Kamal Haasan aka Kamal Hassan, well known as Universal Hero by the fans, a Tamilian by birth, is an Indian film actor and director, considered among the leading method actors of Tamil cinema. Kamal Haasan made his film debut as a 6-year-old child artiste, in the 1960 film, Kalathur Kannamma, directed by A. Bhimsingh. Kamal Haasan first received a regional Filmfare Award for acting for his role in the Malayalam film Kanyakumari (1974). He married actresses Vani Ganapathi first and later Sarika who bore him two children: Akshara Haasan and Shruthi Haasan. He divorced her and started living in with Gauthami, another famous Indian film actress of yesteryears. They were separated in 2016 from their live-in relationship. In February 2018 as he was gearing up to announce his party and it’s guiding principles, he declared he will abandon acting to realize his political aspirations.
Here are the top 7 movies of Kamal Haasan.
1. Chachi 420
Kamal Haasan set a standard for actors portraying women in films with Chachi 420. The beauty and grace with which he played a woman in the film, which was also directed, produced and co-written by him, was commendable. Haasan looked beautiful in a woman’s get-up and played the role with perfection. The way he changed into Tabu’s husband at a short notice, fought the goons wearing a Maharashtrian sari, made the film one of the favourites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voxqKneaPVg
2. Dasavathaaram
Kamal Haasan surprised his fans when he went ahead to play not double or triple but 10 roles in the film Dasavathaaram which was released in Hindi as Dashavatar the next year. From playing former US President George Bush to an ex-CIA agent, Kamal Haasan went totally unrecognizable in the prosthetic make-up. With a wide storyline, Kamal Haasan again proved his mettle in the film. It wasn’t surprising when it became the first Tamil film to beat the record set by Rajinikanth’s Sivaji.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czS1pkq3GnI
3. Vishwaroopam
Vishwaroopam is film written, directed and co-produced by Kamal Haasan, who’s also in the lead role. The movie is an Indian spy thriller. The star cast of the movie has Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. The movie is filmed in simultaneously in two languages, Tamil and Hindi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCla6GI4Cqs
4. Sadma
A listicle about the best Kamal Haasan films would not be complete without mentioning Sadma. In the film, Somu, a lonely school teacher meets Nehalata in a brothel. Soon he learns that she had been in a car accident which sometimes leads to her regressing into a childlike state. He takes her back to his hometown, Ooty, where he falls for her. This Tamil version (Moondram Pirai) of this film won two National Awards; one was the Best Actor by Haasan and the second was for Best Cinematography.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHoJSRuiPzQ
5. Nayakan
This Mani Ratnam film circles around the story of Velu Nayakan, a common man who witnesses the brutal murder of his father. However, the corrupt police don’t help him but rather makes his life more difficult than it already is. Being fed up of the struggle, Velu decides to become a don, respected by one in all. But his growing power will have a heavy price to pay. This film won Kamal Haasan the National Award for Best Actor.
6. Anbe Sivam
The actor played a double role for the umpteenth time in Tamil movie Anbe Sivam. Yet again, he proved his excellence in the role of a differently-abled Nalla Sivam. He shared the screen space with R Madhavan in the film which was given a cult status by the critics despite its low box office collections. Kamal Haasan’s work outdid all language barriers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x63MbXZi5MA
7. Ek Duuje Ke Liye
Sapna and Vasudevan are neighbours belonging to different cultural backgrounds, who fall in love with one another. However, their relationship isn’t acceptable to their parents and they separate the lovers from one another. The misunderstandings created between Sapna and Vasudevan in the process of this separation are the kind that may not be solved easily. This film went on to become a cult classic and even won a National Award as well as four Filmfare Awards.
