Ποιος χρονολόγησε Kamal Haasan;

Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, and currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu. Regarded as one of the greatest and most versatile actors of all time, Haasan is also known for introducing many new technologies to Indian cinema. Many filmmakers have described him as "cinema encyclopedia" for his immense knowledge and mastery of various aspects of filmmaking, including directing, screenwriting, singing, lyric writing and dancing. In his cinematic career spanning more than 65 years, he has acted in over 230 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali languages. Haasan has won numerous accolades, including five National Film Awards, twenty Filmfare Awards, nine Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and three Nandi Awards. He was awarded the Kalaimamani in 1979, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014, and the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier) in 2016. He was invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2025 to become a member of its Actors Branch, for being one of the exceptionally talented individuals having made indelible contributions to global filmmaking community.

Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma, which earned him the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Artist. After playing a few supporting roles, he progressed to lead role in the 1974 Malayalam film Kanyakumari, for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He then earned three National Film Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Moondram Pirai (1982), Nayakan (1987) and Indian (1996). He has won a record eighteen Filmfare Awards for Best Actor, across five languages – eleven in Tamil, three in Telugu, two in Malayalam, one in Hindi, and one in Kannada. He has also received other Best Actor awards for his acclaimed performances in many films. Haasan has starred in seven films that were nominated for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. This is the highest number for any Indian. His production company Raaj Kamal Films International has produced several of his films, including the National Award winning film Thevar Magan (1992).

Haasan was conferred two Honorary Doctorates, one by Sathyabama University in 2005, one by Centurion University in 2019. He also received the first A. T. Kovoor National Award for the Secular Artist in 2005, in acknowledgment of his humanist and philanthropic activities. He was the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare associations, and has been consistently involved in social service, including donating food and medicines to the elderly and kids, blood and organ donation. In 2014, he was selected by the Indian Prime Minister to help propagate the Government of India campaign, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission). On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (lit. People's Justice Centre).

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Gautami Tadimalla (born 2 July 1968) is an Indian actress, social worker, politician and Deputy Propaganda Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She has worked mainly in Tamil and Telugu cinema, in addition to Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada films. She was one of the leading South Indian actresses from 1987 to 1998. She is also a television actress, television host, the founder of Life Again Foundation and a costume designer in films.

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