Kamal Hassan turns 56
National award winning actor and Tamil film icon Kamal Hassan turned 56 on Sunday. He had celebrated his 50th year in cinema last year.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi greeted him and said the actor has attained a pride of place and pinnacle of glory in Tamil film industry. In his message to the actor, Mr. Karunanidhi wished him an ever-growing place in the Tamil film industry.
“You have already proved to be a real wizard of artistic talents,” Mr. Karunanidhi said.
The actor secured his first National Film Award in 1982 for his role in Moondram Pirai.
Distribution of financial aid, assistance to the needy and down-trodden marked the birthday celebrations of the actor in Chennai today.
As part of the birthday celebration, the Padmashree awardee presented various articles to people, including laptop to students, uniforms to autorickshaw drivers and tailoring machines to the poor.
The four time National Film Award winner, who has acted in about 150 films in various languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi, has played a myriad of roles in his five decade-long career. In Dasavataram, he played 10 characters.
Whether it be the role of Palakkad-based Brahmin in Michael Madana Kamarajan or the the rustic villager in Virumaandi, he is known for giving life to characters, right from body language to pronunciation.
Kamal Hassan is also a screenwriter, songwriter, playback singer, and choreographer. His film production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films.
According to reports, Kamal Hassan is currently engaged in a film titled Manmadhan Ambu, which is directed by K.S. Ravikumar.
He is turning a lyricist and singer in this film, which also features Trisha, Madhavan, Ramesh Arvind in key roles.
