malar Mohan Ponni Maran Malayalam Nee Ente Lahari Moondru Mudichu Balaji Tamil Mogam Muppadhu Varusham Ramesh Lalitha Balu 1977 Uyarnthavargal Aarumugam Siva Thandavum Malayalam Aasheervaadam Avargal Janardhan (Johnny) Tamil Madhura Swapanam Malayalam Sreedevi Venugopal Malayalam Unnai Suttrum Ulagam Raja Tamil Kabita Gopal Bengali Ashtamangalyam Malayalam Nirakudam Devan Ormakal Marikkumo Chandrasekharan 16 Vayathinile Gopalakrishnan (Chappani) Tamil Aadu Puli Attam Madan Aanandham Paramaanandham Babu Malayalam Naam Pirandha Mann Ranjith Tamil Kokila Vijaykumar Kannada Guest appearance Satyavan Savithri Sathyavan Malayalam Aadhya Paadam 1978 Madanolsavam Raju Kaathirunna Nimisham Raju Anumodhanam Rajappan Avalude Ravukal Guest appearance Nizhal Nijamagiradhu Sanjeevi Tamil Aval Viswasthayayirunnu Anto Malayalam Guest appearance Maro Charitra Balaji S. a.k.a. Baloo Telugu Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu Prabhu Tamil Amara Prema Raju Telugu Partially reshot, remake of Madanolsavam Sattam En Kaiyil Babu, Rathinam Tamil Padakuthira Malayalam Guest appearance Vayasu Pilichindi Raja Telugu Vayanadan Thamban Vayanadan Thamban Malayalam Sakka Podu Podu Raja Tamil Guest appearance Sigappu Rojakkal Muthu / Dileep Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala Velu Aval Appadithan Arun Thappida Thala Amrit Lal Kannada Guest appearance Thappu Thalangal Tamil Yaetta Ramu Malayalam 1979 Sommokadidi Sokokadidi Rangadu, Shekar Telugu Sigappukkal Mookkuthi Tamil Neeya? Kamal Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum Alauddin Malayalam Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum Alauddin Tamil Thaayillamal Naan Illai Raja Ninaithale Inikkum Chandru Andamaina Anubhavam Chandru Telugu Idhi Katha Kadhu Janardhan Kalyanaraman Raman, Kalyanam Tamil Nool VeliHimself Guest appearance Guppedu Manasu Telugu Mangala Vaathiyam Santhana Gopalakrishnan Udayar Tamil Neela Malargal Chandran Azhiyatha Kolangal Gowrishankar Cameo Pasi Himself Guest appearance 1980 Ullasa Paravaigal Ravi Natchathiram Himself Guest appearance Guru Guru Telugu Varumayin Niram Sivappu Rangan Tamil Simultaneously filmed in Telugu as Aakali Rajyam Maria My Darling Raghu TamilKannada Bilingual film Tamil Saranam Ayyappa Guest appearance 1981 Aakali Rajyam J. Ranga Rao Telugu Simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Varumayin Niram Sivappu Meendum Kokila Subramaniam Tamil Ram Lakshman Ram Raja Paarvai Raghu Thillu Mullu Charu Haasan Guest appearance Kadal Meengal Selvanayagam, Rajan Ek Duuje Ke Liye Vasudevan (Vasu) Hindi Savaal P. P. Raja Tamil Sankarlal Dharmalingam, Mohan Simultaneously filmed in Telugu as Andagaadu Amavasya Chandrudu Chandram Telugu Simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Raja Paarvai Tik Tik Tik Dileep Tamil Ellam Inba Mayyam Velusamy 1982 Vazhvey Maayam Rajashekar Andagaadu Dharmalingam, Mohan Telugu Simultaneously filmed in Tamil as Sankarlal Anthiveyilile Ponnu Malayalam Neethi Devan Mayakkam Military officer Tamil Simultaneously shot in Telugu as Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam? (Guest appearance) Moondram Pirai Srinivasan (Seenu) National Film Award for Best Actor Maattuvin Chattangale Drummer Malayalam Special appearance in the song "Maattuvin Chattangale" Simla Special Gopu Tamil Sanam Teri Kasam Sunil Sharma Hindi Sakalakala Vallavan Velusamy Tamil Ezham Rathri Malayalam Guest appearance Rani Theni Miller Tamil Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya Ratan Chander, Ajay Saxena Hindi Pagadai Panirendu Anand Tamil Agni Sakshi Himself Guest appearance 1983 Zara Si Zindagi Rakesh Kumar Shastri Hindi Uruvangal Maralam Himself Tamil Guest appearance Sattam Inspector Raja Sagara Sangamam Balakrishna Telugu Sadma Somu Hindi Poikkal Kudhirai Himself Tamil Guest appearance Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu Bus conductor Kannada Guest appearance Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey Gopi, Vinoth Tamil 1984 Yeh Desh Inspector Mathur Hindi Ek Nai Paheli Sandeep Yaadgar Rajnath Raaj Tilak Suraj Enakkul Oruvan Madhan, Upendhra Tamil Karishmaa Sunny Hindi 1985 Oru Kaidhiyin Diary David, James / Shankar Tamil Kaakki Sattai Murali Andha Oru Nimidam Kumar Uyarndha Ullam Anandh Saagar Raja Hindi Geraftaar Kishan Kumar Khanna Mangamma Sabatham Ashok, Raja Tamil Japanil Kalyanaraman Kalyanam, Raman Dekha Pyar Tumhara Vishal Hindi 1986 Swathi Muthyam Sivayya Telugu Naanum Oru Thozhilali Bharath Tamil Simultaneously shot in Telugu as Andarikante Ghanudu Vikram Commander Arun Kumar Vikram Manakanakku Film director Guest appearance Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu Krishna Telugu Punnagai Mannan Sethu, "Chaplin" Chellappa Tamil 1987 Kadhal Parisu Mohan Vrutham Balu Malayalam Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu Himself Tamil Guest appearance Per Sollum Pillai Ramu Nayakan Sakthivel Naiker National Film Award for Best Actor Pushpaka Vimana Unemployed graduate Sound 1988 Sathyaa Sathyamurthy (Sathyaa) Tamil Daisy James Malayalam Soora Samhaaram ACP Athiveera Pandiyan Tamil Unnal Mudiyum Thambi Udhayamoorthy 1989 Apoorva Sagodharargal Sethupathi, Appadurai, Rajadurai Chanakyan Johnson Malayalam Vetri Vizha Vetrivel IPS Tamil Indrudu Chandrudu G. K. Rayudu, Chandru Telugu 1990My Dear MarthandanUnnamed Passenger at the railway stationTamilCameo Michael Madana Kama Rajan Michael James, Madhanagopal, Kameshwaran, Subramaniya Rajan 1991 Gunaa Gunasekharan 1992 Singaravelan Singaravelan Thevar Magan Sakthivel Thevar 1993 Maharasan Vadivelu Kalaignan Indrajith 1994 Mahanadhi Krishnaswamy Magalir Mattum Madhan Kumar Cameo Nammavar V. P. Selvam 1995 Sathi Leelavathi Dr. Sakthivel Gounder Subha Sankalpam Dasu Telugu Kuruthipunal Adhi Narayanan IPS Tamil Drohi Adhi Narayan Rao IPS Telugu 1996 Indian Veerasekharan Senapathy "Indian" / Chandrabose Senapathy "Chandru" Tamil National Film Award for Best Actor Avvai Shanmugi Pandian / Avvai Shanmughi 1997 Chachi 420 Jaiprakash Paswan / Lakshmi Godbhole Hindi 1998 Kaathala Kaathala Ramalingam Tamil 2000 Hey RamSaket Ram Hindi Thenali Thenali Soman Tamil 2001 Aalavandhan Major Vijay Kumar, Nandha Kumar Abhay Major Vijay Kumar, Abhay Kumar Hindi Paarthale Paravasam Himself Tamil Guest appearance 2002 Pammal K. Sambandam Pammal Kalyana Sambandham (PKS) Panchatanthiram Ramachandramurthy 2003 Anbe Sivam Nallasivam Nala Damayanthi Himself Guest appearance 2004 Virumaandi Virumaandi Thevar Vasool Raja MBBS Rajaraman (Vasool Raja) 2005 Mumbai Xpress Avinasi Mumbai Xpress Avinash Hindi Rama Shama Bhama Dr. Shyam Sajjan Kannada 2006 Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu DCP Raghavan IPS Tamil 2008 Dasavathaaram 2009 Unnaipol Oruvan The anonymous caller Eenadu Telugu 2010 Four Friends Himself Malayalam Guest appearance Manmadan Ambu Major Raja Mannar Tamil 2013 VishwaroopamWisam Ahmed Kashmiri / Vishwanath Vishwaroop Hindi2015 Uttama Villain Manoranjan Tamil Papanasam Suyambulingam Thoongaa Vanam C. K. Diwakar Cheekati Rajyam Telugu 2016 Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum Swami Tamil Cameo 2018 Vishwaroopam IIWisam Ahmed Kashmiri Vishwaroop II Hindi 2022 Vikram Agent Arun Kumar Vikram Tamil 2024 Kalki 2898 AD Supreme Yaskin Indian 2 Veerasekharan Senapathy "Indian"/ Chandrabose Senapathy "Chandru" / Veerasekharan Balaraman "Bala" Tamil 2025 Thug Life Rangaraya Sakthivel "Sakthi" Nayakar
As director, producer, and writer + List of Kamal Haasan film credits as director, producer, and writer Year Title Language Credited as Notes Director Producer Writer 1980 Guru Tamil Credited along with his brothers as "Hasan Brothers" 1981 Meendum Kokila Raja Paarvai Amavasya Chandrudu Telugu 1986 Vikram Tamil 1987 Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu 1988 Sathyaa 1989 Apoorva Sagodharargal Indrudu Chandrudu Telugu 1990 Michael Madana Kama Rajan Tamil 1991 Gunaa For the song "Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan" 1992 Thevar Magan 1994 Mahanadhi Magalir Mattum 1995 Kuruthipunal Drohi Telugu 1997 Chachi 420 Hindi 1998 Kaathala Kaathala Tamil 2000 Hey Ram Hey Ram Hindi 2001 Aalavandhan Tamil Abhay Hindi 2002 Panchatanthiram Tamil 2003 Anbe Sivam Nala Damayanthi 2004 Virumaandi 2005 Mumbai Xpress Mumbai Xpress Hindi 2008 Dasavathaaram Tamil 2009 Unnaipol Oruvan Eenadu Telugu 2010 Manmadan Ambu Tamil Also lyricist for all songs 2013 Vishwaroopam Also lyricist for two songs Vishwaroop Hindi 2015 Uttama Villain Tamil Also lyricist for 5 songs Thoongaa Vanam Cheekati Rajyam Telugu 2018 Vishwaroopam II Tamil Vishwaroop II Hindi 2019Kadaram Kondan Tamil 2022Vikram2024Amaran 2025Thug Lifeco-produced and co-written with Mani Ratnam20262027
As distributor + List of Kamal Haasan film credits as distributor Year Title Language Notes 1986 Hare Radha Hare Krishna Tamil Released Tamil dubbed version 1991 Gunaa 1995 Paasavalai Released Tamil dubbed version 1996 Avvai Shanmughi 1998 Kaathala Kaathala 2002 Pammal K. Sambandam Panchathantiram 2005 Rama Shama Bhama Kannada Remake of Sathi Leelavathi 2021 83 Tamil Released Tamil dubbed version
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