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'{{short description|Indian actor}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{good article}} {{Infobox person | name = Rajinikanth | image = Rajinikanth at the Inauguration of MGR Statue (cropped).jpg | caption = Rajinikanth in 2018 | birth_name = Shivaji Rao Gaikwad | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|12|df=y}}<ref name=shivaji /> | birth_place = [[Bangalore|Bangalore (present-day Bengaluru)]], [[Mysore State]] | other_names = {{flatlist|Rajini, Rajni, ''Superstar'', ''Thalaivar''}} | alma_mater = [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Adyar Film Institute]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Producer|Screenwriter|}} | years_active = 1975–present | spouse = {{marriage|[[Latha Rajinikanth]]|1981}} | children = {{flatlist| * [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya]] * [[Soundarya Rajinikanth|Soundarya]]}} | relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Rajinikanth family|Rajinikanth family]] | awards = [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (2019)<ref name="DS">{{cite web |title=Rajinikanth honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award: 'I dedicate this award to my fans across around the world' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-7253877/#:~:text=Actor%20Rajinikanth%20has%20been%20honoured,of%20Indian%20cinema%20Rajnikant%20ji. |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=3 April 2021 |date=2 April 2021}}</ref><br /> [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016)<ref name="pv">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/ |title=Rajinikanth gets Padma Vibhushan; Padma Shri for Priyanka, Ajay Devgn |date=26 January 2014 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=8 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025080029/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/ |archive-date=25 October 2016 |location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />[[NTR National Award]] (2016)<br />[[Padma Bhushan]] (2000)<br />[[Kalaimamani]] (1984)<br />([[List of awards and nominations received by Rajinikanth|See full list]]) }} '''Shivaji Rao Gaikwad'''{{efn|There are numerous variant spellings of the name. These include ''Gaikwad'', ''Gaykwad'', ''Gaikawad'', and, ''Gaykawad''.}} (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as '''Rajinikanth''' ({{IPAc-en|r|ə|dʒ|ɪ|n|ɪ|k|ɑː|n|θ}}),{{efn|There are numerous variant spellings of the name. These include ''Rajanikant'', ''Rajni Kanth'', ''Rajanikanth'' and ''Rajanikant''.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|pp=160–161}}}} is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth Biography |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/rajinikanth-71764.html}}</ref> In a career spanning over five decades, he has done more than 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]. Known for his uniquely styled lines and idiosyncrasies in films, he has a huge fan base throughout India and has a [[cult following]]. The [[Government of India]] honoured him with [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2000, [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2016, India's third and second highest [[Orders, decorations, and medals of India|civilian honours]], and [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2019 for his contributions to Indian cinema.<ref name="CivilIndiaAwards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |title=Civilian Awards announced on 26 January 2000 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302144232/http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |archive-date=2 March 2007 |access-date=20 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |title=Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan |date=25 January 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125105210/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> Following his debut in [[K. Balachander]]'s 1975 Tamil drama ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', Rajinikanth's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. His major positive role as a scorned lover in [[S. P. Muthuraman]]'s ''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]]'' (1977), 1978's ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'' and ''[[Aval Appadithan]]'' received him critical acclaim; the former earned him a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]] for Best Actor.<ref name="IE1">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|title=Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: How the superstar came to be|date=12 December 2015|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=27 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121907/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=22 December 1999 |title=Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121339/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=6 June 2016 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> By the end of the decade, he had worked in all [[Cinema of South India|South Indian film industries]] and established a career in Tamil cinema. He then played [[dual role]]s in the action thriller ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), a remake of the Hindi film ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978). It was his biggest commercial success to that point, earned him stardom and gave him the [[action hero]] image.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2006 |title=Ajit-The new 'Billa'! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107122518/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=27 May 2016 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> He starred in triple role in ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'' (1982), which earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards ceremony. The following year, he made his Bollywood debut with [[T. Rama Rao|T. Rama Rao's]] top grossing ''[[Andhaa Kaanoon]]'' (1983).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Earners 1980–1989 (Figures in Ind Rs) |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> ''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan]]'' (1984) won him that year's [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor]].<ref name="Zee News">{{Cite web |last=Handoo |first=Ritika |date=12 December 2014 |title=Thalaiva Rajinikanth turns 64! |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121814/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=24 December 2014 |website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> In the latter half of the 1980s, he starred in several successful films in Tamil and Hindi, including ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]'' (1985), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Bhagwaan Dada]]'' (1986), ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' (1987), ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'' (1988) and ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]'' (1991).<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2012 |title=Return of Rajinikanth |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107124131/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> In 1991, [[Mani Ratnam]]'s Tamil crime film ''[[Thalapathi]]'', earned him major critical acclaim for his performance.<ref name="TOI" /> He collaborated with [[Suresh Krissna]] for many films including ''[[Annaamalai]]'' (1992) and ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995); the latter was the biggest commercial success in his career yet as well as the highest grossing film in Tamil for many years.<ref name="IE2">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |title=Rajinikanth's journey from being a conductor to becoming demi-god |date=23 May 2014 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=5 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125028/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> His other success includes [[P. Vasu]]'s ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' (1992), ''[[Uzhaippali]]'' (1993) and [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995) and ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999); the latter which went on to become his and Tamil cinema's highest-grossing movie, exceeding Baashha.<ref name="tribune">{{Cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |date=4 September 2005 |title=The Rajni phenomenon |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125005/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> After a few years of hiatus, he returned to acting with the [[comedy horror]] film ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005); it went on to become again the highest-grossing Tamil film. His next, [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) was the third Indian film to enter the [[100 Crore Club]]. He played dual roles, as a scientist and an [[Android (robot)|andro-humanoid robot]], in the [[science fiction film]] ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010) and its sequel [[2.0 (film)|''2.0'']] (2018), both being [[List of most expensive Indian films|India's most expensive productions at the time of their release]], and among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films of all time]].{{efn|The film grossed {{INRConvert|2.89|b|lk=r|year=2016}} worldwide, surpassing ''Sivaji''{{'}}s collection of {{INRConvert|1.55|b|lk=r|year=2016}}. As of June 2016, it remains the highest-grossing Tamil film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747 |title=2nd Saturday Box Office Collection: Baahubali Beats Endhiran's Lifetime Record in 9 Days |last=H Hooli |first=Shekhar |date=19 July 2015 |website=[[International Business Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130404/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref>}} He has won many awards, including a [[National Film Award]], seven [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award|Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], a [[Nandi Award]] and a [[Filmfare Award South|Filmfare Award]]. Rajinikanth was also named one of the most influential persons in South Asia by ''[[Asiaweek]]''.<ref name="mass_popularity">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |title=Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness |last=Ethiraj |first=Gopal |date=14 December 2009 |work=[[Asian Tribune]] |access-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215034339/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |archive-date=15 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="i1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |title=Meet India's biggest film star |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |date=3 October 2010 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122065142/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |archive-date=22 January 2015 |location=London}}</ref> He was also named by ''[[Forbes]] India'' as the most influential Indian of the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |title=Now, a film on Rajinikanth's life |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910033430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |archive-date=10 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Early life and background== Rajinikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on 12 December 1950 in a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] family in [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]] (present day [[Karnataka]]).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}}<ref name=shivaji /><ref name="birth">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Even_more_acclaim_will_come_his_way/articleshow/2178985.cms |title=Even more acclaim will come his way |last=Ruma Singh |date=6 July 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=20 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216163710/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Even_more_acclaim_will_come_his_way/articleshow/2178985.cms |archive-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> He was named after the [[Maratha Empire]] king [[Shivaji]], and was brought up speaking [[Marathi language|Marathi]] at home and [[Kannada]] outside.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} His mother was a homemaker,{{efn|While [[Naman Ramachandran]]'s 2012 biography of Rajinikanth identifies his mother's name as Ramabai,<ref name=shivaji/> journalist Ramachandra Rao, a childhood friend of the actor, said in 2012 that her name was Jijabai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tracing-kabalis-rajinikanth-his-link-to-shivaji/articleshow/53330949.cms |title=Tracing 'Kabali's' Rajinikanth & his link to Shivaji |date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411143021/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tracing-kabalis-rajinikanth-his-link-to-shivaji/articleshow/53330949.cms |archive-date=11 April 2017 |access-date=11 April 2017}}</ref>}} and his father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad was a police constable.<ref name="shivaji">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |title=How Shivaji became Rajinikanth |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154556/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref> His ancestors hailed from [[Mavadi Kadepathar]], [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-rajinikanth-invited-for-saswad-literary-meeting-1942995 |title=Rajinikanth invited for Saswad literary meeting |date=31 December 2013 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123014805/http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-rajinikanth-invited-for-saswad-literary-meeting-1942995 |archive-date=23 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Rajini-creates-drinking-water-facility-in-his-parentsrsquo-memory/article16624915.ece |title=Rajini creates drinking water facility in his parents' memory |newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 April 2009 |via=www.thehindu.com |access-date=20 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083354/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Rajini-creates-drinking-water-facility-in-his-parentsrsquo-memory/article16624915.ece |archive-date=2 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers (Satyanarayana Rao and Nageshwara Rao) and a sister (Aswath Balubhai).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-rajinikanth-birthday-rajinikanth-life-history-12-12-111181.htm |title=Biographical article about Superstar Rajini Kanth |website=www.tamilstar.com |publisher=Tamil Star Inc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121541/http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-rajinikanth-birthday-rajinikanth-life-history-12-12-111181.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} After his father's retirement from work in 1956, the family moved to the suburb of [[Hanumanthanagar, Bengaluru|Hanumantha Nagar]] in Bangalore and built a house there.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} He lost his mother at the age of nine.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4278597.ece |title=Reel to real image, a tome |last=S |first=Anandan |date=6 January 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628032143/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4278597.ece |archive-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> Rajinikanth had his primary education at the Gavipuram Government Kannada Model Primary School in Bangalore.<ref name="Primary">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-s-friends-to-renovate-primary-school-news-kannada-kmnme1fbiff.html |title=Rajini's friends to renovate primary school |date=13 December 2010 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205145727/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-s-friends-to-renovate-primary-school-news-kannada-kmnme1fbiff.html |archive-date=5 December 2013 |access-date=9 July 2011}}</ref> As a child, he was "studious and mischievous" with a great interest in cricket, football and basketball. During this time, his brother enrolled him at the [[Ramakrishna Math]], a Hindu monastery set up by the [[Ramakrishna Mission]]. In the ''math'', he was taught [[Vedas]], tradition and history, which eventually instilled a sense of spirituality in him.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 1}} In addition to spiritual lessons, he also began acting in plays at the ''math''. His aspiration towards theatre grew at the math and was once given an opportunity to enact the role of ''[[Ekalavya]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s friend from the Hindu epic [[Mahabharata]]. His performance in the play received praise from the Kannada poet [[D. R. Bendre]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} After sixth grade, Rajinikanth was enrolled at the [[Acharya Pathasala Public School]] and studied there till completion of his [[pre-university course]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 1}} During his schooling at the ''Acharya Pathasala'', he spent a lot of time acting in plays. Upon completion of his school education, Rajinikanth performed several jobs including that of a [[coolie]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm#2 |title=1. Struggle is a stepping stone |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204092600/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm |archive-date=4 February 2014 |access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> before getting a job in the [[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|Bangalore Transport Service]] as a [[bus conductor]].<ref name="bmtc">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22friend.htm |title=You can see God in him at times |last=M. D |first=Riti |date=22 December 1999 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101320/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22friend.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> He continued to take part in plays after the Kannada playwright Topi Muniappa offered him a chance to act in one of his mythological plays. He decided to take up an acting course in the newly formed [[Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu|Madras Film Institute]] after coming across an advertisement.<ref name="MM1">{{Cite news |date=2 February 2009 |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2009/02/02164256/Rajini05.html |title=திரைப்படக் கல்லூரியில் 2 ஆண்டு நடிப்பு பயிற்சி |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=6 February 2014 |language=ta |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140206101403/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2009/02/02164256/Rajini05.html |archive-date=6 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Though his family was not fully supportive of his decision to join the institute,<ref name=MM1 /> his friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur motivated him to join the institute and financially supported him during this phase.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061612510100.htm |title=He drove Rajnikant to stardom |last=K. V. Subramanya |date=16 June 2007 |access-date=4 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107065743/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061612510100.htm |archive-date=7 November 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/13ssraj.htm |title=Meet the bus driver Rajni worked with |date=13 June 2007 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106150541/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/13ssraj.htm |archive-date=6 November 2014 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> During his stay at the institute, he was noticed by the Tamil film director [[K. Balachander]].<ref name="Rajini">{{Cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/why-rajinikanth-rocks/17592/1?id=17592&pg=1 |title=Why Rajinikanth Rocks |last=Lakhe |first=Manisha |date=27 September 2010 |website=[[Forbes]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327154329/http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/why-rajinikanth-rocks/17592/1?id=17592&pg=1 |archive-date=27 March 2015 |access-date=9 April 2011}}</ref> Balachander provided Rajinikanth with his stage name to avoid confusion with fellow actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]], having taken it from a character's name in his earlier film ''[[Major Chandrakanth (1966 film)|Major Chandrakanth]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vaasanthi |title=Rajinikanth: A Life |date=2021 |isbn=978-93-90652-10-5 |location=New Delhi |oclc=1268466867}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 December 2012 |title=It was a small role, but people would remember him |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/It-was-a-small-role-but-people-would-remember-him/article12190436.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406055925/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/It-was-a-small-role-but-people-would-remember-him/article12190436.ece |archive-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> The [[K. Balachander|director]] advised him to learn to speak [[Tamil language|Tamil]], a recommendation that Rajinikanth quickly followed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/person-of-the-year-10/rajinikanth-who-really-is-the-super-star/20452/2?id=20452&pg=2 |access-date=22 February 2013 |title=Rajinikanth: Who Really Is the Super Star? |last1=N.S. |first1=Ramnath |last2=D'Souza |first2=Nilofer |date=22 December 2010 |website=[[Forbes]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418110323/http://forbesindia.com/article/person-of-the-year-10/rajinikanth-who-really-is-the-super-star/20452/2?id=20452&pg=2 |archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Though he can read the language, he cannot write in it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asokan |first=Mamtha |date=25 October 2021 |title=Does Rajinikanth know how to write in Tamil? Daughter Soundarya says he doesn't |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/does-rajinikanth-know-how-to-write-in-tamil-daughter-soundarya-says-he-doesnt/articleshow/87263200.cms |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> ==Acting career== {{Further|Rajinikanth filmography}} === 1975–1977: Early career === {{quote box | quote = "Rajinikanth claims that I am his school. But I must admit that this wasn't the Rajinikanth I introduced. He has evolved on his own merits and strengths. I gave him an opportunity and unveiled him to the world. He went and conquered it." | source = —K. Balachander about Rajinikanth{{Sfn|Hindu|2012|p=12}} | align = right | width = 25em }} Rajinikanth began his film career with the Tamil film ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'' (1975), directed by [[K. Balachander]].<ref name="firstbreak">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/12/12/super-star-rajnikanth-turns-61-fans-celebrates-enthusiastically |title=Super Star Rajnikanth turns 61: Fans celebrates enthusiastically |last=Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan |date=13 December 2010 |work=Asian Tribune |access-date=18 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215013133/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/12/12/super-star-rajnikanth-turns-61-fans-celebrates-enthusiastically |archive-date=15 December 2010}}</ref> He was cast in a small role as the ex-husband of the female lead played by [[Srividya]].<ref name=firstbreak/><ref name="pioneer">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/150th-anniversary-issue/the-other-rajinikanth.html |title=The other Rajinikanth |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=5 January 2014 |work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418113701/http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/150th-anniversary-issue/the-other-rajinikanth.html |archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="express">{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fans-celebrate-rajinikanths-61st-birthday/723665/ |title=Fans celebrate Rajinikanth's 61st birthday |last=C Raja Mohan |date=12 December 2010 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120060826/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fans-celebrate-rajinikanths-61st-birthday/723665 |archive-date=20 January 2011}}</ref> The film explored [[Age disparity in sexual relationships|relationships between people with wide age differences]] and was deemed controversial upon release.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/experiments-in-tamil-cinema/photostory/29651841.cms |title=Experiments in Tamil cinema&nbsp;— Apoorva Raagangal (1975) |work=The Times of India |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509033249/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/Experiments-in-Tamil-cinema/photostory/29651841.cms |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> However, it received critical acclaim and won three [[National Film Awards]] including the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Award for the Best Tamil Feature]] at the [[23rd National Film Awards]] in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |title=23rd National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2011 |access-date=23 April 2011}}</ref> A review from ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that: "Newcomer Rajinikanth is dignified and impressive".{{Sfn|Hindu|2012|p=67}} His next release was [[Puttanna Kanagal]]'s Kannada [[anthology film]] ''[[Katha Sangama (1976 film)|Katha Sangama]]'' (1976).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008101851261100.htm&date=2008/10/18/&prd=mp& |title=Blast from the past: Naagarahaavu- 1972 |date=18 October 2008 |work=The Hindu |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110055318/http://hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008101851261100.htm&date=2008%2F10%2F18%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> Rajinikanth appeared in the last segment of the film; he played the role as a village ruffian who rapes a blind woman in the absence of her husband.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} Balachander cast him in a pivotal role in ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976), the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] remake of his own Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} In ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''{{em dash}}the first Tamil film to feature him in a prominent role{{em dash}}he played a character that "blithely row[s] away" when his friend drowns accidentally in the lake only to fulfill his desire to marry the former's girlfriend.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 4}} His style of flipping the cigarette in the film made him popular among the audience.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/news/35912468_1_new-flavours-asin-rajinikanth |title=Mirinda advertisement: Can Asin match the charisma of Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Kamal Hassan |last=Chamikutty |first=Preethi |date=19 December 2012 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=7 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011059/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/news/35912468_1_new-flavours-asin-rajinikanth |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his final release of the year, ''[[Baalu Jenu]]'', he was cast as the main antagonist who troubles the female lead.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} He played similar roles in Balachander's ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977),<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/04/10/stories/2011041050170800.htm |title=We will miss you, Sujatha |last=Malathi Rangarajan |date=10 April 2011 |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810024423/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/04/10/stories/2011041050170800.htm |archive-date=10 August 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and [[Bharathiraja]]'s ''[[16 Vayathinile|16 Vayadhinile]]'' (1977).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/815331.aspx |title=Return of Rajinikanth |date=22 February 2012 |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140205182315/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/815331.aspx |archive-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> The same year, he made his first-ever appearance as a lead actor in the Telugu film ''[[Chilakamma Cheppindi]]'' (1977), which earned him his only nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm#3 |title=Success has humble beginnings |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225021844/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm |archive-date=25 February 2013 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090464702000.htm |title=Fusion of culture at celebrity wedding |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020140220/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090464702000.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=20 October 2011}}</ref> [[S. P. Muthuraman]] experimented Rajinikanth in a positive role in ''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]]'' (1977).<ref name="rediff1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |title=Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it |last=Rajitha |date=22 December 1999 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121339/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> The success of the film brought the duo together for 24 more films till the 1990s.<ref name="rediff1" /> Rajinikanth played supporting and "villainous" roles in most of the films released during the year.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 4}} In ''[[Gaayathri]]'' he was cast as a pornographer who secretly films his relationship with his wife without her knowledge and in ''[[Galate Samsara]]'' he played the role of a married man who develops an affair with a [[Cabaret|cabaret dancer]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 5}} He had 15 of his films released during the year.{{Sfn|Sreekanth|2008|p=370}} === 1978–1989: Experimentation and breakthrough === In 1978, Rajinikanth had 20 releases across Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chpt. 6}}{{Sfn |Sreekanth |2008 |pp=369–370}} His first film of the year was [[P. Madhavan]]'s ''[[Shankar Salim Simon]]'', in which he was among the three leads. Following that, he co-starred alongside [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] in the [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film]] ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]''. He played the second lead in ''[[Annadammula Savaal]]'', which starred [[Krishna Ghattamaneni|Krishna]]; Rajinikanth reprised his role from the [[Sahodarara Savaal|Kannada original]]. He then played an important role in the supernatural thriller ''[[Aayiram Jenmangal]]''. In ''[[Maathu Tappada Maga]]'', he was the main antagonist. ''[[Bairavi]]'', directed by [[M. Bhaskar|M.Bhaskar]], was the first Tamil film to cast Rajinikanth as a solo hero.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-top-films-19150.html |title=40 years of Superstar Rajinikanth: His top movies |date=19 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703200749/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-top-films-19150.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref>{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} It was for this film that he earned the sobriquet "Superstar".{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} [[S. Thanu]], one of the film's distributors, set up a {{convert|35|ft|m}} high cut-out of Rajinikanth.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/10/28231007/I-do-not-want-the-title-Super.html |title=சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் பட்டம் எனக்கு வேண்டாம்!: ஏற்க மறுத்தார், ரஜினிகாந்த்! |date=28 October 2012 |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318013621/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/10/28231007/I-do-not-want-the-title-Super.html |archive-date=18 March 2013 |language=ta}}</ref> His next appearance ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'', a quadrangular love story written and directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]], saw him play the role of a man who sacrifices his love for his friend, played by [[Kamal Haasan]]. The film's success prompted Sridhar to remake the film in Telugu, ''[[Vayasu Pilichindi]]'', which retained the original cast of the Tamil film.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} His next film, ''[[Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye]]'', had an introductory song to mark his entry, a trend that would soon catch on in with his later films.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'', released during the same period, received critical acclaim, and earned him his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/13/stories/2009121356310700.htm |title=A phenomenon called Rajnikanth |last=D. Karthikeyan |date=13 December 2009 |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015162317/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/13/stories/2009121356310700.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> The film marked the directional debut of [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]], with a screenplay adapted from a novel of the same name published in ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]''.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} It won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]] and a Special Prize (Best Actor) for Rajinikanth at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc= chap. 6}} Following this, he made a foray into [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam cinema]] with [[I. V. Sasi]]'s fantasy film ''[[Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum]]'', which was based on a story from the [[Arabian Nights]]. The same year, he acted in ''[[Dharma Yuddam]]'', in which he played a mentally-ill person avenging the death of his parents. He then co-starred with [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in ''[[Tiger (1979 film)|Tiger]]''. Upon completion of ''Tiger'', Rajinikanth had acted in 50 films over a period of four years, and in four languages. Some other popular films released during this period are the youthful entertainer ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', the Tamil–Kannada bilingual ''[[Priya (1978 film)|Priya]]'', the Telugu film ''[[Amma Evarikkaina Amma]]'' and the melodrama ''[[Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai]]''. ''Priya'', based on a detective novel by [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]], had the distinction of being the first film of Rajinikanth to be shot mostly outside India, mainly in Southeast Asia.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} A''arilirunthu Arubathu Varai'' earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. Raijinikanth, who credited [[Hindi film]] star [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as his inspiration,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Amitabh-is-my-inspiration-says-Rajini/article16133086.ece |title=Amitabh is my inspiration, says Rajini |date=15 August 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516093145/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Amitabh-is-my-inspiration-says-Rajini/article16133086.ece |archive-date=16 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> began playing Amitabh Bachchan's roles in Tamil remakes of his films.<ref name="indianexpress">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |title=Revisiting Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer: The film that made Amitabh Bachchan |date=20 June 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033352/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> This began with ''Shankar Salim Simon'' (1978), a remake of ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' (1977), followed by ''[[Naan Vazhavaippen]]'' (1979), a remake of ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'' (1974).<ref name="Mint">{{Cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |title=10 Rajinikanth films that were remakes of Amitabh Bachchan starrers |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=18 July 2016 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=19 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719141109/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |archive-date=19 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was subsequently cast in a series of roles modelled after Amitabh Bachchan in Tamil remakes of his films.<ref name="indianexpress" /> Rajinikanth starred in eleven Tamil remakes of Amitabh Bachchan films,<ref name="catchnews">{{Cite news |url=http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/like-amitabh-bachchan-does-rajinikanth-owe-his-success-to-salim-khan-and-javed-akhtar-catch-flash-back-bollywood-news-1469260347.html |title=What do Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth have in common? |date=23 July 2016 |work=Catch News |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033736/http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/like-amitabh-bachchan-does-rajinikanth-owe-his-success-to-salim-khan-and-javed-akhtar-catch-flash-back-bollywood-news-1469260347.html |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as a Telugu remake of ''Amar Akbar Anthony'', ''[[Ram Robert Rahim]]'' (1980), alongside [[Sridevi]].<ref name="Mint" /> The most successful of these were remakes of [[Salim–Javed]] films, such as ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'' (1981) and ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986).<ref name="catchnews" /> During this phase of his career, Rajinikanth abruptly chose to quit acting, but was coaxed to return<ref name="expressindia">{{Cite news |url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=88218 |title='Yesterday I was a conductor, today I'm a star' |last=Girija Jinnaa |date=15 June 2007 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=4 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617192827/http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=88218 |archive-date=17 June 2007}}</ref> with the Tamil film ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), a remake of the [[Bollywood]] blockbuster ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978), written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan. ''Billa'' had Rajinikanth playing dual roles and eventually became his first ever commercial success. His pairing with [[Sridevi]] continued in ''[[Johnny (1980 film)|Johnny]]'', where he was once again cast in a double role, earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. He also starred in ''[[Murattu Kaalai (1980 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' which was a commercial success.<ref name=rediff1/> The success of ''Billa'' was a turning point in Rajinikanth's career, disproving detractors that claimed Rajnikanth was "finished" and which saw him accepted as a full-fledged hero.<ref name="expressindia" /> The success of ''Billa'' established Rajinikanth as the top star of Tamil cinema, overtaking [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajanikant-his-name-spells-box-office-magic-in-the-south/1/329580.html |title=Rajanikant: His name spells box-office magic in the south |date=31 July 1988 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> In 1981, he appeared in ''[[Garjanai (1981 film)|Garjanai]]'' which was shot simultaneously in [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]], making it his last film in those two languages to date.{{When|date=November 2016}} In K. Balachander's first home production, ''[[Netrikan]]'', he played dual roles as a womanising father and a responsible son.<ref name=rediff1/> His first full-length comedy was ''[[Thillu Mullu]]'', directed by K. Balachander. He agreed to it solely due to the strong suggestion by his mentor that he should do non-commercial roles, to break the stereotyped action-hero mould by which he was getting famous at the time. ''Thillu Mullu'' earned him his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/return-of-rajinikanth/article1-815331.aspx |title=Return of Rajinikanth |date=22 February 2012 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140210092421/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/return-of-rajinikanth/article1-815331.aspx |archive-date=10 February 2014}}</ref> 1981 also saw the release of ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'', a remake of the 1975 Bollywood blockbuster ''[[Deewaar]]'', also originally written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan; in ''Thee'', Rajinikanth reprised the role of Bachchan in the original.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |title=10 Rajinikanth films that were remakes of Amitabh Bachchan starrers |date=18 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719141109/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |archive-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> In 1982, he starred in ''[[Pokkiri Raja (1982 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'', ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'', ''[[Thanikattu Raja]]'', ''[[Puthukavithai]]'' and ''[[Enkeyo Ketta Kural]]''. ''Moondru Mugam'' which starred Rajinikanth playing three different roles for the first time, earned him his fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.<ref name="raana">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959320200.htm |title=''Raana'' Rajini's next venture |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110010958/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959320200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> By 1983, he was a popular actor across [[South Indian cinema]], including Telugu and Kannada films.<ref name="southpopular">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article2153059.ece |title=The Rajini mystique |date=2 July 2011 |work=The Hindu |access-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225031116/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/article2153059.ece |archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> In 1983, he starred in his first [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Andha Kanoon]]'', alongside [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Hema Malini]]. The film went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |title=Top Earners 1980–1989 (Figures in Ind Rs) |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> His 1984 film ''[[Naan Mahaan Alla (1984 film)|Naan Mahaan Alla]]'', was directed by Muturaman and produced by K. Balachander. He acted in his first cameo role in the film ''[[Anbulla Rajinikanth]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2220318.cms?prtpage=1 |title=Only Rajini can |date=10 December 2006 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=21 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019075317/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2220318.cms?prtpage=1 |archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> He played a triple role in ''[[John Jani Janardhan (1984 film)|John Jani Janardhan]]''. His performance in ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]'' earned him his first and only [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil]].<ref name="filmfare">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ |title=Collections |publisher=Update Video Publication |year=1991 |pages=394 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203223423/http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his 100th film ''[[Sri Raghavendra]]'' (1985), he played the Hindu saint [[Raghavendra Swami]].<ref name="rebel_image" /> His greatest success in Hindi films was his 101st film ''[[Bewafai]]''. Released in 1985 with Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero and Rajinikanth as villain, it became a success and grossed {{INRConvert|119.5|m|lk=r|year=1985}} at the box office that year.<ref name="indianexpress4">{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/rajinikanths-tryst-with-bollywood-hum-andha-kanoon-chaalbaaz/#bewafaai |title=PHOTOS: Rajinikanth's tryst with Bollywood: Hum, Andha Kanoon, Chaalbaaz &#124; The Indian Express |date=23 May 2014 |work=indianexpress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627165031/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/rajinikanths-tryst-with-bollywood-hum-andha-kanoon-chaalbaaz/ |archive-date=27 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> In the second half of the 1980s, Rajinikanth acted in commercially successful films such as ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]'' (1985), ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkathavan]]'' (1985), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' (1987), ''[[Guru Sishyan (1988 film)|Guru Sishyan]]'' (1988) and ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'' (1988), with ''Velaikaran'' earning him his seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. In 1988, he made his only American film appearance in ''[[Bloodstone (1988 film)|Bloodstone]]'', directed by [[Dwight Little]], in which he played an English-speaking Indian taxi driver.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc= chap. The 1980s}}<ref name="Weldon1996">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HrsbAQAAIAAJ |title=The Psychotronic Video Guide |last=Weldon |first=Michael |publisher=Titan Books |year=1996 |isbn=978-1-85286-770-6 |pages=66 |access-date=22 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203223429/http://books.google.com/books?id=HrsbAQAAIAAJ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth finished the decade with films including ''[[Rajadhi Raja (1989 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'', ''[[Siva (1989 Tamil film)|Siva]]'', ''[[Raja Chinna Roja]]'' and ''[[Mappillai (1989 film)|Mappillai]]'' while also starring in a few Bollywood productions. ''Raja Chinna Roja'' was the first Indian film to feature [[Films with live action and animation|live action and animation]].{{sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |p=127}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm |title=Finger on people's pulse |last=S.R. Ashok Kumar |date=14 May 2004 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221163631/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> === 1990–2001: Commercial stardom === [[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Rajinikanth with Kamal Haasan]] By the 1990s, Rajinikanth established himself as a commercial entertainer. Almost all the films released during this period were highly successful at the box office. He began the decade with a blockbuster in ''[[Panakkaran]]'' (1990), which was a remake of [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s 1981 film ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Laawaris]]''. The film earned him his eighth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. His next two Tamil films, the [[fantasy film|fantasy comedy]] ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]'', (a remake of [[Chiranjeevi]]'s 1988 film ''[[Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film)|Yamudiki Mogudu]]'') which also released in 1990 and the family drama ''[[Dharma Durai (1991 film)|Dharmadorai]]'' (1991), did above-average business at the box office. His stint with Bollywood continued since the past decade as he went on to star in more Hindi films. ''[[Hum (1991 film)|Hum]]'' released in 1991 saw him doing the second main lead with Amitabh Bachchan became an inspiration for ''Baashha''.<ref name="IndiaJanDay">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/15/stories/2006121506571400.htm |title=It's India-Japan Friendship Year |date=15 December 2006 |access-date=20 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520065653/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/15/stories/2006121506571400.htm |archive-date=20 May 2007 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=ta}}</ref> In 1991, he worked with [[Mani Ratnam]] in ''[[Thalapathi]]'', which was heavily inspired by the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref name="thalapathi">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-looking-at-mani-ratnams-landmark-movies.htm |title=Looking at Mani Ratnam's landmark movies&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies |date=9 June 2010 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006132648/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-looking-at-mani-ratnams-landmark-movies.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tamil-superstar-rajnikant-turns-60-fans-celebrate/553338/2 |title=Tamil superstar Rajnikant turns 60, fans celebrate |date=12 December 2009 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326003855/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tamil-superstar-rajnikant-turns-60-fans-celebrate/553338/2 |archive-date=26 March 2010}}</ref> in which he co-starred with actor [[Mammooty]]; the film dealt with the friendship between two unknown characters based on [[Karna]] and [[Duryodhana]], respectively,<ref name="thalapathi" /> and was set in a more contemporary milieu and was both critically acclaimed and successful upon release.<ref name="rebel_image">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/10/24/stories/2010102450020100.htm |title=Magazine : He's back |last=K. Hariharan |date=24 October 2010 |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028131931/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/10/24/stories/2010102450020100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> He received his ninth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film. He went on to appear in remakes of films from other languages, mostly from Hindi and Telugu. ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'', which released in 1992, was yet another friendship-centric film and was loosely based on the 1987 Bollywood film ''[[Khudgarz]]''. The film was the first to have a Super Star Title Graphic Card. He received his tenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film. ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'', directed by [[P. Vasu]], a remake of Kannada actor [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]'s 1986 blockbuster ''[[Anuraga Aralithu]]'', also was released in 1992 and became a box office success. Rajinikanth wrote his first screenplay for the film ''[[Valli (film)|Valli]]'' (1993), in which he also made a special appearance. He also starred in the film ''[[Yajaman]]'', in which he played the role of Vaanavaraayan, a village chieftain. His romantic-comedy ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'' (1994) was controversial for its climax but went on to become one of the highest-grossing films in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/38534/inspiration-remakes.html |title=Inspiration for remakes |last=Megha Shenoy |date=4 April 2011 |website=[[The Deccan Herald]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021111848/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/38534/inspiration-remakes.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> That year, he earned his eleventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the action-drama ''[[Uzhaippali]]''. He joined hands with [[Suresh Krishna (director)|Suresh Krishna]] for ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995), which emerged as an industry record,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-working-with-rajinikanth-baasha-director-tells-all/20121212.htm |title=Working with Rajinikanth: Baasha director tells all |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208151126/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-working-with-rajinikanth-baasha-director-tells-all/20121212.htm |archive-date=8 February 2013 |access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> and is routinely touted by fans and critics alike as a major-hit, as the film elevated him from being just another very popular actor to nearly demigod status among the masses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rajinikanth-Old-is-gold/articleshow/4138227.cms? |title=Rajinikanth: Old is gold |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=17 February 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114114139/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rajinikanth-Old-is-gold/articleshow/4138227.cms |archive-date=14 January 2016}}</ref> He made a cameo in ''[[Peddarayudu]]'' for his friend [[Mohan Babu]] and also helped him in obtaining the remake rights. The same year, he acted in yet another gangster film, ''[[Aatank Hi Aatank]]'' with [[Aamir Khan]] which was also his last Hindi film in a major role till date. His film ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'', a remake of [[Mohanlal]]'s blockbuster Malayalam film ''[[Thenmavin Kombathu]]'', was another commercial success, directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]] and produced by K. Balachander, and became the first Tamil film to be dubbed into Japanese, as ''Mutu: Odoru Maharaja''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/happy-birthdayrajinikanth/2/ |title=Happy birthday, Rajinikanth! |website=[[Mid-Day]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014211458/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/happy-birthdayrajinikanth/2/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> The film grossed a record US$1.6&nbsp;million in Japan in 1998 and was responsible for creating a large Japanese fan-base for the actor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0 |title=Brand Rajinikanth |last=S Saroj Kumar |date=4 January 2012 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113614/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0 |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> ''Muthu''{{'}}s success in Japan led American news magazine ''[[Newsweek]]'' to comment in a 1999 article that Rajinikanth had "supplanted [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as Japan's trendiest heartthrob".<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/1999/05/09/dancing-maharajas.html "Dancing Maharajas".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125150815/http://www.newsweek.com/1999/05/09/dancing-maharajas.html |date=25 November 2010 }} ''Newsweek''. 10 May 1999.</ref> During a visit to Japan in 2006, Indian Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] acknowledged the success of ''Muthu'' in the country during a speech, justifying the positive [[India-Japan relations|relationship between the two nations]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/14prem.htm |title=When the PM wowed Japan's parliament |last=Prem Panicker |date=14 December 2006 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805172727/http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/14prem.htm |archive-date=5 August 2012 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> He received his twelfth and thirteenth nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performances in ''Baashha'' and ''Mushu''. He also entered [[Bengali film industry|Bengali cinema]] through ''[[Bhagya Debata]]'', which was released at the end of 1995. 1997's ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'', another commercial success, earned him his fourteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. Rajinikanth released his last film of the millennium with ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), which went on to become a blockbuster success, and earned him his fifteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It starred [[Ramya Krishnan]] and [[Soundarya]], the former critically acclaimed for her performance. It was also the last prominent role for veteran Tamil actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. === 2002–2010: Struggles, resurgence and acclaim === After a brief pause, Rajinikanth starred in ''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]'' in 2002, for which he had also written the screenplay.<ref name="baba">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |title=Baba |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=16 August 2002 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225032939/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> Released with much fanfare and hype at the time, the film featured a story revolving around the reforming of a gangster, later revealed to be the reincarnation of the Hindu saint [[Mahavatar Babaji]], and fights against political corruption.<ref name=baba/> It fell short of market expectations and the high bids reportedly translated to heavy losses for the distributors. Rajinikanth himself repaid the losses incurred by the distributors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |title=Film producer GV commits suicide |last=N Sathiya Moorthy |date=3 May 2003 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125855/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=17 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/12/stories/2004051200960100.htm |title=Superstar wannabes |last=Sudhish Kamath |date=12 May 2004 |access-date=17 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001064811/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/12/stories/2004051200960100.htm |archive-date=1 October 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The film was received with comments such as "the bloom was off the rose" and that "the gold does not glitter any more".<ref name="Will Sivaji be Rajini">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/05msg.htm |title=Will Sivaji be Rajini's biggest hit?- History |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607142307/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/05msg.htm |archive-date=7 June 2007 |access-date=6 May 2007}}</ref> [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK) leader [[S. Ramadoss]] condemned him for smoking and posing with [[beedi]]s in the film. He was criticised for spoiling the Tamil youth by glorifying smoking and drinking. PMK volunteers attacked the theatres which screened the film and usurped film rolls and burned them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Mar232004/n7.asp |title=Rajini keeps everyone guessing |date=23 March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309043030/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Mar232004/n7.asp |archive-date=9 March 2007 |access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref> Two years later, Rajinikanth signed up for P. Vasu's ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005), a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]''. Upon release the film was highly successful at the box office, and in 2007 it set the record of being the longest running Tamil film.<ref name="The Final Verdict">{{Cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13736924 |title=The Final Verdict&nbsp;– History |date=8 May 2005 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224110012/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13736924 |archive-date=24 December 2014 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> ''Chandramukhi'' was also dubbed in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and in German as ''Der Geisterjäger'' and released in the respective nations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/02/rajnis-chandramukhi-in-turkish-and-german-1143979538.html |title=Rajni's 'Chandramukhi' in Turkish and German |date=2 April 2006 |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026145318/http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/02/rajnis-chandramukhi-in-turkish-and-german-1143979538.html |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> Following ''Chandramukhi''{{'}}s release, it was reported that [[AVM Productions]] was set to produce a film directed by [[S. Shankar|Shankar]] starring Rajinikanth – the largest collaboration yet for a Tamil film. The film was titled ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' and was released in the summer of 2007, following two years of filming and production. It became the first Tamil film to be charted as one of the "top-ten best films" of the United Kingdom and South Africa box offices upon release.<ref name="United Kingdom Box Office 15–17 June 2007">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/?yr=2007&wk=24&p=.htm |title=United Kingdom Box Office June 15–17, 2007 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626043750/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/?yr=2007&wk=24&p=.htm |archive-date=26 June 2007 |access-date=18 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="South Africa Box Office 3–5 August 2007">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2007&wk=31&p=.htm |title=South Africa Box Office August 3–5, 2007 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024011722/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2007&wk=31&p=.htm |archive-date=24 October 2007 |access-date=8 June 2007}}</ref> Rajinikanth received a salary of {{INRConvert|260|m|year=2007}}, for his role in the film highest in his film career at that time.<ref name="Neha">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rapchik-Rajinikanth-mind-it/Article1-606098.aspx |title=Rapchik Rajinikanth, mind it! |last=Sharma |first=Neha |date=29 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224090431/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rapchik-Rajinikanth-mind-it/Article1-606098.aspx |archive-date=24 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-17/news-interviews/28228019_1_hero-worship-mgr-sivaji-ganesan |title=What makes Rajinikanth the Boss? |last=Varma |first=Anuradha |date=17 October 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104110543/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-17/news-interviews/28228019_1_hero-worship-mgr-sivaji-ganesan |archive-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1062351/report-after-brangelina-its-rajinikanth |title=After Brangelina, it's Rajinikanth |last=Vilakudy |first=Rajaneesh |date=5 November 2006 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014080020/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1062351/report-after-brangelina-its-rajinikanth |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> He received his sixteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. During the production of ''Sivaji'', [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]] announced her intention of producing a computer-generated imagery film starring an animated version of her father titled ''Sultan: The Warrior''. The film was set for release in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/rajinikanth-sultan-rechristened-hara-251010.html |title=Rajinikanth's Sultan rechristened as Hara |date=25 October 2010 |work=OneIndia |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707231049/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/rajinikanth-sultan-rechristened-hara-251010.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-12-13/news/27690498_1_soundarya-rajnikant-film-sultan-the-warrior |title=Animated film on Rajnikant to be released in December 2008 |date=13 December 2007 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015023424/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-12-13/news/27690498_1_soundarya-rajnikant-film-sultan-the-warrior |archive-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> however, it entered [[development hell]], and its development status would become unknown over the next few years.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news-interviews/31475535_1_superstar-rajinikanth-rana-soundarya-rajinikanth |title=The day Rajini took ill |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivas |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015111052/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news-interviews/31475535_1_superstar-rajinikanth-rana-soundarya-rajinikanth |archive-date=15 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Rajinikanth 2010 - still 113555 crop.jpg|thumbnail|Rajinikanth at the [[Enthiran (soundtrack)|''Enthiran'' (2010) soundtrack]] release event in [[Mumbai]]|alt=|left]] He worked with P. Vasu again for ''[[Kuselan]]'', a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Kadha Parayumbol]]'', which was made simultaneously in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Kathanayakudu (2008 film)|Kathanayakudu]]'', in which Rajinikanth played an extended cameo role as himself, a film star in the Indian cinema, and as a best friend to the film's protagonist. According to Rajinikanth, the film somewhat narrated his early life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk3.htm |title=Pasupathy, the real star of Kuselan |last=P |first=Krishnakumar |date=1 August 2008 |website=Rediff.com |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802201524/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk3.htm |archive-date=2 August 2011 |access-date=12 June 2011}}</ref> The film, however, performed poorly at box offices and led to many distributors incurring major losses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/kuselan/featured/3 |title=Kollywood in a flap |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=20 August 2008 |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616205822/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/kuselan/featured/3 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajinikanth also stated that he would work with [[Pyramid Saimira]] again to compensate for ''Kuselan''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238204 |title=Hope Floats For SRK |last=Iyengar |first=Pushpa |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|The Outlook]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028041643/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238204 |archive-date=28 October 2011 |access-date=30 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=10&contentid=2008121620081216010601113f7794623 |title=Kuselan may spark Tamil film boycott |last=S |first=Shyam Prasad |date=16 December 2008 |work=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524180750/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=10&contentid=2008121620081216010601113f7794623 |archive-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>{{Quote box | quote = "Is there anything left to be said about a man who, at 61, still manages to star in one of the most successful films of the year, not just in the south, but across India? Superstar Rajni once again proved that he is the actor with the Midas touch with the sci-fi flick Endhiran, where he played an ambitious scientist, a naive robot and an evil android bent on destroying the world [...] He did it with such aplomb that he's been the talk of the town for months. He might do one film in two years, but when he does, he pulls out all the stops." | source = —[[Rediff.com]] on Rajinikanth's performance in ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010)<ref name="Rajini in Enthiran">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-best-tamil-actors-of-2010/20101214.htm |title=Rajinikanth in Endhiran |date=14 December 2010 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527010449/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-best-tamil-actors-of-2010/20101214.htm |archive-date=27 May 2011 |access-date=12 July 2011}}</ref> | align = right | width = 25em }}"Is there anything left to be said about a man who, at 61, still manages to star in one of the most successful films of the year, not just in the south, but across India? Superstar Rajni once again proved that he is the actor with the Midas touch with the sci-fi flick ''Enthiran'', where he played an ambitious scientist, a naive robot and an evil android bent on destroying the world [...] He did it with such aplomb that he's been the talk of the town for months. He might do one film in two years, but when he does, he pulls out all the stops." Rajinikanth worked again with Shankar for the science fiction film ''[[Enthiran]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/chulbul-pandey-now-lives-in-chennai/729300/ |title=Chulbul Pandey Now Lives in Chennai |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=26 December 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=2 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211152620/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/chulbul-pandey-now-lives-in-chennai/729300/ |archive-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> The film was released worldwide in 2010 as the most expensive Indian film ever made, ultimately becoming the second highest-grossing film in India of its time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2082&nCat=you_asked_it |title=Is It True That Endhiran Will Gross Than Three Idiots? |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006050841/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2082&nCat=you_asked_it |archive-date=6 October 2010 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="162crores">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=538&StoryID=ENTEN20100154445 |title=Rajini's Endhiran: A sell out in Chennai |publisher=[[NDTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106150430/http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=538&StoryID=ENTEN20100154445 |archive-date=6 November 2012 |access-date=26 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2171&nCat=box_office_news |title=Endhiran&nbsp;— The Robot Expected Lifetime Business |date=1 November 2010 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216100921/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2171&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=16 February 2013 |access-date=4 January 2011}}</ref> Rajinikanth was paid a remuneration of {{INRConvert|450|m|year=2010}} for the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avatar-technology-powers-rajnikant-in-enthir/673748/ |title=Avatar technology powers Rajnikant in Enthiran |date=28 August 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124071605/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avatar-technology-powers-rajnikant-in-enthir/673748 |archive-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> He received his seventeenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. The film's success lead to the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]] to use the film as a case study to analyse the business of cinema and its success story in a post-graduate elective management course called ''Contemporary Film Industry: A Business Perspective''. The course would also study ''Muthu''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-23/india/28227042_1_case-study-iim-rajinikanth |title=Rajinikanth's Enthiran&nbsp;– Case study in IIM A |date=23 December 2010 |access-date=9 April 2011 |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122818/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-23/india/28227042_1_case-study-iim-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> === 2011–2014: Hospitalisation and return === In January 2011, Rajinikanth was slated to appear in ''Rana'', a period film to be produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, who would work with the actor for a third time.<ref name=raana/> During the [[principal photography]] of the film on 29 April 2011, he suffered a mild [[foodborne illness]] on the sets, which led to vomiting, dehydration, and exhaustion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital_1537595 |title=Rajinikanth admitted to hospital&nbsp;– Entertainment&nbsp;– DNA |date=29 April 2011 |website=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818115734/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital_1537595 |archive-date=18 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> He was treated at St. Isabel's Hospital for a day before being discharged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-hospitalised-news-news-le3q2ebeebh.html |title=Rajinikanth hospitalised |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811141240/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-hospitalised-news-news-le3q2ebeebh.html |archive-date=11 August 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> Five days later, he was rushed to the same hospital again after suffering from breathlessness and fever.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikanth-again-hospitalised/1/138159.html |title=Actor Rajinikanth hospitalised again |last=ITGD Bureau |date=14 May 2011 |website=[[India Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172404/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikanth-again-hospitalised/1/138159.html |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> He was diagnosed with [[bronchitis]] and was kept at the hospital for a week, while also spending a few days in an [[intensive care unit]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rajini-writes-letter-to-fans-says-he-will-be-back-soon/Article1-710881.aspx |title=Rajini writes letter to fans, says he will be back soon |date=18 June 2011 |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=1 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621070954/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rajini-writes-letter-to-fans-says-he-will-be-back-soon/Article1-710881.aspx |archive-date=21 June 2011}}</ref> Several conflicting reports of discharge dates arose, as well as claims of Rajinikanth's health deteriorating.<ref name="ndtv" /> Two days after his last discharge, Rajinikanth was admitted to the [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]] on 16 May 2011 for recurring respiratory and gastrointestinal problems.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/modi-to-visit-rajini-in-hospital-105754 |title=Modi To Visit Rajini in Hospital |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216130427/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/modi-to-visit-rajini-in-hospital-105754 |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> The hospital maintained that Rajinikanth was in stable condition and showed positive response to treatment.<ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?id=ENTEN20110175793&keyword=regional&section=Movies&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |title=Rajinikanth's Condition Stable: Hospital |publisher=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210090601/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-s-condition-stable-hospital-106385 |archive-date=10 February 2014 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> It was widely reported that he required a [[kidney transplantation]], which was later denied by [[Dhanush]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/chennai/29608004_1_dhanush-isabel-hospital-national-award |title=Rajini will soon be back to complete 'Raana': Dhanush |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905124113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/chennai/29608004_1_dhanush-isabel-hospital-national-award |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 21 May 2011, [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] released a photo of her and Rajinikanth in his hospital ward, both posing with a [[thumbs signal]], responding to fans' negative reaction to news reports.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-23/chennai/29573758_1_private-ward-icu-senior-doctor |title=Rajinikanth out of ICU, moved into private ward |date=23 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905124119/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-23/chennai/29573758_1_private-ward-icu-senior-doctor |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> The hospital restricted unauthorised visitors.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/chennai/29516197_1_rajinikanth-triple-role-enthiran |title=Rajini getting better, say docs as fans pray for their superstar |date=6 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122809/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/chennai/29516197_1_rajinikanth-triple-role-enthiran |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajinikanth's brother, Sathyanarayana Rao Gaekwad, reported that the cause of the sudden illness was due to stress from rapid weight-loss and changes in diet, as well as [[alcohol withdrawal syndrome|withdrawal of alcohol consumption]] and [[smoking cessation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajini-suffering-from-lung-liver-ailment-brother-106258 |title=Rajini suffering from lung, liver ailment: Brother |date=17 May 2011 |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520205352/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajini-suffering-from-lung-liver-ailment-brother-106258 |archive-date=20 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> After addressing fans in a 4-minute [[digital recording|digitally recorded]] [[voice message]] to the media, Rajinikanth, under the advice of Amitabh Bachchan, travelled from Chennai to Singapore with his family on 21 May 2011, where he was to undergo further treatment for [[nephropathy]] at [[Mount Elizabeth Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/international-news-of-the-week-111060400093_1.html |title=International news of the week |date=4 June 2011 |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620163528/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/international-news-of-the-week-111060400093_1.html |archive-date=20 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajini-in-singapore-hospital-on-big-b-s-advice_709858.html |title=Rajini in Singapore hospital on Big B's advice |date=30 May 2011 |publisher=[[Zee News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712183018/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajini-in-singapore-hospital-on-big-b-s-advice_709858.html |archive-date=12 July 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> After spending over two weeks at the hospital, he was finally discharged on 15 June 2011 and continued to recuperate in Singapore, before returning to Chennai on 13 July 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajnikanth-fine-recovering-well-dhanush/article2065995.ece |title=Rajnikanth fine, recovering well: Dhanush |date=31 May 2011 |work=The Hindu |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015080939/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajnikanth-fine-recovering-well-dhanush/article2065995.ece |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-to-return-tonight-118777 |title=Rajinikanth to return tonight |date=14 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102184246/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-to-return-tonight-118777 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> Despite several failed attempts to restart ''Rana'' upon his return, Rajinikanth reprised his ''Enthiran'' character, Chitti, in the Bollywood science-fiction film ''[[Ra.One]]'' (2011) in a guest appearance alongside [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/news-interviews/30164710_1_superhero-flick-raone-rajinikanth |title=Rajinikanth's cameo RA.One |last=Rudrappa |first=Chetan |date=16 September 2011 |access-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/news-interviews/30164710_1_superhero-flick-raone-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2011, it was decided that ''Rana'' would be shelved in favour of a new project, titled ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28378236_1_rajinikanth-film-muthu-and-padayappa |title=Rana, a triple delight for Rajini fans |last=Bharti Dubey, TNN, 29 January 2011, 05.42&nbsp;pm IST |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524072144/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28378236_1_rajinikanth-film-muthu-and-padayappa |archive-date=24 May 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Unfortunately the film became a huge disaster at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece |title=Now Kochadaiyaan producers in financial tangle |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=18 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130420/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece |archive-date=7 January 2017 |date=27 December 2014 |last1=Kandavel |first1=Sangeetha}}</ref> The [[motion capture]] film, which is the first of its kind in India, was released in 2014 to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846 |title='Kochadaiiyaan' Review Roundup: Commendable Attempt by Soundarya; Worth Watching |date=23 May 2014 |work=[[International Business Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130410/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref> ''Kochadaiiyaan'', and the 3D release of ''Sivaji'' in 2012,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/movie-review-rajinikanth-s-sivaji-3d-303788 |title=Movie Review: Rajinikanth's Sivaji 3D |date=11 December 2012 |website=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |publisher=[[NDTV]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527015330/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/movie-review-rajinikanth-s-sivaji-3d-303788 |archive-date=27 May 2014 |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref> made Rajinikanth the first Indian actor to have appeared in four different forms of world cinema: [[black-and-white]], [[colour film|colour]], [[3D film|3D]] and [[motion capture]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130403/entertainment-kollywood/article/rajini-%E2%80%98cannes%E2%80%99 |title=Rajini 'Cannes' |date=3 April 2013 |work=Deccan Chronicle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310063752/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130403/entertainment-kollywood/article/rajini-%E2%80%98cannes%E2%80%99 |archive-date=10 March 2014 |access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref> Following the completion of ''Kochadaiiyaan'', Rajinikanth began work in Ravikumar's next directorial venture, titled ''[[Lingaa]]'' alongside [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Sona-presses-the-rewind-button/articleshow/34320366.cms |title=Sona presses the rewind button |date=28 April 2014 |work=Mumbai Mirror |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001062519/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Sona-presses-the-rewind-button/articleshow/34320366.cms |archive-date=1 October 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/superstar-rajinikanths-next-is-lingaa/article5960175.ece |title=Superstar Rajinikanth's next is Lingaa |date=29 April 2014 |newspaper=The Hindu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920045726/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/superstar-rajinikanths-next-is-lingaa/article5960175.ece |archive-date=20 September 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014 |last1=Subramanian |first1=Karthik}}</ref> The film was released on 12 December 2014, coinciding with his birthday,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-stamped-u-rating-rajinikanth-starrer-confirmed-12-december-release-615162 |title='Lingaa' Stamped with 'U' Rating; Rajinikanth Starrer Confirmed for 12 December Release |date=26 November 2014 |work=International Business Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220031320/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-stamped-u-rating-rajinikanth-starrer-confirmed-12-december-release-615162 |archive-date=20 February 2015 |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> and received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-take-responsibility-flaws-in-Lingaa-KS-Ravikumar/articleshow/45585327.cms |title=I take responsibility for the book scene in Lingaa: KS Ravikumar |date=21 December 2014 |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225122829/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-take-responsibility-flaws-in-Lingaa-KS-Ravikumar/articleshow/45585327.cms |archive-date=25 December 2014 |access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> === 2016–present: ''Kabali'' and beyond === Rajinikanth's next film was director [[Pa. Ranjith]]'s crime drama ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'', produced by [[S. Thanu]]. The film was released in July 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kabali-review-round-up-this-is-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-rajinikanth-blockbuster-2236945 |title=Kabali review round-up: This is what critics are saying about the Rajinikanth blockbuster |date=22 July 2016 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=25 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725052356/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kabali-review-round-up-this-is-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-rajinikanth-blockbuster-2236945 |archive-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> The film became the [[List of Tamil films of 2016|highest grossing Tamil film]] of the year grossing over {{INRConvert|300|c|lk=c|year=2020}} and became the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fifth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time]] before being surpassed by his another film ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]''.{{#tag:ref|Box office gross values of {{INR}}650 crore were reported for ''Kabali'' in the first 13 days by several organisations including ''Financial Express'' and ''Indian Express'',<ref name="Financial Express 650 crore 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/334390/kabali-box-office-collections-at-over-rs-650-cr-rajinikanth-starrer-is-now-no-1-movie-in-india/4/|title=Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express|date=1 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Financial Express 650 crore 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/334390/kabali-box-office-collections-at-over-rs-650-cr-rajinikanth-starrer-is-now-no-1-movie-in-india/3/|title=Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express|date=1 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> which were more than double the estimates made by other sources.<ref name="IBT 675 questioned">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-reports-rajinikanth-starrer-raking-rs-675-crore-13-days-are-fake-688881|title='Kabali' box office collection: Reports of Rajinikanth-starrer raking in Rs. 675 crore in 13 days are fake|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805214307/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-reports-rajinikanth-starrer-raking-rs-675-crore-13-days-are-fake-688881|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''International Business Times'' (IBT) and ''[[Firstpost]]'' criticized these estimates as inflated, explaining the discrepancy as due in part to the addition of "pre-release business" figures, such as music and satellite rights sales of {{INR}}200 crore,<ref name="Firstpost 600 questioned" /> being factored into the box office sales totals.<ref name="IBT 675 questioned" /> ''Firstpost'' wrote, "More conservative estimates put Kabali's collections at around Rs 300 crores from worldwide ticket sales."<ref name="Firstpost 600 questioned">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/rajinikanth-kabali-has-earned-rs-600-crore-at-the-global-box-office-or-has-it-2932578.html|title=Rajinikanth's Kabali has earned Rs 600 crore at the global box office. Or has it? – Firstpost|date=3 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> IBT's analysts in August 2016 estimated the film's worldwide gross total of its first 13 days at around {{INR|350 crore}} (US${{To USD|3500|IND|year=2016}} million).<ref name="IBT 350 crore">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-starrer-beats-7-big-records-baahubali-bahubali-688964 |title='Kabali' Box Office collection |work=International Business Times India|date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805071102/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-starrer-beats-7-big-records-baahubali-bahubali-688964|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> <br> Figures given in December 2016 by ''Financial Express'' indicated an estimated domestic gross of {{INR}}215 crore and an overseas gross of {{INR}}262 crore, which total {{INR}}477 crore.<ref name="IE Dec 2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-birthday-today-as-superstar-rajni-turns-65-wishes-pour-in/471636/|title=Rajinikanth birthday today; As superstar Rajni turns 65, wishes pour&nbsp;in|date=12 December 2016}}</ref> A figure of USD$77 million given by ''Forbes'' in May 2017 converted to approximately {{INR}}493–499 crore.<!--Method: {{INRConvert|493|c|year=2016}} NOTE: Since the Forbes source doesn't mention a specific INR value, and is presumably using 2017 US dollars to talk about the gross of a 2016 Indian film, we're forced to extrapolate a range of INR values under 500, and the highest possible is 499. --><ref name="Forbes 77 mil USD">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/05/11/armies-of-ajith-fans-mobilize-to-blast-vivegam-teaser-to-record-views/#4d79d92716eb|title=Armies Of Ajith Fans Mobilize To Blast 'Vivegam' Teaser To Record Views|access-date=13 May 2017|work=Forbes|quote=Kabali, which starred blockbuster hero Rajinikanth, went on to gross nearly 5 billion rupees (US$77 million) worldwide, making it the 6th highest grossing Indian film in history at the time.}}</ref> According to ''International Business Times'' in October 2017, ''Kabali''{{'}}s final worldwide gross was around {{INRConvert|286|c}}.<ref name="IBT Oct 2017">{{cite news|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash|title=Mersal box office collection: A crowning-moment for Vijay as his film joins Rs 200-crore club|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mersal-12-days-box-office-collection-crowning-vijay-film-joins-rs-200-crore-club-2nd-weekend-747432|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=30 October 2017}}</ref>|group=n|name=Kabali}} Also, at the [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards]], the film was nominated at five categories winning all of them,<ref>{{cite web |date=14 January 2017|last=Arul|title=Rajinikanth, Vijay, Sasikumar at Vikatan awards - Photos|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/rajinikanth-vijay-sasikumar-vikatan-awards-9850-slide-57502|access-date=31 December 2020|website=IBTimes India|language=en}}</ref> and also won five awards, at the [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]], and two nominations at the [[6th South Indian International Movie Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SIIMA 2017 Nomination List&nbsp;– Tamil|url=http://siima.in/2017/nominations.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170531085328/http://siima.in/2017/nominations.html|archive-date=31 May 2017|access-date=31 May 2017|publisher=[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]}}</ref> He also received his eighteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. In August 2016, it was announced that Rajinikanth and director Ranjith would work together again for a film with Dhanush as producer, titled ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'', in which Rajinikanth plays a [[Dharavi]]-dwelling gangster who fights against corporate takeover of the slum.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajinikanthranjith-combo-under-dhanushs-production-soon/article9046675.ece Rajinikanth-Ranjith combo under Dhanush's production soon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830160909/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajinikanthranjith-combo-under-dhanushs-production-soon/article9046675.ece |date=30 August 2016 }}. The Hindu (29 August 2016). Retrieved on 3 November 2016.</ref> The film was officially released on 7 June 2018 and received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/tamil-movies-kaala-box-office-update-rajinikanths-latest-offering-starts-picking-up-at-the-ticket-windows-3101544/|title=Rajinikanth's Kaala Witnesses an Upward Trend at the Box Office - Read Details|last=Desk|first=India com Entertainment|date=9 June 2018|website=India.com|language=en|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> In 2018 he also appeared in [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]'' reprising the roles of Dr. Vaseegaran and Chitti, alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Amy Jackson]].<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Akshay-Kumar-plays-the-villain-in-Robot-2/articleshow/50203162.cms |title=Akshay Kumar plays the villain in 'Robot 2' |website=The Times of India |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613065129/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Akshay-Kumar-plays-the-villain-in-Robot-2/articleshow/50203162.cms |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live|last1=Iyer |first1=Meena }}</ref> The film was released on 29 November 2018 and was commercially successful at the box office. The film earned over {{INRConvert|117.34|c}} worldwide on its first day, which was the second-highest ever for an Indian film. The film crossed {{INRConvert|520|c|year=2018}} in its opening weekend to be the highest-grossing film worldwide for that week. The film also grossed over {{INRConvert|655.81|c}}{{Ndash}}{{INRConvert|800|c|lk=c}} at the box office became the [[List of Tamil films of 2018|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of the year and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|second highest grossing Tamil film of all time]].<ref>{{Cite news |title='2.0' final box office collection all format: The Rajinikanth starrer helmed by S. Shankar is the sixth highest grossing Indian film ever - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/2-0-final-box-office-collection-all-format-the-rajinikanth-starrer-helmed-by-s-shankar-is-the-sixth-highest-grossing-indian-film-ever/articleshow/67989955.cms |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> ''2.0'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films in India|fourth highest-grossing film in India]] and is the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Global gross figures|seventh highest-grossing Indian film worldwide]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4535|title=Top All Time India Grossers All Formats – 2.0 Second |website=Box Office India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4533|title=2.0 All India Update – Crosses 400 Crore NETT|website= Box Office India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Rajinikanth starred in [[Karthik Subbaraj]]'s ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'', in which his performance received praise for his return to his vintage stereotypical style of acting and grossed over {{INRConvert|250|c}}, becoming the [[List of Tamil films of 2019|second highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526|title=Rs 1000 crore! That's how much Rajinikanth's three films grossed at the box office in a span of 7 months|website=timesnownews|date=2 February 2019|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> The combined gross earnings of ''Kaala'', ''2.0'' and ''Petta'' by the end of January 2019 was determined to be over {{INR}} 1000 crore according to trade analysts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526 |title=Rs 1000 crore! That's how much Rajinikanth's three films grossed at the worldwide box office in a span of 7 months &#124; Entertainment News |access-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212029/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526 |archive-date=2 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth worked with [[AR Murugadoss]] in the film ''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'', which released in 2020. He played the role of a police officer after 27 years since his last film as a police officer was the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Pandian (film)|Pandian]]''. Despite the film receiving mixed reviews, the film grossed {{INRConvert|250|c}} crore at the box office,<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2020 |title=Darbar box office: Film ends up as a colossal flop, distributors plan to approach Rajinikanth |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/darbar-box-office-film-ends-up-as-a-colossal-flop-distributors-plan-to-approach-rajinikanth/story-j7miLvAkLvmFHhqd59cuLM.html|access-date=28 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth's Darbar is AR Murugadoss' failure |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/rajinikanth-darbar-is-ar-murugadoss-failure-6208719/|access-date=28 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> making it one of Rajinikanth's highest-grossing films and the [[List of Tamil films of 2020|highest-grossing Tamil films of 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-21|title=Darbar enters Rs 200 crore club, fifth Rajinikanth film to achieve feat|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/darbar-enters-rs-200-crore-club-fifth-rajinikanth-film-to-achieve-feat/story-nzjTEHMUkCqZVJgDk6DzQP.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The next project of Rajinikanth was with director [[Siva (director)|Siva]], the film titled ''[[Annaatthe]]'' where he played role of a protective brother. The film was released on 4 November 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajinikanth's Annaatthe to hit screens on November 4 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajinikanths-annaatthe-to-hit-screens-on-november-4/articleshow/80450919.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126184148/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajinikanths-annaatthe-to-hit-screens-on-november-4/articleshow/80450919.cms |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film became a commercial success at the box office by grossing around {{INRConvert| 240|c|lk=c|year=2021}} beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' and ''[[Maanaadu]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/rajinikanth-pays-surprise-visit-to-annaatthe-director-siruthai-siva-carries-this-gift-4540088.html|title=Rajinikanth Pays Surprise Visit to Annaatthe Director Siruthai Siva, Carries This Gift|website=[[News18]]|date=10 December 2021 |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annaatthe Box Office Rajinikanth Starrer Becomes One Of The Biggest Blockbuster of The Year Enters 200 Crore Club |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/annaatthe-box-office-rajinikanth-starrer-becomes-biggest-blockbuster-of-the-year-enters-%e2%82%b9200-crore-club-5096002/ |access-date=2022-01-03 |website=www.india.com |date=15 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=14 November 2021 |title=Annaatthe box office collection Day 10: Rajinikanth film is still going strong |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/annaatthe-box-office-collection-day-10-rajinikanth-film-is-still-going-strong-1876495-2021-11-14 |access-date=14 November 2021 |website=India Today |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114040425/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/annaatthe-box-office-collection-day-10-rajinikanth-film-is-still-going-strong-1876495-2021-11-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> His next 169th film is with director [[Nelson Dilipkumar|Nelson]] which was tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 169''. On 17 June 2022, the titled was announced to be ''[[Jailer (film)|Jailer]]'' and Rajinikanth will be playing an experienced jailer in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 February 2022 |title=Rajinikanth teams up with Nelson for 'Thalaivar 169' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rajinikanth-teams-up-with-nelson-for-thalaivar-169/article38407701.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210152043/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rajinikanth-teams-up-with-nelson-for-thalaivar-169/article38407701.ece |archive-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=Nelson-Rajinikanth's Thalaivar 169 titled Jailer |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/17/nelson-rajinikanths-thalaivar-169-titled-jailer-32155.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619123732/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/17/nelson-rajinikanths-thalaivar-169-titled-jailer-32155.html |archive-date=19 June 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=#Thalaivar169 by Nelson Dilipkumar titled Jailer |url=https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/06/17/thalaivar169-by-nelson-dilipkumar-titled-jailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617083037/https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/06/17/thalaivar169-by-nelson-dilipkumar-titled-jailer |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=17 June 2022 |website=[[DT Next]]}}</ref> The film will be released theatrically in August 2023. Rajinikanth will be doing an extended cameo in his daughter [[Aishwarya Rajinikanth]]'s directorial comeback titled ''Lal Salaam.'' His next 170th film is with director T. J. Gananavel which is tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 170'' and he will be playing the role of Muslim cop. The film will be released in 2024. His next 171st film is with director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] which is tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 171.'' ==Political career== [[File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the Entertainer of the Year Award to Shri Rajnikanth, at the 'NDTV Indian of the Year Awards Function', in New Delhi on January 17, 2008.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Rajinikanth receiving the 2008 NDTV Entertainer of the Year Award from prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]]]] Rajinikanth said: "Even God cannot save Tamil Nadu if AIADMK returns to power." Rajinikanth wholeheartedly supported the DMK and Tamil Mannila Congress alliance and asked the people of Tamil Nadu and his fans to vote for that alliance. This alliance had a complete victory in 1996. Rajinikanth also supported the DMK-Tamil Mannila Congress alliance in the [[1996 Indian general election]] and [[1998 Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |title=Tamil Cinema 1998-Year Highlights (Part-2) |date=21 January 1998 |access-date=23 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620181502/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |archive-date=20 June 2008 |publisher=Dinakaran}}</ref> Later in 2004, Rajinikanth said he would personally vote for the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) but would not extend his support to any front during the [[2004 Indian general election|upcoming Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |title=Rajnikanth is a firm believer in Hindutva |date=28 April 2004 |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202050/http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> The party, however, failed to win any seats in Tamil Nadu in the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-05-17/news/27657995_1_aiadmk-mps-mdmk-lone-puducherry-seat |title=AIADMK entering Parliament after five years |date=17 May 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025061624/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-05-17/news/27657995_1_aiadmk-mps-mdmk-lone-puducherry-seat |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth canceled his visit to Sri Lanka on March 2017 at the urging of Tamil Nadu politicians. Leaders of the BJP criticized this choice.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bjp-subramanian-swamy-says-rajinikanth-and-other-tamil-film-actors-are-chickens--news-182095 | title=Swamy and other BJP leaders criticise Rajinikanth - News | date=25 March 2017 }}</ref> In June 2017, BJP leader [[Subramanian Swamy]] alleged that Rajinikanth was illiterate and unfit for politics. He also accused Rajinikanth of financial fraud, claiming that he has strong proof of financial irregularities by Rajinikanth that will bring down Rajinikanth's political aspirations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/swamy-vs-superstar-rajini-has-committed-financial-fraud-should-not-enter-politics-64137 | title=Swamy vs Superstar: 'Rajini has committed financial fraud, should not enter politics' | date=24 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/250617/subramanian-swamys-outbursts-on-rajinikanth-follows-speculations.html | title=Subramanian Swamy's outbursts on Rajinikanth follows speculations | date=25 June 2017 }}</ref> However several political analysts state Rajinikanth has missed his chance and unlike 1996 when he was at his peak it will be very difficult for him to make a significant impact in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/why-rajinikanth-hasnt-taken-the-plunge-it-is-not-1996-any-more-4658857/ |title=Why Rajinikanth hasn't taken the plunge: It is not 1996 anymore |work=The Indian Express |author=Kavitha Muralidharan |date=16 May 2017 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709062901/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/why-rajinikanth-hasnt-taken-the-plunge-it-is-not-1996-any-more-4658857/ |archive-date=9 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-political-opportunity-for-rajinikanth-has-come-and-gone/story-GyC5mlbQYuK1MaSpEXSu1L.html |title=The political opportunity for Rajinikanth has come and gone |work=Hindustan Times |author=Viju Cherian |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725170226/https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-political-opportunity-for-rajinikanth-has-come-and-gone/story-GyC5mlbQYuK1MaSpEXSu1L.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajini-no-political-superstar-718935.html |title=Rajini no political superstar, may have missed his day |work=Deccan Herald |author=ETB Sivapriyan |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190649/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajini-no-political-superstar-718935.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth announced entry into politics on 31 December 2017 and confirmed his intention to contest in the 2021 [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] elections in all 234 constituencies. He stated that his party would resign if it was unable to fulfill its electoral promises within three years of coming into power.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/rajinikanth-to-end-suspense-political-announcement-soon-10-points-1794019?pfrom=home-topscroll |title=Rajnimanth joins politics and announced a new party |date=31 December 2017 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=1 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231191010/https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/rajinikanth-to-end-suspense-political-announcement-soon-10-points-1794019?pfrom=home-topscroll |archive-date=31 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikant dissolved his party Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) on 12 July 2021 and also said that he has no plans to enter politics in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |author=D. Govardan|date=12 July 2021 |title=Rajinikanth decides to dissolve Rajini Makkal Mandram {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/rajinikanth-decides-to-dissolve-rajini-makkal-mandram/articleshow/84337959.cms |access-date=2021-07-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> ==Acclaim and criticism== ===Acting style=== Rajinikanth is widely regarded as one of the most popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. His popularity has been attributed to "his uniquely styled {{sic|dialogues}} and idiosyncrasies in films, as well as his political statements and philanthropy".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/4300-who-rules-south-cinema-rajinikanth-or-kamal-haasan.html |title=Who rules South Cinema&nbsp;– Rajinikanth or Kamal Haasan? |date=28 September 2010 |publisher=Breakingnewsonline.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723032306/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/4300-who-rules-south-cinema-rajinikanth-or-kamal-haasan.html |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> Many also cite reasons for Rajinikanth's popularity as coming from his larger-than-life super-hero appearance in many films, supported by gravity-defying stunts and charismatic expressions, all while attempting to maintain modesty in real-life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2267820/pagenum/all/#p2 |title=Superstar Rajinikanth!: The biggest movie star you've probably never heard of.&nbsp;– By Grady Hendrix&nbsp;– Slate Magazine |last=Hendrix |first=Grady |date=27 September 2010 |publisher=Slate.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315123608/http://www.slate.com/id/2267820/pagenum/all/ |archive-date=15 March 2011 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> Almost every film of Rajinikanth has punchlines delivered by him in an inimitable style, and these punchlines often have a message or even warn the film's antagonists. These lines are usually fabricated to create new ones or even be taken in a comical way, but do not fail to create a sense of entertainment among viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesouthreports.com/profiles/blogs/rajini-delivers-a-punch |title=Rajini's Punch dialogues |publisher=thesouthreports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325080027/http://www.thesouthreports.com/profiles/blogs/rajini-delivers-a-punch |archive-date=25 March 2011 |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-18/chennai/27783880_1_naan-oru-thadavu-sonna-nooru-thadava-sonna-mathiri-punch-lines |title=It doesn't get bigger than Rajinikanth |date=18 April 2008 |access-date=12 April 2011 |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817082412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-18/chennai/27783880_1_naan-oru-thadavu-sonna-nooru-thadava-sonna-mathiri-punch-lines |archive-date=17 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajinikanth is one of the highest-grossing actors in Tamil cinema history. After opening his first official Twitter account in 2014, Rajinikanth received over 210,000 followers within 24 hours, which according to ''[[The Economic Times]]'' was deemed by social media research firms as the fastest rate of followers for any Indian celebrity, as well as among the top-10 in the world.<ref name="rtwit">{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/superstar-rajinikanth-proves-his-might-again-notches-over-2-4-lakh-followers-on-twitter-debut/articleshow/34744248.cms |title=Superstar Rajinikanth proves his might again, notches over 2.4 lakh followers on Twitter debut |last=Varuni |first=Khosla |date=7 May 2014 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510072930/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/superstar-rajinikanth-proves-his-might-again-notches-over-2-4-lakh-followers-on-twitter-debut/articleshow/34744248.cms |archive-date=10 May 2014}}</ref> In 2015, a film about his fandom, ''[[For the Love of a Man (film)|For the Love of a Man]]'', premiered at the [[71st Venice International Film Festival]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/venice-review-for-the-love-of-a-man-portrays-the-biggest-movie-star-youve-never-heard-of-20150905 |title=Venice Review: 'For the Love of a Man' Portrays the Biggest Movie Star You've Never Heard Of |date=5 September 2015 |publisher=Indiewire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204143900/http://www.indiewire.com/article/venice-review-for-the-love-of-a-man-portrays-the-biggest-movie-star-youve-never-heard-of-20150905 |archive-date=4 February 2016 |access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref> ===Comments on social issues=== [[File:Rajinikanth and Vijay at the Nadigar Sangam Protest.jpg|thumb|Rajinikanth with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] at a [[2018 Tamil Nadu protests for Kaveri water sharing|Kaveri water sharing protest]] by the [[Nadigar Sangam]] in 2018]] In 2002, Rajinikanth undertook a day-long fast to protest the [[Government of Karnataka]]'s [[Kaveri River water dispute|decision to not release Kaveri River water into Tamil Nadu]], and announced that he would contribute {{INRConvert|10|m}} toward a plan to interlink Indian rivers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/13cau2.htm |title=Rediff India News: Rajinikanth fasts for Kaveri waters |date=13 October 2002 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430054103/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/13cau2.htm |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> He met with Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] and many experts to canvass support for the project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/14cau.htm |title=Rediff India News:Rajinikanth to meet Indian PM |date=14 October 2002 |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430065605/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/14cau.htm |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> His hunger strike was independent of the [[Nadigar Sangam]], who organised their own solidarity protest for the same cause. Film director [[Bharathiraja|Bharathi Raja]] lashed out against Rajinikanth, alleging that he is dividing the film industry and saying that he was a "traitor who had a tacit understanding with the Karnataka government".<ref name="hinduonnet.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101304130100.htm |title=Rally exposes politicised film industry |date=12 October 2002 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102121317/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101304130100.htm |archive-date=2 November 2007 |access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref> In 2008, Rajinikanth took part in a hunger strike organised by the Nadigar Sangam against Karnataka's stance on the [[Hogenakkal Falls water dispute]], during which he gave a speech against politicians in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rajnikanth-blasts-karnataka-over-water-project_10034510.html |title=Rajnikanth blasts Karnataka over water project&nbsp;– Thaindian News |publisher=Thaindian.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504194054/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rajnikanth-blasts-karnataka-over-water-project_10034510.html |archive-date=4 May 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> It led to the state announcing a ban on him and his film ''[[Kuselan]]'' (2008). The ban was lifted after Rajinikanth appeared on [[TV9 Kannada]] and issued an apology for his speech. He later thanked the [[Government of Karnataka]] for lifting the ban and allowing the film's release in the state. The apology and subsequent gratitude towards Karnataka led to strong reactions from Nadigar Sangam members [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Radha Ravi]], who called the apology a disgrace to Tamils and opined that his speech never provoked the sentiments of the [[Kannada people]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-01/rajinikanth-01-08-08.html |title=Rajini earns the wrath of Tamil cinema |website=Behindwoods |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410002237/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-01/rajinikanth-01-08-08.html |archive-date=10 April 2010 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> Rajinikanth's support toward fellow actor [[Ajith Kumar]], who in 2010 condemned the forceful inclusion of Tamil cinema personae in political affairs, broke into a controversy.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020757030100.htm |title=Karunanidhi against bringing politics into film world |date=7 February 2010 |access-date=18 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616061152/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020757030100.htm |archive-date=16 June 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> In May 2018, Rajinikanth received negative criticism and reactions after justifying police action during the [[Thoothukudi massacre]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44313804 |title=Rajinikanth: Anger after actor justifies deadly police firing |work=BBC News |date=31 May 2018 |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602013855/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44313804 |archive-date=2 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajinikanth-blames-anti-social-elements-for-sterlite-protest201805302030500001/|title=Rajinikanth blames anti-social elements for Sterlite protest|website=ANI News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-superstar-rajinikanth-apologises-for-losing-cool-at-media-interaction-2621031 |title=Superstar Rajinikanth apologises for losing cool at media interaction |date=June 2018 |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603174932/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-superstar-rajinikanth-apologises-for-losing-cool-at-media-interaction-2621031 |archive-date=3 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-s-speech-earns-him-negative-image-on-social-media-news-tamil-sf5jD6fcigihb.html |title=Rajinikanth's speech earns him negative image on social media? |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603122229/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-s-speech-earns-him-negative-image-on-social-media-news-tamil-sf5jD6fcigihb.html |archive-date=3 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2020, Rajinikanth quoted a 2017 article from [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|''Outlook'']], which reported that [[Dravidar Kazhagam]] founder [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy]] garlanded the idols of [[Hindus|Hindu]] deities [[Rama]] and [[Sita]] with footwear at an atheist rally in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkateswaran |first=Vikram |date=23 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth Takes on Periyar – Foot-in-Mouth or Political Debut? |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rajinikanth-periyar-thuglak-controversy-political-move-non-dravidian-identity |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=TheQuint |archive-date=24 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124134856/https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rajinikanth-periyar-thuglak-controversy-political-move-non-dravidian-identity |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth Accused of Promoting Enmity, Warned With Protests After 'Slipper' Comment on Periyar |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/blatant-lie-dravidian-outfit-slams-rajinikanth-for-nude-photo-comment-on-periyar-2462085.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=News18 |date=17 January 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118145651/https://www.news18.com/news/india/blatant-lie-dravidian-outfit-slams-rajinikanth-for-nude-photo-comment-on-periyar-2462085.html |url-status=live}}</ref> His remarks were criticized by supporters of Periyar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2020 |title='Didn't say anything out of imagination, won't apologise': Rajinikanth on controversy around remarks against Periyar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/didn-t-say-anything-out-of-imagination-won-t-apologise-rajinikanth-on-controversy-around-remarks-against-periyar/story-9CzkjERZ4i8pr3an5qcKbL.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215053802/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/didn-t-say-anything-out-of-imagination-won-t-apologise-rajinikanth-on-controversy-around-remarks-against-periyar/story-9CzkjERZ4i8pr3an5qcKbL.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> In response to the backlash, Rajinikanth stated, "I did not speak on something that didn't happen. I've only spoken on what was reported. It was reported in ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' also. Sorry, I will not apologise".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-will-not-apologise-remarks-periyar-incident-rajinikanth-116513 |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=www.thenewsminute.com |title='I will not apologise for remarks on Periyar incident': Rajinikanth |date=21 January 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121102238/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-will-not-apologise-remarks-periyar-incident-rajinikanth-116513 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-21 |title=Rajinikanth refuses to apologise for Periyar remark; 'think and speak', urges Stalin |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajinikanth-refuses-to-apologise-for-controversial-remark-on-periyar-6227644/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> ==Personal life== ===Relationships=== While he was working as a bus conductor in [[Bangalore]], Rajinikanth met a medical student named Nirmala and started a relationship. After seeing him perform in a stage play, she encouraged him to pursue an acting career and sent an application to the [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Adyar Film Institute]] on his behalf and unbeknownst to him. Although he took up the offer and proceeded with his acting career, Rajinikanth has since lost contact with her.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/17/When-Rajinikanth-spoke-about-his-first-love-and-what-she-did-to-make-him-a-star.html |title=When Rajinikanth spoke about his first love and what she did to make him a star |website=The Week |access-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023220959/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/17/When-Rajinikanth-spoke-about-his-first-love-and-what-she-did-to-make-him-a-star.html |archive-date=23 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===Family=== Rajinikanth married [[Latha Rajinikanth|Latha Rangachari]], a student of [[Ethiraj College for Women]] who interviewed him for her college magazine.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/at-62-rajinikanth-on-his-marriage-kamal-and-sivaji-553299.html |title=At 62: Rajinikanth on his marriage, Kamal and Sivaji |date=12 December 2012 |work=[[First Post (India)|First Post]] |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316074354/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/at-62-rajinikanth-on-his-marriage-kamal-and-sivaji-553299.html |archive-date=16 March 2014}}</ref> The marriage took place on 26 February 1981, in [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]], Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rajinikanth.com/bio-data.htm |title=Rajini's personal life |publisher=weeksupdate.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715153332/http://www.rajinikanth.com/bio-data.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 |access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> The couple has two daughters named [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] and [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]]. Latha runs a school named ''"The Ashram".'' Aishwarya married actor [[Dhanush]] on 18 November 2004 and they have two sons, Yathra and Linga.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58296.html |title=Dhanush's son named Linga&nbsp;– Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012005331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58296.html |archive-date=12 October 2010 |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/12/stories/2006101205680200.htm |title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Rajnikanth turns grandfather |date=12 October 2006 |access-date=10 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924101802/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/12/stories/2006101205680200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=24 September 2009}}</ref> His younger daughter, Soundarya, works in the Tamil film industry as a director, producer and [[graphic designer]]. She married industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar on 3 September 2010 and have a son Ved Krishna.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28254715_1_celeb-studded-wedding-kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth's celeb-studded wedding |last=Gladwin Emanuel |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=9 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015111142/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28254715_1_celeb-studded-wedding-kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam |archive-date=15 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2016, Soundarya revealed that she and her husband had filed for divorce by mutual consent due to irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Soundarya-Rajinikanth-confirms-divorce/articleshow/54374709.cms |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth confirms divorce |work=The Times of India |date=17 September 2016 |access-date=17 September 2016 |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917164529/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Soundarya-Rajinikanth-confirms-divorce/articleshow/54374709.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2017, the couple officially divorced.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth And Ashwin Are Officially Divorced |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/soundarya-rajinikanth-and-ashwin-are-officially-divorced-1720635 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=5 July 2017 |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811153232/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/soundarya-rajinikanth-and-ashwin-are-officially-divorced-1720635 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has married Vishagan Vanangamudi, an actor and businessman, on 11 February 2019 at Leela Palace in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/confirmed-soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-vishagan-vanangamudi-on-february-11-details-inside/352399 |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth wedding: CONFIRMED! Rajinikanth daughter Soundarya to wed Vishagan Vanangamudi on February 11 – details inside &#124; Entertainment News |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503074828/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/confirmed-soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-vishagan-vanangamudi-on-february-11-details-inside/352399 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-remarry-actor-vishagan/articleshow/66604921.cms |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth set for second marriage in January |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115010257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-remarry-actor-vishagan/articleshow/66604921.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-second-marriage-vishagan-vanangamudi-1387566-2018-11-13 |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth gears up for second wedding in January 2019 |publisher=India Today |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116131559/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-second-marriage-vishagan-vanangamudi-1387566-2018-11-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141118/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-again.html |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth to wed again |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |work=Anupama Subramanian |date=14 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085539/https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141118/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-again.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/02/11/soundarya-rajinikanth-vishagan-wedding-venue-a-glimpse-of-the-bride.html |title=സൗന്ദര്യ രജനീകാന്ത് വിവാഹിതയായി; ചിത്രങ്ങളും വിഡിയോയും |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml |access-date=12 February 2019 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503080320/https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/02/11/soundarya-rajinikanth-vishagan-wedding-venue-a-glimpse-of-the-bride.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Views=== Rajinikanth is a [[Hindu]], who practices [[spiritualism]] and is a strong believer of [[spirituality]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |title=Rajnikanth is a firm believer in Hindutva |date=28 April 2004 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202050/http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> He is also a practitioner of [[yoga]] and meditation. Rajinikanth has religiously visited major Hindu temples prior to the release of each of his films; for instance he visited the [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple]] before the release of ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' in 2007 and visited [[Sathya Sai Baba]] at [[Prasanthi Nilayam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] before the release of ''[[Kuselan]]'' the following year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450550200.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Anantapur News : Rajinikanth in Puttaparthi |date=14 April 2008 |access-date=9 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103145017/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450550200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 November 2010}}</ref> He also occasionally leaves for pilgrimage to the [[Himalayas]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909539_1_himalayas-vijay-tv-endhiran |title=Rajinikanth love Himalayas |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=21 August 2011 |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616165302/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909539_1_himalayas-vijay-tv-endhiran |archive-date=16 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> He has often referred to [[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]],<ref name="spirituality">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/06/01/why-does-rajini-dwell-in-the-hearts-of-millions |title=Why does Rajini dwell in the hearts of millions? |date=1 June 2011 |publisher=cinefundas.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604192455/http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/06/01/why-does-rajini-dwell-in-the-hearts-of-millions |archive-date=4 June 2011 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> [[Swami Satchidananda]], [[Ragavendra Swami]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60272.html |title=Rajini blesses "Mahaan" actor |date=22 September 2010 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118021226/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60272.html |archive-date=18 November 2010 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> [[Mahavatar Babaji]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38458.html |title=Rajini's tribute to Babaji |date=10 May 2008 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023235030/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38458.html |archive-date=23 October 2012 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> and [[Ramana Maharishi]]<ref name=spirituality/> as his favourite spiritual leaders. ===Philanthropy=== According to [[Naman Ramachandran]], the author of ''[[Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography]]'', most of Rajinikanth's philanthropic activities went unpublicised because he chose to keep them undisclosed. In the 1980s, when superstitious beliefs in Tamil Nadu created a stigma towards eye donation, Rajinikanth took the case of campaigning in support of [[corneal transplantation]] via television and public speeches.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHhyrIUXwxU |title=Rajnikanth in Eye Donation Campaign |date=23 October 2011 |last=Manoj Thulasi |publisher=YouTube |access-date=10 June 2014 |medium=Television production}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> In 2011, Rajinikanth announced his support for the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|anti-corruption movement]] led by [[Anna Hazare]] and offered his commercial wedding venue, the Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam, in [[Chennai]] free of cost for the [[India Against Corruption]] members to hold their fast.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-23/india/29918051_1_anna-hazare-tamil-superstar-actor-rajinikanth |title=Actor Rajinikanth supports Anna Hazare |date=23 August 2011 |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-23/india/29918051_1_anna-hazare-tamil-superstar-actor-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rajinikanth-lends-wedding-hall-for-anti-corruption-fast-team-anna_1630389 |title=Rajinikanth lends wedding hall for anti-corruption fast: Team Anna |date=26 December 2011 |website=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102200330/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rajinikanth-lends-wedding-hall-for-anti-corruption-fast-team-anna_1630389 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> He also provided lodging in the venue for sanitary workers hired to clean up after the [[2015 South India floods]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajinikanth provides shelter to conservancy workers |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/rajinikanth-provides-shelter-to-conservancy-workers/article7993964.ece |access-date=5 March 2021 |agency=The HIndu |date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Rajinikanth's fan associations regularly organise blood donation and eye donation camps and distribute food during his birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajinikanth-to-have-a-quiet-birthday-says-wife-latha/439181-8.html |title=Rajinikanth has a quiet birthday |date=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030139/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajinikanth-to-have-a-quiet-birthday-says-wife-latha/439181-8.html |archive-date=8 May 2014 |access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref> === Money lending allegation === Rajinikanth declared {{INRConvert|6.11|m|year=2003}}, {{INRConvert|17|m|year=2004}} and {{INRConvert|3.39|m|year=2005}} as earnings for the years 2002–2003, 2003–2004 and 2004–2005, respectively. However, the [[Income Tax Department]] observed that he had claimed a considerable sum of professional expenses and thus carried out a survey in 2005 at his residence at Poes Garden. During the survey, the IT-Department found out that he had accounted for a lost of costs as his professional costs and it was also discovered that not even one-tenth of the residential property was allocated to professional purposes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Mohamed Imranullah |date=29 January 2020 |title=I-T Dept. withdraws three cases against actor Rajinikanth |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-t-dept-withdraws-three-cases-against-actor-rajinikanth/article30678692.ece |url-status=live |issn=0971-751X |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301032121/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-t-dept-withdraws-three-cases-against-actor-rajinikanth/article30678692.ece}}</ref> Moreover, when Rajinikanth was questioned by the I-T department if he's in the money lending business, he initially denied it. Later, though, he admitted to the IT-Department that he was indeed a [[Money-lender|money lender]], and that he had loaned money as a source of profit at an interest rate of 18 percent. Later, for all three years in dispute, Rajinikanth was forced to submit revised reports, confessing he had earned more than what was reported in the initial report on 14 February 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Mohamed Imranullah |date=30 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth told Income Tax Department he was into 'money lending' |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rajinikanth-told-income-tax-department-he-was-into-money-lending/article30687490.ece |url-status=live |issn=0971-751X |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228031418/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rajinikanth-told-income-tax-department-he-was-into-money-lending/article30687490.ece}}</ref> But the I-T department penalized him {{INRConvert|6.6|m|year=2020}}, since he filed revised returns only after they surveyed him.<ref name="TNM18">{{Cite web |last=Shekar |first=Anjana |date=30 January 2020 |title=Why Rajinikanth became a 'money lender' in 2004: Experts take a guess |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-rajinikanth-became-money-lender-2004-experts-take-guess-117163 |url-status=live |website=The News Minute |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711151809/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-rajinikanth-became-money-lender-2004-experts-take-guess-117163}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lobo |first=Shalini |date=29 January 2020 |title=I-T dept withdraws tax appeal against actor Rajinikanth |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajinikanth-tax-it-department-cbdt-1641177-2020-01-29 |url-status=live |website=India Today |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711151359/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajinikanth-tax-it-department-cbdt-1641177-2020-01-29}}</ref> This was challenged by Rajinikanth and his lawyers, and in January 2020 the I-T department wrote off the fine, due to its recent decision to withdraw from appeals in cases below {{INRConvert|10|m|year=2020}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I-T Dept withdraws appeal against Rajinikanth over penalty |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/i-t-dept-withdraws-appeal-against-rajinikanth-over-penalty/article30675436.ece |access-date=11 July 2020 |website=@businessline |date=28 January 2020 |archive-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712122117/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/i-t-dept-withdraws-appeal-against-rajinikanth-over-penalty/article30675436.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> The news that Rajinikanth told the Income Tax department that he was lending money at an 18 per cent interest rate has earned outrage and criticism for his high interest rate loans, which is a big problem in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="TNM18" /> == Filmography == {{Main|Rajinikanth filmography}} == Awards, honours and recognition == {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Rajinikanth}} [[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Shri Rajinikanth, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 12, 2016.jpg|thumb|President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to Rajinikanth at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]] on 12 April 2016]] Rajinikanth has received numerous awards for many of his films, mostly in Tamil. He received his first and only [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Tamil)|Best Tamil Actor]] in 1984 for ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]''.<ref name=filmfare /> Later he received Filmfare Award nominations for his performances in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) and ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010). As of 2014, Rajinikanth has received six [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] for his performances in various films.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Awards}} He also received numerous awards from [[Cinema Express Awards|Cinema Express]] and Filmfans' Association for his on-screen performances and off-screen contributions in writing and producing.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Awards}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rajinikanth-conferred-dadasaheb-phalke-award-2020-11617257991776.html|title=Tamil actor Rajini gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020|first=Lata|last=Jha|date=1 April 2021|website=mint}}</ref> Rajinikanth received the [[Kalaimamani]] award in 1984 and the M. G. R. Award in 1989, both from the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. In 1995, the [[South Indian Film Artistes' Association]] presented him with the Kalaichelvam Award. He was honoured with the [[Padma Bhushan]] (2000) and the [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016) by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="CivilIndiaAwards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |title=Civilian Awards announced on 26 January 2000 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302144232/http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |archive-date=2 March 2007 |access-date=20 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |title=Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan |date=25 January 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125105210/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> He was selected as the Indian Entertainer of the Year for 2007 by [[NDTV]], competing against the likes of [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.itimes.com/public/rajnikanth.rao/claim-to-fame/Indian-Entertainer-Of-The-Year |title=Indian Entertainer of the year |publisher=itimes.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007142000/http://www.itimes.com/public/rajnikanth.rao/claim-to-fame/Indian-Entertainer-Of-The-Year |archive-date=7 October 2011 |access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> The Government of Maharashtra honoured him with the Raj Kapoor Award the same year. He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the [[4th Vijay Awards]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/06/18/stories/2010061850251400.htm |title=Air supply |date=18 June 2010 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015163203/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/06/18/stories/2010061850251400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Rajinikanth was also named one of the most influential persons in South Asia by ''[[Asiaweek]]''.<ref name="mass_popularity">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |title=Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness |last=Ethiraj |first=Gopal |date=14 December 2009 |work=[[Asian Tribune]] |access-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215034339/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |archive-date=15 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="i1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |title=Meet India's biggest film star |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |date=3 October 2010 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122065142/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |archive-date=22 January 2015 |location=London}}</ref> [[File:Rajinikanth being honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Award.jpg|thumb|Vice President [[Venkaiah Naidu]] presenting the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] to Rajinikanth at the [[67th National Film Awards]], [[New Delhi]] on 25 October 2021.]] He was named by ''[[Forbes]] India'' as the most influential Indian of the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |title=Now, a film on Rajinikanth's life |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910033430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |archive-date=10 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, he was awarded the Entertainer of the Decade Award by NDTV for the year 2010 by the then Indian Minister for Home Affairs [[P. Chidambaram]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-is-the-entertainer-of-the-decade-news-tamil-lcqjCadcfcf.html |title=Rajinikanth is the Entertainer of the decade |date=31 May 2010 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219012520/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-is-the-entertainer-of-the-decade-news-tamil-lcqjCadcfcf.html |archive-date=19 February 2011 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> In December 2013, he was honoured by NDTV as one among the "25 Greatest Global Living Legends".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/superstar-rajini-has-been-honored-as-one-among-the-25-greatest-global-living-legends.html |title=''Without Tamil people's love and affection, I wouldn't be here'', Rajini |date=15 December 2013 |website=Behindwoods |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216075603/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/superstar-rajini-has-been-honored-as-one-among-the-25-greatest-global-living-legends.html |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> In 2014, he was presented with the [[IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award|Indian Film Personality of the Year Award]] at the [[45th International Film Festival of India|45th IFFI]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-conferred-centenary-award-at-iffi/article6618815.ece |title=Rajinikanth conferred Centenary Award at IFFI |date=20 November 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=20 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128094114/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-conferred-centenary-award-at-iffi/article6618815.ece |archive-date=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iffi-2014-stalwarts-amitabh-bachchan-rajinikanth-in-opening-act-2036962 |title=IFFI 2014: Stalwarts Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth in opening act |date=20 November 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=20 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122224814/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iffi-2014-stalwarts-amitabh-bachchan-rajinikanth-in-opening-act-2036962 |archive-date=22 November 2014}}</ref> Rajinikanth received [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] at the 67th National Film Awards presentation ceremony, at [[Vigyan Bhawan]] in New Delhi, Monday, 25 October 2021. == Notes == {{notelist}} {{reflist|group=n}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |year=2012 |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin Books Limited]] |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 |pages=244 |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography}} * {{Cite book |last=Sreekanth |first=Gayathri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&q=rajinikanth |title=The Name is Rajinikanth |publisher=Om Books International |year=2008 |isbn=978-81-291-1355-9 |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727115209/https://books.google.com/books?id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&q=rajinikanth&dq=rajinikanth |url-status=live}} *{{cite book |title=Rajinikanth 12.12.12: A Birthday Special |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyFMAgAAQBAJ |year=2012 |work=[[The Hindu|Kasturi & Sons Ltd]] |id=GGKEY:A78L0XB1B0X |ref={{harvid|Hindu|2012}} |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108195742/https://books.google.com/books?id=YyFMAgAAQBAJ |url-status=live |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman}} {{refend}} ==Further reading== {{refbegin|}} *{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=A.N.Prahlada |url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6468602A/A._N%C4%81_Prahl%C4%81dar%C4%81v?sort=old |title=Nanna Daari Vibhinna Daari: Rajanikanth Kannada |publisher=Nava Bharat Publication |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-85286-770-6 |location=[[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]] |ol=25437576M}} * {{cite book |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Raja |title=Rajini's Punchtantra: Business and Life Management the Rajinikanth Way |year=2012 |publisher=Rupa & Co |isbn=9788129119995 |pages=124 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WSjaZBsCY4C&q=rajini%27s+punchtantra&pg=PT111 |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727115144/https://books.google.com/books?id=2WSjaZBsCY4C&pg=PT111&dq=rajini%27s+punchtantra |url-status=live}} * {{cite book |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Ram N |title=Grand Brand Rajini: Brand Management the Rajinikanth Way |year=2012 |publisher=Rupa Publications India |isbn=9788129120595 |pages=149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aH_QlgEACAAJ&q=Grand+Brand+Rajini |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190650/https://books.google.com/books?id=aH_QlgEACAAJ&dq=Grand+Brand+Rajini |url-status=live}} {{refend}} ==External links== {{Commons and category|Rajinikanth}} {{wikiquote|Rajinikanth}} * {{Twitter|rajinikanth}} * {{IMDb name|0707425}} * {{Bollywood Hungama person|rajinikanth}} {{Dadasaheb Phalke Award}}{{IFFI - Indian Film Personality of the year Award}}{{NTR National Award}}{{Padma Vibhushan Awards}} {{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–09}} {{FilmfareTamilBestActor}} {{TamilNaduStateAwardForBestActor}} {{Portal bar|Biography|India|Bollywood|Film|1950s}} [[Category:Rajinikanth| ]] [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:Indian male film actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from Bangalore]] [[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts]] [[Category:Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan 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'{{Short description|Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954)}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Kamal Haasan | image = Kamal haasan.jpg | caption = Haasan in 2022 | office = President of the [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] | term_start = 21 February 2018 | predecessor = ''Position established'' |office2 = General Secretary of [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] | term2 = 25 December 2020 - 26 February 2023 | predecessor2 = Arunchalam | successor2 = Arunchalam | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|7|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamal Haasan's real name is Parthasarathy Srinivasan - 59 Years of Kamal Haasan: Lesser known facts about the 'Ulaganayagan' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/59-years-of-kamal-haasan-lesser-known-facts-about-the-ulaganayagan/kamal-haasans-real-name-is-parthasarathy-srinivasan/photostory/65452321.cms |access-date=17 September 2022 |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Hassan for film archive facilities in each state |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |access-date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826222219/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |archive-date=26 August 2016 }}</ref> | birth_place = [[Paramakudi]], [[Madras State]], India (present-day [[Tamil Nadu]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|title=Where Kamal Haasan was really born? – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009140341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | residence = <!--Provide reference--> | occupation = {{hlist | Actor | filmmaker | playback singer | television presenter | politician}} | party = [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (2018–present) | signature = Kamal Signature.jpg | spouse = {{marriage|[[Vani Ganapathy]]|1978|reason=divorced|1988}}<br />{{marriage|[[Sarika Thakur]]|1988|reason=divorced|2004}} | partner = [[Gautami Tadimalla]] (2004-2016) | children = {{hlist|[[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]]|[[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]]{{efn|both daughters with Sarika}}}} | relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan-Ratnam family|Haasan family]] | awards = {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]] (1990)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2014)| Prix Henri-Langlois French Award (2016)|[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (Chevalier) (2016)}} | birth_name = Parthasarathy Srinivasan }} '''Kamal Haasan''' (born 7 November 1954)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-date = 30 October 2014|title = I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan|website = [[The Times of India]]| last1=Gupta | first1=Priya }}</ref> is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]] and has also appeared in some [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sumanth |date=2022-06-01 |title=10 First Of Its Kind Technologies Introduced By Kamal Haasan To Indian Cinema - Wirally |url=https://wirally.com/10-first-of-its-kind-technologies-introduced-by-kamal-haasan-to-indian-cinema/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Athimuthu |first=Soundarya |date=2022-04-27 |title=Vishwaroopam to Vikram: Kamal Haasan & Tech Innovation in His Films |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/vishwaroopam-to-vikram-technologies-brought-in-by-kamal-haasan-in-his-films |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-12 |title=61 years of Kamal Haasan: Ten remarkable techniques that were introduced by Ulaganayagan to Tamil or Indian cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/61-years-of-kamal-haasan-ten-remarkable-techniques-that-were-introduced-by-ulaganayagn-to-tamil-or-indian-cinema/photostory/77504008.cms |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He has won numerous accolades, including Four [[National Film Awards]], Nine [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], Four [[Nandi Awards]], One [[Rashtrapati Award]], Two [[Filmfare Awards]] and 17 [[Filmfare Awards South]]. He was awarded the [[Kalaimamani|Kalaimamani Award]] in 1984, the [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)|Padma Shri]] in 1990, the [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|Padma Bhushan]] in 2014 and the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (''Chevalier'') in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Desk|first1=Internet|date=22 August 2016|title=Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan Dead Kamal Haasan to get prestigious French honour|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|url-status=live|access-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821152327/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]'', for which he won the [[Rashtrapati Award|President's Gold Medal]]. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 [[drama film|drama]] ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', directed by [[K. Balachander]], in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his first [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Film Award]] for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman who suffers from [[retrograde amnesia]] in ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' (1982). He was noted for his performances in [[K. Viswanath]]'s ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' (1983), ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'' (1986), [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987), and [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996). Since then he has appeared in films including ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (2000), ''[[Virumaandi]]'' (2004), ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008) in which he played ten roles, ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' (2013) and ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' (2022). His production company, [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], has produced several of his films. For his philanthropic efforts, Haasan received the first [[A. T. Kovoor|Abraham Kovoor]] National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] for the [[Swachh Bharat Mission]]. On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (lit. People's Justice Centre).<ref name="political">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|title=Kamal Haasan Live: The six hands in my flag stands for the six south Indian states|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629192438/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|archive-date=29 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also received the Golden Visa from [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/uae-grants-actor-kamal-haasan-golden-visa/articleshow/93047815.cms|title=UAE grants actor Kamal Haasan Golden Visa|newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref> ==Early life and family== {{Main article|List of Hindi film families{{!}}Haasan-Ratnam family}} Haasan was born as Parthasarathy on 7 November 1954,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Inside Kamal Haasan's birthday trip to Paramakudi with Charu, Shruti and Akshara: All pics |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606103350/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> in a Tamil [[Iyengar]] [[Brahmin]] family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and freedom fighter,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Actor Kamal Haasan unveils bust of freedom fighter father D. Seenivasan in Thelichathanallur |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621170459/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife.<ref name=DT_929>{{cite news|title=வரலாற்றுச்சுவடுகள்&nbsp;– திரைப்ப வரலாறு 929&nbsp;– "உலக நாயகன்" கமல்ஹாசன்|newspaper=[[Daily Thanthi]]|language=ta|date=4 September 2008}}</ref> Haasan was initially named as Parthasarathy. His father later changed his name to Kamal Haasan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamunan|first=Sruthisagar|title=Despite columnist's gaffe, Kamal Haasan wasn't born Muslim – his original name was Parthasaraty|url=https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608053353/https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|url-status=live}}</ref> His brothers, [[Charuhasan]] (born 1930) and [[Chandrahasan]] (born 1936), have also acted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Is Kamal Haasan India's next movie star-turned-politician?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|publisher=[[BBC]]|year=2017|author=Sudha G Tilak|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723041310/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|archive-date=23 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer.<ref name="dance">{{Cite news |date=14 August 2014 |title=His classical odyssey |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141001023646/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |archive-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> He received his primary education in [[Paramakudi]] before moving to Madras (now [[Chennai]]) as his brothers pursued their higher education.<ref name=DT_929/> Haasan continued his education in [[Santhome]], Madras,<ref name=DT_929/> and was attracted towards film and fine arts as encouraged by his father.<ref name=DT_929/> == Film career == {{main|Kamal Haasan filmography|Kamal Haasan discography}} ===1960–1963=== When a physician friend of his mother, visited [[A. V. Meiyappan]] (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|last=V. S. |first=Srinivasan |title=Chachi comes a-visiting |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=17 June 2013 |date=19 December 1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825004000/http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |archive-date=25 August 2013 }}</ref> Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]], recommended him for their production ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref name="DT_929" /> Haasan won the [[Rashtrapati Award]] (President's gold medal) for his performance in ''Kalathur Kannamma'' at age six and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]] with ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by [[T. K. Shanmugam]].<ref name="dance" /> In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in [[Triplicane]]. His time with the theatre company shaped Haasan's craft and kindled his interest in makeup.<ref name="Prem Paniker on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Reluctant">{{cite web |author=Gupta, Sekar |year=2010 |title=I'm a reluctant actor |publisher=ScreenIndia.com |access-date=9 October 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123051400/http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |archive-date=23 January 2010 }}</ref> ===1970–1975=== After a seven-year hiatus from films, Haasan returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Haasan made brief appearances in some films including a few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film ''[[Maanavan]]'', in which he appeared in a dance sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as ''[[Annai Velankanni|Annai Velankani]]'' (1971) and ''[[Kasi Yathirai]]'' (1973). In the former he had a supporting role and worked as an assistant director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |title=Kasi Yathirai (1973) TAMIL |newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 November 2016 |access-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127132031/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |archive-date=27 November 2016 |last1=Guy |first1=Randor }}</ref> His first full-fledged role came in [[K. Balachander]]'s Tamil film ''[[Arangetram (film)|Arangetram]]'' (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his ''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973). Haasan went on to do supporting roles in films such as ''[[Gumasthavin Magal]]'' (1974), ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974) and ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]''. The same year, he played his first lead role in the Malayalam film, ''[[Kanyakumari (film)|Kanyakumari]]'', for which he won his [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam|first Filmfare Award]].<ref name="kamalawards">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan Awards (till 2000) |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603093905/http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |archive-date= 3 June 2011 }}</ref> In Tamil cinema, he had his breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''. He played a rebellious young man who falls in love with an older woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm|title=Kamal Haasan Celebrates Birthday Today, 'Vishwaroopam 2' Actor Turns 59|work=International Business Times|date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111192221/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> For this character portrayal, Haasan learned to play the [[mridangam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm|title=The Kamal Haasan phenomenon|work=Rediff|date=8 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022170646/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref> The role won him his second Filmfare Award.<ref name="balachandar">{{cite web|author=Padmanabhan, Mukund|year=1997|title=We are capable of making films for people worldwide|access-date=19 October 2009|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970518/13850423.html}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ===1976–1979=== In 1976, Haasan appeared Balachander's ''[[Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)|Manmadha Leelai]]''; this was followed by ''[[Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu]]'' (directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]]), which won him his third Filmfare Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''. ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977) concerned the women's movement and, for this role, he learned [[ventriloquism]].<ref name="Kamal top 10 - 1997">{{cite web|year=1997|title=Kamal hasan's significant ten|publisher=[[Screen India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604024413/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm|archive-date=4 June 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm}}</ref> It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'', in which he played a village bumpkin, which won him a fourth consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, ''[[Kokila (1977 film)|Kokila]]'', the directorial debut of friend and mentor [[Balu Mahendra]]. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, ''[[Kabita]]'', a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]''. In 1978 Haasan made his [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic ''[[Maro Charitra]]'', directed by Balachander. His fifth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'', a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer. He appeared in the Malayalam film [[Eeta]], for which he won his sixth Filmfare Award. He first played opposite to the [[Sridevi]] in the 1977 Malayalam movie [[Satyavan Savithri]] directed by [[P.G. Viswambharan]], this combination was later on well-accepted and celebrated. In the 1979 Telugu film ''[[Sommokadidi Sokokadidi]]'', Haasan played two parts. This was also his first collaboration with director [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]. He appeared in the musical ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', a snake-horror film ''[[Neeya?|Neeya]]'' and ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]''. At the end of the 1970s he had six regional Best Actor [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]], including four consecutive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Tamil Actor Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} ===1980–1989=== Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980 Tamil-language ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'', the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Aakali Rajyam'', in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Award]] in Telugu. In 1980 he appeared in the drama film ''[[Ullasa Paravaigal]]'', ''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' and ''[[Maria My Darling]]''. Haasan made his debut in Hindi cinema with ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981), the remake of his own acted [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film ''[[Maro Charitra]]'' directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award]].<ref name="rajapaarvai">{{cite web |author=K. Jeshi |year=2004 |title=No stopping him |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004/09/27/&prd=mp& |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425024127/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004%2F09%2F27%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=25 April 2011 }}</ref> After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Awards for Best Actor]] for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in [[Balu Mahendra]]'s ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'', later reprising his role in the Hindi version, ''[[Sadma]]''.<ref name="kamalawards"/> During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' and ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]''. In 1983 he appeared in ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'', directed by [[K. Viswanath]]. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] and his second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} After 1984's multistarrer ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'', Haasan appeared in ''[[Saagar (film)|Saagar]]'' (released 1985), winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] and nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] award. The film was [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar]] in 1985.<ref name="kamalawards"/> He left [[Bollywood]] temporarily after ''[[Geraftaar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |title=15 films to thank Kamal Haasan for |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204200929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |archive-date= 4 December 2015 |date=6 November 2013 }}</ref> and ''[[Dekha Pyar Tumhara]]'' to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman). In 1986, Haasan produced the technically brilliant ''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]'' and collaborated with [[A. Kodandarami Reddy|Kodandarami Reddy]] for ''[[Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu]]'' and then [[K. Viswanath]] in ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'', playing an [[Autism spectrum|autistic]] person who tries to change society and won him his second [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]. it was India's entry for [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[Academy Awards]] in 1986.<ref name="kamalawards"/> These [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu.<ref name="Kamal love"/> Following ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' (in which he played two roles, including a satire of [[Charlie Chaplin]] as Chaplin Chellappa) and ''[[Kadhal Parisu]]'', Haasan appeared in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s 1987 film ''[[Nayakan]]''. He received his second [[National Film Awards|Indian National Award]] for his performance; ''Nayakan'' was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 [[Academy Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |url=http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |website=[[Film Federation of India]] |pages=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206030830/http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |archive-date=6 December 2013 |access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> and is on the [[Time's All-Time 100 Movies]] list.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |title=All-TIME 100 Movies |date=12 February 2005 |magazine=Time |access-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717165334/http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |archive-date=17 July 2014 }}</ref> Haasan appeared in his only [[silent film]] to date: ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'' (1987) a [[black comedy]] film, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Filmfare Award]] in Kannada.<ref name="kamalawards"/> In 1988 he appeared ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'', Malayalam film ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'' and ''[[Sathyaa]]'' which were his own productions. Haasan's all four films of 1989 were major success, ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', where he played a dwarf,<ref name="kamalawards"/> then ''[[Chanakyan]]'', an original [[Malayalam]] film, later ''[[Vettri Vizhaa]]'' (where he played an amnesiac) and finally Haasan played two parts in ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'', winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Actor]] and won him his third [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards.<ref name="Kamal love">{{cite news|author=BVS Prakash|title=I'm capable of love: Kamal Haasan|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|date=14 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |title=Focus on a Filmmaker |access-date=22 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622102052/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Meghna George |year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan's special place in the Malayali heart |work=Rediff.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113125727/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |archive-date=13 November 2010 }}</ref> ===1990–1998=== In 1990, ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'' saw Haasan build on ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' by playing quadruplets. It began as a collaboration with writer [[Crazy Mohan]] for future comedy films.<ref name="crazym">{{cite news|author=Adhiraj, Vijay |title=Each medium has its own USP |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |date=22 July 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024758/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref> Haasan won successive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor awards]] for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in ''[[Gunaa]]'' and ''[[Thevar Magan]]'' (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''). He was credited with the story for the latter. Haasan won his third [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] as a producer for ''Thevar Magan''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]] that year. A series of films followed: ''[[Singaravelan]]'', ''[[Maharasan]]'', ''[[Kalaignan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Nammavar]]'', and ''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]'' Produced by Haasan, it featured himself alongside [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actor [[Ramesh Aravind]] and comedian [[Kovai Sarala]]. Haasan resumed his collaboration with [[K. Viswanath]] in the Telugu film, ''[[Subha Sankalpam]]'', and starred in the police story ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' (Tamil) simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Drohi'' with [[Arjun Sarja]] and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]]. Haasan's success in the latter was followed by his third [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''.<ref name="natawards">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=Kamal Haasan, Tabu win national awards |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026070153/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> Haasan also won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} 'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per a film and which is the highest ever remuneration for any Indian hero then. In 1994, Haasan became the first actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film. The highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 was Rajesh Khanna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film|url=https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073013/https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|archive-date=4 April 2018|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> After ''Indian'', Haasan played a woman in the comedy ''[[Avvai Shanmughi]]'', which was inspired by ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''.<ref name="aunty">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Aunty vs Chachi |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051305/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of ''Avvai Shanmughi'', ''[[Chachi 420]]'',<ref name="Chachi">{{cite web|author=Suparn Verma |year=1997 |title=Kamal Hasan returns to Bollywood |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505062356/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |archive-date= 5 May 2008 }}</ref> but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director.<ref name="Kamal Interview">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=The importance of being Kamal Haasan |publisher=ScreenIndia |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815031452/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010 }}</ref><ref name="direct">{{cite web |author=Deepa Deosthalee |year=1998 |title=The great Bollywood rip-off |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625151352/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html |archive-date=25 June 2010 }}</ref> In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of [[Mohammed Yusuf Khan]], ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''; a forty five minutes of film and a trailer was shot.<ref name="short">{{cite web|year=2008 |title='Marudanayagam' resurfaces |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126123312/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |archive-date=26 November 2009 }}</ref> ''Marudhanayagam'' was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]tic history and his magnum opus; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]] during her 1997 visit to India.<ref name="queen">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Marudhunayagam, Making of an epic |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051317/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project.<ref name="ambition">{{cite news |title=Don't let mediocrity be the standard:Kamal |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms |date=10 March 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125071633/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms |archive-date=25 January 2011 }}</ref> In 1998, he appeared in [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]'s romantic comedy, ''[[Kaathala Kaathala]]'' opposite [[Prabhu Deva]]. The film was a commercial success and was dubbed in Hindi as ''Mirch Masala'', which was never released.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq Housefull, a remake of Kaathala Kaathala?&nbsp;– Times Of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210826/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq |date=19 October 2013 }}. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (11 May 2010). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> ===2000–2009=== After a two-year hiatus from [[Indian cinema]], Haasan decided against reviving ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''. He directed his second film, ''[[Hey Ram]]'',<ref name="Hram">{{cite news|title=Hey Ram review |work=Planet Bollywood |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828180404/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |archive-date=28 August 2010 }}</ref> a [[Historical drama|period]] drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the [[partition of India]] and the [[assassination of Mahatma Gandhi]]. Haasan produced and choreographed the film, writing its screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.<ref name="ffg">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Wide acclaim for Indian films in US festival |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607154018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> ''Hey Ram'' was a box-office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy ''[[Thenali]]'' as a [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamilian]] with [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] who is under a psychiatrist's care. ''Thenali'', starring [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] actor [[Jayaram]], was a box-office success. Haasan's next film was 2001's ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms. To play the other Army major in ''Aalavandhan'', he went to the [[National Defence Academy (India)|NDA]] for a crash course.<ref name="madhu">{{cite web|year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Panicker |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films.<ref name="Abhay">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2001 |title=Fear becomes him! Getting under Kamal's skin |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622103322/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="AbhayMusic">{{cite web |author=Vivek Fernandes |year=2001 |title=Abhay sings a fearless tune |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165208/http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref> Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure.<ref name="lossesss">{{cite news|title=The many faces of success |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |date=3 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105041257/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |archive-date= 5 November 2008 }}</ref> After a number of successful comedies<ref name="comedyhit">{{cite web |year=2001 |title=Drop in releases |publisher=Screen India |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005153554/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm |archive-date= 5 October 2009 }}</ref> including ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' and ''[[Panchatanthiram]]'' and guest appearances, Haasan directed ''[[Virumaandi]]'', a film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the [[Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival|Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]].<ref name="Kamal Virumandi"/> He also appeared in ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' with [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]. [[Priyadarshan]], its original director, left and [[Sundar C.]] completed the film. ''Anbe Sivam'' tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with ''[[The Hindu]]'' saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud".<ref name="anbesivam">{{cite web |author=Malathi Rangarajan |year=2003 |title=Anbe Sivam |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922070329/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |archive-date=22 September 2009 }}</ref> In 2004 Haasan appeared in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'', a remake of [[Bollywood]]'s ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'', with [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy ''[[Mumbai Xpress]]''. Released during [[Tamil New Year]], it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. He appeared Kannada comedy film ''[[Rama Shama Bhama]]'' with [[Ramesh Aravind]]. In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the stylish police story ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'', was a success. Directed by [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]], the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', he played ten roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. ''Dasavathaaram'', written by Haasan and director [[K. S. Ravikumar]], is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and [[Asin]] Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film ({{as of|2008|lc=y}}) and his performance was critically praised.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |title=Kamal starts remake of 'A Wednesday' |work=The Hindu |date=10 April 2009 |access-date=15 September 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203035536/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |archive-date=3 December 2011 }}</ref> In Canada, ''Dasavathaaram'' was the first Tamil film distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |title=Walt Disney buys Dasavatharam |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=5 January 2014 |website=Behindwoods.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012043950/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 }}</ref> After ''Dasavathaaram'', Haasan directed a film tentatively titled ''Marmayogi'', which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'', a remake of the Bollywood film ''[[A Wednesday!|A Wednesday]]'', where he reprised the role originally played by [[Naseeruddin Shah]] with Malayalam actor [[Mohanlal]] playing [[Anupam Kher]]'s role.<ref name="UPOwriter">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I was mesmerised by Kamal |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824221135/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="UPO">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Super heroes come together |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824222827/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> It was released in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''Eeenadu'', with [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] reprising the role played by Kher.<ref name="eenadu review">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm Review: Eenadu is almost like A Wednesday&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150919/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm |date=11 November 2013 }}. Rediff.com (18 September 2009). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.<ref name="eenadu review"/><ref name="ipos">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan admits being a player for the market |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012103456/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |archive-date=12 October 2009 }}</ref> ===2010–present=== {{See also|Controversial issues surrounding Vishwaroopam}} [[File:Filming of Vishwaroopam.jpg|thumb|right|Filming of ''Vishwaroopam'']] Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'', for which he also wrote the screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Tamil Movie Preview |website=IndiaGlitz |date=17 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003902/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with ''Behindwoods'' calling it "an entertainer, but in parts"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Movie Review |website=Behindwoods |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802154444/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |archive-date= 2 August 2013 }}{{Rating|2.5 |5}}</ref> and ''[[Sify]]'' saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |title='Manmadhan Ambu' lacks the punch (Tamil Movie Review; Rating:***) |website=[[Sify]] |date=25 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101001730/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |archive-date= 1 November 2013 }}{{Rating|3 |5}}</ref> Haasan's next film after ''Manmadhan Ambu'' was 2013's ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'', released in Hindi as ''Vishwaroop''. It won two [[National Film Awards]] (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the [[60th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |title=60th National Film Awards Announced |access-date=4 January 2014 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=18 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611113348/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2014 }}</ref> Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|title='Vishwaroopam' row ends; Kamal, Muslim groups reach accord|date=2 February 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514191634/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|title=No 'bad Muslims' in 'Vishwaroopam', can't paint terrorists white: Kamal Haasan|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 January 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119033604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|archive-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show ''Vishwaroopam'', citing law and order problems. However, the film was released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. A mutual agreement with the Muslims of Tamil Nadu was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes. ''Vishwaroopam'' was the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehta|first=Ankita|date=13 March 2013|title='Vishwaroopam' Box Office Collection: Kamal Haasan Starrer Earns ₹220 Crores|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|access-date=30 May 2020|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|archive-date=11 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311025306/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival|67th Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan to lead official Indian delegation to Cannes |work=[[India Today]] |date=14 May 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |access-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517013607/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |archive-date=17 May 2014 }}</ref> As of July 2014, he was working on three films: ''[[Uttama Villain]]'', ''[[Vishwaroopam II]]'', the sequel of ''Vishwaroopam''<ref>{{Cite news|title = Vishwaroopam 2 confirmed for jan, 2015|date = January 2015|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|last = Shiva|first = Prasad|work = [[The Times of India]]|access-date = 4 January 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214180534/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|archive-date = 14 December 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref> and ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms Kamal Haasan to start shooting for Drishyam remake] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025211912/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms |date=25 October 2015 }}. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.</ref> After 2 years of Vishwaroopam's release, ''[[Uttama Villain]]'' was released on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' a Tamil remake of Malayalam film ''[[Drishyam]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Papanasam: A faithful remake, a solid thriller|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|access-date=29 June 2016|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> was released with positive reviews and became a huge success<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 'Papanasam' (Papanaasam) Movie Review: Live Audience Response] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704045126/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 |date= 4 July 2015 }}. Ibtimes.co.in (4 July 2015). Retrieved 14 July 2016.</ref> followed by the bi-lingual ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' and ''[[Cheekati Rajyam]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |title=Kamal's next titled 'Thoonga Vanam' |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015 |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516193245/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |archive-date=16 May 2015 }}</ref> both doing moderate business. He was set to reprise his role of Balram Naidu (a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] Officer) from ''Dasavathaaram'' in a spin-off film directed by himself titled ''Sabaash Naidu''. The film was to be made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi (as ''Shabhash Kundu''). The film's release date has been delayed owing to Haasan's entry into politics, and he pledged that he focus on working on ''[[Indian 2]]'' instead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|title=Official: 'Vishwaroopam 2' and 'Indian 2' are the last two films of Kamal Haasan|work=Sify|access-date=21 April 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502095940/http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|archive-date=2 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 17 September 2020, director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] announced through his Twitter handle that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in lead role with [[Anirudh Ravichander|Anirudh]] handling the music with the movie titled as ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. It was Kamal Hassan's 232nd film as an actor.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasan-232-title-teaser-lokesh-kanagaraj-presents-a-fabulous-gift-to-his-guru/articleshow/79099658.cms|title='Kamal Haasan 232' title teaser: Lokesh Kanagaraj presents a fabulous gift to his guru|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was a huge commercial success grossing {{INRConvert|442.45|c}} and went on to become the [[List of Tamil films of 2022#Box office collection|highest-grossing Tamil film of the year]] and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fourth highest-grossing Tamil film]] of all time by beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]'', ''[[Valimai]]'', ''[[Etharkkum Thunindhavan]]'' and ''[[Don (2022 film)|Don]]'' etc.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vikram surpasses Beast Day 2 collection|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/amp_articleshow/92140895.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=5 June 2022|archive-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615105033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/articleshow/92140895.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The first single of ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' titled "[[Pathala Pathala]]" received several million views from Kamal Haasan's fans and was the most viewed song on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/may/12/vikram-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-for-taking-on-union-government-31446.html|title=Vikram: Complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's Pathala Pathala for taking on Union Government|website=[[Cinema Express]] }}</ref> The song also received praise for Kamal Haasan's dance performances which went viral. Despite facing controversies from the song, it became an instant hit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/police-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-song/articleshow/91534472.cms|title=Police complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's 'Pathala Pathala' song|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> In August 2022, the filming for ''[[Indian 2]]'' resumed, after a break of almost an year. It is now scheduled for release in summer 2023. After ''Indian 2'', he will be collaborating and reuniting with [[Mahesh Narayanan]] and [[Mani Ratnam]] respectively, for his 233rd and 234th films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-next-is-with-director-mahesh-narayanan/articleshow/92000035.cms|title=Kamal Haasan's next is with director Mahesh Narayanan|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kamal-haasan-to-join-hands-with-pa-ranjith-for-madurai-based-rural-film-exciting-combo-1950080-2022-05-16|title=Kamal Haasan to join hands with Pa Ranjith for Madurai-based rural film. Exciting combo!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Indian 2 shooting to resume only after Vikram and RC15 are wrapped up |work=Times Of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indian-2-shooting-to-resume-only-after-vikram-and-rc15-are-wrapped-up/amp_articleshow/89748531.cms |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> ===Off-screen contributions=== In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.<ref name="Kamal Interview"/> He has written many of his films, including ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'', ''[[Thevar Magan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Hey Ram]]'', ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'', ''[[Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)|Nala Damayanthi]]'', ''[[Virumaandi]]'', ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'' and ''[[Vishwaroopam]]''. Haasan's production company ([[Raaj Kamal Films International]]) has produced several of his films, and he directed ''[[Chachi 420]]'', ''Hey Ram'', ''Virumaandi'' and ''Vishwaroopam''. He considered directing full-time if ''Hey Ram'' was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.<ref name="Stardustpg2">{{cite web|year=2001 |title=I may slip behind camera&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628233808/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |archive-date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> In his earlier career, he choreographed for [[MGR]] in ''[[Naan Yen Pirandhen]]'', [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''Savaale Samaali'' and [[Jayalalithaa]] in ''[[Anbu Thangai]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan&nbsp;– The Complete Actor |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=11 August 2013 |date=7 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110002651/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |archive-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a technician and joked: "Film makers like [[K. Balachander]] told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams".<ref name="Kamal Haasan wanted to be Technician">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=I wanted to be a technician: Kamal Haasan |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114114642/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |archive-date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> Haasan attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under [[Michael Westmore]].<ref name="Marudhunayagam">{{cite web|year=1998 |author=V S Srinivasan |title=Making of an epic |publisher=Rediff |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622101726/http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> Haasan has written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in ''Hey Ram'', songs in ''Virumaandi'' and ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and the album for ''Manmadhan Ambu''. Haasan's musical work has been well received by his peers in Tamil film.<ref name="Kamal writes lyrics">{{cite news|author=TOI |title=Kamal's lyrics gets thumbs up |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |date=20 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123203750/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |archive-date=23 November 2010 }}</ref> He is also a playback singer,<ref name="Kamal singer">{{cite news|author=TOI|title=Tunes from the heart|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=24 May 2013|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|date=27 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010454/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> singing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] and English.<ref name="Kamal English">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan sings in English |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |date=9 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225107/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016 }}</ref> Haasan also wrote the lyrics for a song about the [[Coronavirus]] and released its music video, "Arivum Anbum". The album, composed by [[Ghibran]] and directed by Haasan, featured Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja and a number of other contemporary performers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhu |first1=Vignesh |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan pens a song of hope during Covid-19 times! |url=http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Onlookers Media |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154058/http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan-Ghibran's song on coronavirus is an anthem of hope |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427091333/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Haasan featured in a song 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to [[Venmurasu]]' composed by [[Rajan Somasundaram]] and released by Director [[Mani Ratnam]] in honor of [[Venmurasu]], the longest novel ever written in any language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/director-mani-ratnam-releases-musical-tribute-to-jeyamohans-epic-venmurasu-2021-10-19/|title=Director Mani Ratnam Releases Musical Tribute to Jeyamohan's Epic Venmurasu|website=www.marketwatch.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-20}}</ref> Earlier, he has spoken in appreciation of [[Venmurasu]] and writer [[Jeyamohan]] on Bigg Boss during his book recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/feb/04/bookmarked-for-bigg-boss-bibliophiles-2259190.html/|title=Book Recommendations by Kamal Haasan|website=www.NewIndianExpress.com|language=en|access-date=2022-03-18}}</ref> In 2022, Haasan was the lyricist and the playback singer for the song "Pathala Pathala" from Vikram.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kamal Haasan pens a Kuththu song for 'Vikram' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/kamal-haasan-pens-a-kuththu-song-for-vikram/articleshow/87300351.cms |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> === Bigg Boss Tamil === Haasan made his return on [[Star Vijay]] TV, hosting the first season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|title=Kamal Haasan all set to host Tamil Big Boss|website=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918163706/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|title=கமல் தொகுத்து வழங்கும், விஜய் டிவியின் 'பிக் பாஸ்'|website=vikatan.com|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901000328/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The show soon went onto become one of the most watched television series in Tamil Nadu and gained positive reviews among audience from season 1 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-16|title=Looking back at Bigg Boss Tamil Season One: Top seven controversies|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/looking-back-at-bigg-boss-tamil-season-one-top-seven-controversies-5220445/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Karki|first=Tripti|date=2017-08-29|title=Bigg Boss Tamil: With 14k retweets, self-evicted contestant Oviya Helen emerges more popular than ever|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-bigg-boss-tamil-14k-retweets-contestant-oviya-helen-emerges-more-popular-than-ever-twitter-398788|access-date=2022-01-29|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-30|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 2: From Aishwarya Dutta's 'Hitler Task' to Mahat's tantrums, a look at the top controversies of the show|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-tamil-2-top-controversies-kamal-haasan-show-5379965/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-26|title='Bigg Boss 2' Tamil in trouble|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-2-tamil-trouble-83677|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-06|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 3: A look at the top controversies of the season|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-3-a-look-at-the-top-controversies-of-the-season/photostory/71461027.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 - A look back at the most controversial moments from the show|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/oct/10/bigg-boss-tamil-season-3---a-look-back-at-the-most-controversial-moments-from-the-show-667.html|access-date=2022-01-29|website=[[Cinema Express]]|language=en}}</ref> Haasan also hosted the second season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2]]'' which started its telecast on 17 June 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-12|title=Kamal Haasan returns to host 'Bigg Boss' 2|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kamal-haasan-returns-host-bigg-boss-2-81212|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]'' which started its telecast on 23 June 2019<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kamal Haasan all set for Bigg Boss Tamil 3 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/kamal-haasan-all-set-for-bigg-boss-tamil-3/articleshow/69234470.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=8 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bigg Boss Tamil 4]] which started telecast on 4 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 4 teaser: Kamal Haasan gets back to work|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-season-4-teaser-kamal-haasan-gets-back-to-work-6572489/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He hosted ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)|Bigg Boss Tamil 5]]'' which started to telecast from 3 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 5 teaser is out; Kamal Haasan returns as the host - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-5-teaser-is-out-kamal-haasan-returns-as-the-host/articleshow/85800271.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=31 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Then, now he is the host<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Kamal Haasan to host first edition of Bigg Boss Tamil OTT, begins January 30|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-tamil-ott-next-7727242/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> to the [[Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)]] which is to be launched on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Ultimate: Kamal Haasan announces OTT version of Bigg Boss Tamil, here's all you need to know |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/bigg-boss-ultimate-kamal-haasan-announces-ott-version-of-bigg-boss-tamil-heres-all-you-need-to-know/719efacb51128 |access-date=2022-01-29 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Disney+ Hotstar to stream its first-ever OTT exclusive season of Bigg Boss Tamil from 30th January|url=https://www.medianews4u.com/disney-hotstar-to-stream-its-first-ever-ott-exclusive-season-of-bigg-boss-tamil-from-30th-january/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=MediaNews4U|language=en-US}}</ref> from 30 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Janani K. |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Kamal Haasan to host Bigg Boss Ultimate on Disney+ Hotstar from January 30. Read details|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-ultimate-on-disney-hotstar-from-january-30-read-details-1900821-2022-01-17|access-date=2022-01-29|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He exited the show after the third week owing to scheduling conflicts with his film ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. Later, [[Silambarasan]] replaced him as the host from week 4 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Kamal opts out of Bigg Boss Ultimate show |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kamal-opts-out-of-bigg-boss-ultimate-show/article65068468.ece|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.thehindu.com|date=20 February 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=This sensational star replaces Kamal Haasan in 'Bigg Boss Ultimate'? - Tamil News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bigg-boss-ultimate-new-host-simbu-kamal-haasan-tamil-news-308356|access-date=2022-02-22|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> === KH House of Khaddar (KHHK) === Kamal Haasan launched his personal fashion line brand called KH House of Khaddar (KHHK).<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/khaddar-vs-burger/article38328872.ece|title=On Republic Day, Kamal Haasan launches the website for his new fashion label KH House of Khaddar|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 2022 |last1=Paitandy |first1=Priyadarshini }}</ref> of Film as Killer in [[Dhamaka (2022)]] == Personal life == ===Family=== Haasan was born into a [[Tamils|Tamil]] Iyengar family<ref name="indiatimes1">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2013 |title=I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-date=30 October 2014 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> in the town of [[Paramakudi]], in the [[Ramanathapuram]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]], to criminal defence lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, a housewife.<ref name="father">{{Cite web |last=Kumar, Rajitha |year=2000 |title=Kamal, as we know him |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728103013/http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |archive-date=28 July 2011 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> During 2013 his daughter [[Shruti Haasan]] appeared on an episode of ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'', where "phone a friend" option is availed to Shruti and when she called her father Kamal, he stated that his parents named him Parthasarathy before he was called as Kamal Haasan and his mother always used to call him by that name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2012 |title=Kamal reveals his real name! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |url-status=dead |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |archive-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> In an interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are [[Charuhasan]], [[Chandrahasan]] and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law.<ref name="yaakob" /> Haasan continued his education in Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2020 |title=Kamal Haasan's reunion with his schoolmates |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |archive-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> and [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in Madras (now [[Chennai]]).{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} Haasan has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and in the song "[[Kallai Mattum]]" in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="familfy">{{Cite web |last=Pavithra Srinivasan |year=2008 |title=Dasavatharam music is mediocre |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606112512/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |archive-date=6 June 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Haasan, is a [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]-winning actor who appeared in the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''. Charuhasan's daughter [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) [[Mani Ratnam]], who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's ''Nayakan''.<ref name="maniy">{{Cite web |year=2003 |title=Married to the medium |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413132659/http://tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |archive-date=13 April 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |website=The Tribune}}</ref> Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films and was an executive with [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], he died in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2017 |title=Kamal Haasan's brother and producer Chandrahasan died |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508022836/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |archive-date=8 May 2017 |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Chandrahasan's daughter [[Anu Hasan]] has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''. Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).<ref name="sistyer">{{Cite news |last=Ramani, Nandini |date=21 November 2003 |title=Married to the medium |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145018/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in "Hey Ram". ===Relationships=== [[File:Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Haasan in white, next to daughters Shruti and Akshara, dressed in black|Haasan with daughters [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (left) and [[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]] (right)]] In 1978, at age 24, Haasan married dancer [[Vani Ganapathy]].<ref name="Kamal-vani">{{cite news|author=Indiatimes Movies|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|title=Kamal Haasan made a flowery entry|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|access-date=31 December 2008|date=31 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521024317/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie ''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]''. After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} Haasan and actress [[Sarika]] began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (born 1986). Shruti is a singer and a [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]]-[[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]] actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991), was [[assistant director]] for 2013's ''Vishwaroopam'' and actress for 2019's ''[[Kadaram Kondan]]''. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for the movie ''[[Hey Ram]]'' and won the [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]]er.<ref name="47thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505163411/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161229/http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.<ref name="sarika">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhash K. |year=2003 |title=My main concern is the kids |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203010011/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |archive-date= 3 February 2009 }}</ref> After their divorce, Sarika acted in movies and TV serials, winning the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for the 2005 film ''[[Parzania]]''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} From 2005 until 2016, Haasan was in a relationship with actress [[Gautami]], {{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}, his frequent co-star during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gautami had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him<ref name="IT Gautami split">{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya |first=Ananya |title=Kamal Haasan and Gautami part ways after living together for 13 years |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |website=[[India Today]] |date=1 November 2016 |access-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102170331/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |archive-date= 2 November 2016 }}</ref> writing, "It is heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/|title=Gautami opens up on Kamal Haasan: After 13 years together, our paths have irreversibly diverged|work=India.com|date=2 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102154728/http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/ |archive-date= 2 November 2016}}</ref> Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with [[Srividya]]. Haasan visited [[Srividya]] on her deathbed in 2006.<ref name="srividya">{{cite web |author=TR |year=2008 |title=Wasn't Ranjith telling Sreevidya's tale? |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026143217/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> ==={{anchor|Religious views|Political views}}Views=== Haasan is an atheist.<ref>{{cite news |author=B. KOLAPPAN |year=2014 |title=When the atheist actor met the pontiff |work=The Hindu |access-date=13 June 2014 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201134/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece |archive-date= 4 December 2014 }}</ref> He has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the theme in his films like ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' and ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="rediffreview">{{cite web|author=Vijayasarathy, R G |year=2008 |title=Dasavathaaram is spectacular |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=13 June 2008 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213231/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 }}</ref> He was mistaken to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied [[United States border preclearance|preclearance]] to travel to the United States by [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]] authorities at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] in 2002.<ref name="islamname">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhah K |title=Harrowing time in Toronto |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2002 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |date=3 May 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704155016/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |archive-date= 4 July 2003 }}</ref> In Sanskrit ''Kamal'' means "lotus", but it was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word ''hasya'', and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story".<ref name="yaakob">{{cite web|year=2010 |work=BBC Hardtalk |access-date=26 April 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |title=Karan Thapar interview with Kamal Haasan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730124413/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |archive-date=30 July 2013 }}</ref> Haasan is considered [[left-leaning]] or [[Independent politician|independent]]. Although he initially abstained from politics, he entered regional politics in Tamil Nadu in 2018.<ref name="Kamal red">{{cite news|year=2003 |title=Kamal Haasan sees Red |publisher=[[Rediff]] |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914022851/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |archive-date=14 September 2012 }}</ref> He also said that his entering politics would result in his death within a year.<ref name="Kamalpolitics">{{cite news|author=Shilpa Jamkhandikar |title=Just A Minute With: actor Kamal Haasan |publisher=The Reuters |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39105920090417 |date=17 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022190015/http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/04/17/idINIndia-39105920090417 |archive-date=22 October 2012 }}</ref> ==Filmography== {{main|Kamal Haasan filmography}} ==Humanitarian work== [[File:M.B. Nirmal with Kamal Haasan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|alt=Man with jacket standing with smiling, bespectacled younger man|Haasan with social activist [[M. B. Nirmal]] (right) in Chennai]] Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations<ref name="Kamal clubs">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan on a noble cause|access-date=17 December 2011|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name ''Kamal Narpani Iyakkam'' (Kamal Welfare Association).<ref name="Kamal Narpani Iyakkam">{{cite web|year=2008 |title=Kamal fires club secretary |publisher=cinesouth.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154329/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |archive-date= 8 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="I believe in excellence">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I believe in excellence&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=southdreamz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716113858/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students.<ref name="Kamal eyedonation">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan launches eye-donation campaign |publisher=The India daily |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420055225/http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |archive-date=20 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students |publisher=extramirchi.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128062024/http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |archive-date=28 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamaldonates">{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |title=Spreading the message of sharing and learning |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |date=5 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908090624/http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |archive-date= 8 September 2010 }}</ref> Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=The legend turns 53 |publisher=[[Zee Network|Zee]] News |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026160459/http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> He was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children.<ref name="Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids!">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids! |publisher=aidsroko.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205031909/http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |archive-date=5 December 2010 }}</ref> In September 2010 Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai.<ref name="Kamal does it again">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal does it again |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402140436/http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |archive-date=2 April 2012 }}</ref> He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes.<ref name="Kamal pledges support">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal pledges support |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103054233/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |archive-date= 3 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal in Ads">{{cite web |title=Kamal Hassan gets branded |access-date=2 May 2012 |url=http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824190229/http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> Haasan, along with his partner [[Gautami]], won {{INR}}&nbsp;5&nbsp;million on ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'' in March 2013 and donated the prize money to ''Petral Thaan Pillaya'', a [[nonprofit organization]] supporting cancer patients.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2013|title=Kamal Haasan would make a great quiz master, says Siddharth Basu|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-would-make-a-great-quiz-master-says-siddharth-basu-611350|access-date=25 August 2021|website=NDTV}}</ref> Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the [[Swachh Bharat]] campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the [[Environmentalist Foundation of India]]'s [[Arun Krishnamurthy]] on 7 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece|title=Kamal Calls for 'Sweeping' Change|work=The Indian Express|date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221235535/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece |archive-date=21 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece|title=Kamal Haasan celebrates birthday with a clean up drive|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015|last1=Madhavan|first1=T.|last2=Krishnaswamy|first2=G.}}</ref> Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Haasan endorsed [[Pothys]] for the first time in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |title=In a first, Kamal Haasan to feature in commercial |author=Udhav Naig |work=The Hindu |date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> His daughter, Shruti has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Haasan has stated that should he ever act in commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |title=Kamal Haasan to endorse textile showroom brand Pothys |work=India Today |date=21 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> ==={{anchor|Literary contributions}}Writings=== Haasan publishes the magazine ''Mayyam'', by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (''Narpani Iyakkam'').His views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as ''Thedi Theerpom Va'' (''Come, Let's Find and Solve'') by his fan club.<ref name="Kamal's Mayyam">{{cite web |author=TOI |year=2010 |title=Kamal's Magazine |publisher=ScreenIndia.com South Screen |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601024603/http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |archive-date=1 June 2008 }}</ref> He is also interested in [[Tamil literature]].<ref name="Kamalpoems">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Cupid Calling |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |date=11 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216013204/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |archive-date=16 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Kamalwriter">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Now it's the turn of Kamal Haasan ... the writer |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 October 2012 |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010029/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> ==Political career== He formed the centrist party [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours with a white star at its centre in a black background. Haasan began his political journey from late President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'s residence and his memorial at [[Rameswaram]].<ref name=political /> His party contested in 37 seats in [[2019 Indian general election]] and lost. Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested).<ref>{{cite news |title=A great beginning, says Kamal Haasan. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602183044/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> He unsuccessfully contested the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Coimbatore South (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore South]] and lost to [[BJP Mahila Morcha]] President [[Vanathi Srinivasan]] by a narrow margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/coimbatore-south-election-result-2021-live-updates-coimbatore-south-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3694766.html|title = Tamil Nadu: Kamal Haasan Loses to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan in Coimbatore South|date = 3 May 2021}}</ref> ===Elections contested=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Election ! Constituency ! Party ! Result ! Vote % !width=100|Opposition Candidate !width=70|Opposition Party !width=70|Opposition vote |- style="background:#FFA07A;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Coimbatore South Assembly constituency|Coimbatore South]] ||[[Makkal Needhi Maiam|MNM]]||Lost|| 33.26%||[[Vanathi Srinivasan]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||34.38% |} ==Awards and honours== {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan}} [[File:Kamal Haasan interviews Ang Lee.jpg|thumb|alt=Ang Lee, a grey-haired man, looking at Haasan (who is speaking)|Haasan with [[Ang Lee]]]] Haasan received, in 1990, the [[Padma Shri]], and, in 2014, the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his contributions to [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |title=Kamal Hassan turns 57 |work=India Today |date=7 November 2011 |access-date=7 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150726/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> At age six, he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |publisher=Iffi.nic.in |access-date=17 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008114601/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2015 }}</ref> He is tied with [[Mammootty]] for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] for producing the 1992 Tamil film, ''[[Thevar Magan]]''. He has a record 19 [[Filmfare Awards]] in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.<ref name="awards"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1404447/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan|title=The next decade will be the best of my career: Kamal Haasan|publisher=DNA India|access-date=30 May 2013|date=2 July 2010|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154059/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan-1404447|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, his films ''Hey Ram'', ''Pushpak'', ''Nayakan'' and ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' were showcased in the "Director in Focus" category at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|Rotterdam Film Festival]].<ref name="KamalFilmFest">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Director in Focus |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125134302/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |archive-date=25 November 2010 }}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Virumaandi]]'' won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the [[Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]] (PiFan).<ref name="Kamal Virumandi">{{cite web|year=2004 |title=Virumandi wins at Puchon Film Fest |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613091331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="KamalFilmFest"/> In 2005, [[Sathyabama Deemed University]] awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate.<ref name="Dr Kamal">{{cite web|year=2005 |title=Dr Kamal Haasan! |publisher=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]] News |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514065835/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |archive-date=14 May 2011 }}</ref> He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.<ref name="Chevalier awards">{{cite web|year=2006 |title=Star-spangled it was |publisher=Goldentamilcinema.net |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608121104/http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |archive-date=8 June 2009 }}</ref> He received the Living Legend Award in 2007 from [[FICCI]].<ref name="FICCI Living Legend Award">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=Kamal Haasan to receive Living Legend Award |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613145155/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister [[Ambika Soni]] said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.<ref name="Retrospective of Kamal films">{{cite news|title=Retrospective of Kamal Haasan films opens |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808202224/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 8 August 2010 }}</ref> That year, the [[government of Kerala]] honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide [[Onam]] celebrations in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="Kerala honours Kamal">{{cite news|title=Kerala honours Kamal Haasan |publisher=[[Hindu|The Hindu]] News |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |date=22 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825092207/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |archive-date=25 August 2010 }}</ref> Haasan received the [[Kalaimamani]] Award from the [[government of Tamil Nadu]] in 1979.<ref name=kalaimamani>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |title=Kamal Haasan to be honoured at Mumbai Film Fest |date=12 September 2013 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221134136/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |archive-date=21 December 2013 }}</ref> Other honours include [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], [[Nandi Awards|Nandi]], [[Screen Awards|Screen]] and [[Vijay Awards]], including four awards for his performance in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division.<ref name="Kamal FICCI">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan appointed as chairman FICCI Media and Entertainment Business Conclave |publisher=The Indian Film Industry Official |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025082351/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |archive-date=25 October 2011 }}</ref> He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media),<ref name="Kamal ISFM">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Kamal Hassan and Anushka Shetty join ISFM as academic advisors |access-date=14 October 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017112002/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |archive-date=17 October 2011 }}</ref> and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US.<ref name="Kamal Ship">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan in mid-ocean when earthquake stuck|access-date=3 May 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521023229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal receives award in New York Film Festival|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|access-date=21 April 2013|date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416075746/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|archive-date=16 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and Prabhu Deva are the chosen ones |year=2013 |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418232522/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 }}</ref> Recently honoured with [[S. S. Vasan]] Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by [[Ananda Vikatan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |title=Ananda Vikatan Awards 2016 ஆனந்த விகடன் விருதுகள் 2016 |website=vikatan.com |access-date=17 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118053113/http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |archive-date=18 January 2017 }}</ref> ==Public perception== [[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Haasan with [[Rajinikanth]]]] [[Mani Ratnam]] who directed Haasan in ''Nayakan'', has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can.<ref name="Mani Ratnam on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Mani misses working with Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> Veteran Tamil actor [[Nagesh]] called Haasan the best actor he had ever seen.<ref name="Nagesh on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Behind that humorous veneer |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |access-date=12 July 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 July 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328065205/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |archive-date=28 March 2016 }}</ref> His contributions to the film industry have been praised by his contemporaries, including [[Mohanlal]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Sridevi]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Mammootty]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Aamir Khan]].<ref name="Sridevi">{{cite news|title=Sridevi calls me sir, says Kamal Hassan |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |access-date=12 July 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=19 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824013706/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=I wanted to touch him:SRK on Kamal Haasan |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Aamir on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Aamir on Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="MLal on Kamal">{{cite news |title=I want to work with Kamal Haasan again |publisher=Southdreamz.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |date=1 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221074021/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |archive-date=21 December 2012 }}</ref> Younger generation actors ([[Suriya]] and [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]])<ref name="Surya on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya on Kamal |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183952/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal's advise to Surya">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal's advise to Surya |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009184054/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Maddy on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2003 |title=Maddy on Kamal |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326014635/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |archive-date=26 March 2016 }}</ref> and filmmakers ([[Bala (director)|Bala]], [[Ameer (director)|Ameer]] and [[Gautham Vasudev Menon|Gautham Menon]]) have been inspired by him.<ref name="Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him">{{cite web|url=http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html|title=Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him|date=1 June 2010|work=tamilmovies.ebest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605035657/http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html |archive-date=5 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Ameer on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Second Innings |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824213321/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya most versatile after Kamal&nbsp;– Gautham Menon |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824215259/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham on Kamal">{{cite web |author=Shiva Kumar |year=2006 |title=Gautham on Kamal |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183928/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref> Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |title=Kamal Hassan, Barrie M Osborne to work together |date=11 June 2012 |work=India Today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904042800/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |archive-date=4 September 2012 }}</ref> and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |title=Ang Lee: Totally stunned by Kamal Haasan's brilliance |date=2 November 2012 |work=IBN Live |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208083738/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |archive-date= 8 December 2013 }}</ref> Some of his films were inspiration for some Hollywood films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |title=Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430074430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |archive-date=30 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |title=uttama villain inspiration woody allens movie kamal haasan |publisher=newsmix.in |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119213950/http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |archive-date=19 January 2015 }}</ref> 'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per film, which was the highest remuneration for an Indian actor at the time. In 1994, Haasan became the first Indian actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} In 2015, Haasan was criticised by the-then Tamil Nadu Finance Minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], who stated that Haasan was "confused" and had "blabbered", unaware of the ground reality for his statement on the government's response to rain relief efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|title=TN Finance Minister slams Kamal Hassan for flaying relief measures|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 December 2015|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212011743/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|archive-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms|title=Kamal Haasan talking gibberish, not in his senses, says state finance minister O Panneerselvam&nbsp;– Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208015536/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms |date= 8 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Haasan was also criticised by ''Nayakan''{{'s}} producer Muktha Srinivasan for his article in ''[[The Hindu]]'' taking unnecessary credit for that film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece|title=Living in past glory&nbsp;– Visakhapatnam|date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125060843/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece |archive-date=25 January 2013|access-date=14 July 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Haasan has been accused of self-indulgence,<ref>{{cite news |title=The legendary Kamalhassan speaks |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105033200/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1 |archive-date= 5 November 2013 }}</ref> and has been criticised for sexually explicit scenes and themes, offending religious sentiments and superficiality on social issues depicted in his films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan's Dasavatharam faces ire of Hindu outfits |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105031719/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |archive-date= 5 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=கமலுக்கு இந்து மக்கள் கட்சி நோட்டீஸ் |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[Dina Malar]] |date=10 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710130659/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |archive-date=10 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>Kamala Haasan&nbsp;– Nigazha Marutha Arputham (The Miracle that never happened) by [[Charu Nivedita]], ''[[India Today]]'', Jan 2009</ref> There have also been complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have caused some of his films to [[cost overrun|run over budget]].<ref name="Curse of talent">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The result was a nightmare...&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104924/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=As star power wanes.. |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607065307/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 7 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |title=When Parvathy slipped in front of Kamal&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810094320/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |archive-date=10 August 2014 }}</ref> In November 2017, Haasan said that right-wing Hindus have started employing extremism to propagate their communal agenda.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|title=Kamal Haasan says right wing Hindus have started employing terrorism|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 November 2017 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103135840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|archive-date=3 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Kamal Haasan's unrealized projects]] * [[Raaj Kamal Films International]] * [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] * [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan family|Haasan family]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Sister project links|d=Q381477|c=Category:Kamal 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'@@ -1,230 +1,310 @@ -{{short description|Indian actor}} -{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} -{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} -{{good article}} -{{Infobox person -| name = Rajinikanth -| image = Rajinikanth at the Inauguration of MGR Statue (cropped).jpg -| caption = Rajinikanth in 2018 -| birth_name = Shivaji Rao Gaikwad -| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|12|df=y}}<ref name=shivaji /> -| birth_place = [[Bangalore|Bangalore (present-day Bengaluru)]], [[Mysore State]] -| other_names = {{flatlist|Rajini, Rajni, ''Superstar'', ''Thalaivar''}} -| alma_mater = [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Adyar Film Institute]] -| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Producer|Screenwriter|}} -| years_active = 1975–present -| spouse = {{marriage|[[Latha Rajinikanth]]|1981}} -| children = {{flatlist| -* [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya]] -* [[Soundarya Rajinikanth|Soundarya]]}} -| relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Rajinikanth family|Rajinikanth family]] -| awards = [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (2019)<ref name="DS">{{cite web |title=Rajinikanth honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award: 'I dedicate this award to my fans across around the world' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-7253877/#:~:text=Actor%20Rajinikanth%20has%20been%20honoured,of%20Indian%20cinema%20Rajnikant%20ji. |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=3 April 2021 |date=2 April 2021}}</ref><br /> -[[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016)<ref name="pv">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/ |title=Rajinikanth gets Padma Vibhushan; Padma Shri for Priyanka, Ajay Devgn |date=26 January 2014 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=8 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025080029/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/ |archive-date=25 October 2016 |location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />[[NTR National Award]] (2016)<br />[[Padma Bhushan]] (2000)<br />[[Kalaimamani]] (1984)<br />([[List of awards and nominations received by Rajinikanth|See full list]]) +{{Short description|Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954)}} +{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} +{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} +{{Infobox officeholder +| name = Kamal Haasan +| image = Kamal haasan.jpg +| caption = Haasan in 2022 +| office = President of the [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] +| term_start = 21 February 2018 +| predecessor = ''Position established'' +|office2 = General Secretary of [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] | term2 = 25 December 2020 - 26 February 2023 | predecessor2 = Arunchalam | successor2 = Arunchalam | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|7|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamal Haasan's real name is Parthasarathy Srinivasan - 59 Years of Kamal Haasan: Lesser known facts about the 'Ulaganayagan' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/59-years-of-kamal-haasan-lesser-known-facts-about-the-ulaganayagan/kamal-haasans-real-name-is-parthasarathy-srinivasan/photostory/65452321.cms |access-date=17 September 2022 |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Hassan for film archive facilities in each state |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |access-date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826222219/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |archive-date=26 August 2016 }}</ref> +| birth_place = [[Paramakudi]], [[Madras State]], India (present-day [[Tamil Nadu]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|title=Where Kamal Haasan was really born? – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009140341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> +| residence = <!--Provide reference--> +| occupation = {{hlist | Actor | filmmaker | playback singer | television presenter | politician}} +| party = [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (2018–present) +| signature = Kamal Signature.jpg +| spouse = {{marriage|[[Vani Ganapathy]]|1978|reason=divorced|1988}}<br />{{marriage|[[Sarika Thakur]]|1988|reason=divorced|2004}} +| partner = [[Gautami Tadimalla]] (2004-2016) +| children = {{hlist|[[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]]|[[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]]{{efn|both daughters with Sarika}}}} +| relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan-Ratnam family|Haasan family]] +| awards = {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]] (1990)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2014)| Prix Henri-Langlois French Award (2016)|[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (Chevalier) (2016)}} +| birth_name = Parthasarathy Srinivasan }} -'''Shivaji Rao Gaikwad'''{{efn|There are numerous variant spellings of the name. These include ''Gaikwad'', ''Gaykwad'', ''Gaikawad'', and, ''Gaykawad''.}} (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as '''Rajinikanth''' ({{IPAc-en|r|ə|dʒ|ɪ|n|ɪ|k|ɑː|n|θ}}),{{efn|There are numerous variant spellings of the name. These include ''Rajanikant'', ''Rajni Kanth'', ''Rajanikanth'' and ''Rajanikant''.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|pp=160–161}}}} is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth Biography |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/rajinikanth-71764.html}}</ref> In a career spanning over five decades, he has done more than 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]. Known for his uniquely styled lines and idiosyncrasies in films, he has a huge fan base throughout India and has a [[cult following]]. The [[Government of India]] honoured him with [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2000, [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2016, India's third and second highest [[Orders, decorations, and medals of India|civilian honours]], and [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2019 for his contributions to Indian cinema.<ref name="CivilIndiaAwards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |title=Civilian Awards announced on 26 January 2000 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302144232/http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |archive-date=2 March 2007 |access-date=20 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |title=Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan |date=25 January 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125105210/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> +'''Kamal Haasan''' (born 7 November 1954)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-date = 30 October 2014|title = I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan|website = [[The Times of India]]| last1=Gupta | first1=Priya }}</ref> is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]] and has also appeared in some [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sumanth |date=2022-06-01 |title=10 First Of Its Kind Technologies Introduced By Kamal Haasan To Indian Cinema - Wirally |url=https://wirally.com/10-first-of-its-kind-technologies-introduced-by-kamal-haasan-to-indian-cinema/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Athimuthu |first=Soundarya |date=2022-04-27 |title=Vishwaroopam to Vikram: Kamal Haasan & Tech Innovation in His Films |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/vishwaroopam-to-vikram-technologies-brought-in-by-kamal-haasan-in-his-films |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-12 |title=61 years of Kamal Haasan: Ten remarkable techniques that were introduced by Ulaganayagan to Tamil or Indian cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/61-years-of-kamal-haasan-ten-remarkable-techniques-that-were-introduced-by-ulaganayagn-to-tamil-or-indian-cinema/photostory/77504008.cms |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He has won numerous accolades, including Four [[National Film Awards]], Nine [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], Four [[Nandi Awards]], One [[Rashtrapati Award]], Two [[Filmfare Awards]] and 17 [[Filmfare Awards South]]. He was awarded the [[Kalaimamani|Kalaimamani Award]] in 1984, the [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)|Padma Shri]] in 1990, the [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|Padma Bhushan]] in 2014 and the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (''Chevalier'') in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Desk|first1=Internet|date=22 August 2016|title=Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan Dead Kamal Haasan to get prestigious French honour|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|url-status=live|access-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821152327/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> -Following his debut in [[K. Balachander]]'s 1975 Tamil drama ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', Rajinikanth's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. His major positive role as a scorned lover in [[S. P. Muthuraman]]'s ''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]]'' (1977), 1978's ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'' and ''[[Aval Appadithan]]'' received him critical acclaim; the former earned him a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]] for Best Actor.<ref name="IE1">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|title=Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: How the superstar came to be|date=12 December 2015|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=27 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121907/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=22 December 1999 |title=Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121339/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=6 June 2016 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> By the end of the decade, he had worked in all [[Cinema of South India|South Indian film industries]] and established a career in Tamil cinema. He then played [[dual role]]s in the action thriller ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), a remake of the Hindi film ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978). It was his biggest commercial success to that point, earned him stardom and gave him the [[action hero]] image.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2006 |title=Ajit-The new 'Billa'! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107122518/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=27 May 2016 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> He starred in triple role in ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'' (1982), which earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards ceremony. The following year, he made his Bollywood debut with [[T. Rama Rao|T. Rama Rao's]] top grossing ''[[Andhaa Kaanoon]]'' (1983).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Earners 1980–1989 (Figures in Ind Rs) |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> ''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan]]'' (1984) won him that year's [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor]].<ref name="Zee News">{{Cite web |last=Handoo |first=Ritika |date=12 December 2014 |title=Thalaiva Rajinikanth turns 64! |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121814/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=24 December 2014 |website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> In the latter half of the 1980s, he starred in several successful films in Tamil and Hindi, including ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]'' (1985), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Bhagwaan Dada]]'' (1986), ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' (1987), ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'' (1988) and ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]'' (1991).<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2012 |title=Return of Rajinikanth |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107124131/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> +Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]'', for which he won the [[Rashtrapati Award|President's Gold Medal]]. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 [[drama film|drama]] ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', directed by [[K. Balachander]], in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his first [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Film Award]] for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman who suffers from [[retrograde amnesia]] in ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' (1982). He was noted for his performances in [[K. Viswanath]]'s ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' (1983), ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'' (1986), [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987), and [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996). Since then he has appeared in films including ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (2000), ''[[Virumaandi]]'' (2004), ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008) in which he played ten roles, ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' (2013) and ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' (2022). His production company, [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], has produced several of his films. -In 1991, [[Mani Ratnam]]'s Tamil crime film ''[[Thalapathi]]'', earned him major critical acclaim for his performance.<ref name="TOI" /> He collaborated with [[Suresh Krissna]] for many films including ''[[Annaamalai]]'' (1992) and ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995); the latter was the biggest commercial success in his career yet as well as the highest grossing film in Tamil for many years.<ref name="IE2">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |title=Rajinikanth's journey from being a conductor to becoming demi-god |date=23 May 2014 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=5 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125028/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> His other success includes [[P. Vasu]]'s ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' (1992), ''[[Uzhaippali]]'' (1993) and [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995) and ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999); the latter which went on to become his and Tamil cinema's highest-grossing movie, exceeding Baashha.<ref name="tribune">{{Cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |date=4 September 2005 |title=The Rajni phenomenon |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125005/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> +For his philanthropic efforts, Haasan received the first [[A. T. Kovoor|Abraham Kovoor]] National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] for the [[Swachh Bharat Mission]]. On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (lit. People's Justice Centre).<ref name="political">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|title=Kamal Haasan Live: The six hands in my flag stands for the six south Indian states|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629192438/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|archive-date=29 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also received the Golden Visa from [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/uae-grants-actor-kamal-haasan-golden-visa/articleshow/93047815.cms|title=UAE grants actor Kamal Haasan Golden Visa|newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref> -After a few years of hiatus, he returned to acting with the [[comedy horror]] film ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005); it went on to become again the highest-grossing Tamil film. His next, [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) was the third Indian film to enter the [[100 Crore Club]]. He played dual roles, as a scientist and an [[Android (robot)|andro-humanoid robot]], in the [[science fiction film]] ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010) and its sequel [[2.0 (film)|''2.0'']] (2018), both being [[List of most expensive Indian films|India's most expensive productions at the time of their release]], and among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films of all time]].{{efn|The film grossed {{INRConvert|2.89|b|lk=r|year=2016}} worldwide, surpassing ''Sivaji''{{'}}s collection of {{INRConvert|1.55|b|lk=r|year=2016}}. As of June 2016, it remains the highest-grossing Tamil film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747 |title=2nd Saturday Box Office Collection: Baahubali Beats Endhiran's Lifetime Record in 9 Days |last=H Hooli |first=Shekhar |date=19 July 2015 |website=[[International Business Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130404/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref>}} +==Early life and family== +{{Main article|List of Hindi film families{{!}}Haasan-Ratnam family}} +Haasan was born as Parthasarathy on 7 November 1954,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Inside Kamal Haasan's birthday trip to Paramakudi with Charu, Shruti and Akshara: All pics |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606103350/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> in a Tamil [[Iyengar]] [[Brahmin]] family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and freedom fighter,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Actor Kamal Haasan unveils bust of freedom fighter father D. Seenivasan in Thelichathanallur |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621170459/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife.<ref name=DT_929>{{cite news|title=வரலாற்றுச்சுவடுகள்&nbsp;– திரைப்ப வரலாறு 929&nbsp;– "உலக நாயகன்" கமல்ஹாசன்|newspaper=[[Daily Thanthi]]|language=ta|date=4 September 2008}}</ref> Haasan was initially named as Parthasarathy. His father later changed his name to Kamal Haasan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamunan|first=Sruthisagar|title=Despite columnist's gaffe, Kamal Haasan wasn't born Muslim – his original name was Parthasaraty|url=https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608053353/https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|url-status=live}}</ref> His brothers, [[Charuhasan]] (born 1930) and [[Chandrahasan]] (born 1936), have also acted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Is Kamal Haasan India's next movie star-turned-politician?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|publisher=[[BBC]]|year=2017|author=Sudha G Tilak|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723041310/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|archive-date=23 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer.<ref name="dance">{{Cite news |date=14 August 2014 |title=His classical odyssey |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141001023646/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |archive-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> He received his primary education in [[Paramakudi]] before moving to Madras (now [[Chennai]]) as his brothers pursued their higher education.<ref name=DT_929/> Haasan continued his education in [[Santhome]], Madras,<ref name=DT_929/> and was attracted towards film and fine arts as encouraged by his father.<ref name=DT_929/> -He has won many awards, including a [[National Film Award]], seven [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award|Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], a [[Nandi Award]] and a [[Filmfare Award South|Filmfare Award]]. Rajinikanth was also named one of the most influential persons in South Asia by ''[[Asiaweek]]''.<ref name="mass_popularity">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |title=Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness |last=Ethiraj |first=Gopal |date=14 December 2009 |work=[[Asian Tribune]] |access-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215034339/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |archive-date=15 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="i1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |title=Meet India's biggest film star |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |date=3 October 2010 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122065142/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |archive-date=22 January 2015 |location=London}}</ref> He was also named by ''[[Forbes]] India'' as the most influential Indian of the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |title=Now, a film on Rajinikanth's life |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910033430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |archive-date=10 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +== Film career == +{{main|Kamal Haasan filmography|Kamal Haasan discography}} -==Early life and background== +===1960–1963=== +When a physician friend of his mother, visited [[A. V. Meiyappan]] (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|last=V. S. |first=Srinivasan |title=Chachi comes a-visiting |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=17 June 2013 |date=19 December 1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825004000/http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |archive-date=25 August 2013 }}</ref> Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]], recommended him for their production ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref name="DT_929" /> Haasan won the [[Rashtrapati Award]] (President's gold medal) for his performance in ''Kalathur Kannamma'' at age six and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]] with ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by [[T. K. Shanmugam]].<ref name="dance" /> In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in [[Triplicane]]. His time with the theatre company shaped Haasan's craft and kindled his interest in makeup.<ref name="Prem Paniker on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Reluctant">{{cite web |author=Gupta, Sekar |year=2010 |title=I'm a reluctant actor |publisher=ScreenIndia.com |access-date=9 October 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123051400/http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |archive-date=23 January 2010 }}</ref> -Rajinikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on 12 December 1950 in a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] family in [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]] (present day [[Karnataka]]).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}}<ref name=shivaji /><ref name="birth">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Even_more_acclaim_will_come_his_way/articleshow/2178985.cms |title=Even more acclaim will come his way |last=Ruma Singh |date=6 July 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=20 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216163710/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Even_more_acclaim_will_come_his_way/articleshow/2178985.cms |archive-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> He was named after the [[Maratha Empire]] king [[Shivaji]], and was brought up speaking [[Marathi language|Marathi]] at home and [[Kannada]] outside.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} His mother was a homemaker,{{efn|While [[Naman Ramachandran]]'s 2012 biography of Rajinikanth identifies his mother's name as Ramabai,<ref name=shivaji/> journalist Ramachandra Rao, a childhood friend of the actor, said in 2012 that her name was Jijabai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tracing-kabalis-rajinikanth-his-link-to-shivaji/articleshow/53330949.cms |title=Tracing 'Kabali's' Rajinikanth & his link to Shivaji |date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411143021/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tracing-kabalis-rajinikanth-his-link-to-shivaji/articleshow/53330949.cms |archive-date=11 April 2017 |access-date=11 April 2017}}</ref>}} and his father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad was a police constable.<ref name="shivaji">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |title=How Shivaji became Rajinikanth |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154556/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref> His ancestors hailed from [[Mavadi Kadepathar]], [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-rajinikanth-invited-for-saswad-literary-meeting-1942995 |title=Rajinikanth invited for Saswad literary meeting |date=31 December 2013 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123014805/http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-rajinikanth-invited-for-saswad-literary-meeting-1942995 |archive-date=23 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Rajini-creates-drinking-water-facility-in-his-parentsrsquo-memory/article16624915.ece |title=Rajini creates drinking water facility in his parents' memory |newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 April 2009 |via=www.thehindu.com |access-date=20 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083354/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Rajini-creates-drinking-water-facility-in-his-parentsrsquo-memory/article16624915.ece |archive-date=2 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers (Satyanarayana Rao and Nageshwara Rao) and a sister (Aswath Balubhai).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-rajinikanth-birthday-rajinikanth-life-history-12-12-111181.htm |title=Biographical article about Superstar Rajini Kanth |website=www.tamilstar.com |publisher=Tamil Star Inc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121541/http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-rajinikanth-birthday-rajinikanth-life-history-12-12-111181.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} After his father's retirement from work in 1956, the family moved to the suburb of [[Hanumanthanagar, Bengaluru|Hanumantha Nagar]] in Bangalore and built a house there.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} He lost his mother at the age of nine.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4278597.ece |title=Reel to real image, a tome |last=S |first=Anandan |date=6 January 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628032143/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4278597.ece |archive-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> +===1970–1975=== +After a seven-year hiatus from films, Haasan returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Haasan made brief appearances in some films including a few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film ''[[Maanavan]]'', in which he appeared in a dance sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as ''[[Annai Velankanni|Annai Velankani]]'' (1971) and ''[[Kasi Yathirai]]'' (1973). In the former he had a supporting role and worked as an assistant director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |title=Kasi Yathirai (1973) TAMIL |newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 November 2016 |access-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127132031/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |archive-date=27 November 2016 |last1=Guy |first1=Randor }}</ref> His first full-fledged role came in [[K. Balachander]]'s Tamil film ''[[Arangetram (film)|Arangetram]]'' (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his ''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973). Haasan went on to do supporting roles in films such as ''[[Gumasthavin Magal]]'' (1974), ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974) and ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]''. The same year, he played his first lead role in the Malayalam film, ''[[Kanyakumari (film)|Kanyakumari]]'', for which he won his [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam|first Filmfare Award]].<ref name="kamalawards">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan Awards (till 2000) |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603093905/http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |archive-date= 3 June 2011 }}</ref> In Tamil cinema, he had his breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''. He played a rebellious young man who falls in love with an older woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm|title=Kamal Haasan Celebrates Birthday Today, 'Vishwaroopam 2' Actor Turns 59|work=International Business Times|date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111192221/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> For this character portrayal, Haasan learned to play the [[mridangam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm|title=The Kamal Haasan phenomenon|work=Rediff|date=8 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022170646/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref> The role won him his second Filmfare Award.<ref name="balachandar">{{cite web|author=Padmanabhan, Mukund|year=1997|title=We are capable of making films for people worldwide|access-date=19 October 2009|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970518/13850423.html}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> -Rajinikanth had his primary education at the Gavipuram Government Kannada Model Primary School in Bangalore.<ref name="Primary">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-s-friends-to-renovate-primary-school-news-kannada-kmnme1fbiff.html |title=Rajini's friends to renovate primary school |date=13 December 2010 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205145727/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-s-friends-to-renovate-primary-school-news-kannada-kmnme1fbiff.html |archive-date=5 December 2013 |access-date=9 July 2011}}</ref> As a child, he was "studious and mischievous" with a great interest in cricket, football and basketball. During this time, his brother enrolled him at the [[Ramakrishna Math]], a Hindu monastery set up by the [[Ramakrishna Mission]]. In the ''math'', he was taught [[Vedas]], tradition and history, which eventually instilled a sense of spirituality in him.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 1}} In addition to spiritual lessons, he also began acting in plays at the ''math''. His aspiration towards theatre grew at the math and was once given an opportunity to enact the role of ''[[Ekalavya]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s friend from the Hindu epic [[Mahabharata]]. His performance in the play received praise from the Kannada poet [[D. R. Bendre]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} After sixth grade, Rajinikanth was enrolled at the [[Acharya Pathasala Public School]] and studied there till completion of his [[pre-university course]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 1}} During his schooling at the ''Acharya Pathasala'', he spent a lot of time acting in plays. +===1976–1979=== +In 1976, Haasan appeared Balachander's ''[[Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)|Manmadha Leelai]]''; this was followed by ''[[Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu]]'' (directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]]), which won him his third Filmfare Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''. ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977) concerned the women's movement and, for this role, he learned [[ventriloquism]].<ref name="Kamal top 10 - 1997">{{cite web|year=1997|title=Kamal hasan's significant ten|publisher=[[Screen India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604024413/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm|archive-date=4 June 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm}}</ref> It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'', in which he played a village bumpkin, which won him a fourth consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, ''[[Kokila (1977 film)|Kokila]]'', the directorial debut of friend and mentor [[Balu Mahendra]]. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, ''[[Kabita]]'', a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]''. In 1978 Haasan made his [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic ''[[Maro Charitra]]'', directed by Balachander. His fifth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'', a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer. He appeared in the Malayalam film [[Eeta]], for which he won his sixth Filmfare Award. He first played opposite to the [[Sridevi]] in the 1977 Malayalam movie [[Satyavan Savithri]] directed by [[P.G. Viswambharan]], this combination was later on well-accepted and celebrated. In the 1979 Telugu film ''[[Sommokadidi Sokokadidi]]'', Haasan played two parts. This was also his first collaboration with director [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]. He appeared in the musical ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', a snake-horror film ''[[Neeya?|Neeya]]'' and ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]''. At the end of the 1970s he had six regional Best Actor [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]], including four consecutive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Tamil Actor Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -Upon completion of his school education, Rajinikanth performed several jobs including that of a [[coolie]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm#2 |title=1. Struggle is a stepping stone |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204092600/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm |archive-date=4 February 2014 |access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> before getting a job in the [[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|Bangalore Transport Service]] as a [[bus conductor]].<ref name="bmtc">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22friend.htm |title=You can see God in him at times |last=M. D |first=Riti |date=22 December 1999 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101320/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22friend.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> He continued to take part in plays after the Kannada playwright Topi Muniappa offered him a chance to act in one of his mythological plays. He decided to take up an acting course in the newly formed [[Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu|Madras Film Institute]] after coming across an advertisement.<ref name="MM1">{{Cite news |date=2 February 2009 |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2009/02/02164256/Rajini05.html |title=திரைப்படக் கல்லூரியில் 2 ஆண்டு நடிப்பு பயிற்சி |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=6 February 2014 |language=ta |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140206101403/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2009/02/02164256/Rajini05.html |archive-date=6 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Though his family was not fully supportive of his decision to join the institute,<ref name=MM1 /> his friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur motivated him to join the institute and financially supported him during this phase.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061612510100.htm |title=He drove Rajnikant to stardom |last=K. V. Subramanya |date=16 June 2007 |access-date=4 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107065743/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061612510100.htm |archive-date=7 November 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/13ssraj.htm |title=Meet the bus driver Rajni worked with |date=13 June 2007 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106150541/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/13ssraj.htm |archive-date=6 November 2014 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> During his stay at the institute, he was noticed by the Tamil film director [[K. Balachander]].<ref name="Rajini">{{Cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/why-rajinikanth-rocks/17592/1?id=17592&pg=1 |title=Why Rajinikanth Rocks |last=Lakhe |first=Manisha |date=27 September 2010 |website=[[Forbes]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327154329/http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/why-rajinikanth-rocks/17592/1?id=17592&pg=1 |archive-date=27 March 2015 |access-date=9 April 2011}}</ref> Balachander provided Rajinikanth with his stage name to avoid confusion with fellow actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]], having taken it from a character's name in his earlier film ''[[Major Chandrakanth (1966 film)|Major Chandrakanth]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vaasanthi |title=Rajinikanth: A Life |date=2021 |isbn=978-93-90652-10-5 |location=New Delhi |oclc=1268466867}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 December 2012 |title=It was a small role, but people would remember him |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/It-was-a-small-role-but-people-would-remember-him/article12190436.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406055925/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/It-was-a-small-role-but-people-would-remember-him/article12190436.ece |archive-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> The [[K. Balachander|director]] advised him to learn to speak [[Tamil language|Tamil]], a recommendation that Rajinikanth quickly followed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/person-of-the-year-10/rajinikanth-who-really-is-the-super-star/20452/2?id=20452&pg=2 |access-date=22 February 2013 |title=Rajinikanth: Who Really Is the Super Star? |last1=N.S. |first1=Ramnath |last2=D'Souza |first2=Nilofer |date=22 December 2010 |website=[[Forbes]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418110323/http://forbesindia.com/article/person-of-the-year-10/rajinikanth-who-really-is-the-super-star/20452/2?id=20452&pg=2 |archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Though he can read the language, he cannot write in it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asokan |first=Mamtha |date=25 October 2021 |title=Does Rajinikanth know how to write in Tamil? Daughter Soundarya says he doesn't |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/does-rajinikanth-know-how-to-write-in-tamil-daughter-soundarya-says-he-doesnt/articleshow/87263200.cms |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> +===1980–1989=== +Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980 Tamil-language ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'', the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Aakali Rajyam'', in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Award]] in Telugu. In 1980 he appeared in the drama film ''[[Ullasa Paravaigal]]'', ''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' and ''[[Maria My Darling]]''. Haasan made his debut in Hindi cinema with ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981), the remake of his own acted [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film ''[[Maro Charitra]]'' directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award]].<ref name="rajapaarvai">{{cite web |author=K. Jeshi |year=2004 |title=No stopping him |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004/09/27/&prd=mp& |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425024127/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004%2F09%2F27%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=25 April 2011 }}</ref> After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Awards for Best Actor]] for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in [[Balu Mahendra]]'s ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'', later reprising his role in the Hindi version, ''[[Sadma]]''.<ref name="kamalawards"/> During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' and ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]''. In 1983 he appeared in ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'', directed by [[K. Viswanath]]. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] and his second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -==Acting career== -{{Further|Rajinikanth filmography}} +After 1984's multistarrer ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'', Haasan appeared in ''[[Saagar (film)|Saagar]]'' (released 1985), winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] and nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] award. The film was [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar]] in 1985.<ref name="kamalawards"/> He left [[Bollywood]] temporarily after ''[[Geraftaar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |title=15 films to thank Kamal Haasan for |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204200929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |archive-date= 4 December 2015 |date=6 November 2013 }}</ref> and ''[[Dekha Pyar Tumhara]]'' to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman). -=== 1975–1977: Early career === -{{quote box -| quote = "Rajinikanth claims that I am his school. But I must admit that this wasn't the Rajinikanth I introduced. He has evolved on his own merits and strengths. I gave him an opportunity and unveiled him to the world. He went and conquered it." -| source = —K. Balachander about Rajinikanth{{Sfn|Hindu|2012|p=12}} -| align = right -| width = 25em -}} +In 1986, Haasan produced the technically brilliant ''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]'' and collaborated with [[A. Kodandarami Reddy|Kodandarami Reddy]] for ''[[Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu]]'' and then [[K. Viswanath]] in ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'', playing an [[Autism spectrum|autistic]] person who tries to change society and won him his second [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]. it was India's entry for [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[Academy Awards]] in 1986.<ref name="kamalawards"/> These [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu.<ref name="Kamal love"/> + +Following ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' (in which he played two roles, including a satire of [[Charlie Chaplin]] as Chaplin Chellappa) and ''[[Kadhal Parisu]]'', Haasan appeared in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s 1987 film ''[[Nayakan]]''. He received his second [[National Film Awards|Indian National Award]] for his performance; ''Nayakan'' was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 [[Academy Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |url=http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |website=[[Film Federation of India]] |pages=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206030830/http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |archive-date=6 December 2013 |access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> and is on the [[Time's All-Time 100 Movies]] list.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |title=All-TIME 100 Movies |date=12 February 2005 |magazine=Time |access-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717165334/http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |archive-date=17 July 2014 }}</ref> Haasan appeared in his only [[silent film]] to date: ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'' (1987) a [[black comedy]] film, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Filmfare Award]] in Kannada.<ref name="kamalawards"/> In 1988 he appeared ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'', Malayalam film ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'' and ''[[Sathyaa]]'' which were his own productions. Haasan's all four films of 1989 were major success, ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', where he played a dwarf,<ref name="kamalawards"/> then ''[[Chanakyan]]'', an original [[Malayalam]] film, later ''[[Vettri Vizhaa]]'' (where he played an amnesiac) and finally Haasan played two parts in ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'', winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Actor]] and won him his third [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards.<ref name="Kamal love">{{cite news|author=BVS Prakash|title=I'm capable of love: Kamal Haasan|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|date=14 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |title=Focus on a Filmmaker |access-date=22 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622102052/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Meghna George |year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan's special place in the Malayali heart |work=Rediff.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113125727/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |archive-date=13 November 2010 }}</ref> -Rajinikanth began his film career with the Tamil film ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'' (1975), directed by [[K. Balachander]].<ref name="firstbreak">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/12/12/super-star-rajnikanth-turns-61-fans-celebrates-enthusiastically |title=Super Star Rajnikanth turns 61: Fans celebrates enthusiastically |last=Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan |date=13 December 2010 |work=Asian Tribune |access-date=18 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215013133/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/12/12/super-star-rajnikanth-turns-61-fans-celebrates-enthusiastically |archive-date=15 December 2010}}</ref> He was cast in a small role as the ex-husband of the female lead played by [[Srividya]].<ref name=firstbreak/><ref name="pioneer">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/150th-anniversary-issue/the-other-rajinikanth.html |title=The other Rajinikanth |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=5 January 2014 |work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418113701/http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/150th-anniversary-issue/the-other-rajinikanth.html |archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="express">{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fans-celebrate-rajinikanths-61st-birthday/723665/ |title=Fans celebrate Rajinikanth's 61st birthday |last=C Raja Mohan |date=12 December 2010 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120060826/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fans-celebrate-rajinikanths-61st-birthday/723665 |archive-date=20 January 2011}}</ref> The film explored [[Age disparity in sexual relationships|relationships between people with wide age differences]] and was deemed controversial upon release.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/experiments-in-tamil-cinema/photostory/29651841.cms |title=Experiments in Tamil cinema&nbsp;— Apoorva Raagangal (1975) |work=The Times of India |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509033249/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/Experiments-in-Tamil-cinema/photostory/29651841.cms |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> However, it received critical acclaim and won three [[National Film Awards]] including the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Award for the Best Tamil Feature]] at the [[23rd National Film Awards]] in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |title=23rd National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2011 |access-date=23 April 2011}}</ref> A review from ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that: "Newcomer Rajinikanth is dignified and impressive".{{Sfn|Hindu|2012|p=67}} His next release was [[Puttanna Kanagal]]'s Kannada [[anthology film]] ''[[Katha Sangama (1976 film)|Katha Sangama]]'' (1976).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008101851261100.htm&date=2008/10/18/&prd=mp& |title=Blast from the past: Naagarahaavu- 1972 |date=18 October 2008 |work=The Hindu |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110055318/http://hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008101851261100.htm&date=2008%2F10%2F18%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> Rajinikanth appeared in the last segment of the film; he played the role as a village ruffian who rapes a blind woman in the absence of her husband.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} Balachander cast him in a pivotal role in ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976), the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] remake of his own Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} In ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''{{em dash}}the first Tamil film to feature him in a prominent role{{em dash}}he played a character that "blithely row[s] away" when his friend drowns accidentally in the lake only to fulfill his desire to marry the former's girlfriend.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 4}} His style of flipping the cigarette in the film made him popular among the audience.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/news/35912468_1_new-flavours-asin-rajinikanth |title=Mirinda advertisement: Can Asin match the charisma of Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Kamal Hassan |last=Chamikutty |first=Preethi |date=19 December 2012 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=7 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011059/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/news/35912468_1_new-flavours-asin-rajinikanth |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his final release of the year, ''[[Baalu Jenu]]'', he was cast as the main antagonist who troubles the female lead.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} He played similar roles in Balachander's ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977),<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/04/10/stories/2011041050170800.htm |title=We will miss you, Sujatha |last=Malathi Rangarajan |date=10 April 2011 |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810024423/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/04/10/stories/2011041050170800.htm |archive-date=10 August 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and [[Bharathiraja]]'s ''[[16 Vayathinile|16 Vayadhinile]]'' (1977).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/815331.aspx |title=Return of Rajinikanth |date=22 February 2012 |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140205182315/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/815331.aspx |archive-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> The same year, he made his first-ever appearance as a lead actor in the Telugu film ''[[Chilakamma Cheppindi]]'' (1977), which earned him his only nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm#3 |title=Success has humble beginnings |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225021844/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm |archive-date=25 February 2013 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090464702000.htm |title=Fusion of culture at celebrity wedding |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020140220/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090464702000.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=20 October 2011}}</ref> [[S. P. Muthuraman]] experimented Rajinikanth in a positive role in ''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]]'' (1977).<ref name="rediff1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |title=Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it |last=Rajitha |date=22 December 1999 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121339/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> The success of the film brought the duo together for 24 more films till the 1990s.<ref name="rediff1" /> Rajinikanth played supporting and "villainous" roles in most of the films released during the year.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 4}} In ''[[Gaayathri]]'' he was cast as a pornographer who secretly films his relationship with his wife without her knowledge and in ''[[Galate Samsara]]'' he played the role of a married man who develops an affair with a [[Cabaret|cabaret dancer]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 5}} He had 15 of his films released during the year.{{Sfn|Sreekanth|2008|p=370}} +===1990–1998=== +In 1990, ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'' saw Haasan build on ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' by playing quadruplets. It began as a collaboration with writer [[Crazy Mohan]] for future comedy films.<ref name="crazym">{{cite news|author=Adhiraj, Vijay |title=Each medium has its own USP |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |date=22 July 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024758/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref> Haasan won successive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor awards]] for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in ''[[Gunaa]]'' and ''[[Thevar Magan]]'' (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''). He was credited with the story for the latter. Haasan won his third [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] as a producer for ''Thevar Magan''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]] that year. A series of films followed: ''[[Singaravelan]]'', ''[[Maharasan]]'', ''[[Kalaignan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Nammavar]]'', and ''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]'' Produced by Haasan, it featured himself alongside [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actor [[Ramesh Aravind]] and comedian [[Kovai Sarala]]. Haasan resumed his collaboration with [[K. Viswanath]] in the Telugu film, ''[[Subha Sankalpam]]'', and starred in the police story ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' (Tamil) simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Drohi'' with [[Arjun Sarja]] and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]]. Haasan's success in the latter was followed by his third [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''.<ref name="natawards">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=Kamal Haasan, Tabu win national awards |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026070153/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> Haasan also won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -=== 1978–1989: Experimentation and breakthrough === -In 1978, Rajinikanth had 20 releases across Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chpt. 6}}{{Sfn |Sreekanth |2008 |pp=369–370}} His first film of the year was [[P. Madhavan]]'s ''[[Shankar Salim Simon]]'', in which he was among the three leads. Following that, he co-starred alongside [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] in the [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film]] ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]''. He played the second lead in ''[[Annadammula Savaal]]'', which starred [[Krishna Ghattamaneni|Krishna]]; Rajinikanth reprised his role from the [[Sahodarara Savaal|Kannada original]]. He then played an important role in the supernatural thriller ''[[Aayiram Jenmangal]]''. In ''[[Maathu Tappada Maga]]'', he was the main antagonist. ''[[Bairavi]]'', directed by [[M. Bhaskar|M.Bhaskar]], was the first Tamil film to cast Rajinikanth as a solo hero.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-top-films-19150.html |title=40 years of Superstar Rajinikanth: His top movies |date=19 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703200749/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-top-films-19150.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref>{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} It was for this film that he earned the sobriquet "Superstar".{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} [[S. Thanu]], one of the film's distributors, set up a {{convert|35|ft|m}} high cut-out of Rajinikanth.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/10/28231007/I-do-not-want-the-title-Super.html |title=சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் பட்டம் எனக்கு வேண்டாம்!: ஏற்க மறுத்தார், ரஜினிகாந்த்! |date=28 October 2012 |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318013621/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/10/28231007/I-do-not-want-the-title-Super.html |archive-date=18 March 2013 |language=ta}}</ref> His next appearance ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'', a quadrangular love story written and directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]], saw him play the role of a man who sacrifices his love for his friend, played by [[Kamal Haasan]]. The film's success prompted Sridhar to remake the film in Telugu, ''[[Vayasu Pilichindi]]'', which retained the original cast of the Tamil film.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} +'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per a film and which is the highest ever remuneration for any Indian hero then. In 1994, Haasan became the first actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film. The highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 was Rajesh Khanna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film|url=https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073013/https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|archive-date=4 April 2018|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> -His next film, ''[[Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye]]'', had an introductory song to mark his entry, a trend that would soon catch on in with his later films.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'', released during the same period, received critical acclaim, and earned him his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/13/stories/2009121356310700.htm |title=A phenomenon called Rajnikanth |last=D. Karthikeyan |date=13 December 2009 |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015162317/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/13/stories/2009121356310700.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> The film marked the directional debut of [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]], with a screenplay adapted from a novel of the same name published in ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]''.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} It won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]] and a Special Prize (Best Actor) for Rajinikanth at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc= chap. 6}} Following this, he made a foray into [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam cinema]] with [[I. V. Sasi]]'s fantasy film ''[[Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum]]'', which was based on a story from the [[Arabian Nights]]. The same year, he acted in ''[[Dharma Yuddam]]'', in which he played a mentally-ill person avenging the death of his parents. He then co-starred with [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in ''[[Tiger (1979 film)|Tiger]]''. Upon completion of ''Tiger'', Rajinikanth had acted in 50 films over a period of four years, and in four languages. Some other popular films released during this period are the youthful entertainer ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', the Tamil–Kannada bilingual ''[[Priya (1978 film)|Priya]]'', the Telugu film ''[[Amma Evarikkaina Amma]]'' and the melodrama ''[[Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai]]''. ''Priya'', based on a detective novel by [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]], had the distinction of being the first film of Rajinikanth to be shot mostly outside India, mainly in Southeast Asia.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} A''arilirunthu Arubathu Varai'' earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. +After ''Indian'', Haasan played a woman in the comedy ''[[Avvai Shanmughi]]'', which was inspired by ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''.<ref name="aunty">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Aunty vs Chachi |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051305/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of ''Avvai Shanmughi'', ''[[Chachi 420]]'',<ref name="Chachi">{{cite web|author=Suparn Verma |year=1997 |title=Kamal Hasan returns to Bollywood |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505062356/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |archive-date= 5 May 2008 }}</ref> but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director.<ref name="Kamal Interview">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=The importance of being Kamal Haasan |publisher=ScreenIndia |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815031452/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010 }}</ref><ref name="direct">{{cite web + |author=Deepa Deosthalee + |year=1998 + |title=The great Bollywood rip-off + |work=[[The Indian Express]] + |access-date=19 October 2009 + |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html + |url-status=dead + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625151352/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html + |archive-date=25 June 2010 +}}</ref> In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of [[Mohammed Yusuf Khan]], ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''; a forty five minutes of film and a trailer was shot.<ref name="short">{{cite web|year=2008 |title='Marudanayagam' resurfaces |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126123312/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |archive-date=26 November 2009 }}</ref> ''Marudhanayagam'' was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]tic history and his magnum opus; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]] during her 1997 visit to India.<ref name="queen">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Marudhunayagam, Making of an epic |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051317/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project.<ref name="ambition">{{cite news + |title=Don't let mediocrity be the standard:Kamal + |work=[[The Times of India]] + |access-date=19 October 2009 + |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms + |date=10 March 2009 + |url-status=live + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125071633/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms + |archive-date=25 January 2011 +}}</ref> In 1998, he appeared in [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]'s romantic comedy, ''[[Kaathala Kaathala]]'' opposite [[Prabhu Deva]]. The film was a commercial success and was dubbed in Hindi as ''Mirch Masala'', which was never released.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq Housefull, a remake of Kaathala Kaathala?&nbsp;– Times Of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210826/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq |date=19 October 2013 }}. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (11 May 2010). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> -Raijinikanth, who credited [[Hindi film]] star [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as his inspiration,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Amitabh-is-my-inspiration-says-Rajini/article16133086.ece |title=Amitabh is my inspiration, says Rajini |date=15 August 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516093145/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Amitabh-is-my-inspiration-says-Rajini/article16133086.ece |archive-date=16 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> began playing Amitabh Bachchan's roles in Tamil remakes of his films.<ref name="indianexpress">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |title=Revisiting Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer: The film that made Amitabh Bachchan |date=20 June 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033352/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> This began with ''Shankar Salim Simon'' (1978), a remake of ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' (1977), followed by ''[[Naan Vazhavaippen]]'' (1979), a remake of ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'' (1974).<ref name="Mint">{{Cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |title=10 Rajinikanth films that were remakes of Amitabh Bachchan starrers |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=18 July 2016 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=19 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719141109/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |archive-date=19 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was subsequently cast in a series of roles modelled after Amitabh Bachchan in Tamil remakes of his films.<ref name="indianexpress" /> Rajinikanth starred in eleven Tamil remakes of Amitabh Bachchan films,<ref name="catchnews">{{Cite news |url=http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/like-amitabh-bachchan-does-rajinikanth-owe-his-success-to-salim-khan-and-javed-akhtar-catch-flash-back-bollywood-news-1469260347.html |title=What do Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth have in common? |date=23 July 2016 |work=Catch News |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033736/http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/like-amitabh-bachchan-does-rajinikanth-owe-his-success-to-salim-khan-and-javed-akhtar-catch-flash-back-bollywood-news-1469260347.html |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as a Telugu remake of ''Amar Akbar Anthony'', ''[[Ram Robert Rahim]]'' (1980), alongside [[Sridevi]].<ref name="Mint" /> The most successful of these were remakes of [[Salim–Javed]] films, such as ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'' (1981) and ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986).<ref name="catchnews" /> +===2000–2009=== +After a two-year hiatus from [[Indian cinema]], Haasan decided against reviving ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''. He directed his second film, ''[[Hey Ram]]'',<ref name="Hram">{{cite news|title=Hey Ram review |work=Planet Bollywood |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828180404/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |archive-date=28 August 2010 }}</ref> a [[Historical drama|period]] drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the [[partition of India]] and the [[assassination of Mahatma Gandhi]]. Haasan produced and choreographed the film, writing its screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.<ref name="ffg">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Wide acclaim for Indian films in US festival |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607154018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> ''Hey Ram'' was a box-office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy ''[[Thenali]]'' as a [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamilian]] with [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] who is under a psychiatrist's care. ''Thenali'', starring [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] actor [[Jayaram]], was a box-office success. Haasan's next film was 2001's ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms. To play the other Army major in ''Aalavandhan'', he went to the [[National Defence Academy (India)|NDA]] for a crash course.<ref name="madhu">{{cite web|year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Panicker |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films.<ref name="Abhay">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2001 |title=Fear becomes him! Getting under Kamal's skin |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622103322/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="AbhayMusic">{{cite web |author=Vivek Fernandes |year=2001 |title=Abhay sings a fearless tune |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165208/http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref> Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure.<ref name="lossesss">{{cite news|title=The many faces of success |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |date=3 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105041257/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |archive-date= 5 November 2008 }}</ref> -During this phase of his career, Rajinikanth abruptly chose to quit acting, but was coaxed to return<ref name="expressindia">{{Cite news |url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=88218 |title='Yesterday I was a conductor, today I'm a star' |last=Girija Jinnaa |date=15 June 2007 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=4 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617192827/http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=88218 |archive-date=17 June 2007}}</ref> with the Tamil film ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), a remake of the [[Bollywood]] blockbuster ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978), written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan. ''Billa'' had Rajinikanth playing dual roles and eventually became his first ever commercial success. His pairing with [[Sridevi]] continued in ''[[Johnny (1980 film)|Johnny]]'', where he was once again cast in a double role, earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. He also starred in ''[[Murattu Kaalai (1980 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' which was a commercial success.<ref name=rediff1/> The success of ''Billa'' was a turning point in Rajinikanth's career, disproving detractors that claimed Rajnikanth was "finished" and which saw him accepted as a full-fledged hero.<ref name="expressindia" /> The success of ''Billa'' established Rajinikanth as the top star of Tamil cinema, overtaking [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajanikant-his-name-spells-box-office-magic-in-the-south/1/329580.html |title=Rajanikant: His name spells box-office magic in the south |date=31 July 1988 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> +After a number of successful comedies<ref name="comedyhit">{{cite web + |year=2001 + |title=Drop in releases + |publisher=Screen India + |access-date=19 October 2009 + |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm + |url-status=dead + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005153554/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm + |archive-date= 5 October 2009 +}}</ref> including ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' and ''[[Panchatanthiram]]'' and guest appearances, Haasan directed ''[[Virumaandi]]'', a film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the [[Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival|Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]].<ref name="Kamal Virumandi"/> He also appeared in ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' with [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]. [[Priyadarshan]], its original director, left and [[Sundar C.]] completed the film. ''Anbe Sivam'' tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with ''[[The Hindu]]'' saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud".<ref name="anbesivam">{{cite web |author=Malathi Rangarajan |year=2003 |title=Anbe Sivam |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922070329/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |archive-date=22 September 2009 }}</ref> -In 1981, he appeared in ''[[Garjanai (1981 film)|Garjanai]]'' which was shot simultaneously in [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]], making it his last film in those two languages to date.{{When|date=November 2016}} In K. Balachander's first home production, ''[[Netrikan]]'', he played dual roles as a womanising father and a responsible son.<ref name=rediff1/> His first full-length comedy was ''[[Thillu Mullu]]'', directed by K. Balachander. He agreed to it solely due to the strong suggestion by his mentor that he should do non-commercial roles, to break the stereotyped action-hero mould by which he was getting famous at the time. ''Thillu Mullu'' earned him his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/return-of-rajinikanth/article1-815331.aspx |title=Return of Rajinikanth |date=22 February 2012 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140210092421/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/return-of-rajinikanth/article1-815331.aspx |archive-date=10 February 2014}}</ref> 1981 also saw the release of ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'', a remake of the 1975 Bollywood blockbuster ''[[Deewaar]]'', also originally written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan; in ''Thee'', Rajinikanth reprised the role of Bachchan in the original.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |title=10 Rajinikanth films that were remakes of Amitabh Bachchan starrers |date=18 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719141109/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |archive-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> In 1982, he starred in ''[[Pokkiri Raja (1982 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'', ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'', ''[[Thanikattu Raja]]'', ''[[Puthukavithai]]'' and ''[[Enkeyo Ketta Kural]]''. ''Moondru Mugam'' which starred Rajinikanth playing three different roles for the first time, earned him his fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.<ref name="raana">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959320200.htm |title=''Raana'' Rajini's next venture |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110010958/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959320200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> +In 2004 Haasan appeared in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'', a remake of [[Bollywood]]'s ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'', with [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy ''[[Mumbai Xpress]]''. Released during [[Tamil New Year]], it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. He appeared Kannada comedy film ''[[Rama Shama Bhama]]'' with [[Ramesh Aravind]]. In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the stylish police story ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'', was a success. Directed by [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]], the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', he played ten roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. ''Dasavathaaram'', written by Haasan and director [[K. S. Ravikumar]], is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and [[Asin]] Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film ({{as of|2008|lc=y}}) and his performance was critically praised.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |title=Kamal starts remake of 'A Wednesday' |work=The Hindu |date=10 April 2009 |access-date=15 September 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203035536/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |archive-date=3 December 2011 }}</ref> In Canada, ''Dasavathaaram'' was the first Tamil film distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |title=Walt Disney buys Dasavatharam |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=5 January 2014 |website=Behindwoods.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012043950/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 }}</ref> -By 1983, he was a popular actor across [[South Indian cinema]], including Telugu and Kannada films.<ref name="southpopular">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article2153059.ece |title=The Rajini mystique |date=2 July 2011 |work=The Hindu |access-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225031116/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/article2153059.ece |archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> In 1983, he starred in his first [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Andha Kanoon]]'', alongside [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Hema Malini]]. The film went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |title=Top Earners 1980–1989 (Figures in Ind Rs) |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> His 1984 film ''[[Naan Mahaan Alla (1984 film)|Naan Mahaan Alla]]'', was directed by Muturaman and produced by K. Balachander. He acted in his first cameo role in the film ''[[Anbulla Rajinikanth]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2220318.cms?prtpage=1 |title=Only Rajini can |date=10 December 2006 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=21 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019075317/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2220318.cms?prtpage=1 |archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> He played a triple role in ''[[John Jani Janardhan (1984 film)|John Jani Janardhan]]''. His performance in ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]'' earned him his first and only [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil]].<ref name="filmfare">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ |title=Collections |publisher=Update Video Publication |year=1991 |pages=394 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203223423/http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his 100th film ''[[Sri Raghavendra]]'' (1985), he played the Hindu saint [[Raghavendra Swami]].<ref name="rebel_image" /> His greatest success in Hindi films was his 101st film ''[[Bewafai]]''. Released in 1985 with Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero and Rajinikanth as villain, it became a success and grossed {{INRConvert|119.5|m|lk=r|year=1985}} at the box office that year.<ref name="indianexpress4">{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/rajinikanths-tryst-with-bollywood-hum-andha-kanoon-chaalbaaz/#bewafaai |title=PHOTOS: Rajinikanth's tryst with Bollywood: Hum, Andha Kanoon, Chaalbaaz &#124; The Indian Express |date=23 May 2014 |work=indianexpress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627165031/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/rajinikanths-tryst-with-bollywood-hum-andha-kanoon-chaalbaaz/ |archive-date=27 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> +After ''Dasavathaaram'', Haasan directed a film tentatively titled ''Marmayogi'', which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'', a remake of the Bollywood film ''[[A Wednesday!|A Wednesday]]'', where he reprised the role originally played by [[Naseeruddin Shah]] with Malayalam actor [[Mohanlal]] playing [[Anupam Kher]]'s role.<ref name="UPOwriter">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I was mesmerised by Kamal |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824221135/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="UPO">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Super heroes come together |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824222827/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> It was released in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''Eeenadu'', with [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] reprising the role played by Kher.<ref name="eenadu review">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm Review: Eenadu is almost like A Wednesday&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150919/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm |date=11 November 2013 }}. Rediff.com (18 September 2009). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.<ref name="eenadu review"/><ref name="ipos">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan admits being a player for the market |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012103456/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |archive-date=12 October 2009 }}</ref> -In the second half of the 1980s, Rajinikanth acted in commercially successful films such as ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]'' (1985), ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkathavan]]'' (1985), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' (1987), ''[[Guru Sishyan (1988 film)|Guru Sishyan]]'' (1988) and ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'' (1988), with ''Velaikaran'' earning him his seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. In 1988, he made his only American film appearance in ''[[Bloodstone (1988 film)|Bloodstone]]'', directed by [[Dwight Little]], in which he played an English-speaking Indian taxi driver.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc= chap. The 1980s}}<ref name="Weldon1996">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HrsbAQAAIAAJ |title=The Psychotronic Video Guide |last=Weldon |first=Michael |publisher=Titan Books |year=1996 |isbn=978-1-85286-770-6 |pages=66 |access-date=22 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203223429/http://books.google.com/books?id=HrsbAQAAIAAJ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth finished the decade with films including ''[[Rajadhi Raja (1989 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'', ''[[Siva (1989 Tamil film)|Siva]]'', ''[[Raja Chinna Roja]]'' and ''[[Mappillai (1989 film)|Mappillai]]'' while also starring in a few Bollywood productions. ''Raja Chinna Roja'' was the first Indian film to feature [[Films with live action and animation|live action and animation]].{{sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |p=127}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm |title=Finger on people's pulse |last=S.R. Ashok Kumar |date=14 May 2004 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221163631/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> +===2010–present=== +{{See also|Controversial issues surrounding Vishwaroopam}} +[[File:Filming of Vishwaroopam.jpg|thumb|right|Filming of ''Vishwaroopam'']] +Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'', for which he also wrote the screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Tamil Movie Preview |website=IndiaGlitz |date=17 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003902/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with ''Behindwoods'' calling it "an entertainer, but in parts"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Movie Review |website=Behindwoods |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802154444/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |archive-date= 2 August 2013 }}{{Rating|2.5 |5}}</ref> and ''[[Sify]]'' saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |title='Manmadhan Ambu' lacks the punch (Tamil Movie Review; Rating:***) |website=[[Sify]] |date=25 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101001730/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |archive-date= 1 November 2013 }}{{Rating|3 |5}}</ref> -=== 1990–2001: Commercial stardom === -[[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Rajinikanth with Kamal Haasan]] -By the 1990s, Rajinikanth established himself as a commercial entertainer. Almost all the films released during this period were highly successful at the box office. +Haasan's next film after ''Manmadhan Ambu'' was 2013's ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'', released in Hindi as ''Vishwaroop''. It won two [[National Film Awards]] (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the [[60th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |title=60th National Film Awards Announced |access-date=4 January 2014 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=18 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611113348/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2014 }}</ref> Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|title='Vishwaroopam' row ends; Kamal, Muslim groups reach accord|date=2 February 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514191634/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|title=No 'bad Muslims' in 'Vishwaroopam', can't paint terrorists white: Kamal Haasan|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 January 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119033604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|archive-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show ''Vishwaroopam'', citing law and order problems. However, the film was released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. A mutual agreement with the Muslims of Tamil Nadu was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes. ''Vishwaroopam'' was the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehta|first=Ankita|date=13 March 2013|title='Vishwaroopam' Box Office Collection: Kamal Haasan Starrer Earns ₹220 Crores|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|access-date=30 May 2020|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|archive-date=11 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311025306/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|url-status=live}}</ref> -He began the decade with a blockbuster in ''[[Panakkaran]]'' (1990), which was a remake of [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s 1981 film ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Laawaris]]''. The film earned him his eighth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. His next two Tamil films, the [[fantasy film|fantasy comedy]] ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]'', (a remake of [[Chiranjeevi]]'s 1988 film ''[[Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film)|Yamudiki Mogudu]]'') which also released in 1990 and the family drama ''[[Dharma Durai (1991 film)|Dharmadorai]]'' (1991), did above-average business at the box office. His stint with Bollywood continued since the past decade as he went on to star in more Hindi films. ''[[Hum (1991 film)|Hum]]'' released in 1991 saw him doing the second main lead with Amitabh Bachchan became an inspiration for ''Baashha''.<ref name="IndiaJanDay">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/15/stories/2006121506571400.htm |title=It's India-Japan Friendship Year |date=15 December 2006 |access-date=20 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520065653/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/15/stories/2006121506571400.htm |archive-date=20 May 2007 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=ta}}</ref> In 1991, he worked with [[Mani Ratnam]] in ''[[Thalapathi]]'', which was heavily inspired by the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref name="thalapathi">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-looking-at-mani-ratnams-landmark-movies.htm |title=Looking at Mani Ratnam's landmark movies&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies |date=9 June 2010 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006132648/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-looking-at-mani-ratnams-landmark-movies.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tamil-superstar-rajnikant-turns-60-fans-celebrate/553338/2 |title=Tamil superstar Rajnikant turns 60, fans celebrate |date=12 December 2009 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326003855/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tamil-superstar-rajnikant-turns-60-fans-celebrate/553338/2 |archive-date=26 March 2010}}</ref> in which he co-starred with actor [[Mammooty]]; the film dealt with the friendship between two unknown characters based on [[Karna]] and [[Duryodhana]], respectively,<ref name="thalapathi" /> and was set in a more contemporary milieu and was both critically acclaimed and successful upon release.<ref name="rebel_image">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/10/24/stories/2010102450020100.htm |title=Magazine : He's back |last=K. Hariharan |date=24 October 2010 |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028131931/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/10/24/stories/2010102450020100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> He received his ninth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film. He went on to appear in remakes of films from other languages, mostly from Hindi and Telugu. ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'', which released in 1992, was yet another friendship-centric film and was loosely based on the 1987 Bollywood film ''[[Khudgarz]]''. The film was the first to have a Super Star Title Graphic Card. He received his tenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film. ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'', directed by [[P. Vasu]], a remake of Kannada actor [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]'s 1986 blockbuster ''[[Anuraga Aralithu]]'', also was released in 1992 and became a box office success. Rajinikanth wrote his first screenplay for the film ''[[Valli (film)|Valli]]'' (1993), in which he also made a special appearance. He also starred in the film ''[[Yajaman]]'', in which he played the role of Vaanavaraayan, a village chieftain. His romantic-comedy ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'' (1994) was controversial for its climax but went on to become one of the highest-grossing films in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/38534/inspiration-remakes.html |title=Inspiration for remakes |last=Megha Shenoy |date=4 April 2011 |website=[[The Deccan Herald]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021111848/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/38534/inspiration-remakes.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> That year, he earned his eleventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the action-drama ''[[Uzhaippali]]''. +In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival|67th Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan to lead official Indian delegation to Cannes |work=[[India Today]] |date=14 May 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |access-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517013607/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |archive-date=17 May 2014 }}</ref> As of July 2014, he was working on three films: ''[[Uttama Villain]]'', ''[[Vishwaroopam II]]'', the sequel of ''Vishwaroopam''<ref>{{Cite news|title = Vishwaroopam 2 confirmed for jan, 2015|date = January 2015|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|last = Shiva|first = Prasad|work = [[The Times of India]]|access-date = 4 January 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214180534/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|archive-date = 14 December 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref> and ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms Kamal Haasan to start shooting for Drishyam remake] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025211912/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms |date=25 October 2015 }}. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.</ref> After 2 years of Vishwaroopam's release, ''[[Uttama Villain]]'' was released on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' a Tamil remake of Malayalam film ''[[Drishyam]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Papanasam: A faithful remake, a solid thriller|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|access-date=29 June 2016|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> was released with positive reviews and became a huge success<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 'Papanasam' (Papanaasam) Movie Review: Live Audience Response] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704045126/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 |date= 4 July 2015 }}. Ibtimes.co.in (4 July 2015). Retrieved 14 July 2016.</ref> followed by the bi-lingual ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' and ''[[Cheekati Rajyam]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |title=Kamal's next titled 'Thoonga Vanam' |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015 |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516193245/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |archive-date=16 May 2015 }}</ref> both doing moderate business. -He joined hands with [[Suresh Krishna (director)|Suresh Krishna]] for ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995), which emerged as an industry record,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-working-with-rajinikanth-baasha-director-tells-all/20121212.htm |title=Working with Rajinikanth: Baasha director tells all |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208151126/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-working-with-rajinikanth-baasha-director-tells-all/20121212.htm |archive-date=8 February 2013 |access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> and is routinely touted by fans and critics alike as a major-hit, as the film elevated him from being just another very popular actor to nearly demigod status among the masses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rajinikanth-Old-is-gold/articleshow/4138227.cms? |title=Rajinikanth: Old is gold |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=17 February 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114114139/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rajinikanth-Old-is-gold/articleshow/4138227.cms |archive-date=14 January 2016}}</ref> He made a cameo in ''[[Peddarayudu]]'' for his friend [[Mohan Babu]] and also helped him in obtaining the remake rights. The same year, he acted in yet another gangster film, ''[[Aatank Hi Aatank]]'' with [[Aamir Khan]] which was also his last Hindi film in a major role till date. His film ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'', a remake of [[Mohanlal]]'s blockbuster Malayalam film ''[[Thenmavin Kombathu]]'', was another commercial success, directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]] and produced by K. Balachander, and became the first Tamil film to be dubbed into Japanese, as ''Mutu: Odoru Maharaja''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/happy-birthdayrajinikanth/2/ |title=Happy birthday, Rajinikanth! |website=[[Mid-Day]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014211458/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/happy-birthdayrajinikanth/2/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> The film grossed a record US$1.6&nbsp;million in Japan in 1998 and was responsible for creating a large Japanese fan-base for the actor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0 |title=Brand Rajinikanth |last=S Saroj Kumar |date=4 January 2012 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113614/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0 |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> ''Muthu''{{'}}s success in Japan led American news magazine ''[[Newsweek]]'' to comment in a 1999 article that Rajinikanth had "supplanted [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as Japan's trendiest heartthrob".<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/1999/05/09/dancing-maharajas.html "Dancing Maharajas".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125150815/http://www.newsweek.com/1999/05/09/dancing-maharajas.html |date=25 November 2010 }} ''Newsweek''. 10 May 1999.</ref> During a visit to Japan in 2006, Indian Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] acknowledged the success of ''Muthu'' in the country during a speech, justifying the positive [[India-Japan relations|relationship between the two nations]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/14prem.htm |title=When the PM wowed Japan's parliament |last=Prem Panicker |date=14 December 2006 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805172727/http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/14prem.htm |archive-date=5 August 2012 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> He received his twelfth and thirteenth nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performances in ''Baashha'' and ''Mushu''. +He was set to reprise his role of Balram Naidu (a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] Officer) from ''Dasavathaaram'' in a spin-off film directed by himself titled ''Sabaash Naidu''. The film was to be made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi (as ''Shabhash Kundu''). The film's release date has been delayed owing to Haasan's entry into politics, and he pledged that he focus on working on ''[[Indian 2]]'' instead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|title=Official: 'Vishwaroopam 2' and 'Indian 2' are the last two films of Kamal Haasan|work=Sify|access-date=21 April 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502095940/http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|archive-date=2 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> -He also entered [[Bengali film industry|Bengali cinema]] through ''[[Bhagya Debata]]'', which was released at the end of 1995. 1997's ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'', another commercial success, earned him his fourteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. Rajinikanth released his last film of the millennium with ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), which went on to become a blockbuster success, and earned him his fifteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It starred [[Ramya Krishnan]] and [[Soundarya]], the former critically acclaimed for her performance. It was also the last prominent role for veteran Tamil actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. +On 17 September 2020, director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] announced through his Twitter handle that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in lead role with [[Anirudh Ravichander|Anirudh]] handling the music with the movie titled as ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. It was Kamal Hassan's 232nd film as an actor.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasan-232-title-teaser-lokesh-kanagaraj-presents-a-fabulous-gift-to-his-guru/articleshow/79099658.cms|title='Kamal Haasan 232' title teaser: Lokesh Kanagaraj presents a fabulous gift to his guru|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was a huge commercial success grossing {{INRConvert|442.45|c}} and went on to become the [[List of Tamil films of 2022#Box office collection|highest-grossing Tamil film of the year]] and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fourth highest-grossing Tamil film]] of all time by beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]'', ''[[Valimai]]'', ''[[Etharkkum Thunindhavan]]'' and ''[[Don (2022 film)|Don]]'' etc.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vikram surpasses Beast Day 2 collection|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/amp_articleshow/92140895.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=5 June 2022|archive-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615105033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/articleshow/92140895.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The first single of ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' titled "[[Pathala Pathala]]" received several million views from Kamal Haasan's fans and was the most viewed song on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/may/12/vikram-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-for-taking-on-union-government-31446.html|title=Vikram: Complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's Pathala Pathala for taking on Union Government|website=[[Cinema Express]] }}</ref> +The song also received praise for Kamal Haasan's dance performances which went viral. Despite facing controversies from the song, it became an instant hit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/police-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-song/articleshow/91534472.cms|title=Police complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's 'Pathala Pathala' song|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> In August 2022, the filming for ''[[Indian 2]]'' resumed, after a break of almost an year. It is now scheduled for release in summer 2023. After ''Indian 2'', he will be collaborating and reuniting with [[Mahesh Narayanan]] and [[Mani Ratnam]] respectively, for his 233rd and 234th films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-next-is-with-director-mahesh-narayanan/articleshow/92000035.cms|title=Kamal Haasan's next is with director Mahesh Narayanan|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kamal-haasan-to-join-hands-with-pa-ranjith-for-madurai-based-rural-film-exciting-combo-1950080-2022-05-16|title=Kamal Haasan to join hands with Pa Ranjith for Madurai-based rural film. Exciting combo!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Indian 2 shooting to resume only after Vikram and RC15 are wrapped up |work=Times Of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indian-2-shooting-to-resume-only-after-vikram-and-rc15-are-wrapped-up/amp_articleshow/89748531.cms + |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> -=== 2002–2010: Struggles, resurgence and acclaim === -After a brief pause, Rajinikanth starred in ''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]'' in 2002, for which he had also written the screenplay.<ref name="baba">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |title=Baba |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=16 August 2002 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225032939/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> Released with much fanfare and hype at the time, the film featured a story revolving around the reforming of a gangster, later revealed to be the reincarnation of the Hindu saint [[Mahavatar Babaji]], and fights against political corruption.<ref name=baba/> It fell short of market expectations and the high bids reportedly translated to heavy losses for the distributors. Rajinikanth himself repaid the losses incurred by the distributors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |title=Film producer GV commits suicide |last=N Sathiya Moorthy |date=3 May 2003 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125855/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=17 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/12/stories/2004051200960100.htm |title=Superstar wannabes |last=Sudhish Kamath |date=12 May 2004 |access-date=17 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001064811/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/12/stories/2004051200960100.htm |archive-date=1 October 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The film was received with comments such as "the bloom was off the rose" and that "the gold does not glitter any more".<ref name="Will Sivaji be Rajini">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/05msg.htm |title=Will Sivaji be Rajini's biggest hit?- History |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607142307/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/05msg.htm |archive-date=7 June 2007 |access-date=6 May 2007}}</ref> [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK) leader [[S. Ramadoss]] condemned him for smoking and posing with [[beedi]]s in the film. He was criticised for spoiling the Tamil youth by glorifying smoking and drinking. PMK volunteers attacked the theatres which screened the film and usurped film rolls and burned them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Mar232004/n7.asp |title=Rajini keeps everyone guessing |date=23 March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309043030/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Mar232004/n7.asp |archive-date=9 March 2007 |access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref> +===Off-screen contributions=== +In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.<ref name="Kamal Interview"/> He has written many of his films, including ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'', ''[[Thevar Magan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Hey Ram]]'', ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'', ''[[Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)|Nala Damayanthi]]'', ''[[Virumaandi]]'', ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'' and ''[[Vishwaroopam]]''. Haasan's production company ([[Raaj Kamal Films International]]) has produced several of his films, and he directed ''[[Chachi 420]]'', ''Hey Ram'', ''Virumaandi'' and ''Vishwaroopam''. He considered directing full-time if ''Hey Ram'' was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.<ref name="Stardustpg2">{{cite web|year=2001 |title=I may slip behind camera&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628233808/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |archive-date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> In his earlier career, he choreographed for [[MGR]] in ''[[Naan Yen Pirandhen]]'', [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''Savaale Samaali'' and [[Jayalalithaa]] in ''[[Anbu Thangai]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan&nbsp;– The Complete Actor |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=11 August 2013 |date=7 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110002651/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |archive-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a technician and joked: "Film makers like [[K. Balachander]] told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams".<ref name="Kamal Haasan wanted to be Technician">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=I wanted to be a technician: Kamal Haasan |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114114642/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |archive-date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> Haasan attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under [[Michael Westmore]].<ref name="Marudhunayagam">{{cite web|year=1998 |author=V S Srinivasan |title=Making of an epic |publisher=Rediff |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622101726/http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> -Two years later, Rajinikanth signed up for P. Vasu's ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005), a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]''. Upon release the film was highly successful at the box office, and in 2007 it set the record of being the longest running Tamil film.<ref name="The Final Verdict">{{Cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13736924 |title=The Final Verdict&nbsp;– History |date=8 May 2005 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224110012/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13736924 |archive-date=24 December 2014 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> ''Chandramukhi'' was also dubbed in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and in German as ''Der Geisterjäger'' and released in the respective nations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/02/rajnis-chandramukhi-in-turkish-and-german-1143979538.html |title=Rajni's 'Chandramukhi' in Turkish and German |date=2 April 2006 |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026145318/http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/02/rajnis-chandramukhi-in-turkish-and-german-1143979538.html |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> Following ''Chandramukhi''{{'}}s release, it was reported that [[AVM Productions]] was set to produce a film directed by [[S. Shankar|Shankar]] starring Rajinikanth – the largest collaboration yet for a Tamil film. The film was titled ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' and was released in the summer of 2007, following two years of filming and production. It became the first Tamil film to be charted as one of the "top-ten best films" of the United Kingdom and South Africa box offices upon release.<ref name="United Kingdom Box Office 15–17 June 2007">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/?yr=2007&wk=24&p=.htm |title=United Kingdom Box Office June 15–17, 2007 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626043750/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/?yr=2007&wk=24&p=.htm |archive-date=26 June 2007 |access-date=18 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="South Africa Box Office 3–5 August 2007">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2007&wk=31&p=.htm |title=South Africa Box Office August 3–5, 2007 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024011722/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2007&wk=31&p=.htm |archive-date=24 October 2007 |access-date=8 June 2007}}</ref> Rajinikanth received a salary of {{INRConvert|260|m|year=2007}}, for his role in the film highest in his film career at that time.<ref name="Neha">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rapchik-Rajinikanth-mind-it/Article1-606098.aspx |title=Rapchik Rajinikanth, mind it! |last=Sharma |first=Neha |date=29 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224090431/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rapchik-Rajinikanth-mind-it/Article1-606098.aspx |archive-date=24 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-17/news-interviews/28228019_1_hero-worship-mgr-sivaji-ganesan |title=What makes Rajinikanth the Boss? |last=Varma |first=Anuradha |date=17 October 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104110543/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-17/news-interviews/28228019_1_hero-worship-mgr-sivaji-ganesan |archive-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1062351/report-after-brangelina-its-rajinikanth |title=After Brangelina, it's Rajinikanth |last=Vilakudy |first=Rajaneesh |date=5 November 2006 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014080020/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1062351/report-after-brangelina-its-rajinikanth |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> He received his sixteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. During the production of ''Sivaji'', [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]] announced her intention of producing a computer-generated imagery film starring an animated version of her father titled ''Sultan: The Warrior''. The film was set for release in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/rajinikanth-sultan-rechristened-hara-251010.html |title=Rajinikanth's Sultan rechristened as Hara |date=25 October 2010 |work=OneIndia |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707231049/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/rajinikanth-sultan-rechristened-hara-251010.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-12-13/news/27690498_1_soundarya-rajnikant-film-sultan-the-warrior |title=Animated film on Rajnikant to be released in December 2008 |date=13 December 2007 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015023424/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-12-13/news/27690498_1_soundarya-rajnikant-film-sultan-the-warrior |archive-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> however, it entered [[development hell]], and its development status would become unknown over the next few years.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news-interviews/31475535_1_superstar-rajinikanth-rana-soundarya-rajinikanth |title=The day Rajini took ill |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivas |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015111052/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news-interviews/31475535_1_superstar-rajinikanth-rana-soundarya-rajinikanth |archive-date=15 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +Haasan has written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in ''Hey Ram'', songs in ''Virumaandi'' and ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and the album for ''Manmadhan Ambu''. Haasan's musical work has been well received by his peers in Tamil film.<ref name="Kamal writes lyrics">{{cite news|author=TOI |title=Kamal's lyrics gets thumbs up |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |date=20 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123203750/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |archive-date=23 November 2010 }}</ref> He is also a playback singer,<ref name="Kamal singer">{{cite news|author=TOI|title=Tunes from the heart|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=24 May 2013|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|date=27 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010454/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> singing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] and English.<ref name="Kamal English">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan sings in English |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |date=9 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225107/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016 }}</ref> Haasan also wrote the lyrics for a song about the [[Coronavirus]] and released its music video, "Arivum Anbum". The album, composed by [[Ghibran]] and directed by Haasan, featured Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja and a number of other contemporary performers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhu |first1=Vignesh |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan pens a song of hope during Covid-19 times! |url=http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Onlookers Media |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154058/http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan-Ghibran's song on coronavirus is an anthem of hope |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427091333/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> -[[File:Rajinikanth 2010 - still 113555 crop.jpg|thumbnail|Rajinikanth at the [[Enthiran (soundtrack)|''Enthiran'' (2010) soundtrack]] release event in [[Mumbai]]|alt=|left]] -He worked with P. Vasu again for ''[[Kuselan]]'', a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Kadha Parayumbol]]'', which was made simultaneously in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Kathanayakudu (2008 film)|Kathanayakudu]]'', in which Rajinikanth played an extended cameo role as himself, a film star in the Indian cinema, and as a best friend to the film's protagonist. According to Rajinikanth, the film somewhat narrated his early life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk3.htm |title=Pasupathy, the real star of Kuselan |last=P |first=Krishnakumar |date=1 August 2008 |website=Rediff.com |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802201524/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk3.htm |archive-date=2 August 2011 |access-date=12 June 2011}}</ref> The film, however, performed poorly at box offices and led to many distributors incurring major losses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/kuselan/featured/3 |title=Kollywood in a flap |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=20 August 2008 |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616205822/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/kuselan/featured/3 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajinikanth also stated that he would work with [[Pyramid Saimira]] again to compensate for ''Kuselan''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238204 |title=Hope Floats For SRK |last=Iyengar |first=Pushpa |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|The Outlook]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028041643/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238204 |archive-date=28 October 2011 |access-date=30 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=10&contentid=2008121620081216010601113f7794623 |title=Kuselan may spark Tamil film boycott |last=S |first=Shyam Prasad |date=16 December 2008 |work=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524180750/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=10&contentid=2008121620081216010601113f7794623 |archive-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>{{Quote box -| quote = "Is there anything left to be said about a man who, at 61, still manages to star in one of the most successful films of the year, not just in the south, but across India? Superstar Rajni once again proved that he is the actor with the Midas touch with the sci-fi flick Endhiran, where he played an ambitious scientist, a naive robot and an evil android bent on destroying the world [...] He did it with such aplomb that he's been the talk of the town for months. He might do one film in two years, but when he does, he pulls out all the stops." -| source = —[[Rediff.com]] on Rajinikanth's performance in ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010)<ref name="Rajini in Enthiran">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-best-tamil-actors-of-2010/20101214.htm |title=Rajinikanth in Endhiran |date=14 December 2010 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527010449/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-best-tamil-actors-of-2010/20101214.htm |archive-date=27 May 2011 |access-date=12 July 2011}}</ref> -| align = right -| width = 25em -}}"Is there anything left to be said about a man who, at 61, still manages to star in one of the most successful films of the year, not just in the south, but across India? Superstar Rajni once again proved that he is the actor with the Midas touch with the sci-fi flick ''Enthiran'', where he played an ambitious scientist, a naive robot and an evil android bent on destroying the world [...] He did it with such aplomb that he's been the talk of the town for months. He might do one film in two years, but when he does, he pulls out all the stops." +In 2021, Haasan featured in a song 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to [[Venmurasu]]' composed by [[Rajan Somasundaram]] and released by Director [[Mani Ratnam]] in honor of [[Venmurasu]], the longest novel ever written in any language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/director-mani-ratnam-releases-musical-tribute-to-jeyamohans-epic-venmurasu-2021-10-19/|title=Director Mani Ratnam Releases Musical Tribute to Jeyamohan's Epic Venmurasu|website=www.marketwatch.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-20}}</ref> Earlier, he has spoken in appreciation of [[Venmurasu]] and writer [[Jeyamohan]] on Bigg Boss during his book recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/feb/04/bookmarked-for-bigg-boss-bibliophiles-2259190.html/|title=Book Recommendations by Kamal Haasan|website=www.NewIndianExpress.com|language=en|access-date=2022-03-18}}</ref> In 2022, Haasan was the lyricist and the playback singer for the song "Pathala Pathala" from Vikram.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kamal Haasan pens a Kuththu song for 'Vikram' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/kamal-haasan-pens-a-kuththu-song-for-vikram/articleshow/87300351.cms |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> -Rajinikanth worked again with Shankar for the science fiction film ''[[Enthiran]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/chulbul-pandey-now-lives-in-chennai/729300/ |title=Chulbul Pandey Now Lives in Chennai |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=26 December 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=2 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211152620/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/chulbul-pandey-now-lives-in-chennai/729300/ |archive-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> The film was released worldwide in 2010 as the most expensive Indian film ever made, ultimately becoming the second highest-grossing film in India of its time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2082&nCat=you_asked_it |title=Is It True That Endhiran Will Gross Than Three Idiots? |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006050841/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2082&nCat=you_asked_it |archive-date=6 October 2010 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="162crores">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=538&StoryID=ENTEN20100154445 |title=Rajini's Endhiran: A sell out in Chennai |publisher=[[NDTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106150430/http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=538&StoryID=ENTEN20100154445 |archive-date=6 November 2012 |access-date=26 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2171&nCat=box_office_news |title=Endhiran&nbsp;— The Robot Expected Lifetime Business |date=1 November 2010 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216100921/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2171&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=16 February 2013 |access-date=4 January 2011}}</ref> Rajinikanth was paid a remuneration of {{INRConvert|450|m|year=2010}} for the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avatar-technology-powers-rajnikant-in-enthir/673748/ |title=Avatar technology powers Rajnikant in Enthiran |date=28 August 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124071605/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avatar-technology-powers-rajnikant-in-enthir/673748 |archive-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> He received his seventeenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. The film's success lead to the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]] to use the film as a case study to analyse the business of cinema and its success story in a post-graduate elective management course called ''Contemporary Film Industry: A Business Perspective''. The course would also study ''Muthu''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-23/india/28227042_1_case-study-iim-rajinikanth |title=Rajinikanth's Enthiran&nbsp;– Case study in IIM A |date=23 December 2010 |access-date=9 April 2011 |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122818/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-23/india/28227042_1_case-study-iim-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +=== Bigg Boss Tamil === +Haasan made his return on [[Star Vijay]] TV, hosting the first season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|title=Kamal Haasan all set to host Tamil Big Boss|website=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918163706/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|title=கமல் தொகுத்து வழங்கும், விஜய் டிவியின் 'பிக் பாஸ்'|website=vikatan.com|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901000328/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The show soon went onto become one of the most watched television series in Tamil Nadu and gained positive reviews among audience from season 1 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-16|title=Looking back at Bigg Boss Tamil Season One: Top seven controversies|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/looking-back-at-bigg-boss-tamil-season-one-top-seven-controversies-5220445/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Karki|first=Tripti|date=2017-08-29|title=Bigg Boss Tamil: With 14k retweets, self-evicted contestant Oviya Helen emerges more popular than ever|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-bigg-boss-tamil-14k-retweets-contestant-oviya-helen-emerges-more-popular-than-ever-twitter-398788|access-date=2022-01-29|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-30|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 2: From Aishwarya Dutta's 'Hitler Task' to Mahat's tantrums, a look at the top controversies of the show|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-tamil-2-top-controversies-kamal-haasan-show-5379965/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-26|title='Bigg Boss 2' Tamil in trouble|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-2-tamil-trouble-83677|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-06|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 3: A look at the top controversies of the season|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-3-a-look-at-the-top-controversies-of-the-season/photostory/71461027.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 - A look back at the most controversial moments from the show|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/oct/10/bigg-boss-tamil-season-3---a-look-back-at-the-most-controversial-moments-from-the-show-667.html|access-date=2022-01-29|website=[[Cinema Express]]|language=en}}</ref> Haasan also hosted the second season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2]]'' which started its telecast on 17 June 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-12|title=Kamal Haasan returns to host 'Bigg Boss' 2|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kamal-haasan-returns-host-bigg-boss-2-81212|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]'' which started its telecast on 23 June 2019<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kamal Haasan all set for Bigg Boss Tamil 3 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/kamal-haasan-all-set-for-bigg-boss-tamil-3/articleshow/69234470.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=8 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bigg Boss Tamil 4]] which started telecast on 4 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 4 teaser: Kamal Haasan gets back to work|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-season-4-teaser-kamal-haasan-gets-back-to-work-6572489/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He hosted ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)|Bigg Boss Tamil 5]]'' which started to telecast from 3 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 5 teaser is out; Kamal Haasan returns as the host - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-5-teaser-is-out-kamal-haasan-returns-as-the-host/articleshow/85800271.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=31 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Then, now he is the host<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Kamal Haasan to host first edition of Bigg Boss Tamil OTT, begins January 30|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-tamil-ott-next-7727242/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> to the [[Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)]] which is to be launched on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Ultimate: Kamal Haasan announces OTT version of Bigg Boss Tamil, here's all you need to know |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/bigg-boss-ultimate-kamal-haasan-announces-ott-version-of-bigg-boss-tamil-heres-all-you-need-to-know/719efacb51128 |access-date=2022-01-29 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Disney+ Hotstar to stream its first-ever OTT exclusive season of Bigg Boss Tamil from 30th January|url=https://www.medianews4u.com/disney-hotstar-to-stream-its-first-ever-ott-exclusive-season-of-bigg-boss-tamil-from-30th-january/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=MediaNews4U|language=en-US}}</ref> from 30 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Janani K. |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Kamal Haasan to host Bigg Boss Ultimate on Disney+ Hotstar from January 30. Read details|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-ultimate-on-disney-hotstar-from-january-30-read-details-1900821-2022-01-17|access-date=2022-01-29|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He exited the show after the third week owing to scheduling conflicts with his film ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. Later, [[Silambarasan]] replaced him as the host from week 4 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Kamal opts out of Bigg Boss Ultimate show |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kamal-opts-out-of-bigg-boss-ultimate-show/article65068468.ece|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.thehindu.com|date=20 February 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=This sensational star replaces Kamal Haasan in 'Bigg Boss Ultimate'? - Tamil News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bigg-boss-ultimate-new-host-simbu-kamal-haasan-tamil-news-308356|access-date=2022-02-22|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> -=== 2011–2014: Hospitalisation and return === -In January 2011, Rajinikanth was slated to appear in ''Rana'', a period film to be produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, who would work with the actor for a third time.<ref name=raana/> During the [[principal photography]] of the film on 29 April 2011, he suffered a mild [[foodborne illness]] on the sets, which led to vomiting, dehydration, and exhaustion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital_1537595 |title=Rajinikanth admitted to hospital&nbsp;– Entertainment&nbsp;– DNA |date=29 April 2011 |website=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818115734/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital_1537595 |archive-date=18 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> He was treated at St. Isabel's Hospital for a day before being discharged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-hospitalised-news-news-le3q2ebeebh.html |title=Rajinikanth hospitalised |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811141240/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-hospitalised-news-news-le3q2ebeebh.html |archive-date=11 August 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> Five days later, he was rushed to the same hospital again after suffering from breathlessness and fever.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikanth-again-hospitalised/1/138159.html |title=Actor Rajinikanth hospitalised again |last=ITGD Bureau |date=14 May 2011 |website=[[India Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172404/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikanth-again-hospitalised/1/138159.html |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> He was diagnosed with [[bronchitis]] and was kept at the hospital for a week, while also spending a few days in an [[intensive care unit]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rajini-writes-letter-to-fans-says-he-will-be-back-soon/Article1-710881.aspx |title=Rajini writes letter to fans, says he will be back soon |date=18 June 2011 |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=1 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621070954/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rajini-writes-letter-to-fans-says-he-will-be-back-soon/Article1-710881.aspx |archive-date=21 June 2011}}</ref> Several conflicting reports of discharge dates arose, as well as claims of Rajinikanth's health deteriorating.<ref name="ndtv" /> Two days after his last discharge, Rajinikanth was admitted to the [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]] on 16 May 2011 for recurring respiratory and gastrointestinal problems.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/modi-to-visit-rajini-in-hospital-105754 |title=Modi To Visit Rajini in Hospital |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216130427/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/modi-to-visit-rajini-in-hospital-105754 |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> The hospital maintained that Rajinikanth was in stable condition and showed positive response to treatment.<ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?id=ENTEN20110175793&keyword=regional&section=Movies&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |title=Rajinikanth's Condition Stable: Hospital |publisher=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210090601/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-s-condition-stable-hospital-106385 |archive-date=10 February 2014 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> It was widely reported that he required a [[kidney transplantation]], which was later denied by [[Dhanush]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/chennai/29608004_1_dhanush-isabel-hospital-national-award |title=Rajini will soon be back to complete 'Raana': Dhanush |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905124113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/chennai/29608004_1_dhanush-isabel-hospital-national-award |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +=== KH House of Khaddar (KHHK) === +Kamal Haasan launched his personal fashion line brand called KH House of Khaddar (KHHK).<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/khaddar-vs-burger/article38328872.ece|title=On Republic Day, Kamal Haasan launches the website for his new fashion label KH House of Khaddar|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 2022 |last1=Paitandy |first1=Priyadarshini }}</ref> of Film as Killer in [[Dhamaka (2022)]] -On 21 May 2011, [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] released a photo of her and Rajinikanth in his hospital ward, both posing with a [[thumbs signal]], responding to fans' negative reaction to news reports.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-23/chennai/29573758_1_private-ward-icu-senior-doctor |title=Rajinikanth out of ICU, moved into private ward |date=23 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905124119/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-23/chennai/29573758_1_private-ward-icu-senior-doctor |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> The hospital restricted unauthorised visitors.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/chennai/29516197_1_rajinikanth-triple-role-enthiran |title=Rajini getting better, say docs as fans pray for their superstar |date=6 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122809/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/chennai/29516197_1_rajinikanth-triple-role-enthiran |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajinikanth's brother, Sathyanarayana Rao Gaekwad, reported that the cause of the sudden illness was due to stress from rapid weight-loss and changes in diet, as well as [[alcohol withdrawal syndrome|withdrawal of alcohol consumption]] and [[smoking cessation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajini-suffering-from-lung-liver-ailment-brother-106258 |title=Rajini suffering from lung, liver ailment: Brother |date=17 May 2011 |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520205352/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajini-suffering-from-lung-liver-ailment-brother-106258 |archive-date=20 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> After addressing fans in a 4-minute [[digital recording|digitally recorded]] [[voice message]] to the media, Rajinikanth, under the advice of Amitabh Bachchan, travelled from Chennai to Singapore with his family on 21 May 2011, where he was to undergo further treatment for [[nephropathy]] at [[Mount Elizabeth Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/international-news-of-the-week-111060400093_1.html |title=International news of the week |date=4 June 2011 |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620163528/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/international-news-of-the-week-111060400093_1.html |archive-date=20 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajini-in-singapore-hospital-on-big-b-s-advice_709858.html |title=Rajini in Singapore hospital on Big B's advice |date=30 May 2011 |publisher=[[Zee News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712183018/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajini-in-singapore-hospital-on-big-b-s-advice_709858.html |archive-date=12 July 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> After spending over two weeks at the hospital, he was finally discharged on 15 June 2011 and continued to recuperate in Singapore, before returning to Chennai on 13 July 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajnikanth-fine-recovering-well-dhanush/article2065995.ece |title=Rajnikanth fine, recovering well: Dhanush |date=31 May 2011 |work=The Hindu |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015080939/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajnikanth-fine-recovering-well-dhanush/article2065995.ece |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-to-return-tonight-118777 |title=Rajinikanth to return tonight |date=14 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102184246/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-to-return-tonight-118777 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> +== Personal life == -Despite several failed attempts to restart ''Rana'' upon his return, Rajinikanth reprised his ''Enthiran'' character, Chitti, in the Bollywood science-fiction film ''[[Ra.One]]'' (2011) in a guest appearance alongside [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/news-interviews/30164710_1_superhero-flick-raone-rajinikanth |title=Rajinikanth's cameo RA.One |last=Rudrappa |first=Chetan |date=16 September 2011 |access-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/news-interviews/30164710_1_superhero-flick-raone-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2011, it was decided that ''Rana'' would be shelved in favour of a new project, titled ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28378236_1_rajinikanth-film-muthu-and-padayappa |title=Rana, a triple delight for Rajini fans |last=Bharti Dubey, TNN, 29 January 2011, 05.42&nbsp;pm IST |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524072144/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28378236_1_rajinikanth-film-muthu-and-padayappa |archive-date=24 May 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Unfortunately the film became a huge disaster at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece |title=Now Kochadaiyaan producers in financial tangle |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=18 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130420/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece |archive-date=7 January 2017 |date=27 December 2014 |last1=Kandavel |first1=Sangeetha}}</ref> The [[motion capture]] film, which is the first of its kind in India, was released in 2014 to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846 |title='Kochadaiiyaan' Review Roundup: Commendable Attempt by Soundarya; Worth Watching |date=23 May 2014 |work=[[International Business Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130410/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref> ''Kochadaiiyaan'', and the 3D release of ''Sivaji'' in 2012,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/movie-review-rajinikanth-s-sivaji-3d-303788 |title=Movie Review: Rajinikanth's Sivaji 3D |date=11 December 2012 |website=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |publisher=[[NDTV]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527015330/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/movie-review-rajinikanth-s-sivaji-3d-303788 |archive-date=27 May 2014 |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref> made Rajinikanth the first Indian actor to have appeared in four different forms of world cinema: [[black-and-white]], [[colour film|colour]], [[3D film|3D]] and [[motion capture]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130403/entertainment-kollywood/article/rajini-%E2%80%98cannes%E2%80%99 |title=Rajini 'Cannes' |date=3 April 2013 |work=Deccan Chronicle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310063752/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130403/entertainment-kollywood/article/rajini-%E2%80%98cannes%E2%80%99 |archive-date=10 March 2014 |access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref> Following the completion of ''Kochadaiiyaan'', Rajinikanth began work in Ravikumar's next directorial venture, titled ''[[Lingaa]]'' alongside [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Sona-presses-the-rewind-button/articleshow/34320366.cms |title=Sona presses the rewind button |date=28 April 2014 |work=Mumbai Mirror |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001062519/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Sona-presses-the-rewind-button/articleshow/34320366.cms |archive-date=1 October 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/superstar-rajinikanths-next-is-lingaa/article5960175.ece |title=Superstar Rajinikanth's next is Lingaa |date=29 April 2014 |newspaper=The Hindu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920045726/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/superstar-rajinikanths-next-is-lingaa/article5960175.ece |archive-date=20 September 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014 |last1=Subramanian |first1=Karthik}}</ref> The film was released on 12 December 2014, coinciding with his birthday,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-stamped-u-rating-rajinikanth-starrer-confirmed-12-december-release-615162 |title='Lingaa' Stamped with 'U' Rating; Rajinikanth Starrer Confirmed for 12 December Release |date=26 November 2014 |work=International Business Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220031320/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-stamped-u-rating-rajinikanth-starrer-confirmed-12-december-release-615162 |archive-date=20 February 2015 |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> and received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-take-responsibility-flaws-in-Lingaa-KS-Ravikumar/articleshow/45585327.cms |title=I take responsibility for the book scene in Lingaa: KS Ravikumar |date=21 December 2014 |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225122829/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-take-responsibility-flaws-in-Lingaa-KS-Ravikumar/articleshow/45585327.cms |archive-date=25 December 2014 |access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> +===Family=== +Haasan was born into a [[Tamils|Tamil]] Iyengar family<ref name="indiatimes1">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2013 |title=I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-date=30 October 2014 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> in the town of [[Paramakudi]], in the [[Ramanathapuram]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]], to criminal defence lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, a housewife.<ref name="father">{{Cite web |last=Kumar, Rajitha |year=2000 |title=Kamal, as we know him |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728103013/http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |archive-date=28 July 2011 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> During 2013 his daughter [[Shruti Haasan]] appeared on an episode of ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'', where "phone a friend" option is availed to Shruti and when she called her father Kamal, he stated that his parents named him Parthasarathy before he was called as Kamal Haasan and his mother always used to call him by that name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2012 |title=Kamal reveals his real name! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |url-status=dead |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |archive-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> In an interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are [[Charuhasan]], [[Chandrahasan]] and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law.<ref name="yaakob" /> Haasan continued his education in Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2020 |title=Kamal Haasan's reunion with his schoolmates |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |archive-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> and [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in Madras (now [[Chennai]]).{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -=== 2016–present: ''Kabali'' and beyond === -Rajinikanth's next film was director [[Pa. Ranjith]]'s crime drama ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'', produced by [[S. Thanu]]. The film was released in July 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kabali-review-round-up-this-is-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-rajinikanth-blockbuster-2236945 |title=Kabali review round-up: This is what critics are saying about the Rajinikanth blockbuster |date=22 July 2016 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=25 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725052356/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kabali-review-round-up-this-is-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-rajinikanth-blockbuster-2236945 |archive-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> The film became the [[List of Tamil films of 2016|highest grossing Tamil film]] of the year grossing over {{INRConvert|300|c|lk=c|year=2020}} and became the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fifth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time]] before being surpassed by his another film ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]''.{{#tag:ref|Box office gross values of {{INR}}650 crore were reported for ''Kabali'' in the first 13 days by several organisations including ''Financial Express'' and ''Indian Express'',<ref name="Financial Express 650 crore 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/334390/kabali-box-office-collections-at-over-rs-650-cr-rajinikanth-starrer-is-now-no-1-movie-in-india/4/|title=Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express|date=1 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Financial Express 650 crore 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/334390/kabali-box-office-collections-at-over-rs-650-cr-rajinikanth-starrer-is-now-no-1-movie-in-india/3/|title=Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express|date=1 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> which were more than double the estimates made by other sources.<ref name="IBT 675 questioned">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-reports-rajinikanth-starrer-raking-rs-675-crore-13-days-are-fake-688881|title='Kabali' box office collection: Reports of Rajinikanth-starrer raking in Rs. 675 crore in 13 days are fake|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805214307/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-reports-rajinikanth-starrer-raking-rs-675-crore-13-days-are-fake-688881|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''International Business Times'' (IBT) and ''[[Firstpost]]'' criticized these estimates as inflated, explaining the discrepancy as due in part to the addition of "pre-release business" figures, such as music and satellite rights sales of {{INR}}200 crore,<ref name="Firstpost 600 questioned" /> being factored into the box office sales totals.<ref name="IBT 675 questioned" /> ''Firstpost'' wrote, "More conservative estimates put Kabali's collections at around Rs 300 crores from worldwide ticket sales."<ref name="Firstpost 600 questioned">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/rajinikanth-kabali-has-earned-rs-600-crore-at-the-global-box-office-or-has-it-2932578.html|title=Rajinikanth's Kabali has earned Rs 600 crore at the global box office. Or has it? – Firstpost|date=3 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> IBT's analysts in August 2016 estimated the film's worldwide gross total of its first 13 days at around {{INR|350 crore}} (US${{To USD|3500|IND|year=2016}} million).<ref name="IBT 350 crore">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-starrer-beats-7-big-records-baahubali-bahubali-688964 |title='Kabali' Box Office collection |work=International Business Times India|date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805071102/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-starrer-beats-7-big-records-baahubali-bahubali-688964|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> <br> Figures given in December 2016 by ''Financial Express'' indicated an estimated domestic gross of {{INR}}215 crore and an overseas gross of {{INR}}262 crore, which total {{INR}}477 crore.<ref name="IE Dec 2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-birthday-today-as-superstar-rajni-turns-65-wishes-pour-in/471636/|title=Rajinikanth birthday today; As superstar Rajni turns 65, wishes pour&nbsp;in|date=12 December 2016}}</ref> A figure of USD$77 million given by ''Forbes'' in May 2017 converted to approximately {{INR}}493–499 crore.<!--Method: {{INRConvert|493|c|year=2016}} -NOTE: Since the Forbes source doesn't mention a specific INR value, and is presumably using 2017 US dollars to talk about the gross of a 2016 Indian film, we're forced to extrapolate a range of INR values under 500, and the highest possible is 499. --><ref name="Forbes 77 mil USD">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/05/11/armies-of-ajith-fans-mobilize-to-blast-vivegam-teaser-to-record-views/#4d79d92716eb|title=Armies Of Ajith Fans Mobilize To Blast 'Vivegam' Teaser To Record Views|access-date=13 May 2017|work=Forbes|quote=Kabali, which starred blockbuster hero Rajinikanth, went on to gross nearly 5 billion rupees (US$77 million) worldwide, making it the 6th highest grossing Indian film in history at the time.}}</ref> According to ''International Business Times'' in October 2017, ''Kabali''{{'}}s final worldwide gross was around {{INRConvert|286|c}}.<ref name="IBT Oct 2017">{{cite news|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash|title=Mersal box office collection: A crowning-moment for Vijay as his film joins Rs 200-crore club|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mersal-12-days-box-office-collection-crowning-vijay-film-joins-rs-200-crore-club-2nd-weekend-747432|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=30 October 2017}}</ref>|group=n|name=Kabali}} Also, at the [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards]], the film was nominated at five categories winning all of them,<ref>{{cite web |date=14 January 2017|last=Arul|title=Rajinikanth, Vijay, Sasikumar at Vikatan awards - Photos|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/rajinikanth-vijay-sasikumar-vikatan-awards-9850-slide-57502|access-date=31 December 2020|website=IBTimes India|language=en}}</ref> and also won five awards, at the [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]], and two nominations at the [[6th South Indian International Movie Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SIIMA 2017 Nomination List&nbsp;– Tamil|url=http://siima.in/2017/nominations.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170531085328/http://siima.in/2017/nominations.html|archive-date=31 May 2017|access-date=31 May 2017|publisher=[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]}}</ref> He also received his eighteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. +Haasan has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and in the song "[[Kallai Mattum]]" in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="familfy">{{Cite web |last=Pavithra Srinivasan |year=2008 |title=Dasavatharam music is mediocre |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606112512/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |archive-date=6 June 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Haasan, is a [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]-winning actor who appeared in the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''. Charuhasan's daughter [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) [[Mani Ratnam]], who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's ''Nayakan''.<ref name="maniy">{{Cite web |year=2003 |title=Married to the medium |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413132659/http://tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |archive-date=13 April 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |website=The Tribune}}</ref> Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films and was an executive with [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], he died in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2017 |title=Kamal Haasan's brother and producer Chandrahasan died |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508022836/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |archive-date=8 May 2017 |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Chandrahasan's daughter [[Anu Hasan]] has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''. Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).<ref name="sistyer">{{Cite news |last=Ramani, Nandini |date=21 November 2003 |title=Married to the medium |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145018/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in "Hey Ram". -In August 2016, it was announced that Rajinikanth and director Ranjith would work together again for a film with Dhanush as producer, titled ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'', in which Rajinikanth plays a [[Dharavi]]-dwelling gangster who fights against corporate takeover of the slum.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajinikanthranjith-combo-under-dhanushs-production-soon/article9046675.ece Rajinikanth-Ranjith combo under Dhanush's production soon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830160909/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajinikanthranjith-combo-under-dhanushs-production-soon/article9046675.ece |date=30 August 2016 }}. The Hindu (29 August 2016). Retrieved on 3 November 2016.</ref> The film was officially released on 7 June 2018 and received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/tamil-movies-kaala-box-office-update-rajinikanths-latest-offering-starts-picking-up-at-the-ticket-windows-3101544/|title=Rajinikanth's Kaala Witnesses an Upward Trend at the Box Office - Read Details|last=Desk|first=India com Entertainment|date=9 June 2018|website=India.com|language=en|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> In 2018 he also appeared in [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]'' reprising the roles of Dr. Vaseegaran and Chitti, alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Amy Jackson]].<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Akshay-Kumar-plays-the-villain-in-Robot-2/articleshow/50203162.cms |title=Akshay Kumar plays the villain in 'Robot 2' |website=The Times of India |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613065129/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Akshay-Kumar-plays-the-villain-in-Robot-2/articleshow/50203162.cms |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live|last1=Iyer |first1=Meena }}</ref> The film was released on 29 November 2018 and was commercially successful at the box office. The film earned over {{INRConvert|117.34|c}} worldwide on its first day, which was the second-highest ever for an Indian film. The film crossed {{INRConvert|520|c|year=2018}} in its opening weekend to be the highest-grossing film worldwide for that week. The film also grossed over {{INRConvert|655.81|c}}{{Ndash}}{{INRConvert|800|c|lk=c}} at the box office became the [[List of Tamil films of 2018|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of the year and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|second highest grossing Tamil film of all time]].<ref>{{Cite news |title='2.0' final box office collection all format: The Rajinikanth starrer helmed by S. Shankar is the sixth highest grossing Indian film ever - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/2-0-final-box-office-collection-all-format-the-rajinikanth-starrer-helmed-by-s-shankar-is-the-sixth-highest-grossing-indian-film-ever/articleshow/67989955.cms |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> ''2.0'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films in India|fourth highest-grossing film in India]] and is the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Global gross figures|seventh highest-grossing Indian film worldwide]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4535|title=Top All Time India Grossers All Formats – 2.0 Second |website=Box Office India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4533|title=2.0 All India Update – Crosses 400 Crore NETT|website= Box Office India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Rajinikanth starred in [[Karthik Subbaraj]]'s ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'', in which his performance received praise for his return to his vintage stereotypical style of acting and grossed over {{INRConvert|250|c}}, becoming the [[List of Tamil films of 2019|second highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526|title=Rs 1000 crore! That's how much Rajinikanth's three films grossed at the box office in a span of 7 months|website=timesnownews|date=2 February 2019|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> The combined gross earnings of ''Kaala'', ''2.0'' and ''Petta'' by the end of January 2019 was determined to be over {{INR}} 1000 crore according to trade analysts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526 |title=Rs 1000 crore! That's how much Rajinikanth's three films grossed at the worldwide box office in a span of 7 months &#124; Entertainment News |access-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212029/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526 |archive-date=2 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth worked with [[AR Murugadoss]] in the film ''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'', which released in 2020. He played the role of a police officer after 27 years since his last film as a police officer was the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Pandian (film)|Pandian]]''. Despite the film receiving mixed reviews, the film grossed {{INRConvert|250|c}} crore at the box office,<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2020 |title=Darbar box office: Film ends up as a colossal flop, distributors plan to approach Rajinikanth |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/darbar-box-office-film-ends-up-as-a-colossal-flop-distributors-plan-to-approach-rajinikanth/story-j7miLvAkLvmFHhqd59cuLM.html|access-date=28 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth's Darbar is AR Murugadoss' failure |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/rajinikanth-darbar-is-ar-murugadoss-failure-6208719/|access-date=28 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> making it one of Rajinikanth's highest-grossing films and the [[List of Tamil films of 2020|highest-grossing Tamil films of 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-21|title=Darbar enters Rs 200 crore club, fifth Rajinikanth film to achieve feat|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/darbar-enters-rs-200-crore-club-fifth-rajinikanth-film-to-achieve-feat/story-nzjTEHMUkCqZVJgDk6DzQP.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The next project of Rajinikanth was with director [[Siva (director)|Siva]], the film titled ''[[Annaatthe]]'' where he played role of a protective brother. The film was released on 4 November 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajinikanth's Annaatthe to hit screens on November 4 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajinikanths-annaatthe-to-hit-screens-on-november-4/articleshow/80450919.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126184148/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajinikanths-annaatthe-to-hit-screens-on-november-4/articleshow/80450919.cms |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film became a commercial success at the box office by grossing around {{INRConvert| 240|c|lk=c|year=2021}} beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' and ''[[Maanaadu]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/rajinikanth-pays-surprise-visit-to-annaatthe-director-siruthai-siva-carries-this-gift-4540088.html|title=Rajinikanth Pays Surprise Visit to Annaatthe Director Siruthai Siva, Carries This Gift|website=[[News18]]|date=10 December 2021 |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annaatthe Box Office Rajinikanth Starrer Becomes One Of The Biggest Blockbuster of The Year Enters 200 Crore Club |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/annaatthe-box-office-rajinikanth-starrer-becomes-biggest-blockbuster-of-the-year-enters-%e2%82%b9200-crore-club-5096002/ |access-date=2022-01-03 |website=www.india.com |date=15 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=14 November 2021 |title=Annaatthe box office collection Day 10: Rajinikanth film is still going strong |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/annaatthe-box-office-collection-day-10-rajinikanth-film-is-still-going-strong-1876495-2021-11-14 |access-date=14 November 2021 |website=India Today |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114040425/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/annaatthe-box-office-collection-day-10-rajinikanth-film-is-still-going-strong-1876495-2021-11-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> +===Relationships=== +[[File:Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Haasan in white, next to daughters Shruti and Akshara, dressed in black|Haasan with daughters [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (left) and [[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]] (right)]] -His next 169th film is with director [[Nelson Dilipkumar|Nelson]] which was tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 169''. On 17 June 2022, the titled was announced to be ''[[Jailer (film)|Jailer]]'' and Rajinikanth will be playing an experienced jailer in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 February 2022 |title=Rajinikanth teams up with Nelson for 'Thalaivar 169' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rajinikanth-teams-up-with-nelson-for-thalaivar-169/article38407701.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210152043/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rajinikanth-teams-up-with-nelson-for-thalaivar-169/article38407701.ece |archive-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=Nelson-Rajinikanth's Thalaivar 169 titled Jailer |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/17/nelson-rajinikanths-thalaivar-169-titled-jailer-32155.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619123732/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/17/nelson-rajinikanths-thalaivar-169-titled-jailer-32155.html |archive-date=19 June 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=#Thalaivar169 by Nelson Dilipkumar titled Jailer |url=https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/06/17/thalaivar169-by-nelson-dilipkumar-titled-jailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617083037/https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/06/17/thalaivar169-by-nelson-dilipkumar-titled-jailer |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=17 June 2022 |website=[[DT Next]]}}</ref> The film will be released theatrically in August 2023. Rajinikanth will be doing an extended cameo in his daughter [[Aishwarya Rajinikanth]]'s directorial comeback titled ''Lal Salaam.'' His next 170th film is with director T. J. Gananavel which is tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 170'' and he will be playing the role of Muslim cop. The film will be released in 2024. His next 171st film is with director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] which is tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 171.'' +In 1978, at age 24, Haasan married dancer [[Vani Ganapathy]].<ref name="Kamal-vani">{{cite news|author=Indiatimes Movies|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|title=Kamal Haasan made a flowery entry|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|access-date=31 December 2008|date=31 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521024317/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie ''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]''. After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -==Political career== -[[File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the Entertainer of the Year Award to Shri Rajnikanth, at the 'NDTV Indian of the Year Awards Function', in New Delhi on January 17, 2008.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Rajinikanth receiving the 2008 NDTV Entertainer of the Year Award from prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]]]] -Rajinikanth said: "Even God cannot save Tamil Nadu if AIADMK returns to power." Rajinikanth wholeheartedly supported the DMK and Tamil Mannila Congress alliance and asked the people of Tamil Nadu and his fans to vote for that alliance. This alliance had a complete victory in 1996. Rajinikanth also supported the DMK-Tamil Mannila Congress alliance in the [[1996 Indian general election]] and [[1998 Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |title=Tamil Cinema 1998-Year Highlights (Part-2) |date=21 January 1998 |access-date=23 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620181502/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |archive-date=20 June 2008 |publisher=Dinakaran}}</ref> +Haasan and actress [[Sarika]] began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (born 1986). Shruti is a singer and a [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]]-[[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]] actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991), was [[assistant director]] for 2013's ''Vishwaroopam'' and actress for 2019's ''[[Kadaram Kondan]]''. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for the movie ''[[Hey Ram]]'' and won the [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]]er.<ref name="47thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505163411/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161229/http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.<ref name="sarika">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhash K. |year=2003 |title=My main concern is the kids |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203010011/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |archive-date= 3 February 2009 }}</ref> After their divorce, Sarika acted in movies and TV serials, winning the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for the 2005 film ''[[Parzania]]''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -Later in 2004, Rajinikanth said he would personally vote for the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) but would not extend his support to any front during the [[2004 Indian general election|upcoming Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |title=Rajnikanth is a firm believer in Hindutva |date=28 April 2004 |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202050/http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> The party, however, failed to win any seats in Tamil Nadu in the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-05-17/news/27657995_1_aiadmk-mps-mdmk-lone-puducherry-seat |title=AIADMK entering Parliament after five years |date=17 May 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025061624/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-05-17/news/27657995_1_aiadmk-mps-mdmk-lone-puducherry-seat |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> +From 2005 until 2016, Haasan was in a relationship with actress [[Gautami]], {{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}, his frequent co-star during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gautami had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him<ref name="IT Gautami split">{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya |first=Ananya |title=Kamal Haasan and Gautami part ways after living together for 13 years |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |website=[[India Today]] |date=1 November 2016 |access-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102170331/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |archive-date= 2 November 2016 }}</ref> writing, "It is heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/|title=Gautami opens up on Kamal Haasan: After 13 years together, our paths have irreversibly diverged|work=India.com|date=2 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102154728/http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/ |archive-date= 2 November 2016}}</ref> -Rajinikanth canceled his visit to Sri Lanka on March 2017 at the urging of Tamil Nadu politicians. Leaders of the BJP criticized this choice.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bjp-subramanian-swamy-says-rajinikanth-and-other-tamil-film-actors-are-chickens--news-182095 | title=Swamy and other BJP leaders criticise Rajinikanth - News | date=25 March 2017 }}</ref> In June 2017, BJP leader [[Subramanian Swamy]] alleged that Rajinikanth was illiterate and unfit for politics. He also accused Rajinikanth of financial fraud, claiming that he has strong proof of financial irregularities by Rajinikanth that will bring down Rajinikanth's political aspirations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/swamy-vs-superstar-rajini-has-committed-financial-fraud-should-not-enter-politics-64137 | title=Swamy vs Superstar: 'Rajini has committed financial fraud, should not enter politics' | date=24 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/250617/subramanian-swamys-outbursts-on-rajinikanth-follows-speculations.html | title=Subramanian Swamy's outbursts on Rajinikanth follows speculations | date=25 June 2017 }}</ref> +Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with [[Srividya]]. Haasan visited [[Srividya]] on her deathbed in 2006.<ref name="srividya">{{cite web |author=TR |year=2008 |title=Wasn't Ranjith telling Sreevidya's tale? |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026143217/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> -However several political analysts state Rajinikanth has missed his chance and unlike 1996 when he was at his peak it will be very difficult for him to make a significant impact in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/why-rajinikanth-hasnt-taken-the-plunge-it-is-not-1996-any-more-4658857/ |title=Why Rajinikanth hasn't taken the plunge: It is not 1996 anymore |work=The Indian Express |author=Kavitha Muralidharan |date=16 May 2017 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709062901/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/why-rajinikanth-hasnt-taken-the-plunge-it-is-not-1996-any-more-4658857/ |archive-date=9 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-political-opportunity-for-rajinikanth-has-come-and-gone/story-GyC5mlbQYuK1MaSpEXSu1L.html |title=The political opportunity for Rajinikanth has come and gone |work=Hindustan Times |author=Viju Cherian |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725170226/https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-political-opportunity-for-rajinikanth-has-come-and-gone/story-GyC5mlbQYuK1MaSpEXSu1L.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajini-no-political-superstar-718935.html |title=Rajini no political superstar, may have missed his day |work=Deccan Herald |author=ETB Sivapriyan |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190649/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajini-no-political-superstar-718935.html |url-status=live}}</ref> +==={{anchor|Religious views|Political views}}Views=== +Haasan is an atheist.<ref>{{cite news + |author=B. KOLAPPAN + |year=2014 + |title=When the atheist actor met the pontiff + |work=The Hindu + |access-date=13 June 2014 + |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece + |url-status=live + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201134/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece + |archive-date= 4 December 2014 +}}</ref> He has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the theme in his films like ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' and ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="rediffreview">{{cite web|author=Vijayasarathy, R G |year=2008 |title=Dasavathaaram is spectacular |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=13 June 2008 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213231/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 }}</ref> He was mistaken to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied [[United States border preclearance|preclearance]] to travel to the United States by [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]] authorities at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] in 2002.<ref name="islamname">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhah K |title=Harrowing time in Toronto |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2002 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |date=3 May 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704155016/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |archive-date= 4 July 2003 }}</ref> -Rajinikanth announced entry into politics on 31 December 2017 and confirmed his intention to contest in the 2021 [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] elections in all 234 constituencies. He stated that his party would resign if it was unable to fulfill its electoral promises within three years of coming into power.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/rajinikanth-to-end-suspense-political-announcement-soon-10-points-1794019?pfrom=home-topscroll |title=Rajnimanth joins politics and announced a new party |date=31 December 2017 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=1 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231191010/https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/rajinikanth-to-end-suspense-political-announcement-soon-10-points-1794019?pfrom=home-topscroll |archive-date=31 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikant dissolved his party Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) on 12 July 2021 and also said that he has no plans to enter politics in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |author=D. Govardan|date=12 July 2021 |title=Rajinikanth decides to dissolve Rajini Makkal Mandram {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/rajinikanth-decides-to-dissolve-rajini-makkal-mandram/articleshow/84337959.cms |access-date=2021-07-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> +In Sanskrit ''Kamal'' means "lotus", but it was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word ''hasya'', and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story".<ref name="yaakob">{{cite web|year=2010 |work=BBC Hardtalk |access-date=26 April 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |title=Karan Thapar interview with Kamal Haasan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730124413/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |archive-date=30 July 2013 }}</ref> Haasan is considered [[left-leaning]] or [[Independent politician|independent]]. Although he initially abstained from politics, he entered regional politics in Tamil Nadu in 2018.<ref name="Kamal red">{{cite news|year=2003 |title=Kamal Haasan sees Red |publisher=[[Rediff]] |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914022851/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |archive-date=14 September 2012 }}</ref> He also said that his entering politics would result in his death within a year.<ref name="Kamalpolitics">{{cite news|author=Shilpa Jamkhandikar |title=Just A Minute With: actor Kamal Haasan |publisher=The Reuters |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39105920090417 |date=17 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022190015/http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/04/17/idINIndia-39105920090417 |archive-date=22 October 2012 }}</ref> -==Acclaim and criticism== +==Filmography== +{{main|Kamal Haasan filmography}} -===Acting style=== -Rajinikanth is widely regarded as one of the most popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. His popularity has been attributed to "his uniquely styled {{sic|dialogues}} and idiosyncrasies in films, as well as his political statements and philanthropy".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/4300-who-rules-south-cinema-rajinikanth-or-kamal-haasan.html |title=Who rules South Cinema&nbsp;– Rajinikanth or Kamal Haasan? |date=28 September 2010 |publisher=Breakingnewsonline.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723032306/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/4300-who-rules-south-cinema-rajinikanth-or-kamal-haasan.html |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> Many also cite reasons for Rajinikanth's popularity as coming from his larger-than-life super-hero appearance in many films, supported by gravity-defying stunts and charismatic expressions, all while attempting to maintain modesty in real-life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2267820/pagenum/all/#p2 |title=Superstar Rajinikanth!: The biggest movie star you've probably never heard of.&nbsp;– By Grady Hendrix&nbsp;– Slate Magazine |last=Hendrix |first=Grady |date=27 September 2010 |publisher=Slate.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315123608/http://www.slate.com/id/2267820/pagenum/all/ |archive-date=15 March 2011 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> Almost every film of Rajinikanth has punchlines delivered by him in an inimitable style, and these punchlines often have a message or even warn the film's antagonists. These lines are usually fabricated to create new ones or even be taken in a comical way, but do not fail to create a sense of entertainment among viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesouthreports.com/profiles/blogs/rajini-delivers-a-punch |title=Rajini's Punch dialogues |publisher=thesouthreports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325080027/http://www.thesouthreports.com/profiles/blogs/rajini-delivers-a-punch |archive-date=25 March 2011 |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-18/chennai/27783880_1_naan-oru-thadavu-sonna-nooru-thadava-sonna-mathiri-punch-lines |title=It doesn't get bigger than Rajinikanth |date=18 April 2008 |access-date=12 April 2011 |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817082412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-18/chennai/27783880_1_naan-oru-thadavu-sonna-nooru-thadava-sonna-mathiri-punch-lines |archive-date=17 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +==Humanitarian work== +[[File:M.B. Nirmal with Kamal Haasan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|alt=Man with jacket standing with smiling, bespectacled younger man|Haasan with social activist [[M. B. Nirmal]] (right) in Chennai]] +Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations<ref name="Kamal clubs">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan on a noble cause|access-date=17 December 2011|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name ''Kamal Narpani Iyakkam'' (Kamal Welfare Association).<ref name="Kamal Narpani Iyakkam">{{cite web|year=2008 |title=Kamal fires club secretary |publisher=cinesouth.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154329/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |archive-date= 8 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="I believe in excellence">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I believe in excellence&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=southdreamz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716113858/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students.<ref name="Kamal eyedonation">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan launches eye-donation campaign |publisher=The India daily |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420055225/http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |archive-date=20 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students |publisher=extramirchi.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128062024/http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |archive-date=28 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamaldonates">{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |title=Spreading the message of sharing and learning |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |date=5 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908090624/http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |archive-date= 8 September 2010 }}</ref> -Rajinikanth is one of the highest-grossing actors in Tamil cinema history. After opening his first official Twitter account in 2014, Rajinikanth received over 210,000 followers within 24 hours, which according to ''[[The Economic Times]]'' was deemed by social media research firms as the fastest rate of followers for any Indian celebrity, as well as among the top-10 in the world.<ref name="rtwit">{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/superstar-rajinikanth-proves-his-might-again-notches-over-2-4-lakh-followers-on-twitter-debut/articleshow/34744248.cms |title=Superstar Rajinikanth proves his might again, notches over 2.4 lakh followers on Twitter debut |last=Varuni |first=Khosla |date=7 May 2014 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510072930/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/superstar-rajinikanth-proves-his-might-again-notches-over-2-4-lakh-followers-on-twitter-debut/articleshow/34744248.cms |archive-date=10 May 2014}}</ref> In 2015, a film about his fandom, ''[[For the Love of a Man (film)|For the Love of a Man]]'', premiered at the [[71st Venice International Film Festival]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/venice-review-for-the-love-of-a-man-portrays-the-biggest-movie-star-youve-never-heard-of-20150905 |title=Venice Review: 'For the Love of a Man' Portrays the Biggest Movie Star You've Never Heard Of |date=5 September 2015 |publisher=Indiewire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204143900/http://www.indiewire.com/article/venice-review-for-the-love-of-a-man-portrays-the-biggest-movie-star-youve-never-heard-of-20150905 |archive-date=4 February 2016 |access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref> +Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=The legend turns 53 |publisher=[[Zee Network|Zee]] News |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026160459/http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> He was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children.<ref name="Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids!">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids! |publisher=aidsroko.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205031909/http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |archive-date=5 December 2010 }}</ref> In September 2010 Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai.<ref name="Kamal does it again">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal does it again |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402140436/http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |archive-date=2 April 2012 }}</ref> He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes.<ref name="Kamal pledges support">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal pledges support |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103054233/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |archive-date= 3 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal in Ads">{{cite web |title=Kamal Hassan gets branded |access-date=2 May 2012 |url=http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824190229/http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> Haasan, along with his partner [[Gautami]], won {{INR}}&nbsp;5&nbsp;million on ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'' in March 2013 and donated the prize money to ''Petral Thaan Pillaya'', a [[nonprofit organization]] supporting cancer patients.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2013|title=Kamal Haasan would make a great quiz master, says Siddharth Basu|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-would-make-a-great-quiz-master-says-siddharth-basu-611350|access-date=25 August 2021|website=NDTV}}</ref> -===Comments on social issues=== -[[File:Rajinikanth and Vijay at the Nadigar Sangam Protest.jpg|thumb|Rajinikanth with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] at a [[2018 Tamil Nadu protests for Kaveri water sharing|Kaveri water sharing protest]] by the [[Nadigar Sangam]] in 2018]] -In 2002, Rajinikanth undertook a day-long fast to protest the [[Government of Karnataka]]'s [[Kaveri River water dispute|decision to not release Kaveri River water into Tamil Nadu]], and announced that he would contribute {{INRConvert|10|m}} toward a plan to interlink Indian rivers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/13cau2.htm |title=Rediff India News: Rajinikanth fasts for Kaveri waters |date=13 October 2002 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430054103/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/13cau2.htm |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> He met with Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] and many experts to canvass support for the project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/14cau.htm |title=Rediff India News:Rajinikanth to meet Indian PM |date=14 October 2002 |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430065605/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/14cau.htm |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> His hunger strike was independent of the [[Nadigar Sangam]], who organised their own solidarity protest for the same cause. Film director [[Bharathiraja|Bharathi Raja]] lashed out against Rajinikanth, alleging that he is dividing the film industry and saying that he was a "traitor who had a tacit understanding with the Karnataka government".<ref name="hinduonnet.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101304130100.htm |title=Rally exposes politicised film industry |date=12 October 2002 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102121317/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101304130100.htm |archive-date=2 November 2007 |access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref> +Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the [[Swachh Bharat]] campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the [[Environmentalist Foundation of India]]'s [[Arun Krishnamurthy]] on 7 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece|title=Kamal Calls for 'Sweeping' Change|work=The Indian Express|date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221235535/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece |archive-date=21 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece|title=Kamal Haasan celebrates birthday with a clean up drive|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015|last1=Madhavan|first1=T.|last2=Krishnaswamy|first2=G.}}</ref> -In 2008, Rajinikanth took part in a hunger strike organised by the Nadigar Sangam against Karnataka's stance on the [[Hogenakkal Falls water dispute]], during which he gave a speech against politicians in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rajnikanth-blasts-karnataka-over-water-project_10034510.html |title=Rajnikanth blasts Karnataka over water project&nbsp;– Thaindian News |publisher=Thaindian.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504194054/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rajnikanth-blasts-karnataka-over-water-project_10034510.html |archive-date=4 May 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> It led to the state announcing a ban on him and his film ''[[Kuselan]]'' (2008). The ban was lifted after Rajinikanth appeared on [[TV9 Kannada]] and issued an apology for his speech. He later thanked the [[Government of Karnataka]] for lifting the ban and allowing the film's release in the state. The apology and subsequent gratitude towards Karnataka led to strong reactions from Nadigar Sangam members [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Radha Ravi]], who called the apology a disgrace to Tamils and opined that his speech never provoked the sentiments of the [[Kannada people]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-01/rajinikanth-01-08-08.html |title=Rajini earns the wrath of Tamil cinema |website=Behindwoods |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410002237/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-01/rajinikanth-01-08-08.html |archive-date=10 April 2010 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> Rajinikanth's support toward fellow actor [[Ajith Kumar]], who in 2010 condemned the forceful inclusion of Tamil cinema personae in political affairs, broke into a controversy.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020757030100.htm |title=Karunanidhi against bringing politics into film world |date=7 February 2010 |access-date=18 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616061152/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020757030100.htm |archive-date=16 June 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> -In May 2018, Rajinikanth received negative criticism and reactions after justifying police action during the [[Thoothukudi massacre]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44313804 |title=Rajinikanth: Anger after actor justifies deadly police firing |work=BBC News |date=31 May 2018 |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602013855/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44313804 |archive-date=2 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajinikanth-blames-anti-social-elements-for-sterlite-protest201805302030500001/|title=Rajinikanth blames anti-social elements for Sterlite protest|website=ANI News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-superstar-rajinikanth-apologises-for-losing-cool-at-media-interaction-2621031 |title=Superstar Rajinikanth apologises for losing cool at media interaction |date=June 2018 |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603174932/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-superstar-rajinikanth-apologises-for-losing-cool-at-media-interaction-2621031 |archive-date=3 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-s-speech-earns-him-negative-image-on-social-media-news-tamil-sf5jD6fcigihb.html |title=Rajinikanth's speech earns him negative image on social media? |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603122229/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-s-speech-earns-him-negative-image-on-social-media-news-tamil-sf5jD6fcigihb.html |archive-date=3 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> +Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Haasan endorsed [[Pothys]] for the first time in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |title=In a first, Kamal Haasan to feature in commercial |author=Udhav Naig |work=The Hindu |date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> His daughter, Shruti has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Haasan has stated that should he ever act in commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |title=Kamal Haasan to endorse textile showroom brand Pothys |work=India Today |date=21 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> -In 2020, Rajinikanth quoted a 2017 article from [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|''Outlook'']], which reported that [[Dravidar Kazhagam]] founder [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy]] garlanded the idols of [[Hindus|Hindu]] deities [[Rama]] and [[Sita]] with footwear at an atheist rally in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkateswaran |first=Vikram |date=23 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth Takes on Periyar – Foot-in-Mouth or Political Debut? |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rajinikanth-periyar-thuglak-controversy-political-move-non-dravidian-identity |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=TheQuint |archive-date=24 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124134856/https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rajinikanth-periyar-thuglak-controversy-political-move-non-dravidian-identity |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth Accused of Promoting Enmity, Warned With Protests After 'Slipper' Comment on Periyar |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/blatant-lie-dravidian-outfit-slams-rajinikanth-for-nude-photo-comment-on-periyar-2462085.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=News18 |date=17 January 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118145651/https://www.news18.com/news/india/blatant-lie-dravidian-outfit-slams-rajinikanth-for-nude-photo-comment-on-periyar-2462085.html |url-status=live}}</ref> His remarks were criticized by supporters of Periyar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2020 |title='Didn't say anything out of imagination, won't apologise': Rajinikanth on controversy around remarks against Periyar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/didn-t-say-anything-out-of-imagination-won-t-apologise-rajinikanth-on-controversy-around-remarks-against-periyar/story-9CzkjERZ4i8pr3an5qcKbL.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215053802/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/didn-t-say-anything-out-of-imagination-won-t-apologise-rajinikanth-on-controversy-around-remarks-against-periyar/story-9CzkjERZ4i8pr3an5qcKbL.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> In response to the backlash, Rajinikanth stated, "I did not speak on something that didn't happen. I've only spoken on what was reported. It was reported in ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' also. Sorry, I will not apologise".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-will-not-apologise-remarks-periyar-incident-rajinikanth-116513 |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=www.thenewsminute.com |title='I will not apologise for remarks on Periyar incident': Rajinikanth |date=21 January 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121102238/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-will-not-apologise-remarks-periyar-incident-rajinikanth-116513 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-21 |title=Rajinikanth refuses to apologise for Periyar remark; 'think and speak', urges Stalin |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajinikanth-refuses-to-apologise-for-controversial-remark-on-periyar-6227644/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> +==={{anchor|Literary contributions}}Writings=== +Haasan publishes the magazine ''Mayyam'', by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (''Narpani Iyakkam'').His views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as ''Thedi Theerpom Va'' (''Come, Let's Find and Solve'') by his fan club.<ref name="Kamal's Mayyam">{{cite web |author=TOI |year=2010 |title=Kamal's Magazine |publisher=ScreenIndia.com South Screen |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601024603/http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |archive-date=1 June 2008 }}</ref> He is also interested in [[Tamil literature]].<ref name="Kamalpoems">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Cupid Calling |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |date=11 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216013204/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |archive-date=16 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Kamalwriter">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Now it's the turn of Kamal Haasan ... the writer |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 October 2012 |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010029/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> -==Personal life== +==Political career== +He formed the centrist party [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours with a white star at its centre in a black background. Haasan began his political journey from late President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'s residence and his memorial at [[Rameswaram]].<ref name=political /> His party contested in 37 seats in [[2019 Indian general election]] and lost. Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested).<ref>{{cite news |title=A great beginning, says Kamal Haasan. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602183044/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> -===Relationships=== -While he was working as a bus conductor in [[Bangalore]], Rajinikanth met a medical student named Nirmala and started a relationship. After seeing him perform in a stage play, she encouraged him to pursue an acting career and sent an application to the [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Adyar Film Institute]] on his behalf and unbeknownst to him. Although he took up the offer and proceeded with his acting career, Rajinikanth has since lost contact with her.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/17/When-Rajinikanth-spoke-about-his-first-love-and-what-she-did-to-make-him-a-star.html |title=When Rajinikanth spoke about his first love and what she did to make him a star |website=The Week |access-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023220959/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/17/When-Rajinikanth-spoke-about-his-first-love-and-what-she-did-to-make-him-a-star.html |archive-date=23 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> +He unsuccessfully contested the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Coimbatore South (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore South]] and lost to [[BJP Mahila Morcha]] President [[Vanathi Srinivasan]] by a narrow margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/coimbatore-south-election-result-2021-live-updates-coimbatore-south-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3694766.html|title = Tamil Nadu: Kamal Haasan Loses to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan in Coimbatore South|date = 3 May 2021}}</ref> + +===Elections contested=== -===Family=== -Rajinikanth married [[Latha Rajinikanth|Latha Rangachari]], a student of [[Ethiraj College for Women]] who interviewed him for her college magazine.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/at-62-rajinikanth-on-his-marriage-kamal-and-sivaji-553299.html |title=At 62: Rajinikanth on his marriage, Kamal and Sivaji |date=12 December 2012 |work=[[First Post (India)|First Post]] |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316074354/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/at-62-rajinikanth-on-his-marriage-kamal-and-sivaji-553299.html |archive-date=16 March 2014}}</ref> The marriage took place on 26 February 1981, in [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]], Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rajinikanth.com/bio-data.htm |title=Rajini's personal life |publisher=weeksupdate.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715153332/http://www.rajinikanth.com/bio-data.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 |access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> The couple has two daughters named [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] and [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]]. Latha runs a school named ''"The Ashram".'' +{| class="wikitable" +|- +! Election +! Constituency +! Party +! Result +! Vote % +!width=100|Opposition Candidate +!width=70|Opposition Party +!width=70|Opposition vote +|- style="background:#FFA07A;" +|bgcolor=FFA07A|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Coimbatore South Assembly constituency|Coimbatore South]] ||[[Makkal Needhi Maiam|MNM]]||Lost|| 33.26%||[[Vanathi Srinivasan]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||34.38% +|} -Aishwarya married actor [[Dhanush]] on 18 November 2004 and they have two sons, Yathra and Linga.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58296.html |title=Dhanush's son named Linga&nbsp;– Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012005331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58296.html |archive-date=12 October 2010 |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/12/stories/2006101205680200.htm |title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Rajnikanth turns grandfather |date=12 October 2006 |access-date=10 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924101802/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/12/stories/2006101205680200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=24 September 2009}}</ref> His younger daughter, Soundarya, works in the Tamil film industry as a director, producer and [[graphic designer]]. She married industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar on 3 September 2010 and have a son Ved Krishna.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28254715_1_celeb-studded-wedding-kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth's celeb-studded wedding |last=Gladwin Emanuel |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=9 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015111142/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28254715_1_celeb-studded-wedding-kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam |archive-date=15 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2016, Soundarya revealed that she and her husband had filed for divorce by mutual consent due to irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Soundarya-Rajinikanth-confirms-divorce/articleshow/54374709.cms |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth confirms divorce |work=The Times of India |date=17 September 2016 |access-date=17 September 2016 |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917164529/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Soundarya-Rajinikanth-confirms-divorce/articleshow/54374709.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2017, the couple officially divorced.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth And Ashwin Are Officially Divorced |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/soundarya-rajinikanth-and-ashwin-are-officially-divorced-1720635 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=5 July 2017 |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811153232/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/soundarya-rajinikanth-and-ashwin-are-officially-divorced-1720635 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has married Vishagan Vanangamudi, an actor and businessman, on 11 February 2019 at Leela Palace in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/confirmed-soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-vishagan-vanangamudi-on-february-11-details-inside/352399 |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth wedding: CONFIRMED! Rajinikanth daughter Soundarya to wed Vishagan Vanangamudi on February 11 – details inside &#124; Entertainment News |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503074828/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/confirmed-soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-vishagan-vanangamudi-on-february-11-details-inside/352399 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-remarry-actor-vishagan/articleshow/66604921.cms |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth set for second marriage in January |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115010257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-remarry-actor-vishagan/articleshow/66604921.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-second-marriage-vishagan-vanangamudi-1387566-2018-11-13 |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth gears up for second wedding in January 2019 |publisher=India Today |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116131559/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-second-marriage-vishagan-vanangamudi-1387566-2018-11-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141118/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-again.html |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth to wed again |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |work=Anupama Subramanian |date=14 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085539/https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141118/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-again.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/02/11/soundarya-rajinikanth-vishagan-wedding-venue-a-glimpse-of-the-bride.html |title=സൗന്ദര്യ രജനീകാന്ത് വിവാഹിതയായി; ചിത്രങ്ങളും വിഡിയോയും |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml |access-date=12 February 2019 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503080320/https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/02/11/soundarya-rajinikanth-vishagan-wedding-venue-a-glimpse-of-the-bride.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> +==Awards and honours== +{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan}} +[[File:Kamal Haasan interviews Ang Lee.jpg|thumb|alt=Ang Lee, a grey-haired man, looking at Haasan (who is speaking)|Haasan with [[Ang Lee]]]] +Haasan received, in 1990, the [[Padma Shri]], and, in 2014, the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his contributions to [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |title=Kamal Hassan turns 57 |work=India Today |date=7 November 2011 |access-date=7 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150726/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> At age six, he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |publisher=Iffi.nic.in |access-date=17 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008114601/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2015 }}</ref> He is tied with [[Mammootty]] for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] for producing the 1992 Tamil film, ''[[Thevar Magan]]''. He has a record 19 [[Filmfare Awards]] in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.<ref name="awards"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1404447/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan|title=The next decade will be the best of my career: Kamal Haasan|publisher=DNA India|access-date=30 May 2013|date=2 July 2010|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154059/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan-1404447|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, his films ''Hey Ram'', ''Pushpak'', ''Nayakan'' and ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' were showcased in the "Director in Focus" category at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|Rotterdam Film Festival]].<ref name="KamalFilmFest">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Director in Focus |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125134302/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |archive-date=25 November 2010 }}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Virumaandi]]'' won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the [[Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]] (PiFan).<ref name="Kamal Virumandi">{{cite web|year=2004 |title=Virumandi wins at Puchon Film Fest |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613091331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="KamalFilmFest"/> -===Views=== -Rajinikanth is a [[Hindu]], who practices [[spiritualism]] and is a strong believer of [[spirituality]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |title=Rajnikanth is a firm believer in Hindutva |date=28 April 2004 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202050/http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> He is also a practitioner of [[yoga]] and meditation. Rajinikanth has religiously visited major Hindu temples prior to the release of each of his films; for instance he visited the [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple]] before the release of ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' in 2007 and visited [[Sathya Sai Baba]] at [[Prasanthi Nilayam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] before the release of ''[[Kuselan]]'' the following year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450550200.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Anantapur News : Rajinikanth in Puttaparthi |date=14 April 2008 |access-date=9 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103145017/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450550200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 November 2010}}</ref> He also occasionally leaves for pilgrimage to the [[Himalayas]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909539_1_himalayas-vijay-tv-endhiran |title=Rajinikanth love Himalayas |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=21 August 2011 |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616165302/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909539_1_himalayas-vijay-tv-endhiran |archive-date=16 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +In 2005, [[Sathyabama Deemed University]] awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate.<ref name="Dr Kamal">{{cite web|year=2005 |title=Dr Kamal Haasan! |publisher=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]] News |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514065835/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |archive-date=14 May 2011 }}</ref> He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.<ref name="Chevalier awards">{{cite web|year=2006 |title=Star-spangled it was |publisher=Goldentamilcinema.net |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608121104/http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |archive-date=8 June 2009 }}</ref> He received the Living Legend Award in 2007 from [[FICCI]].<ref name="FICCI Living Legend Award">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=Kamal Haasan to receive Living Legend Award |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613145155/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister [[Ambika Soni]] said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.<ref name="Retrospective of Kamal films">{{cite news|title=Retrospective of Kamal Haasan films opens |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808202224/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 8 August 2010 }}</ref> That year, the [[government of Kerala]] honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide [[Onam]] celebrations in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="Kerala honours Kamal">{{cite news|title=Kerala honours Kamal Haasan |publisher=[[Hindu|The Hindu]] News |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |date=22 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825092207/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |archive-date=25 August 2010 }}</ref> -He has often referred to [[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]],<ref name="spirituality">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/06/01/why-does-rajini-dwell-in-the-hearts-of-millions |title=Why does Rajini dwell in the hearts of millions? |date=1 June 2011 |publisher=cinefundas.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604192455/http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/06/01/why-does-rajini-dwell-in-the-hearts-of-millions |archive-date=4 June 2011 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> [[Swami Satchidananda]], [[Ragavendra Swami]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60272.html |title=Rajini blesses "Mahaan" actor |date=22 September 2010 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118021226/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60272.html |archive-date=18 November 2010 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> [[Mahavatar Babaji]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38458.html |title=Rajini's tribute to Babaji |date=10 May 2008 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023235030/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38458.html |archive-date=23 October 2012 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> and [[Ramana Maharishi]]<ref name=spirituality/> as his favourite spiritual leaders. +Haasan received the [[Kalaimamani]] Award from the [[government of Tamil Nadu]] in 1979.<ref name=kalaimamani>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |title=Kamal Haasan to be honoured at Mumbai Film Fest |date=12 September 2013 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221134136/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |archive-date=21 December 2013 }}</ref> Other honours include [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], [[Nandi Awards|Nandi]], [[Screen Awards|Screen]] and [[Vijay Awards]], including four awards for his performance in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division.<ref name="Kamal FICCI">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan appointed as chairman FICCI Media and Entertainment Business Conclave |publisher=The Indian Film Industry Official |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025082351/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |archive-date=25 October 2011 }}</ref> He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media),<ref name="Kamal ISFM">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Kamal Hassan and Anushka Shetty join ISFM as academic advisors |access-date=14 October 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017112002/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |archive-date=17 October 2011 }}</ref> and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US.<ref name="Kamal Ship">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan in mid-ocean when earthquake stuck|access-date=3 May 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521023229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal receives award in New York Film Festival|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|access-date=21 April 2013|date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416075746/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|archive-date=16 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and Prabhu Deva are the chosen ones |year=2013 |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418232522/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 }}</ref> Recently honoured with [[S. S. Vasan]] Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by [[Ananda Vikatan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |title=Ananda Vikatan Awards 2016 ஆனந்த விகடன் விருதுகள் 2016 |website=vikatan.com |access-date=17 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118053113/http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |archive-date=18 January 2017 }}</ref> -===Philanthropy=== -According to [[Naman Ramachandran]], the author of ''[[Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography]]'', most of Rajinikanth's philanthropic activities went unpublicised because he chose to keep them undisclosed. In the 1980s, when superstitious beliefs in Tamil Nadu created a stigma towards eye donation, Rajinikanth took the case of campaigning in support of [[corneal transplantation]] via television and public speeches.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHhyrIUXwxU |title=Rajnikanth in Eye Donation Campaign |date=23 October 2011 |last=Manoj Thulasi |publisher=YouTube |access-date=10 June 2014 |medium=Television production}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> In 2011, Rajinikanth announced his support for the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|anti-corruption movement]] led by [[Anna Hazare]] and offered his commercial wedding venue, the Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam, in [[Chennai]] free of cost for the [[India Against Corruption]] members to hold their fast.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-23/india/29918051_1_anna-hazare-tamil-superstar-actor-rajinikanth |title=Actor Rajinikanth supports Anna Hazare |date=23 August 2011 |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-23/india/29918051_1_anna-hazare-tamil-superstar-actor-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rajinikanth-lends-wedding-hall-for-anti-corruption-fast-team-anna_1630389 |title=Rajinikanth lends wedding hall for anti-corruption fast: Team Anna |date=26 December 2011 |website=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102200330/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rajinikanth-lends-wedding-hall-for-anti-corruption-fast-team-anna_1630389 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> He also provided lodging in the venue for sanitary workers hired to clean up after the [[2015 South India floods]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajinikanth provides shelter to conservancy workers |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/rajinikanth-provides-shelter-to-conservancy-workers/article7993964.ece |access-date=5 March 2021 |agency=The HIndu |date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Rajinikanth's fan associations regularly organise blood donation and eye donation camps and distribute food during his birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajinikanth-to-have-a-quiet-birthday-says-wife-latha/439181-8.html |title=Rajinikanth has a quiet birthday |date=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030139/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajinikanth-to-have-a-quiet-birthday-says-wife-latha/439181-8.html |archive-date=8 May 2014 |access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref> +==Public perception== +[[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Haasan with [[Rajinikanth]]]] +[[Mani Ratnam]] who directed Haasan in ''Nayakan'', has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can.<ref name="Mani Ratnam on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Mani misses working with Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> Veteran Tamil actor [[Nagesh]] called Haasan the best actor he had ever seen.<ref name="Nagesh on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Behind that humorous veneer |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |access-date=12 July 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 July 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328065205/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |archive-date=28 March 2016 }}</ref> His contributions to the film industry have been praised by his contemporaries, including [[Mohanlal]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Sridevi]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Mammootty]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Aamir Khan]].<ref name="Sridevi">{{cite news|title=Sridevi calls me sir, says Kamal Hassan |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |access-date=12 July 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=19 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824013706/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=I wanted to touch him:SRK on Kamal Haasan |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Aamir on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Aamir on Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="MLal on Kamal">{{cite news |title=I want to work with Kamal Haasan again |publisher=Southdreamz.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |date=1 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221074021/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |archive-date=21 December 2012 }}</ref> Younger generation actors ([[Suriya]] and [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]])<ref name="Surya on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya on Kamal |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183952/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal's advise to Surya">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal's advise to Surya |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009184054/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Maddy on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2003 |title=Maddy on Kamal |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326014635/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |archive-date=26 March 2016 }}</ref> and filmmakers ([[Bala (director)|Bala]], [[Ameer (director)|Ameer]] and [[Gautham Vasudev Menon|Gautham Menon]]) have been inspired by him.<ref name="Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him">{{cite web|url=http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html|title=Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him|date=1 June 2010|work=tamilmovies.ebest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605035657/http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html |archive-date=5 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Ameer on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Second Innings |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824213321/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya most versatile after Kamal&nbsp;– Gautham Menon |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824215259/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham on Kamal">{{cite web |author=Shiva Kumar |year=2006 |title=Gautham on Kamal |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183928/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref> -=== Money lending allegation === -Rajinikanth declared {{INRConvert|6.11|m|year=2003}}, {{INRConvert|17|m|year=2004}} and {{INRConvert|3.39|m|year=2005}} as earnings for the years 2002–2003, 2003–2004 and 2004–2005, respectively. However, the [[Income Tax Department]] observed that he had claimed a considerable sum of professional expenses and thus carried out a survey in 2005 at his residence at Poes Garden. During the survey, the IT-Department found out that he had accounted for a lost of costs as his professional costs and it was also discovered that not even one-tenth of the residential property was allocated to professional purposes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Mohamed Imranullah |date=29 January 2020 |title=I-T Dept. withdraws three cases against actor Rajinikanth |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-t-dept-withdraws-three-cases-against-actor-rajinikanth/article30678692.ece |url-status=live |issn=0971-751X |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301032121/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-t-dept-withdraws-three-cases-against-actor-rajinikanth/article30678692.ece}}</ref> Moreover, when Rajinikanth was questioned by the I-T department if he's in the money lending business, he initially denied it. Later, though, he admitted to the IT-Department that he was indeed a [[Money-lender|money lender]], and that he had loaned money as a source of profit at an interest rate of 18 percent. Later, for all three years in dispute, Rajinikanth was forced to submit revised reports, confessing he had earned more than what was reported in the initial report on 14 February 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Mohamed Imranullah |date=30 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth told Income Tax Department he was into 'money lending' |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rajinikanth-told-income-tax-department-he-was-into-money-lending/article30687490.ece |url-status=live |issn=0971-751X |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228031418/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rajinikanth-told-income-tax-department-he-was-into-money-lending/article30687490.ece}}</ref> But the I-T department penalized him {{INRConvert|6.6|m|year=2020}}, since he filed revised returns only after they surveyed him.<ref name="TNM18">{{Cite web |last=Shekar |first=Anjana |date=30 January 2020 |title=Why Rajinikanth became a 'money lender' in 2004: Experts take a guess |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-rajinikanth-became-money-lender-2004-experts-take-guess-117163 |url-status=live |website=The News Minute |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711151809/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-rajinikanth-became-money-lender-2004-experts-take-guess-117163}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lobo |first=Shalini |date=29 January 2020 |title=I-T dept withdraws tax appeal against actor Rajinikanth |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajinikanth-tax-it-department-cbdt-1641177-2020-01-29 |url-status=live |website=India Today |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711151359/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajinikanth-tax-it-department-cbdt-1641177-2020-01-29}}</ref> +Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |title=Kamal Hassan, Barrie M Osborne to work together |date=11 June 2012 |work=India Today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904042800/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |archive-date=4 September 2012 }}</ref> and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |title=Ang Lee: Totally stunned by Kamal Haasan's brilliance |date=2 November 2012 |work=IBN Live |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208083738/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |archive-date= 8 December 2013 }}</ref> Some of his films were inspiration for some Hollywood films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |title=Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430074430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |archive-date=30 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |title=uttama villain inspiration woody allens movie kamal haasan |publisher=newsmix.in |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119213950/http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |archive-date=19 January 2015 }}</ref> -This was challenged by Rajinikanth and his lawyers, and in January 2020 the I-T department wrote off the fine, due to its recent decision to withdraw from appeals in cases below {{INRConvert|10|m|year=2020}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I-T Dept withdraws appeal against Rajinikanth over penalty |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/i-t-dept-withdraws-appeal-against-rajinikanth-over-penalty/article30675436.ece |access-date=11 July 2020 |website=@businessline |date=28 January 2020 |archive-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712122117/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/i-t-dept-withdraws-appeal-against-rajinikanth-over-penalty/article30675436.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> The news that Rajinikanth told the Income Tax department that he was lending money at an 18 per cent interest rate has earned outrage and criticism for his high interest rate loans, which is a big problem in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="TNM18" /> +'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per film, which was the highest remuneration for an Indian actor at the time. In 1994, Haasan became the first Indian actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -== Filmography == -{{Main|Rajinikanth filmography}} +In 2015, Haasan was criticised by the-then Tamil Nadu Finance Minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], who stated that Haasan was "confused" and had "blabbered", unaware of the ground reality for his statement on the government's response to rain relief efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|title=TN Finance Minister slams Kamal Hassan for flaying relief measures|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 December 2015|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212011743/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|archive-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms|title=Kamal Haasan talking gibberish, not in his senses, says state finance minister O Panneerselvam&nbsp;– Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208015536/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms |date= 8 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Haasan was also criticised by ''Nayakan''{{'s}} producer Muktha Srinivasan for his article in ''[[The Hindu]]'' taking unnecessary credit for that film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece|title=Living in past glory&nbsp;– Visakhapatnam|date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125060843/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece |archive-date=25 January 2013|access-date=14 July 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> -== Awards, honours and recognition == -{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Rajinikanth}} -[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Shri Rajinikanth, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 12, 2016.jpg|thumb|President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to Rajinikanth at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]] on 12 April 2016]] -Rajinikanth has received numerous awards for many of his films, mostly in Tamil. He received his first and only [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Tamil)|Best Tamil Actor]] in 1984 for ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]''.<ref name=filmfare /> Later he received Filmfare Award nominations for his performances in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) and ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010). As of 2014, Rajinikanth has received six [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] for his performances in various films.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Awards}} He also received numerous awards from [[Cinema Express Awards|Cinema Express]] and Filmfans' Association for his on-screen performances and off-screen contributions in writing and producing.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Awards}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rajinikanth-conferred-dadasaheb-phalke-award-2020-11617257991776.html|title=Tamil actor Rajini gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020|first=Lata|last=Jha|date=1 April 2021|website=mint}}</ref> +Haasan has been accused of self-indulgence,<ref>{{cite news + |title=The legendary Kamalhassan speaks + |website=[[Sify]] + |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1 + |url-status=dead + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105033200/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1 + |archive-date= 5 November 2013 +}}</ref> and has been criticised for sexually explicit scenes and themes, offending religious sentiments and superficiality on social issues depicted in his films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan's Dasavatharam faces ire of Hindu outfits |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105031719/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |archive-date= 5 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=கமலுக்கு இந்து மக்கள் கட்சி நோட்டீஸ் |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[Dina Malar]] |date=10 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710130659/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |archive-date=10 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>Kamala Haasan&nbsp;– Nigazha Marutha Arputham (The Miracle that never happened) by [[Charu Nivedita]], ''[[India Today]]'', Jan 2009</ref> There have also been complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have caused some of his films to [[cost overrun|run over budget]].<ref name="Curse of talent">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The result was a nightmare...&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104924/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=As star power wanes.. |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607065307/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 7 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |title=When Parvathy slipped in front of Kamal&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810094320/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |archive-date=10 August 2014 }}</ref> In November 2017, Haasan said that right-wing Hindus have started employing extremism to propagate their communal agenda.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|title=Kamal Haasan says right wing Hindus have started employing terrorism|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 November 2017 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103135840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|archive-date=3 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> -Rajinikanth received the [[Kalaimamani]] award in 1984 and the M. G. R. Award in 1989, both from the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. In 1995, the [[South Indian Film Artistes' Association]] presented him with the Kalaichelvam Award. He was honoured with the [[Padma Bhushan]] (2000) and the [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016) by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="CivilIndiaAwards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |title=Civilian Awards announced on 26 January 2000 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302144232/http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |archive-date=2 March 2007 |access-date=20 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |title=Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan |date=25 January 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125105210/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> He was selected as the Indian Entertainer of the Year for 2007 by [[NDTV]], competing against the likes of [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.itimes.com/public/rajnikanth.rao/claim-to-fame/Indian-Entertainer-Of-The-Year |title=Indian Entertainer of the year |publisher=itimes.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007142000/http://www.itimes.com/public/rajnikanth.rao/claim-to-fame/Indian-Entertainer-Of-The-Year |archive-date=7 October 2011 |access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> The Government of Maharashtra honoured him with the Raj Kapoor Award the same year. He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the [[4th Vijay Awards]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/06/18/stories/2010061850251400.htm |title=Air supply |date=18 June 2010 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015163203/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/06/18/stories/2010061850251400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Rajinikanth was also named one of the most influential persons in South Asia by ''[[Asiaweek]]''.<ref name="mass_popularity">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |title=Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness |last=Ethiraj |first=Gopal |date=14 December 2009 |work=[[Asian Tribune]] |access-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215034339/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |archive-date=15 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="i1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |title=Meet India's biggest film star |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |date=3 October 2010 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122065142/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |archive-date=22 January 2015 |location=London}}</ref> -[[File:Rajinikanth being honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Award.jpg|thumb|Vice President [[Venkaiah Naidu]] presenting the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] to Rajinikanth at the [[67th National Film Awards]], [[New Delhi]] on 25 October 2021.]] -He was named by ''[[Forbes]] India'' as the most influential Indian of the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |title=Now, a film on Rajinikanth's life |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910033430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |archive-date=10 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, he was awarded the Entertainer of the Decade Award by NDTV for the year 2010 by the then Indian Minister for Home Affairs [[P. Chidambaram]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-is-the-entertainer-of-the-decade-news-tamil-lcqjCadcfcf.html |title=Rajinikanth is the Entertainer of the decade |date=31 May 2010 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219012520/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-is-the-entertainer-of-the-decade-news-tamil-lcqjCadcfcf.html |archive-date=19 February 2011 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> In December 2013, he was honoured by NDTV as one among the "25 Greatest Global Living Legends".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/superstar-rajini-has-been-honored-as-one-among-the-25-greatest-global-living-legends.html |title=''Without Tamil people's love and affection, I wouldn't be here'', Rajini |date=15 December 2013 |website=Behindwoods |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216075603/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/superstar-rajini-has-been-honored-as-one-among-the-25-greatest-global-living-legends.html |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> In 2014, he was presented with the [[IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award|Indian Film Personality of the Year Award]] at the [[45th International Film Festival of India|45th IFFI]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-conferred-centenary-award-at-iffi/article6618815.ece |title=Rajinikanth conferred Centenary Award at IFFI |date=20 November 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=20 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128094114/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-conferred-centenary-award-at-iffi/article6618815.ece |archive-date=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iffi-2014-stalwarts-amitabh-bachchan-rajinikanth-in-opening-act-2036962 |title=IFFI 2014: Stalwarts Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth in opening act |date=20 November 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=20 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122224814/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iffi-2014-stalwarts-amitabh-bachchan-rajinikanth-in-opening-act-2036962 |archive-date=22 November 2014}}</ref> Rajinikanth received [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] at the 67th National Film Awards presentation ceremony, at [[Vigyan Bhawan]] in New Delhi, Monday, 25 October 2021. +==See also== +* [[Kamal Haasan's unrealized projects]] +* [[Raaj Kamal Films International]] +* [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] +* [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan family|Haasan family]] -== Notes == +==Notes== {{notelist}} -{{reflist|group=n}} ==References== {{reflist}} - -==Bibliography== -{{refbegin}} -*{{cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |year=2012 |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin Books Limited]] |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 |pages=244 |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography}} -* {{Cite book |last=Sreekanth |first=Gayathri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&q=rajinikanth |title=The Name is Rajinikanth |publisher=Om Books International |year=2008 |isbn=978-81-291-1355-9 |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727115209/https://books.google.com/books?id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&q=rajinikanth&dq=rajinikanth |url-status=live}} -*{{cite book |title=Rajinikanth 12.12.12: A Birthday Special |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyFMAgAAQBAJ |year=2012 |work=[[The Hindu|Kasturi & Sons Ltd]] |id=GGKEY:A78L0XB1B0X |ref={{harvid|Hindu|2012}} |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108195742/https://books.google.com/books?id=YyFMAgAAQBAJ |url-status=live |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman}} -{{refend}} - -==Further reading== -{{refbegin|}} -*{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=A.N.Prahlada |url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6468602A/A._N%C4%81_Prahl%C4%81dar%C4%81v?sort=old |title=Nanna Daari Vibhinna Daari: Rajanikanth Kannada |publisher=Nava Bharat Publication |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-85286-770-6 |location=[[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]] |ol=25437576M}} -* {{cite book |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Raja |title=Rajini's Punchtantra: Business and Life Management the Rajinikanth Way |year=2012 |publisher=Rupa & Co |isbn=9788129119995 |pages=124 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WSjaZBsCY4C&q=rajini%27s+punchtantra&pg=PT111 |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727115144/https://books.google.com/books?id=2WSjaZBsCY4C&pg=PT111&dq=rajini%27s+punchtantra |url-status=live}} -* {{cite book |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Ram N |title=Grand Brand Rajini: Brand Management the Rajinikanth Way |year=2012 |publisher=Rupa Publications India |isbn=9788129120595 |pages=149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aH_QlgEACAAJ&q=Grand+Brand+Rajini |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190650/https://books.google.com/books?id=aH_QlgEACAAJ&dq=Grand+Brand+Rajini |url-status=live}} -{{refend}} ==External links== +{{Sister project links|d=Q381477|c=Category:Kamal Haasan|q=Kamal Haasan|b=no|wikt=no|s=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|species=no|n=no}} +*{{IMDb name|0352032}} +*{{Discogs artist}} -{{Commons and category|Rajinikanth}} -{{wikiquote|Rajinikanth}} -* {{Twitter|rajinikanth}} -* {{IMDb name|0707425}} -* {{Bollywood Hungama person|rajinikanth}} +{{Kamal Haasan}} +{{Navboxes +|title = [[List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan|Awards for Kamal Haasan]] +|list = +{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}} +{{NTR National Award}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Story}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada}} +{{Nandi Award for Best Actor}} +{{National Film Award Best Actor}} +{{Padma Bhushan Award recipients 2010–2019}} +{{Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actor}} +{{Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role}} +}} +{{Raaj Kamal Films International}} -{{Dadasaheb Phalke Award}}{{IFFI - 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'@@ -1,230 +1,310 @@ -{{short description|Indian actor}} -{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} -{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} -{{good article}} -{{Infobox person -| name = Rajinikanth -| image = Rajinikanth at the Inauguration of MGR Statue (cropped).jpg -| caption = Rajinikanth in 2018 -| birth_name = Shivaji Rao Gaikwad -| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|12|df=y}}<ref name=shivaji /> -| birth_place = [[Bangalore|Bangalore (present-day Bengaluru)]], [[Mysore State]] -| other_names = {{flatlist|Rajini, Rajni, ''Superstar'', ''Thalaivar''}} -| alma_mater = [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Adyar Film Institute]] -| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Producer|Screenwriter|}} -| years_active = 1975–present -| spouse = {{marriage|[[Latha Rajinikanth]]|1981}} -| children = {{flatlist| -* [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya]] -* [[Soundarya Rajinikanth|Soundarya]]}} -| relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Rajinikanth family|Rajinikanth family]] -| awards = [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (2019)<ref name="DS">{{cite web |title=Rajinikanth honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award: 'I dedicate this award to my fans across around the world' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-7253877/#:~:text=Actor%20Rajinikanth%20has%20been%20honoured,of%20Indian%20cinema%20Rajnikant%20ji. |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=3 April 2021 |date=2 April 2021}}</ref><br /> -[[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016)<ref name="pv">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/ |title=Rajinikanth gets Padma Vibhushan; Padma Shri for Priyanka, Ajay Devgn |date=26 January 2014 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=8 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025080029/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/ |archive-date=25 October 2016 |location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />[[NTR National Award]] (2016)<br />[[Padma Bhushan]] (2000)<br />[[Kalaimamani]] (1984)<br />([[List of awards and nominations received by Rajinikanth|See full list]]) +{{Short description|Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954)}} +{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} +{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} +{{Infobox officeholder +| name = Kamal Haasan +| image = Kamal haasan.jpg +| caption = Haasan in 2022 +| office = President of the [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] +| term_start = 21 February 2018 +| predecessor = ''Position established'' +|office2 = General Secretary of [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] | term2 = 25 December 2020 - 26 February 2023 | predecessor2 = Arunchalam | successor2 = Arunchalam | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|7|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamal Haasan's real name is Parthasarathy Srinivasan - 59 Years of Kamal Haasan: Lesser known facts about the 'Ulaganayagan' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/59-years-of-kamal-haasan-lesser-known-facts-about-the-ulaganayagan/kamal-haasans-real-name-is-parthasarathy-srinivasan/photostory/65452321.cms |access-date=17 September 2022 |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Hassan for film archive facilities in each state |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |access-date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826222219/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |archive-date=26 August 2016 }}</ref> +| birth_place = [[Paramakudi]], [[Madras State]], India (present-day [[Tamil Nadu]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|title=Where Kamal Haasan was really born? – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009140341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> +| residence = <!--Provide reference--> +| occupation = {{hlist | Actor | filmmaker | playback singer | television presenter | politician}} +| party = [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (2018–present) +| signature = Kamal Signature.jpg +| spouse = {{marriage|[[Vani Ganapathy]]|1978|reason=divorced|1988}}<br />{{marriage|[[Sarika Thakur]]|1988|reason=divorced|2004}} +| partner = [[Gautami Tadimalla]] (2004-2016) +| children = {{hlist|[[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]]|[[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]]{{efn|both daughters with Sarika}}}} +| relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan-Ratnam family|Haasan family]] +| awards = {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]] (1990)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2014)| Prix Henri-Langlois French Award (2016)|[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (Chevalier) (2016)}} +| birth_name = Parthasarathy Srinivasan }} -'''Shivaji Rao Gaikwad'''{{efn|There are numerous variant spellings of the name. These include ''Gaikwad'', ''Gaykwad'', ''Gaikawad'', and, ''Gaykawad''.}} (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as '''Rajinikanth''' ({{IPAc-en|r|ə|dʒ|ɪ|n|ɪ|k|ɑː|n|θ}}),{{efn|There are numerous variant spellings of the name. These include ''Rajanikant'', ''Rajni Kanth'', ''Rajanikanth'' and ''Rajanikant''.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|pp=160–161}}}} is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth Biography |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/rajinikanth-71764.html}}</ref> In a career spanning over five decades, he has done more than 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]. Known for his uniquely styled lines and idiosyncrasies in films, he has a huge fan base throughout India and has a [[cult following]]. The [[Government of India]] honoured him with [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2000, [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2016, India's third and second highest [[Orders, decorations, and medals of India|civilian honours]], and [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2019 for his contributions to Indian cinema.<ref name="CivilIndiaAwards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |title=Civilian Awards announced on 26 January 2000 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302144232/http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |archive-date=2 March 2007 |access-date=20 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |title=Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan |date=25 January 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125105210/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> +'''Kamal Haasan''' (born 7 November 1954)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-date = 30 October 2014|title = I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan|website = [[The Times of India]]| last1=Gupta | first1=Priya }}</ref> is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]] and has also appeared in some [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sumanth |date=2022-06-01 |title=10 First Of Its Kind Technologies Introduced By Kamal Haasan To Indian Cinema - Wirally |url=https://wirally.com/10-first-of-its-kind-technologies-introduced-by-kamal-haasan-to-indian-cinema/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Athimuthu |first=Soundarya |date=2022-04-27 |title=Vishwaroopam to Vikram: Kamal Haasan & Tech Innovation in His Films |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/vishwaroopam-to-vikram-technologies-brought-in-by-kamal-haasan-in-his-films |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-12 |title=61 years of Kamal Haasan: Ten remarkable techniques that were introduced by Ulaganayagan to Tamil or Indian cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/61-years-of-kamal-haasan-ten-remarkable-techniques-that-were-introduced-by-ulaganayagn-to-tamil-or-indian-cinema/photostory/77504008.cms |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He has won numerous accolades, including Four [[National Film Awards]], Nine [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], Four [[Nandi Awards]], One [[Rashtrapati Award]], Two [[Filmfare Awards]] and 17 [[Filmfare Awards South]]. He was awarded the [[Kalaimamani|Kalaimamani Award]] in 1984, the [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)|Padma Shri]] in 1990, the [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|Padma Bhushan]] in 2014 and the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (''Chevalier'') in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Desk|first1=Internet|date=22 August 2016|title=Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan Dead Kamal Haasan to get prestigious French honour|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|url-status=live|access-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821152327/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> -Following his debut in [[K. Balachander]]'s 1975 Tamil drama ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', Rajinikanth's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. His major positive role as a scorned lover in [[S. P. Muthuraman]]'s ''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]]'' (1977), 1978's ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'' and ''[[Aval Appadithan]]'' received him critical acclaim; the former earned him a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]] for Best Actor.<ref name="IE1">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|title=Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: How the superstar came to be|date=12 December 2015|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=27 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121907/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=22 December 1999 |title=Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121339/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=6 June 2016 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> By the end of the decade, he had worked in all [[Cinema of South India|South Indian film industries]] and established a career in Tamil cinema. He then played [[dual role]]s in the action thriller ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), a remake of the Hindi film ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978). It was his biggest commercial success to that point, earned him stardom and gave him the [[action hero]] image.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2006 |title=Ajit-The new 'Billa'! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107122518/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=27 May 2016 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> He starred in triple role in ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'' (1982), which earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards ceremony. The following year, he made his Bollywood debut with [[T. Rama Rao|T. Rama Rao's]] top grossing ''[[Andhaa Kaanoon]]'' (1983).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Earners 1980–1989 (Figures in Ind Rs) |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> ''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan]]'' (1984) won him that year's [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor]].<ref name="Zee News">{{Cite web |last=Handoo |first=Ritika |date=12 December 2014 |title=Thalaiva Rajinikanth turns 64! |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121814/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=24 December 2014 |website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> In the latter half of the 1980s, he starred in several successful films in Tamil and Hindi, including ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]'' (1985), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Bhagwaan Dada]]'' (1986), ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' (1987), ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'' (1988) and ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]'' (1991).<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2012 |title=Return of Rajinikanth |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107124131/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> +Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]'', for which he won the [[Rashtrapati Award|President's Gold Medal]]. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 [[drama film|drama]] ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', directed by [[K. Balachander]], in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his first [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Film Award]] for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman who suffers from [[retrograde amnesia]] in ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' (1982). He was noted for his performances in [[K. Viswanath]]'s ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' (1983), ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'' (1986), [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987), and [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996). Since then he has appeared in films including ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (2000), ''[[Virumaandi]]'' (2004), ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008) in which he played ten roles, ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' (2013) and ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' (2022). His production company, [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], has produced several of his films. -In 1991, [[Mani Ratnam]]'s Tamil crime film ''[[Thalapathi]]'', earned him major critical acclaim for his performance.<ref name="TOI" /> He collaborated with [[Suresh Krissna]] for many films including ''[[Annaamalai]]'' (1992) and ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995); the latter was the biggest commercial success in his career yet as well as the highest grossing film in Tamil for many years.<ref name="IE2">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |title=Rajinikanth's journey from being a conductor to becoming demi-god |date=23 May 2014 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=5 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125028/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> His other success includes [[P. Vasu]]'s ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' (1992), ''[[Uzhaippali]]'' (1993) and [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995) and ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999); the latter which went on to become his and Tamil cinema's highest-grossing movie, exceeding Baashha.<ref name="tribune">{{Cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |date=4 September 2005 |title=The Rajni phenomenon |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125005/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> +For his philanthropic efforts, Haasan received the first [[A. T. Kovoor|Abraham Kovoor]] National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] for the [[Swachh Bharat Mission]]. On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (lit. People's Justice Centre).<ref name="political">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|title=Kamal Haasan Live: The six hands in my flag stands for the six south Indian states|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629192438/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|archive-date=29 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also received the Golden Visa from [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/uae-grants-actor-kamal-haasan-golden-visa/articleshow/93047815.cms|title=UAE grants actor Kamal Haasan Golden Visa|newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref> -After a few years of hiatus, he returned to acting with the [[comedy horror]] film ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005); it went on to become again the highest-grossing Tamil film. His next, [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) was the third Indian film to enter the [[100 Crore Club]]. He played dual roles, as a scientist and an [[Android (robot)|andro-humanoid robot]], in the [[science fiction film]] ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010) and its sequel [[2.0 (film)|''2.0'']] (2018), both being [[List of most expensive Indian films|India's most expensive productions at the time of their release]], and among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films of all time]].{{efn|The film grossed {{INRConvert|2.89|b|lk=r|year=2016}} worldwide, surpassing ''Sivaji''{{'}}s collection of {{INRConvert|1.55|b|lk=r|year=2016}}. As of June 2016, it remains the highest-grossing Tamil film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747 |title=2nd Saturday Box Office Collection: Baahubali Beats Endhiran's Lifetime Record in 9 Days |last=H Hooli |first=Shekhar |date=19 July 2015 |website=[[International Business Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130404/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref>}} +==Early life and family== +{{Main article|List of Hindi film families{{!}}Haasan-Ratnam family}} +Haasan was born as Parthasarathy on 7 November 1954,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Inside Kamal Haasan's birthday trip to Paramakudi with Charu, Shruti and Akshara: All pics |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606103350/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> in a Tamil [[Iyengar]] [[Brahmin]] family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and freedom fighter,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Actor Kamal Haasan unveils bust of freedom fighter father D. Seenivasan in Thelichathanallur |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621170459/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife.<ref name=DT_929>{{cite news|title=வரலாற்றுச்சுவடுகள்&nbsp;– திரைப்ப வரலாறு 929&nbsp;– "உலக நாயகன்" கமல்ஹாசன்|newspaper=[[Daily Thanthi]]|language=ta|date=4 September 2008}}</ref> Haasan was initially named as Parthasarathy. His father later changed his name to Kamal Haasan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamunan|first=Sruthisagar|title=Despite columnist's gaffe, Kamal Haasan wasn't born Muslim – his original name was Parthasaraty|url=https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608053353/https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|url-status=live}}</ref> His brothers, [[Charuhasan]] (born 1930) and [[Chandrahasan]] (born 1936), have also acted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Is Kamal Haasan India's next movie star-turned-politician?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|publisher=[[BBC]]|year=2017|author=Sudha G Tilak|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723041310/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|archive-date=23 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer.<ref name="dance">{{Cite news |date=14 August 2014 |title=His classical odyssey |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141001023646/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |archive-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> He received his primary education in [[Paramakudi]] before moving to Madras (now [[Chennai]]) as his brothers pursued their higher education.<ref name=DT_929/> Haasan continued his education in [[Santhome]], Madras,<ref name=DT_929/> and was attracted towards film and fine arts as encouraged by his father.<ref name=DT_929/> -He has won many awards, including a [[National Film Award]], seven [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award|Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], a [[Nandi Award]] and a [[Filmfare Award South|Filmfare Award]]. Rajinikanth was also named one of the most influential persons in South Asia by ''[[Asiaweek]]''.<ref name="mass_popularity">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |title=Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness |last=Ethiraj |first=Gopal |date=14 December 2009 |work=[[Asian Tribune]] |access-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215034339/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |archive-date=15 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="i1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |title=Meet India's biggest film star |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |date=3 October 2010 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122065142/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |archive-date=22 January 2015 |location=London}}</ref> He was also named by ''[[Forbes]] India'' as the most influential Indian of the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |title=Now, a film on Rajinikanth's life |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910033430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |archive-date=10 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +== Film career == +{{main|Kamal Haasan filmography|Kamal Haasan discography}} -==Early life and background== +===1960–1963=== +When a physician friend of his mother, visited [[A. V. Meiyappan]] (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|last=V. S. |first=Srinivasan |title=Chachi comes a-visiting |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=17 June 2013 |date=19 December 1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825004000/http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |archive-date=25 August 2013 }}</ref> Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]], recommended him for their production ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref name="DT_929" /> Haasan won the [[Rashtrapati Award]] (President's gold medal) for his performance in ''Kalathur Kannamma'' at age six and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]] with ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by [[T. K. Shanmugam]].<ref name="dance" /> In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in [[Triplicane]]. His time with the theatre company shaped Haasan's craft and kindled his interest in makeup.<ref name="Prem Paniker on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Reluctant">{{cite web |author=Gupta, Sekar |year=2010 |title=I'm a reluctant actor |publisher=ScreenIndia.com |access-date=9 October 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123051400/http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |archive-date=23 January 2010 }}</ref> -Rajinikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on 12 December 1950 in a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] family in [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]] (present day [[Karnataka]]).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}}<ref name=shivaji /><ref name="birth">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Even_more_acclaim_will_come_his_way/articleshow/2178985.cms |title=Even more acclaim will come his way |last=Ruma Singh |date=6 July 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=20 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216163710/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Even_more_acclaim_will_come_his_way/articleshow/2178985.cms |archive-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> He was named after the [[Maratha Empire]] king [[Shivaji]], and was brought up speaking [[Marathi language|Marathi]] at home and [[Kannada]] outside.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} His mother was a homemaker,{{efn|While [[Naman Ramachandran]]'s 2012 biography of Rajinikanth identifies his mother's name as Ramabai,<ref name=shivaji/> journalist Ramachandra Rao, a childhood friend of the actor, said in 2012 that her name was Jijabai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tracing-kabalis-rajinikanth-his-link-to-shivaji/articleshow/53330949.cms |title=Tracing 'Kabali's' Rajinikanth & his link to Shivaji |date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411143021/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tracing-kabalis-rajinikanth-his-link-to-shivaji/articleshow/53330949.cms |archive-date=11 April 2017 |access-date=11 April 2017}}</ref>}} and his father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad was a police constable.<ref name="shivaji">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |title=How Shivaji became Rajinikanth |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154556/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref> His ancestors hailed from [[Mavadi Kadepathar]], [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-rajinikanth-invited-for-saswad-literary-meeting-1942995 |title=Rajinikanth invited for Saswad literary meeting |date=31 December 2013 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123014805/http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-rajinikanth-invited-for-saswad-literary-meeting-1942995 |archive-date=23 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Rajini-creates-drinking-water-facility-in-his-parentsrsquo-memory/article16624915.ece |title=Rajini creates drinking water facility in his parents' memory |newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 April 2009 |via=www.thehindu.com |access-date=20 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083354/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Rajini-creates-drinking-water-facility-in-his-parentsrsquo-memory/article16624915.ece |archive-date=2 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers (Satyanarayana Rao and Nageshwara Rao) and a sister (Aswath Balubhai).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-rajinikanth-birthday-rajinikanth-life-history-12-12-111181.htm |title=Biographical article about Superstar Rajini Kanth |website=www.tamilstar.com |publisher=Tamil Star Inc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121541/http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-rajinikanth-birthday-rajinikanth-life-history-12-12-111181.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} After his father's retirement from work in 1956, the family moved to the suburb of [[Hanumanthanagar, Bengaluru|Hanumantha Nagar]] in Bangalore and built a house there.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} He lost his mother at the age of nine.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4278597.ece |title=Reel to real image, a tome |last=S |first=Anandan |date=6 January 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628032143/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4278597.ece |archive-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> +===1970–1975=== +After a seven-year hiatus from films, Haasan returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Haasan made brief appearances in some films including a few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film ''[[Maanavan]]'', in which he appeared in a dance sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as ''[[Annai Velankanni|Annai Velankani]]'' (1971) and ''[[Kasi Yathirai]]'' (1973). In the former he had a supporting role and worked as an assistant director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |title=Kasi Yathirai (1973) TAMIL |newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 November 2016 |access-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127132031/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |archive-date=27 November 2016 |last1=Guy |first1=Randor }}</ref> His first full-fledged role came in [[K. Balachander]]'s Tamil film ''[[Arangetram (film)|Arangetram]]'' (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his ''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973). Haasan went on to do supporting roles in films such as ''[[Gumasthavin Magal]]'' (1974), ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974) and ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]''. The same year, he played his first lead role in the Malayalam film, ''[[Kanyakumari (film)|Kanyakumari]]'', for which he won his [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam|first Filmfare Award]].<ref name="kamalawards">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan Awards (till 2000) |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603093905/http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |archive-date= 3 June 2011 }}</ref> In Tamil cinema, he had his breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''. He played a rebellious young man who falls in love with an older woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm|title=Kamal Haasan Celebrates Birthday Today, 'Vishwaroopam 2' Actor Turns 59|work=International Business Times|date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111192221/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> For this character portrayal, Haasan learned to play the [[mridangam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm|title=The Kamal Haasan phenomenon|work=Rediff|date=8 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022170646/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref> The role won him his second Filmfare Award.<ref name="balachandar">{{cite web|author=Padmanabhan, Mukund|year=1997|title=We are capable of making films for people worldwide|access-date=19 October 2009|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970518/13850423.html}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> -Rajinikanth had his primary education at the Gavipuram Government Kannada Model Primary School in Bangalore.<ref name="Primary">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-s-friends-to-renovate-primary-school-news-kannada-kmnme1fbiff.html |title=Rajini's friends to renovate primary school |date=13 December 2010 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205145727/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-s-friends-to-renovate-primary-school-news-kannada-kmnme1fbiff.html |archive-date=5 December 2013 |access-date=9 July 2011}}</ref> As a child, he was "studious and mischievous" with a great interest in cricket, football and basketball. During this time, his brother enrolled him at the [[Ramakrishna Math]], a Hindu monastery set up by the [[Ramakrishna Mission]]. In the ''math'', he was taught [[Vedas]], tradition and history, which eventually instilled a sense of spirituality in him.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 1}} In addition to spiritual lessons, he also began acting in plays at the ''math''. His aspiration towards theatre grew at the math and was once given an opportunity to enact the role of ''[[Ekalavya]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s friend from the Hindu epic [[Mahabharata]]. His performance in the play received praise from the Kannada poet [[D. R. Bendre]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} After sixth grade, Rajinikanth was enrolled at the [[Acharya Pathasala Public School]] and studied there till completion of his [[pre-university course]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 1}} During his schooling at the ''Acharya Pathasala'', he spent a lot of time acting in plays. +===1976–1979=== +In 1976, Haasan appeared Balachander's ''[[Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)|Manmadha Leelai]]''; this was followed by ''[[Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu]]'' (directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]]), which won him his third Filmfare Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''. ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977) concerned the women's movement and, for this role, he learned [[ventriloquism]].<ref name="Kamal top 10 - 1997">{{cite web|year=1997|title=Kamal hasan's significant ten|publisher=[[Screen India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604024413/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm|archive-date=4 June 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm}}</ref> It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'', in which he played a village bumpkin, which won him a fourth consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, ''[[Kokila (1977 film)|Kokila]]'', the directorial debut of friend and mentor [[Balu Mahendra]]. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, ''[[Kabita]]'', a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]''. In 1978 Haasan made his [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic ''[[Maro Charitra]]'', directed by Balachander. His fifth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'', a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer. He appeared in the Malayalam film [[Eeta]], for which he won his sixth Filmfare Award. He first played opposite to the [[Sridevi]] in the 1977 Malayalam movie [[Satyavan Savithri]] directed by [[P.G. Viswambharan]], this combination was later on well-accepted and celebrated. In the 1979 Telugu film ''[[Sommokadidi Sokokadidi]]'', Haasan played two parts. This was also his first collaboration with director [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]. He appeared in the musical ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', a snake-horror film ''[[Neeya?|Neeya]]'' and ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]''. At the end of the 1970s he had six regional Best Actor [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]], including four consecutive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Tamil Actor Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -Upon completion of his school education, Rajinikanth performed several jobs including that of a [[coolie]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm#2 |title=1. Struggle is a stepping stone |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204092600/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm |archive-date=4 February 2014 |access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> before getting a job in the [[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|Bangalore Transport Service]] as a [[bus conductor]].<ref name="bmtc">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22friend.htm |title=You can see God in him at times |last=M. D |first=Riti |date=22 December 1999 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101320/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22friend.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> He continued to take part in plays after the Kannada playwright Topi Muniappa offered him a chance to act in one of his mythological plays. He decided to take up an acting course in the newly formed [[Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu|Madras Film Institute]] after coming across an advertisement.<ref name="MM1">{{Cite news |date=2 February 2009 |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2009/02/02164256/Rajini05.html |title=திரைப்படக் கல்லூரியில் 2 ஆண்டு நடிப்பு பயிற்சி |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=6 February 2014 |language=ta |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140206101403/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2009/02/02164256/Rajini05.html |archive-date=6 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Though his family was not fully supportive of his decision to join the institute,<ref name=MM1 /> his friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur motivated him to join the institute and financially supported him during this phase.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061612510100.htm |title=He drove Rajnikant to stardom |last=K. V. Subramanya |date=16 June 2007 |access-date=4 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107065743/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061612510100.htm |archive-date=7 November 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/13ssraj.htm |title=Meet the bus driver Rajni worked with |date=13 June 2007 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106150541/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/13ssraj.htm |archive-date=6 November 2014 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> During his stay at the institute, he was noticed by the Tamil film director [[K. Balachander]].<ref name="Rajini">{{Cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/why-rajinikanth-rocks/17592/1?id=17592&pg=1 |title=Why Rajinikanth Rocks |last=Lakhe |first=Manisha |date=27 September 2010 |website=[[Forbes]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327154329/http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/why-rajinikanth-rocks/17592/1?id=17592&pg=1 |archive-date=27 March 2015 |access-date=9 April 2011}}</ref> Balachander provided Rajinikanth with his stage name to avoid confusion with fellow actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]], having taken it from a character's name in his earlier film ''[[Major Chandrakanth (1966 film)|Major Chandrakanth]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vaasanthi |title=Rajinikanth: A Life |date=2021 |isbn=978-93-90652-10-5 |location=New Delhi |oclc=1268466867}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 December 2012 |title=It was a small role, but people would remember him |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/It-was-a-small-role-but-people-would-remember-him/article12190436.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406055925/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/It-was-a-small-role-but-people-would-remember-him/article12190436.ece |archive-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> The [[K. Balachander|director]] advised him to learn to speak [[Tamil language|Tamil]], a recommendation that Rajinikanth quickly followed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/person-of-the-year-10/rajinikanth-who-really-is-the-super-star/20452/2?id=20452&pg=2 |access-date=22 February 2013 |title=Rajinikanth: Who Really Is the Super Star? |last1=N.S. |first1=Ramnath |last2=D'Souza |first2=Nilofer |date=22 December 2010 |website=[[Forbes]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418110323/http://forbesindia.com/article/person-of-the-year-10/rajinikanth-who-really-is-the-super-star/20452/2?id=20452&pg=2 |archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Though he can read the language, he cannot write in it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asokan |first=Mamtha |date=25 October 2021 |title=Does Rajinikanth know how to write in Tamil? Daughter Soundarya says he doesn't |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/does-rajinikanth-know-how-to-write-in-tamil-daughter-soundarya-says-he-doesnt/articleshow/87263200.cms |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> +===1980–1989=== +Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980 Tamil-language ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'', the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Aakali Rajyam'', in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Award]] in Telugu. In 1980 he appeared in the drama film ''[[Ullasa Paravaigal]]'', ''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' and ''[[Maria My Darling]]''. Haasan made his debut in Hindi cinema with ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981), the remake of his own acted [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film ''[[Maro Charitra]]'' directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award]].<ref name="rajapaarvai">{{cite web |author=K. Jeshi |year=2004 |title=No stopping him |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004/09/27/&prd=mp& |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425024127/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004%2F09%2F27%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=25 April 2011 }}</ref> After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Awards for Best Actor]] for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in [[Balu Mahendra]]'s ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'', later reprising his role in the Hindi version, ''[[Sadma]]''.<ref name="kamalawards"/> During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' and ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]''. In 1983 he appeared in ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'', directed by [[K. Viswanath]]. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] and his second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -==Acting career== -{{Further|Rajinikanth filmography}} +After 1984's multistarrer ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'', Haasan appeared in ''[[Saagar (film)|Saagar]]'' (released 1985), winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] and nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] award. The film was [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar]] in 1985.<ref name="kamalawards"/> He left [[Bollywood]] temporarily after ''[[Geraftaar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |title=15 films to thank Kamal Haasan for |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204200929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |archive-date= 4 December 2015 |date=6 November 2013 }}</ref> and ''[[Dekha Pyar Tumhara]]'' to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman). -=== 1975–1977: Early career === -{{quote box -| quote = "Rajinikanth claims that I am his school. But I must admit that this wasn't the Rajinikanth I introduced. He has evolved on his own merits and strengths. I gave him an opportunity and unveiled him to the world. He went and conquered it." -| source = —K. Balachander about Rajinikanth{{Sfn|Hindu|2012|p=12}} -| align = right -| width = 25em -}} +In 1986, Haasan produced the technically brilliant ''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]'' and collaborated with [[A. Kodandarami Reddy|Kodandarami Reddy]] for ''[[Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu]]'' and then [[K. Viswanath]] in ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'', playing an [[Autism spectrum|autistic]] person who tries to change society and won him his second [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]. it was India's entry for [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[Academy Awards]] in 1986.<ref name="kamalawards"/> These [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu.<ref name="Kamal love"/> + +Following ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' (in which he played two roles, including a satire of [[Charlie Chaplin]] as Chaplin Chellappa) and ''[[Kadhal Parisu]]'', Haasan appeared in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s 1987 film ''[[Nayakan]]''. He received his second [[National Film Awards|Indian National Award]] for his performance; ''Nayakan'' was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 [[Academy Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |url=http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |website=[[Film Federation of India]] |pages=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206030830/http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |archive-date=6 December 2013 |access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> and is on the [[Time's All-Time 100 Movies]] list.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |title=All-TIME 100 Movies |date=12 February 2005 |magazine=Time |access-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717165334/http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |archive-date=17 July 2014 }}</ref> Haasan appeared in his only [[silent film]] to date: ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'' (1987) a [[black comedy]] film, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Filmfare Award]] in Kannada.<ref name="kamalawards"/> In 1988 he appeared ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'', Malayalam film ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'' and ''[[Sathyaa]]'' which were his own productions. Haasan's all four films of 1989 were major success, ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', where he played a dwarf,<ref name="kamalawards"/> then ''[[Chanakyan]]'', an original [[Malayalam]] film, later ''[[Vettri Vizhaa]]'' (where he played an amnesiac) and finally Haasan played two parts in ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'', winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Actor]] and won him his third [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards.<ref name="Kamal love">{{cite news|author=BVS Prakash|title=I'm capable of love: Kamal Haasan|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|date=14 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |title=Focus on a Filmmaker |access-date=22 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622102052/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Meghna George |year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan's special place in the Malayali heart |work=Rediff.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113125727/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |archive-date=13 November 2010 }}</ref> -Rajinikanth began his film career with the Tamil film ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'' (1975), directed by [[K. Balachander]].<ref name="firstbreak">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/12/12/super-star-rajnikanth-turns-61-fans-celebrates-enthusiastically |title=Super Star Rajnikanth turns 61: Fans celebrates enthusiastically |last=Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan |date=13 December 2010 |work=Asian Tribune |access-date=18 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215013133/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/12/12/super-star-rajnikanth-turns-61-fans-celebrates-enthusiastically |archive-date=15 December 2010}}</ref> He was cast in a small role as the ex-husband of the female lead played by [[Srividya]].<ref name=firstbreak/><ref name="pioneer">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/150th-anniversary-issue/the-other-rajinikanth.html |title=The other Rajinikanth |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=5 January 2014 |work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418113701/http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/150th-anniversary-issue/the-other-rajinikanth.html |archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="express">{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fans-celebrate-rajinikanths-61st-birthday/723665/ |title=Fans celebrate Rajinikanth's 61st birthday |last=C Raja Mohan |date=12 December 2010 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120060826/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fans-celebrate-rajinikanths-61st-birthday/723665 |archive-date=20 January 2011}}</ref> The film explored [[Age disparity in sexual relationships|relationships between people with wide age differences]] and was deemed controversial upon release.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/experiments-in-tamil-cinema/photostory/29651841.cms |title=Experiments in Tamil cinema&nbsp;— Apoorva Raagangal (1975) |work=The Times of India |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509033249/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/Experiments-in-Tamil-cinema/photostory/29651841.cms |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> However, it received critical acclaim and won three [[National Film Awards]] including the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Award for the Best Tamil Feature]] at the [[23rd National Film Awards]] in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |title=23rd National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2011 |access-date=23 April 2011}}</ref> A review from ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that: "Newcomer Rajinikanth is dignified and impressive".{{Sfn|Hindu|2012|p=67}} His next release was [[Puttanna Kanagal]]'s Kannada [[anthology film]] ''[[Katha Sangama (1976 film)|Katha Sangama]]'' (1976).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008101851261100.htm&date=2008/10/18/&prd=mp& |title=Blast from the past: Naagarahaavu- 1972 |date=18 October 2008 |work=The Hindu |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110055318/http://hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008101851261100.htm&date=2008%2F10%2F18%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> Rajinikanth appeared in the last segment of the film; he played the role as a village ruffian who rapes a blind woman in the absence of her husband.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} Balachander cast him in a pivotal role in ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976), the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] remake of his own Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} In ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''{{em dash}}the first Tamil film to feature him in a prominent role{{em dash}}he played a character that "blithely row[s] away" when his friend drowns accidentally in the lake only to fulfill his desire to marry the former's girlfriend.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 4}} His style of flipping the cigarette in the film made him popular among the audience.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/news/35912468_1_new-flavours-asin-rajinikanth |title=Mirinda advertisement: Can Asin match the charisma of Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Kamal Hassan |last=Chamikutty |first=Preethi |date=19 December 2012 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=7 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011059/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/news/35912468_1_new-flavours-asin-rajinikanth |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his final release of the year, ''[[Baalu Jenu]]'', he was cast as the main antagonist who troubles the female lead.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} He played similar roles in Balachander's ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977),<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/04/10/stories/2011041050170800.htm |title=We will miss you, Sujatha |last=Malathi Rangarajan |date=10 April 2011 |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810024423/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/04/10/stories/2011041050170800.htm |archive-date=10 August 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and [[Bharathiraja]]'s ''[[16 Vayathinile|16 Vayadhinile]]'' (1977).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/815331.aspx |title=Return of Rajinikanth |date=22 February 2012 |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140205182315/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/815331.aspx |archive-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> The same year, he made his first-ever appearance as a lead actor in the Telugu film ''[[Chilakamma Cheppindi]]'' (1977), which earned him his only nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm#3 |title=Success has humble beginnings |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225021844/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm |archive-date=25 February 2013 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090464702000.htm |title=Fusion of culture at celebrity wedding |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020140220/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090464702000.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=20 October 2011}}</ref> [[S. P. Muthuraman]] experimented Rajinikanth in a positive role in ''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]]'' (1977).<ref name="rediff1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |title=Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it |last=Rajitha |date=22 December 1999 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121339/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> The success of the film brought the duo together for 24 more films till the 1990s.<ref name="rediff1" /> Rajinikanth played supporting and "villainous" roles in most of the films released during the year.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 4}} In ''[[Gaayathri]]'' he was cast as a pornographer who secretly films his relationship with his wife without her knowledge and in ''[[Galate Samsara]]'' he played the role of a married man who develops an affair with a [[Cabaret|cabaret dancer]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 5}} He had 15 of his films released during the year.{{Sfn|Sreekanth|2008|p=370}} +===1990–1998=== +In 1990, ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'' saw Haasan build on ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' by playing quadruplets. It began as a collaboration with writer [[Crazy Mohan]] for future comedy films.<ref name="crazym">{{cite news|author=Adhiraj, Vijay |title=Each medium has its own USP |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |date=22 July 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024758/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref> Haasan won successive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor awards]] for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in ''[[Gunaa]]'' and ''[[Thevar Magan]]'' (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''). He was credited with the story for the latter. Haasan won his third [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] as a producer for ''Thevar Magan''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]] that year. A series of films followed: ''[[Singaravelan]]'', ''[[Maharasan]]'', ''[[Kalaignan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Nammavar]]'', and ''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]'' Produced by Haasan, it featured himself alongside [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actor [[Ramesh Aravind]] and comedian [[Kovai Sarala]]. Haasan resumed his collaboration with [[K. Viswanath]] in the Telugu film, ''[[Subha Sankalpam]]'', and starred in the police story ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' (Tamil) simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Drohi'' with [[Arjun Sarja]] and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]]. Haasan's success in the latter was followed by his third [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''.<ref name="natawards">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=Kamal Haasan, Tabu win national awards |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026070153/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> Haasan also won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -=== 1978–1989: Experimentation and breakthrough === -In 1978, Rajinikanth had 20 releases across Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chpt. 6}}{{Sfn |Sreekanth |2008 |pp=369–370}} His first film of the year was [[P. Madhavan]]'s ''[[Shankar Salim Simon]]'', in which he was among the three leads. Following that, he co-starred alongside [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] in the [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film]] ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]''. He played the second lead in ''[[Annadammula Savaal]]'', which starred [[Krishna Ghattamaneni|Krishna]]; Rajinikanth reprised his role from the [[Sahodarara Savaal|Kannada original]]. He then played an important role in the supernatural thriller ''[[Aayiram Jenmangal]]''. In ''[[Maathu Tappada Maga]]'', he was the main antagonist. ''[[Bairavi]]'', directed by [[M. Bhaskar|M.Bhaskar]], was the first Tamil film to cast Rajinikanth as a solo hero.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-top-films-19150.html |title=40 years of Superstar Rajinikanth: His top movies |date=19 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703200749/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-top-films-19150.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref>{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} It was for this film that he earned the sobriquet "Superstar".{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} [[S. Thanu]], one of the film's distributors, set up a {{convert|35|ft|m}} high cut-out of Rajinikanth.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/10/28231007/I-do-not-want-the-title-Super.html |title=சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் பட்டம் எனக்கு வேண்டாம்!: ஏற்க மறுத்தார், ரஜினிகாந்த்! |date=28 October 2012 |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318013621/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/10/28231007/I-do-not-want-the-title-Super.html |archive-date=18 March 2013 |language=ta}}</ref> His next appearance ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'', a quadrangular love story written and directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]], saw him play the role of a man who sacrifices his love for his friend, played by [[Kamal Haasan]]. The film's success prompted Sridhar to remake the film in Telugu, ''[[Vayasu Pilichindi]]'', which retained the original cast of the Tamil film.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} +'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per a film and which is the highest ever remuneration for any Indian hero then. In 1994, Haasan became the first actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film. The highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 was Rajesh Khanna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film|url=https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073013/https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|archive-date=4 April 2018|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> -His next film, ''[[Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye]]'', had an introductory song to mark his entry, a trend that would soon catch on in with his later films.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'', released during the same period, received critical acclaim, and earned him his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/13/stories/2009121356310700.htm |title=A phenomenon called Rajnikanth |last=D. Karthikeyan |date=13 December 2009 |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015162317/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/13/stories/2009121356310700.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> The film marked the directional debut of [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]], with a screenplay adapted from a novel of the same name published in ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]''.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} It won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]] and a Special Prize (Best Actor) for Rajinikanth at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc= chap. 6}} Following this, he made a foray into [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam cinema]] with [[I. V. Sasi]]'s fantasy film ''[[Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum]]'', which was based on a story from the [[Arabian Nights]]. The same year, he acted in ''[[Dharma Yuddam]]'', in which he played a mentally-ill person avenging the death of his parents. He then co-starred with [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in ''[[Tiger (1979 film)|Tiger]]''. Upon completion of ''Tiger'', Rajinikanth had acted in 50 films over a period of four years, and in four languages. Some other popular films released during this period are the youthful entertainer ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', the Tamil–Kannada bilingual ''[[Priya (1978 film)|Priya]]'', the Telugu film ''[[Amma Evarikkaina Amma]]'' and the melodrama ''[[Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai]]''. ''Priya'', based on a detective novel by [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]], had the distinction of being the first film of Rajinikanth to be shot mostly outside India, mainly in Southeast Asia.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} A''arilirunthu Arubathu Varai'' earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. +After ''Indian'', Haasan played a woman in the comedy ''[[Avvai Shanmughi]]'', which was inspired by ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''.<ref name="aunty">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Aunty vs Chachi |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051305/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of ''Avvai Shanmughi'', ''[[Chachi 420]]'',<ref name="Chachi">{{cite web|author=Suparn Verma |year=1997 |title=Kamal Hasan returns to Bollywood |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505062356/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |archive-date= 5 May 2008 }}</ref> but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director.<ref name="Kamal Interview">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=The importance of being Kamal Haasan |publisher=ScreenIndia |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815031452/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010 }}</ref><ref name="direct">{{cite web + |author=Deepa Deosthalee + |year=1998 + |title=The great Bollywood rip-off + |work=[[The Indian Express]] + |access-date=19 October 2009 + |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html + |url-status=dead + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625151352/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html + |archive-date=25 June 2010 +}}</ref> In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of [[Mohammed Yusuf Khan]], ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''; a forty five minutes of film and a trailer was shot.<ref name="short">{{cite web|year=2008 |title='Marudanayagam' resurfaces |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126123312/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |archive-date=26 November 2009 }}</ref> ''Marudhanayagam'' was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]tic history and his magnum opus; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]] during her 1997 visit to India.<ref name="queen">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Marudhunayagam, Making of an epic |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051317/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project.<ref name="ambition">{{cite news + |title=Don't let mediocrity be the standard:Kamal + |work=[[The Times of India]] + |access-date=19 October 2009 + |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms + |date=10 March 2009 + |url-status=live + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125071633/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms + |archive-date=25 January 2011 +}}</ref> In 1998, he appeared in [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]'s romantic comedy, ''[[Kaathala Kaathala]]'' opposite [[Prabhu Deva]]. The film was a commercial success and was dubbed in Hindi as ''Mirch Masala'', which was never released.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq Housefull, a remake of Kaathala Kaathala?&nbsp;– Times Of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210826/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq |date=19 October 2013 }}. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (11 May 2010). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> -Raijinikanth, who credited [[Hindi film]] star [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as his inspiration,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Amitabh-is-my-inspiration-says-Rajini/article16133086.ece |title=Amitabh is my inspiration, says Rajini |date=15 August 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516093145/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Amitabh-is-my-inspiration-says-Rajini/article16133086.ece |archive-date=16 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> began playing Amitabh Bachchan's roles in Tamil remakes of his films.<ref name="indianexpress">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |title=Revisiting Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer: The film that made Amitabh Bachchan |date=20 June 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033352/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> This began with ''Shankar Salim Simon'' (1978), a remake of ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' (1977), followed by ''[[Naan Vazhavaippen]]'' (1979), a remake of ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'' (1974).<ref name="Mint">{{Cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |title=10 Rajinikanth films that were remakes of Amitabh Bachchan starrers |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=18 July 2016 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=19 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719141109/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |archive-date=19 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was subsequently cast in a series of roles modelled after Amitabh Bachchan in Tamil remakes of his films.<ref name="indianexpress" /> Rajinikanth starred in eleven Tamil remakes of Amitabh Bachchan films,<ref name="catchnews">{{Cite news |url=http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/like-amitabh-bachchan-does-rajinikanth-owe-his-success-to-salim-khan-and-javed-akhtar-catch-flash-back-bollywood-news-1469260347.html |title=What do Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth have in common? |date=23 July 2016 |work=Catch News |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033736/http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/like-amitabh-bachchan-does-rajinikanth-owe-his-success-to-salim-khan-and-javed-akhtar-catch-flash-back-bollywood-news-1469260347.html |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as a Telugu remake of ''Amar Akbar Anthony'', ''[[Ram Robert Rahim]]'' (1980), alongside [[Sridevi]].<ref name="Mint" /> The most successful of these were remakes of [[Salim–Javed]] films, such as ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'' (1981) and ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986).<ref name="catchnews" /> +===2000–2009=== +After a two-year hiatus from [[Indian cinema]], Haasan decided against reviving ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''. He directed his second film, ''[[Hey Ram]]'',<ref name="Hram">{{cite news|title=Hey Ram review |work=Planet Bollywood |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828180404/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |archive-date=28 August 2010 }}</ref> a [[Historical drama|period]] drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the [[partition of India]] and the [[assassination of Mahatma Gandhi]]. Haasan produced and choreographed the film, writing its screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.<ref name="ffg">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Wide acclaim for Indian films in US festival |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607154018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> ''Hey Ram'' was a box-office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy ''[[Thenali]]'' as a [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamilian]] with [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] who is under a psychiatrist's care. ''Thenali'', starring [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] actor [[Jayaram]], was a box-office success. Haasan's next film was 2001's ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms. To play the other Army major in ''Aalavandhan'', he went to the [[National Defence Academy (India)|NDA]] for a crash course.<ref name="madhu">{{cite web|year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Panicker |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films.<ref name="Abhay">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2001 |title=Fear becomes him! Getting under Kamal's skin |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622103322/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="AbhayMusic">{{cite web |author=Vivek Fernandes |year=2001 |title=Abhay sings a fearless tune |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165208/http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref> Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure.<ref name="lossesss">{{cite news|title=The many faces of success |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |date=3 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105041257/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |archive-date= 5 November 2008 }}</ref> -During this phase of his career, Rajinikanth abruptly chose to quit acting, but was coaxed to return<ref name="expressindia">{{Cite news |url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=88218 |title='Yesterday I was a conductor, today I'm a star' |last=Girija Jinnaa |date=15 June 2007 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=4 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617192827/http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=88218 |archive-date=17 June 2007}}</ref> with the Tamil film ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), a remake of the [[Bollywood]] blockbuster ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978), written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan. ''Billa'' had Rajinikanth playing dual roles and eventually became his first ever commercial success. His pairing with [[Sridevi]] continued in ''[[Johnny (1980 film)|Johnny]]'', where he was once again cast in a double role, earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. He also starred in ''[[Murattu Kaalai (1980 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' which was a commercial success.<ref name=rediff1/> The success of ''Billa'' was a turning point in Rajinikanth's career, disproving detractors that claimed Rajnikanth was "finished" and which saw him accepted as a full-fledged hero.<ref name="expressindia" /> The success of ''Billa'' established Rajinikanth as the top star of Tamil cinema, overtaking [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajanikant-his-name-spells-box-office-magic-in-the-south/1/329580.html |title=Rajanikant: His name spells box-office magic in the south |date=31 July 1988 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> +After a number of successful comedies<ref name="comedyhit">{{cite web + |year=2001 + |title=Drop in releases + |publisher=Screen India + |access-date=19 October 2009 + |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm + |url-status=dead + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005153554/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm + |archive-date= 5 October 2009 +}}</ref> including ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' and ''[[Panchatanthiram]]'' and guest appearances, Haasan directed ''[[Virumaandi]]'', a film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the [[Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival|Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]].<ref name="Kamal Virumandi"/> He also appeared in ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' with [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]. [[Priyadarshan]], its original director, left and [[Sundar C.]] completed the film. ''Anbe Sivam'' tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with ''[[The Hindu]]'' saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud".<ref name="anbesivam">{{cite web |author=Malathi Rangarajan |year=2003 |title=Anbe Sivam |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922070329/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |archive-date=22 September 2009 }}</ref> -In 1981, he appeared in ''[[Garjanai (1981 film)|Garjanai]]'' which was shot simultaneously in [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]], making it his last film in those two languages to date.{{When|date=November 2016}} In K. Balachander's first home production, ''[[Netrikan]]'', he played dual roles as a womanising father and a responsible son.<ref name=rediff1/> His first full-length comedy was ''[[Thillu Mullu]]'', directed by K. Balachander. He agreed to it solely due to the strong suggestion by his mentor that he should do non-commercial roles, to break the stereotyped action-hero mould by which he was getting famous at the time. ''Thillu Mullu'' earned him his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/return-of-rajinikanth/article1-815331.aspx |title=Return of Rajinikanth |date=22 February 2012 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140210092421/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/return-of-rajinikanth/article1-815331.aspx |archive-date=10 February 2014}}</ref> 1981 also saw the release of ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'', a remake of the 1975 Bollywood blockbuster ''[[Deewaar]]'', also originally written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan; in ''Thee'', Rajinikanth reprised the role of Bachchan in the original.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |title=10 Rajinikanth films that were remakes of Amitabh Bachchan starrers |date=18 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719141109/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |archive-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> In 1982, he starred in ''[[Pokkiri Raja (1982 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'', ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'', ''[[Thanikattu Raja]]'', ''[[Puthukavithai]]'' and ''[[Enkeyo Ketta Kural]]''. ''Moondru Mugam'' which starred Rajinikanth playing three different roles for the first time, earned him his fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.<ref name="raana">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959320200.htm |title=''Raana'' Rajini's next venture |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110010958/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959320200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> +In 2004 Haasan appeared in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'', a remake of [[Bollywood]]'s ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'', with [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy ''[[Mumbai Xpress]]''. Released during [[Tamil New Year]], it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. He appeared Kannada comedy film ''[[Rama Shama Bhama]]'' with [[Ramesh Aravind]]. In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the stylish police story ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'', was a success. Directed by [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]], the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', he played ten roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. ''Dasavathaaram'', written by Haasan and director [[K. S. Ravikumar]], is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and [[Asin]] Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film ({{as of|2008|lc=y}}) and his performance was critically praised.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |title=Kamal starts remake of 'A Wednesday' |work=The Hindu |date=10 April 2009 |access-date=15 September 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203035536/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |archive-date=3 December 2011 }}</ref> In Canada, ''Dasavathaaram'' was the first Tamil film distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |title=Walt Disney buys Dasavatharam |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=5 January 2014 |website=Behindwoods.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012043950/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 }}</ref> -By 1983, he was a popular actor across [[South Indian cinema]], including Telugu and Kannada films.<ref name="southpopular">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article2153059.ece |title=The Rajini mystique |date=2 July 2011 |work=The Hindu |access-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225031116/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/article2153059.ece |archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> In 1983, he starred in his first [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Andha Kanoon]]'', alongside [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Hema Malini]]. The film went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |title=Top Earners 1980–1989 (Figures in Ind Rs) |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> His 1984 film ''[[Naan Mahaan Alla (1984 film)|Naan Mahaan Alla]]'', was directed by Muturaman and produced by K. Balachander. He acted in his first cameo role in the film ''[[Anbulla Rajinikanth]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2220318.cms?prtpage=1 |title=Only Rajini can |date=10 December 2006 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=21 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019075317/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2220318.cms?prtpage=1 |archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> He played a triple role in ''[[John Jani Janardhan (1984 film)|John Jani Janardhan]]''. His performance in ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]'' earned him his first and only [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil]].<ref name="filmfare">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ |title=Collections |publisher=Update Video Publication |year=1991 |pages=394 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203223423/http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his 100th film ''[[Sri Raghavendra]]'' (1985), he played the Hindu saint [[Raghavendra Swami]].<ref name="rebel_image" /> His greatest success in Hindi films was his 101st film ''[[Bewafai]]''. Released in 1985 with Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero and Rajinikanth as villain, it became a success and grossed {{INRConvert|119.5|m|lk=r|year=1985}} at the box office that year.<ref name="indianexpress4">{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/rajinikanths-tryst-with-bollywood-hum-andha-kanoon-chaalbaaz/#bewafaai |title=PHOTOS: Rajinikanth's tryst with Bollywood: Hum, Andha Kanoon, Chaalbaaz &#124; The Indian Express |date=23 May 2014 |work=indianexpress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627165031/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/rajinikanths-tryst-with-bollywood-hum-andha-kanoon-chaalbaaz/ |archive-date=27 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> +After ''Dasavathaaram'', Haasan directed a film tentatively titled ''Marmayogi'', which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'', a remake of the Bollywood film ''[[A Wednesday!|A Wednesday]]'', where he reprised the role originally played by [[Naseeruddin Shah]] with Malayalam actor [[Mohanlal]] playing [[Anupam Kher]]'s role.<ref name="UPOwriter">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I was mesmerised by Kamal |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824221135/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="UPO">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Super heroes come together |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824222827/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> It was released in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''Eeenadu'', with [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] reprising the role played by Kher.<ref name="eenadu review">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm Review: Eenadu is almost like A Wednesday&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150919/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm |date=11 November 2013 }}. Rediff.com (18 September 2009). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.<ref name="eenadu review"/><ref name="ipos">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan admits being a player for the market |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012103456/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |archive-date=12 October 2009 }}</ref> -In the second half of the 1980s, Rajinikanth acted in commercially successful films such as ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]'' (1985), ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkathavan]]'' (1985), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' (1987), ''[[Guru Sishyan (1988 film)|Guru Sishyan]]'' (1988) and ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'' (1988), with ''Velaikaran'' earning him his seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. In 1988, he made his only American film appearance in ''[[Bloodstone (1988 film)|Bloodstone]]'', directed by [[Dwight Little]], in which he played an English-speaking Indian taxi driver.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc= chap. The 1980s}}<ref name="Weldon1996">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HrsbAQAAIAAJ |title=The Psychotronic Video Guide |last=Weldon |first=Michael |publisher=Titan Books |year=1996 |isbn=978-1-85286-770-6 |pages=66 |access-date=22 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203223429/http://books.google.com/books?id=HrsbAQAAIAAJ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth finished the decade with films including ''[[Rajadhi Raja (1989 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'', ''[[Siva (1989 Tamil film)|Siva]]'', ''[[Raja Chinna Roja]]'' and ''[[Mappillai (1989 film)|Mappillai]]'' while also starring in a few Bollywood productions. ''Raja Chinna Roja'' was the first Indian film to feature [[Films with live action and animation|live action and animation]].{{sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |p=127}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm |title=Finger on people's pulse |last=S.R. Ashok Kumar |date=14 May 2004 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221163631/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> +===2010–present=== +{{See also|Controversial issues surrounding Vishwaroopam}} +[[File:Filming of Vishwaroopam.jpg|thumb|right|Filming of ''Vishwaroopam'']] +Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'', for which he also wrote the screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Tamil Movie Preview |website=IndiaGlitz |date=17 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003902/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with ''Behindwoods'' calling it "an entertainer, but in parts"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Movie Review |website=Behindwoods |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802154444/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |archive-date= 2 August 2013 }}{{Rating|2.5 |5}}</ref> and ''[[Sify]]'' saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |title='Manmadhan Ambu' lacks the punch (Tamil Movie Review; Rating:***) |website=[[Sify]] |date=25 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101001730/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |archive-date= 1 November 2013 }}{{Rating|3 |5}}</ref> -=== 1990–2001: Commercial stardom === -[[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Rajinikanth with Kamal Haasan]] -By the 1990s, Rajinikanth established himself as a commercial entertainer. Almost all the films released during this period were highly successful at the box office. +Haasan's next film after ''Manmadhan Ambu'' was 2013's ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'', released in Hindi as ''Vishwaroop''. It won two [[National Film Awards]] (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the [[60th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |title=60th National Film Awards Announced |access-date=4 January 2014 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=18 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611113348/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2014 }}</ref> Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|title='Vishwaroopam' row ends; Kamal, Muslim groups reach accord|date=2 February 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514191634/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|title=No 'bad Muslims' in 'Vishwaroopam', can't paint terrorists white: Kamal Haasan|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 January 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119033604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|archive-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show ''Vishwaroopam'', citing law and order problems. However, the film was released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. A mutual agreement with the Muslims of Tamil Nadu was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes. ''Vishwaroopam'' was the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehta|first=Ankita|date=13 March 2013|title='Vishwaroopam' Box Office Collection: Kamal Haasan Starrer Earns ₹220 Crores|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|access-date=30 May 2020|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|archive-date=11 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311025306/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|url-status=live}}</ref> -He began the decade with a blockbuster in ''[[Panakkaran]]'' (1990), which was a remake of [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s 1981 film ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Laawaris]]''. The film earned him his eighth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. His next two Tamil films, the [[fantasy film|fantasy comedy]] ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]'', (a remake of [[Chiranjeevi]]'s 1988 film ''[[Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film)|Yamudiki Mogudu]]'') which also released in 1990 and the family drama ''[[Dharma Durai (1991 film)|Dharmadorai]]'' (1991), did above-average business at the box office. His stint with Bollywood continued since the past decade as he went on to star in more Hindi films. ''[[Hum (1991 film)|Hum]]'' released in 1991 saw him doing the second main lead with Amitabh Bachchan became an inspiration for ''Baashha''.<ref name="IndiaJanDay">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/15/stories/2006121506571400.htm |title=It's India-Japan Friendship Year |date=15 December 2006 |access-date=20 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520065653/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/15/stories/2006121506571400.htm |archive-date=20 May 2007 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=ta}}</ref> In 1991, he worked with [[Mani Ratnam]] in ''[[Thalapathi]]'', which was heavily inspired by the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref name="thalapathi">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-looking-at-mani-ratnams-landmark-movies.htm |title=Looking at Mani Ratnam's landmark movies&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies |date=9 June 2010 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006132648/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-looking-at-mani-ratnams-landmark-movies.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tamil-superstar-rajnikant-turns-60-fans-celebrate/553338/2 |title=Tamil superstar Rajnikant turns 60, fans celebrate |date=12 December 2009 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326003855/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tamil-superstar-rajnikant-turns-60-fans-celebrate/553338/2 |archive-date=26 March 2010}}</ref> in which he co-starred with actor [[Mammooty]]; the film dealt with the friendship between two unknown characters based on [[Karna]] and [[Duryodhana]], respectively,<ref name="thalapathi" /> and was set in a more contemporary milieu and was both critically acclaimed and successful upon release.<ref name="rebel_image">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/10/24/stories/2010102450020100.htm |title=Magazine : He's back |last=K. Hariharan |date=24 October 2010 |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028131931/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/10/24/stories/2010102450020100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> He received his ninth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film. He went on to appear in remakes of films from other languages, mostly from Hindi and Telugu. ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'', which released in 1992, was yet another friendship-centric film and was loosely based on the 1987 Bollywood film ''[[Khudgarz]]''. The film was the first to have a Super Star Title Graphic Card. He received his tenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film. ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'', directed by [[P. Vasu]], a remake of Kannada actor [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]'s 1986 blockbuster ''[[Anuraga Aralithu]]'', also was released in 1992 and became a box office success. Rajinikanth wrote his first screenplay for the film ''[[Valli (film)|Valli]]'' (1993), in which he also made a special appearance. He also starred in the film ''[[Yajaman]]'', in which he played the role of Vaanavaraayan, a village chieftain. His romantic-comedy ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'' (1994) was controversial for its climax but went on to become one of the highest-grossing films in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/38534/inspiration-remakes.html |title=Inspiration for remakes |last=Megha Shenoy |date=4 April 2011 |website=[[The Deccan Herald]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021111848/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/38534/inspiration-remakes.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> That year, he earned his eleventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the action-drama ''[[Uzhaippali]]''. +In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival|67th Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan to lead official Indian delegation to Cannes |work=[[India Today]] |date=14 May 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |access-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517013607/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |archive-date=17 May 2014 }}</ref> As of July 2014, he was working on three films: ''[[Uttama Villain]]'', ''[[Vishwaroopam II]]'', the sequel of ''Vishwaroopam''<ref>{{Cite news|title = Vishwaroopam 2 confirmed for jan, 2015|date = January 2015|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|last = Shiva|first = Prasad|work = [[The Times of India]]|access-date = 4 January 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214180534/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|archive-date = 14 December 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref> and ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms Kamal Haasan to start shooting for Drishyam remake] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025211912/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms |date=25 October 2015 }}. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.</ref> After 2 years of Vishwaroopam's release, ''[[Uttama Villain]]'' was released on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' a Tamil remake of Malayalam film ''[[Drishyam]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Papanasam: A faithful remake, a solid thriller|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|access-date=29 June 2016|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> was released with positive reviews and became a huge success<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 'Papanasam' (Papanaasam) Movie Review: Live Audience Response] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704045126/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 |date= 4 July 2015 }}. Ibtimes.co.in (4 July 2015). Retrieved 14 July 2016.</ref> followed by the bi-lingual ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' and ''[[Cheekati Rajyam]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |title=Kamal's next titled 'Thoonga Vanam' |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015 |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516193245/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |archive-date=16 May 2015 }}</ref> both doing moderate business. -He joined hands with [[Suresh Krishna (director)|Suresh Krishna]] for ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995), which emerged as an industry record,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-working-with-rajinikanth-baasha-director-tells-all/20121212.htm |title=Working with Rajinikanth: Baasha director tells all |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208151126/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-working-with-rajinikanth-baasha-director-tells-all/20121212.htm |archive-date=8 February 2013 |access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> and is routinely touted by fans and critics alike as a major-hit, as the film elevated him from being just another very popular actor to nearly demigod status among the masses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rajinikanth-Old-is-gold/articleshow/4138227.cms? |title=Rajinikanth: Old is gold |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=17 February 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114114139/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rajinikanth-Old-is-gold/articleshow/4138227.cms |archive-date=14 January 2016}}</ref> He made a cameo in ''[[Peddarayudu]]'' for his friend [[Mohan Babu]] and also helped him in obtaining the remake rights. The same year, he acted in yet another gangster film, ''[[Aatank Hi Aatank]]'' with [[Aamir Khan]] which was also his last Hindi film in a major role till date. His film ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'', a remake of [[Mohanlal]]'s blockbuster Malayalam film ''[[Thenmavin Kombathu]]'', was another commercial success, directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]] and produced by K. Balachander, and became the first Tamil film to be dubbed into Japanese, as ''Mutu: Odoru Maharaja''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/happy-birthdayrajinikanth/2/ |title=Happy birthday, Rajinikanth! |website=[[Mid-Day]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014211458/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/happy-birthdayrajinikanth/2/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> The film grossed a record US$1.6&nbsp;million in Japan in 1998 and was responsible for creating a large Japanese fan-base for the actor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0 |title=Brand Rajinikanth |last=S Saroj Kumar |date=4 January 2012 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113614/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0 |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> ''Muthu''{{'}}s success in Japan led American news magazine ''[[Newsweek]]'' to comment in a 1999 article that Rajinikanth had "supplanted [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as Japan's trendiest heartthrob".<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/1999/05/09/dancing-maharajas.html "Dancing Maharajas".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125150815/http://www.newsweek.com/1999/05/09/dancing-maharajas.html |date=25 November 2010 }} ''Newsweek''. 10 May 1999.</ref> During a visit to Japan in 2006, Indian Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] acknowledged the success of ''Muthu'' in the country during a speech, justifying the positive [[India-Japan relations|relationship between the two nations]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/14prem.htm |title=When the PM wowed Japan's parliament |last=Prem Panicker |date=14 December 2006 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805172727/http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/14prem.htm |archive-date=5 August 2012 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> He received his twelfth and thirteenth nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performances in ''Baashha'' and ''Mushu''. +He was set to reprise his role of Balram Naidu (a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] Officer) from ''Dasavathaaram'' in a spin-off film directed by himself titled ''Sabaash Naidu''. The film was to be made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi (as ''Shabhash Kundu''). The film's release date has been delayed owing to Haasan's entry into politics, and he pledged that he focus on working on ''[[Indian 2]]'' instead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|title=Official: 'Vishwaroopam 2' and 'Indian 2' are the last two films of Kamal Haasan|work=Sify|access-date=21 April 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502095940/http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|archive-date=2 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> -He also entered [[Bengali film industry|Bengali cinema]] through ''[[Bhagya Debata]]'', which was released at the end of 1995. 1997's ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'', another commercial success, earned him his fourteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. Rajinikanth released his last film of the millennium with ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), which went on to become a blockbuster success, and earned him his fifteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It starred [[Ramya Krishnan]] and [[Soundarya]], the former critically acclaimed for her performance. It was also the last prominent role for veteran Tamil actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. +On 17 September 2020, director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] announced through his Twitter handle that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in lead role with [[Anirudh Ravichander|Anirudh]] handling the music with the movie titled as ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. It was Kamal Hassan's 232nd film as an actor.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasan-232-title-teaser-lokesh-kanagaraj-presents-a-fabulous-gift-to-his-guru/articleshow/79099658.cms|title='Kamal Haasan 232' title teaser: Lokesh Kanagaraj presents a fabulous gift to his guru|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was a huge commercial success grossing {{INRConvert|442.45|c}} and went on to become the [[List of Tamil films of 2022#Box office collection|highest-grossing Tamil film of the year]] and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fourth highest-grossing Tamil film]] of all time by beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]'', ''[[Valimai]]'', ''[[Etharkkum Thunindhavan]]'' and ''[[Don (2022 film)|Don]]'' etc.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vikram surpasses Beast Day 2 collection|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/amp_articleshow/92140895.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=5 June 2022|archive-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615105033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/articleshow/92140895.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The first single of ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' titled "[[Pathala Pathala]]" received several million views from Kamal Haasan's fans and was the most viewed song on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/may/12/vikram-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-for-taking-on-union-government-31446.html|title=Vikram: Complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's Pathala Pathala for taking on Union Government|website=[[Cinema Express]] }}</ref> +The song also received praise for Kamal Haasan's dance performances which went viral. Despite facing controversies from the song, it became an instant hit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/police-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-song/articleshow/91534472.cms|title=Police complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's 'Pathala Pathala' song|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> In August 2022, the filming for ''[[Indian 2]]'' resumed, after a break of almost an year. It is now scheduled for release in summer 2023. After ''Indian 2'', he will be collaborating and reuniting with [[Mahesh Narayanan]] and [[Mani Ratnam]] respectively, for his 233rd and 234th films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-next-is-with-director-mahesh-narayanan/articleshow/92000035.cms|title=Kamal Haasan's next is with director Mahesh Narayanan|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kamal-haasan-to-join-hands-with-pa-ranjith-for-madurai-based-rural-film-exciting-combo-1950080-2022-05-16|title=Kamal Haasan to join hands with Pa Ranjith for Madurai-based rural film. Exciting combo!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Indian 2 shooting to resume only after Vikram and RC15 are wrapped up |work=Times Of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indian-2-shooting-to-resume-only-after-vikram-and-rc15-are-wrapped-up/amp_articleshow/89748531.cms + |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> -=== 2002–2010: Struggles, resurgence and acclaim === -After a brief pause, Rajinikanth starred in ''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]'' in 2002, for which he had also written the screenplay.<ref name="baba">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |title=Baba |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=16 August 2002 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225032939/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> Released with much fanfare and hype at the time, the film featured a story revolving around the reforming of a gangster, later revealed to be the reincarnation of the Hindu saint [[Mahavatar Babaji]], and fights against political corruption.<ref name=baba/> It fell short of market expectations and the high bids reportedly translated to heavy losses for the distributors. Rajinikanth himself repaid the losses incurred by the distributors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |title=Film producer GV commits suicide |last=N Sathiya Moorthy |date=3 May 2003 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125855/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=17 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/12/stories/2004051200960100.htm |title=Superstar wannabes |last=Sudhish Kamath |date=12 May 2004 |access-date=17 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001064811/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/12/stories/2004051200960100.htm |archive-date=1 October 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The film was received with comments such as "the bloom was off the rose" and that "the gold does not glitter any more".<ref name="Will Sivaji be Rajini">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/05msg.htm |title=Will Sivaji be Rajini's biggest hit?- History |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607142307/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/05msg.htm |archive-date=7 June 2007 |access-date=6 May 2007}}</ref> [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK) leader [[S. Ramadoss]] condemned him for smoking and posing with [[beedi]]s in the film. He was criticised for spoiling the Tamil youth by glorifying smoking and drinking. PMK volunteers attacked the theatres which screened the film and usurped film rolls and burned them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Mar232004/n7.asp |title=Rajini keeps everyone guessing |date=23 March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309043030/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Mar232004/n7.asp |archive-date=9 March 2007 |access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref> +===Off-screen contributions=== +In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.<ref name="Kamal Interview"/> He has written many of his films, including ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'', ''[[Thevar Magan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Hey Ram]]'', ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'', ''[[Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)|Nala Damayanthi]]'', ''[[Virumaandi]]'', ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'' and ''[[Vishwaroopam]]''. Haasan's production company ([[Raaj Kamal Films International]]) has produced several of his films, and he directed ''[[Chachi 420]]'', ''Hey Ram'', ''Virumaandi'' and ''Vishwaroopam''. He considered directing full-time if ''Hey Ram'' was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.<ref name="Stardustpg2">{{cite web|year=2001 |title=I may slip behind camera&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628233808/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |archive-date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> In his earlier career, he choreographed for [[MGR]] in ''[[Naan Yen Pirandhen]]'', [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''Savaale Samaali'' and [[Jayalalithaa]] in ''[[Anbu Thangai]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan&nbsp;– The Complete Actor |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=11 August 2013 |date=7 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110002651/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |archive-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a technician and joked: "Film makers like [[K. Balachander]] told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams".<ref name="Kamal Haasan wanted to be Technician">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=I wanted to be a technician: Kamal Haasan |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114114642/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |archive-date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> Haasan attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under [[Michael Westmore]].<ref name="Marudhunayagam">{{cite web|year=1998 |author=V S Srinivasan |title=Making of an epic |publisher=Rediff |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622101726/http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> -Two years later, Rajinikanth signed up for P. Vasu's ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005), a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]''. Upon release the film was highly successful at the box office, and in 2007 it set the record of being the longest running Tamil film.<ref name="The Final Verdict">{{Cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13736924 |title=The Final Verdict&nbsp;– History |date=8 May 2005 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224110012/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13736924 |archive-date=24 December 2014 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> ''Chandramukhi'' was also dubbed in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and in German as ''Der Geisterjäger'' and released in the respective nations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/02/rajnis-chandramukhi-in-turkish-and-german-1143979538.html |title=Rajni's 'Chandramukhi' in Turkish and German |date=2 April 2006 |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026145318/http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/02/rajnis-chandramukhi-in-turkish-and-german-1143979538.html |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> Following ''Chandramukhi''{{'}}s release, it was reported that [[AVM Productions]] was set to produce a film directed by [[S. Shankar|Shankar]] starring Rajinikanth – the largest collaboration yet for a Tamil film. The film was titled ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' and was released in the summer of 2007, following two years of filming and production. It became the first Tamil film to be charted as one of the "top-ten best films" of the United Kingdom and South Africa box offices upon release.<ref name="United Kingdom Box Office 15–17 June 2007">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/?yr=2007&wk=24&p=.htm |title=United Kingdom Box Office June 15–17, 2007 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626043750/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/?yr=2007&wk=24&p=.htm |archive-date=26 June 2007 |access-date=18 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="South Africa Box Office 3–5 August 2007">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2007&wk=31&p=.htm |title=South Africa Box Office August 3–5, 2007 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024011722/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2007&wk=31&p=.htm |archive-date=24 October 2007 |access-date=8 June 2007}}</ref> Rajinikanth received a salary of {{INRConvert|260|m|year=2007}}, for his role in the film highest in his film career at that time.<ref name="Neha">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rapchik-Rajinikanth-mind-it/Article1-606098.aspx |title=Rapchik Rajinikanth, mind it! |last=Sharma |first=Neha |date=29 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224090431/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rapchik-Rajinikanth-mind-it/Article1-606098.aspx |archive-date=24 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-17/news-interviews/28228019_1_hero-worship-mgr-sivaji-ganesan |title=What makes Rajinikanth the Boss? |last=Varma |first=Anuradha |date=17 October 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104110543/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-17/news-interviews/28228019_1_hero-worship-mgr-sivaji-ganesan |archive-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1062351/report-after-brangelina-its-rajinikanth |title=After Brangelina, it's Rajinikanth |last=Vilakudy |first=Rajaneesh |date=5 November 2006 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014080020/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1062351/report-after-brangelina-its-rajinikanth |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> He received his sixteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. During the production of ''Sivaji'', [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]] announced her intention of producing a computer-generated imagery film starring an animated version of her father titled ''Sultan: The Warrior''. The film was set for release in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/rajinikanth-sultan-rechristened-hara-251010.html |title=Rajinikanth's Sultan rechristened as Hara |date=25 October 2010 |work=OneIndia |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707231049/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/rajinikanth-sultan-rechristened-hara-251010.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-12-13/news/27690498_1_soundarya-rajnikant-film-sultan-the-warrior |title=Animated film on Rajnikant to be released in December 2008 |date=13 December 2007 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015023424/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-12-13/news/27690498_1_soundarya-rajnikant-film-sultan-the-warrior |archive-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> however, it entered [[development hell]], and its development status would become unknown over the next few years.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news-interviews/31475535_1_superstar-rajinikanth-rana-soundarya-rajinikanth |title=The day Rajini took ill |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivas |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015111052/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news-interviews/31475535_1_superstar-rajinikanth-rana-soundarya-rajinikanth |archive-date=15 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +Haasan has written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in ''Hey Ram'', songs in ''Virumaandi'' and ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and the album for ''Manmadhan Ambu''. Haasan's musical work has been well received by his peers in Tamil film.<ref name="Kamal writes lyrics">{{cite news|author=TOI |title=Kamal's lyrics gets thumbs up |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |date=20 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123203750/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |archive-date=23 November 2010 }}</ref> He is also a playback singer,<ref name="Kamal singer">{{cite news|author=TOI|title=Tunes from the heart|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=24 May 2013|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|date=27 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010454/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> singing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] and English.<ref name="Kamal English">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan sings in English |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |date=9 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225107/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016 }}</ref> Haasan also wrote the lyrics for a song about the [[Coronavirus]] and released its music video, "Arivum Anbum". The album, composed by [[Ghibran]] and directed by Haasan, featured Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja and a number of other contemporary performers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhu |first1=Vignesh |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan pens a song of hope during Covid-19 times! |url=http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Onlookers Media |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154058/http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan-Ghibran's song on coronavirus is an anthem of hope |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427091333/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> -[[File:Rajinikanth 2010 - still 113555 crop.jpg|thumbnail|Rajinikanth at the [[Enthiran (soundtrack)|''Enthiran'' (2010) soundtrack]] release event in [[Mumbai]]|alt=|left]] -He worked with P. Vasu again for ''[[Kuselan]]'', a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Kadha Parayumbol]]'', which was made simultaneously in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Kathanayakudu (2008 film)|Kathanayakudu]]'', in which Rajinikanth played an extended cameo role as himself, a film star in the Indian cinema, and as a best friend to the film's protagonist. According to Rajinikanth, the film somewhat narrated his early life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk3.htm |title=Pasupathy, the real star of Kuselan |last=P |first=Krishnakumar |date=1 August 2008 |website=Rediff.com |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802201524/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk3.htm |archive-date=2 August 2011 |access-date=12 June 2011}}</ref> The film, however, performed poorly at box offices and led to many distributors incurring major losses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/kuselan/featured/3 |title=Kollywood in a flap |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=20 August 2008 |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616205822/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/kuselan/featured/3 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajinikanth also stated that he would work with [[Pyramid Saimira]] again to compensate for ''Kuselan''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238204 |title=Hope Floats For SRK |last=Iyengar |first=Pushpa |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|The Outlook]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028041643/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238204 |archive-date=28 October 2011 |access-date=30 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=10&contentid=2008121620081216010601113f7794623 |title=Kuselan may spark Tamil film boycott |last=S |first=Shyam Prasad |date=16 December 2008 |work=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524180750/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=10&contentid=2008121620081216010601113f7794623 |archive-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>{{Quote box -| quote = "Is there anything left to be said about a man who, at 61, still manages to star in one of the most successful films of the year, not just in the south, but across India? Superstar Rajni once again proved that he is the actor with the Midas touch with the sci-fi flick Endhiran, where he played an ambitious scientist, a naive robot and an evil android bent on destroying the world [...] He did it with such aplomb that he's been the talk of the town for months. He might do one film in two years, but when he does, he pulls out all the stops." -| source = —[[Rediff.com]] on Rajinikanth's performance in ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010)<ref name="Rajini in Enthiran">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-best-tamil-actors-of-2010/20101214.htm |title=Rajinikanth in Endhiran |date=14 December 2010 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527010449/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-best-tamil-actors-of-2010/20101214.htm |archive-date=27 May 2011 |access-date=12 July 2011}}</ref> -| align = right -| width = 25em -}}"Is there anything left to be said about a man who, at 61, still manages to star in one of the most successful films of the year, not just in the south, but across India? Superstar Rajni once again proved that he is the actor with the Midas touch with the sci-fi flick ''Enthiran'', where he played an ambitious scientist, a naive robot and an evil android bent on destroying the world [...] He did it with such aplomb that he's been the talk of the town for months. He might do one film in two years, but when he does, he pulls out all the stops." +In 2021, Haasan featured in a song 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to [[Venmurasu]]' composed by [[Rajan Somasundaram]] and released by Director [[Mani Ratnam]] in honor of [[Venmurasu]], the longest novel ever written in any language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/director-mani-ratnam-releases-musical-tribute-to-jeyamohans-epic-venmurasu-2021-10-19/|title=Director Mani Ratnam Releases Musical Tribute to Jeyamohan's Epic Venmurasu|website=www.marketwatch.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-20}}</ref> Earlier, he has spoken in appreciation of [[Venmurasu]] and writer [[Jeyamohan]] on Bigg Boss during his book recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/feb/04/bookmarked-for-bigg-boss-bibliophiles-2259190.html/|title=Book Recommendations by Kamal Haasan|website=www.NewIndianExpress.com|language=en|access-date=2022-03-18}}</ref> In 2022, Haasan was the lyricist and the playback singer for the song "Pathala Pathala" from Vikram.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kamal Haasan pens a Kuththu song for 'Vikram' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/kamal-haasan-pens-a-kuththu-song-for-vikram/articleshow/87300351.cms |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> -Rajinikanth worked again with Shankar for the science fiction film ''[[Enthiran]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/chulbul-pandey-now-lives-in-chennai/729300/ |title=Chulbul Pandey Now Lives in Chennai |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=26 December 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=2 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211152620/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/chulbul-pandey-now-lives-in-chennai/729300/ |archive-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> The film was released worldwide in 2010 as the most expensive Indian film ever made, ultimately becoming the second highest-grossing film in India of its time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2082&nCat=you_asked_it |title=Is It True That Endhiran Will Gross Than Three Idiots? |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006050841/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2082&nCat=you_asked_it |archive-date=6 October 2010 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="162crores">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=538&StoryID=ENTEN20100154445 |title=Rajini's Endhiran: A sell out in Chennai |publisher=[[NDTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106150430/http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=538&StoryID=ENTEN20100154445 |archive-date=6 November 2012 |access-date=26 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2171&nCat=box_office_news |title=Endhiran&nbsp;— The Robot Expected Lifetime Business |date=1 November 2010 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216100921/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2171&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=16 February 2013 |access-date=4 January 2011}}</ref> Rajinikanth was paid a remuneration of {{INRConvert|450|m|year=2010}} for the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avatar-technology-powers-rajnikant-in-enthir/673748/ |title=Avatar technology powers Rajnikant in Enthiran |date=28 August 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124071605/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avatar-technology-powers-rajnikant-in-enthir/673748 |archive-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> He received his seventeenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. The film's success lead to the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]] to use the film as a case study to analyse the business of cinema and its success story in a post-graduate elective management course called ''Contemporary Film Industry: A Business Perspective''. The course would also study ''Muthu''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-23/india/28227042_1_case-study-iim-rajinikanth |title=Rajinikanth's Enthiran&nbsp;– Case study in IIM A |date=23 December 2010 |access-date=9 April 2011 |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122818/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-23/india/28227042_1_case-study-iim-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +=== Bigg Boss Tamil === +Haasan made his return on [[Star Vijay]] TV, hosting the first season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|title=Kamal Haasan all set to host Tamil Big Boss|website=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918163706/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|title=கமல் தொகுத்து வழங்கும், விஜய் டிவியின் 'பிக் பாஸ்'|website=vikatan.com|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901000328/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The show soon went onto become one of the most watched television series in Tamil Nadu and gained positive reviews among audience from season 1 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-16|title=Looking back at Bigg Boss Tamil Season One: Top seven controversies|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/looking-back-at-bigg-boss-tamil-season-one-top-seven-controversies-5220445/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Karki|first=Tripti|date=2017-08-29|title=Bigg Boss Tamil: With 14k retweets, self-evicted contestant Oviya Helen emerges more popular than ever|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-bigg-boss-tamil-14k-retweets-contestant-oviya-helen-emerges-more-popular-than-ever-twitter-398788|access-date=2022-01-29|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-30|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 2: From Aishwarya Dutta's 'Hitler Task' to Mahat's tantrums, a look at the top controversies of the show|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-tamil-2-top-controversies-kamal-haasan-show-5379965/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-26|title='Bigg Boss 2' Tamil in trouble|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-2-tamil-trouble-83677|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-06|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 3: A look at the top controversies of the season|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-3-a-look-at-the-top-controversies-of-the-season/photostory/71461027.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 - A look back at the most controversial moments from the show|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/oct/10/bigg-boss-tamil-season-3---a-look-back-at-the-most-controversial-moments-from-the-show-667.html|access-date=2022-01-29|website=[[Cinema Express]]|language=en}}</ref> Haasan also hosted the second season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2]]'' which started its telecast on 17 June 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-12|title=Kamal Haasan returns to host 'Bigg Boss' 2|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kamal-haasan-returns-host-bigg-boss-2-81212|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]'' which started its telecast on 23 June 2019<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kamal Haasan all set for Bigg Boss Tamil 3 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/kamal-haasan-all-set-for-bigg-boss-tamil-3/articleshow/69234470.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=8 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bigg Boss Tamil 4]] which started telecast on 4 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 4 teaser: Kamal Haasan gets back to work|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-season-4-teaser-kamal-haasan-gets-back-to-work-6572489/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He hosted ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)|Bigg Boss Tamil 5]]'' which started to telecast from 3 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 5 teaser is out; Kamal Haasan returns as the host - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-5-teaser-is-out-kamal-haasan-returns-as-the-host/articleshow/85800271.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=31 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Then, now he is the host<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Kamal Haasan to host first edition of Bigg Boss Tamil OTT, begins January 30|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-tamil-ott-next-7727242/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> to the [[Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)]] which is to be launched on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Ultimate: Kamal Haasan announces OTT version of Bigg Boss Tamil, here's all you need to know |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/bigg-boss-ultimate-kamal-haasan-announces-ott-version-of-bigg-boss-tamil-heres-all-you-need-to-know/719efacb51128 |access-date=2022-01-29 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Disney+ Hotstar to stream its first-ever OTT exclusive season of Bigg Boss Tamil from 30th January|url=https://www.medianews4u.com/disney-hotstar-to-stream-its-first-ever-ott-exclusive-season-of-bigg-boss-tamil-from-30th-january/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=MediaNews4U|language=en-US}}</ref> from 30 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Janani K. |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Kamal Haasan to host Bigg Boss Ultimate on Disney+ Hotstar from January 30. Read details|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-ultimate-on-disney-hotstar-from-january-30-read-details-1900821-2022-01-17|access-date=2022-01-29|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He exited the show after the third week owing to scheduling conflicts with his film ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. Later, [[Silambarasan]] replaced him as the host from week 4 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Kamal opts out of Bigg Boss Ultimate show |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kamal-opts-out-of-bigg-boss-ultimate-show/article65068468.ece|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.thehindu.com|date=20 February 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=This sensational star replaces Kamal Haasan in 'Bigg Boss Ultimate'? - Tamil News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bigg-boss-ultimate-new-host-simbu-kamal-haasan-tamil-news-308356|access-date=2022-02-22|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> -=== 2011–2014: Hospitalisation and return === -In January 2011, Rajinikanth was slated to appear in ''Rana'', a period film to be produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, who would work with the actor for a third time.<ref name=raana/> During the [[principal photography]] of the film on 29 April 2011, he suffered a mild [[foodborne illness]] on the sets, which led to vomiting, dehydration, and exhaustion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital_1537595 |title=Rajinikanth admitted to hospital&nbsp;– Entertainment&nbsp;– DNA |date=29 April 2011 |website=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818115734/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital_1537595 |archive-date=18 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> He was treated at St. Isabel's Hospital for a day before being discharged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-hospitalised-news-news-le3q2ebeebh.html |title=Rajinikanth hospitalised |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811141240/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-hospitalised-news-news-le3q2ebeebh.html |archive-date=11 August 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> Five days later, he was rushed to the same hospital again after suffering from breathlessness and fever.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikanth-again-hospitalised/1/138159.html |title=Actor Rajinikanth hospitalised again |last=ITGD Bureau |date=14 May 2011 |website=[[India Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172404/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikanth-again-hospitalised/1/138159.html |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> He was diagnosed with [[bronchitis]] and was kept at the hospital for a week, while also spending a few days in an [[intensive care unit]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rajini-writes-letter-to-fans-says-he-will-be-back-soon/Article1-710881.aspx |title=Rajini writes letter to fans, says he will be back soon |date=18 June 2011 |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=1 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621070954/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rajini-writes-letter-to-fans-says-he-will-be-back-soon/Article1-710881.aspx |archive-date=21 June 2011}}</ref> Several conflicting reports of discharge dates arose, as well as claims of Rajinikanth's health deteriorating.<ref name="ndtv" /> Two days after his last discharge, Rajinikanth was admitted to the [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]] on 16 May 2011 for recurring respiratory and gastrointestinal problems.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/modi-to-visit-rajini-in-hospital-105754 |title=Modi To Visit Rajini in Hospital |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216130427/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/modi-to-visit-rajini-in-hospital-105754 |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> The hospital maintained that Rajinikanth was in stable condition and showed positive response to treatment.<ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?id=ENTEN20110175793&keyword=regional&section=Movies&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |title=Rajinikanth's Condition Stable: Hospital |publisher=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210090601/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-s-condition-stable-hospital-106385 |archive-date=10 February 2014 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> It was widely reported that he required a [[kidney transplantation]], which was later denied by [[Dhanush]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/chennai/29608004_1_dhanush-isabel-hospital-national-award |title=Rajini will soon be back to complete 'Raana': Dhanush |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905124113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/chennai/29608004_1_dhanush-isabel-hospital-national-award |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +=== KH House of Khaddar (KHHK) === +Kamal Haasan launched his personal fashion line brand called KH House of Khaddar (KHHK).<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/khaddar-vs-burger/article38328872.ece|title=On Republic Day, Kamal Haasan launches the website for his new fashion label KH House of Khaddar|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 2022 |last1=Paitandy |first1=Priyadarshini }}</ref> of Film as Killer in [[Dhamaka (2022)]] -On 21 May 2011, [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] released a photo of her and Rajinikanth in his hospital ward, both posing with a [[thumbs signal]], responding to fans' negative reaction to news reports.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-23/chennai/29573758_1_private-ward-icu-senior-doctor |title=Rajinikanth out of ICU, moved into private ward |date=23 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905124119/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-23/chennai/29573758_1_private-ward-icu-senior-doctor |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> The hospital restricted unauthorised visitors.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/chennai/29516197_1_rajinikanth-triple-role-enthiran |title=Rajini getting better, say docs as fans pray for their superstar |date=6 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122809/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/chennai/29516197_1_rajinikanth-triple-role-enthiran |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajinikanth's brother, Sathyanarayana Rao Gaekwad, reported that the cause of the sudden illness was due to stress from rapid weight-loss and changes in diet, as well as [[alcohol withdrawal syndrome|withdrawal of alcohol consumption]] and [[smoking cessation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajini-suffering-from-lung-liver-ailment-brother-106258 |title=Rajini suffering from lung, liver ailment: Brother |date=17 May 2011 |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520205352/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajini-suffering-from-lung-liver-ailment-brother-106258 |archive-date=20 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> After addressing fans in a 4-minute [[digital recording|digitally recorded]] [[voice message]] to the media, Rajinikanth, under the advice of Amitabh Bachchan, travelled from Chennai to Singapore with his family on 21 May 2011, where he was to undergo further treatment for [[nephropathy]] at [[Mount Elizabeth Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/international-news-of-the-week-111060400093_1.html |title=International news of the week |date=4 June 2011 |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620163528/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/international-news-of-the-week-111060400093_1.html |archive-date=20 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajini-in-singapore-hospital-on-big-b-s-advice_709858.html |title=Rajini in Singapore hospital on Big B's advice |date=30 May 2011 |publisher=[[Zee News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712183018/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajini-in-singapore-hospital-on-big-b-s-advice_709858.html |archive-date=12 July 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> After spending over two weeks at the hospital, he was finally discharged on 15 June 2011 and continued to recuperate in Singapore, before returning to Chennai on 13 July 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajnikanth-fine-recovering-well-dhanush/article2065995.ece |title=Rajnikanth fine, recovering well: Dhanush |date=31 May 2011 |work=The Hindu |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015080939/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajnikanth-fine-recovering-well-dhanush/article2065995.ece |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-to-return-tonight-118777 |title=Rajinikanth to return tonight |date=14 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102184246/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-to-return-tonight-118777 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> +== Personal life == -Despite several failed attempts to restart ''Rana'' upon his return, Rajinikanth reprised his ''Enthiran'' character, Chitti, in the Bollywood science-fiction film ''[[Ra.One]]'' (2011) in a guest appearance alongside [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/news-interviews/30164710_1_superhero-flick-raone-rajinikanth |title=Rajinikanth's cameo RA.One |last=Rudrappa |first=Chetan |date=16 September 2011 |access-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/news-interviews/30164710_1_superhero-flick-raone-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2011, it was decided that ''Rana'' would be shelved in favour of a new project, titled ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28378236_1_rajinikanth-film-muthu-and-padayappa |title=Rana, a triple delight for Rajini fans |last=Bharti Dubey, TNN, 29 January 2011, 05.42&nbsp;pm IST |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524072144/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28378236_1_rajinikanth-film-muthu-and-padayappa |archive-date=24 May 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Unfortunately the film became a huge disaster at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece |title=Now Kochadaiyaan producers in financial tangle |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=18 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130420/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece |archive-date=7 January 2017 |date=27 December 2014 |last1=Kandavel |first1=Sangeetha}}</ref> The [[motion capture]] film, which is the first of its kind in India, was released in 2014 to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846 |title='Kochadaiiyaan' Review Roundup: Commendable Attempt by Soundarya; Worth Watching |date=23 May 2014 |work=[[International Business Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130410/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref> ''Kochadaiiyaan'', and the 3D release of ''Sivaji'' in 2012,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/movie-review-rajinikanth-s-sivaji-3d-303788 |title=Movie Review: Rajinikanth's Sivaji 3D |date=11 December 2012 |website=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |publisher=[[NDTV]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527015330/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/movie-review-rajinikanth-s-sivaji-3d-303788 |archive-date=27 May 2014 |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref> made Rajinikanth the first Indian actor to have appeared in four different forms of world cinema: [[black-and-white]], [[colour film|colour]], [[3D film|3D]] and [[motion capture]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130403/entertainment-kollywood/article/rajini-%E2%80%98cannes%E2%80%99 |title=Rajini 'Cannes' |date=3 April 2013 |work=Deccan Chronicle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310063752/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130403/entertainment-kollywood/article/rajini-%E2%80%98cannes%E2%80%99 |archive-date=10 March 2014 |access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref> Following the completion of ''Kochadaiiyaan'', Rajinikanth began work in Ravikumar's next directorial venture, titled ''[[Lingaa]]'' alongside [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Sona-presses-the-rewind-button/articleshow/34320366.cms |title=Sona presses the rewind button |date=28 April 2014 |work=Mumbai Mirror |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001062519/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Sona-presses-the-rewind-button/articleshow/34320366.cms |archive-date=1 October 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/superstar-rajinikanths-next-is-lingaa/article5960175.ece |title=Superstar Rajinikanth's next is Lingaa |date=29 April 2014 |newspaper=The Hindu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920045726/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/superstar-rajinikanths-next-is-lingaa/article5960175.ece |archive-date=20 September 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014 |last1=Subramanian |first1=Karthik}}</ref> The film was released on 12 December 2014, coinciding with his birthday,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-stamped-u-rating-rajinikanth-starrer-confirmed-12-december-release-615162 |title='Lingaa' Stamped with 'U' Rating; Rajinikanth Starrer Confirmed for 12 December Release |date=26 November 2014 |work=International Business Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220031320/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-stamped-u-rating-rajinikanth-starrer-confirmed-12-december-release-615162 |archive-date=20 February 2015 |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> and received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-take-responsibility-flaws-in-Lingaa-KS-Ravikumar/articleshow/45585327.cms |title=I take responsibility for the book scene in Lingaa: KS Ravikumar |date=21 December 2014 |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225122829/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-take-responsibility-flaws-in-Lingaa-KS-Ravikumar/articleshow/45585327.cms |archive-date=25 December 2014 |access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> +===Family=== +Haasan was born into a [[Tamils|Tamil]] Iyengar family<ref name="indiatimes1">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2013 |title=I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-date=30 October 2014 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> in the town of [[Paramakudi]], in the [[Ramanathapuram]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]], to criminal defence lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, a housewife.<ref name="father">{{Cite web |last=Kumar, Rajitha |year=2000 |title=Kamal, as we know him |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728103013/http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |archive-date=28 July 2011 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> During 2013 his daughter [[Shruti Haasan]] appeared on an episode of ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'', where "phone a friend" option is availed to Shruti and when she called her father Kamal, he stated that his parents named him Parthasarathy before he was called as Kamal Haasan and his mother always used to call him by that name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2012 |title=Kamal reveals his real name! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |url-status=dead |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |archive-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> In an interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are [[Charuhasan]], [[Chandrahasan]] and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law.<ref name="yaakob" /> Haasan continued his education in Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2020 |title=Kamal Haasan's reunion with his schoolmates |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |archive-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> and [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in Madras (now [[Chennai]]).{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -=== 2016–present: ''Kabali'' and beyond === -Rajinikanth's next film was director [[Pa. Ranjith]]'s crime drama ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'', produced by [[S. Thanu]]. The film was released in July 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kabali-review-round-up-this-is-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-rajinikanth-blockbuster-2236945 |title=Kabali review round-up: This is what critics are saying about the Rajinikanth blockbuster |date=22 July 2016 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=25 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725052356/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kabali-review-round-up-this-is-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-rajinikanth-blockbuster-2236945 |archive-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> The film became the [[List of Tamil films of 2016|highest grossing Tamil film]] of the year grossing over {{INRConvert|300|c|lk=c|year=2020}} and became the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fifth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time]] before being surpassed by his another film ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]''.{{#tag:ref|Box office gross values of {{INR}}650 crore were reported for ''Kabali'' in the first 13 days by several organisations including ''Financial Express'' and ''Indian Express'',<ref name="Financial Express 650 crore 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/334390/kabali-box-office-collections-at-over-rs-650-cr-rajinikanth-starrer-is-now-no-1-movie-in-india/4/|title=Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express|date=1 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Financial Express 650 crore 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/334390/kabali-box-office-collections-at-over-rs-650-cr-rajinikanth-starrer-is-now-no-1-movie-in-india/3/|title=Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express|date=1 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> which were more than double the estimates made by other sources.<ref name="IBT 675 questioned">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-reports-rajinikanth-starrer-raking-rs-675-crore-13-days-are-fake-688881|title='Kabali' box office collection: Reports of Rajinikanth-starrer raking in Rs. 675 crore in 13 days are fake|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805214307/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-reports-rajinikanth-starrer-raking-rs-675-crore-13-days-are-fake-688881|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''International Business Times'' (IBT) and ''[[Firstpost]]'' criticized these estimates as inflated, explaining the discrepancy as due in part to the addition of "pre-release business" figures, such as music and satellite rights sales of {{INR}}200 crore,<ref name="Firstpost 600 questioned" /> being factored into the box office sales totals.<ref name="IBT 675 questioned" /> ''Firstpost'' wrote, "More conservative estimates put Kabali's collections at around Rs 300 crores from worldwide ticket sales."<ref name="Firstpost 600 questioned">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/rajinikanth-kabali-has-earned-rs-600-crore-at-the-global-box-office-or-has-it-2932578.html|title=Rajinikanth's Kabali has earned Rs 600 crore at the global box office. Or has it? – Firstpost|date=3 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> IBT's analysts in August 2016 estimated the film's worldwide gross total of its first 13 days at around {{INR|350 crore}} (US${{To USD|3500|IND|year=2016}} million).<ref name="IBT 350 crore">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-starrer-beats-7-big-records-baahubali-bahubali-688964 |title='Kabali' Box Office collection |work=International Business Times India|date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805071102/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-starrer-beats-7-big-records-baahubali-bahubali-688964|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> <br> Figures given in December 2016 by ''Financial Express'' indicated an estimated domestic gross of {{INR}}215 crore and an overseas gross of {{INR}}262 crore, which total {{INR}}477 crore.<ref name="IE Dec 2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-birthday-today-as-superstar-rajni-turns-65-wishes-pour-in/471636/|title=Rajinikanth birthday today; As superstar Rajni turns 65, wishes pour&nbsp;in|date=12 December 2016}}</ref> A figure of USD$77 million given by ''Forbes'' in May 2017 converted to approximately {{INR}}493–499 crore.<!--Method: {{INRConvert|493|c|year=2016}} -NOTE: Since the Forbes source doesn't mention a specific INR value, and is presumably using 2017 US dollars to talk about the gross of a 2016 Indian film, we're forced to extrapolate a range of INR values under 500, and the highest possible is 499. --><ref name="Forbes 77 mil USD">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/05/11/armies-of-ajith-fans-mobilize-to-blast-vivegam-teaser-to-record-views/#4d79d92716eb|title=Armies Of Ajith Fans Mobilize To Blast 'Vivegam' Teaser To Record Views|access-date=13 May 2017|work=Forbes|quote=Kabali, which starred blockbuster hero Rajinikanth, went on to gross nearly 5 billion rupees (US$77 million) worldwide, making it the 6th highest grossing Indian film in history at the time.}}</ref> According to ''International Business Times'' in October 2017, ''Kabali''{{'}}s final worldwide gross was around {{INRConvert|286|c}}.<ref name="IBT Oct 2017">{{cite news|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash|title=Mersal box office collection: A crowning-moment for Vijay as his film joins Rs 200-crore club|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mersal-12-days-box-office-collection-crowning-vijay-film-joins-rs-200-crore-club-2nd-weekend-747432|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=30 October 2017}}</ref>|group=n|name=Kabali}} Also, at the [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards]], the film was nominated at five categories winning all of them,<ref>{{cite web |date=14 January 2017|last=Arul|title=Rajinikanth, Vijay, Sasikumar at Vikatan awards - Photos|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/rajinikanth-vijay-sasikumar-vikatan-awards-9850-slide-57502|access-date=31 December 2020|website=IBTimes India|language=en}}</ref> and also won five awards, at the [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]], and two nominations at the [[6th South Indian International Movie Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SIIMA 2017 Nomination List&nbsp;– Tamil|url=http://siima.in/2017/nominations.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170531085328/http://siima.in/2017/nominations.html|archive-date=31 May 2017|access-date=31 May 2017|publisher=[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]}}</ref> He also received his eighteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. +Haasan has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and in the song "[[Kallai Mattum]]" in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="familfy">{{Cite web |last=Pavithra Srinivasan |year=2008 |title=Dasavatharam music is mediocre |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606112512/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |archive-date=6 June 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Haasan, is a [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]-winning actor who appeared in the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''. Charuhasan's daughter [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) [[Mani Ratnam]], who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's ''Nayakan''.<ref name="maniy">{{Cite web |year=2003 |title=Married to the medium |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413132659/http://tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |archive-date=13 April 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |website=The Tribune}}</ref> Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films and was an executive with [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], he died in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2017 |title=Kamal Haasan's brother and producer Chandrahasan died |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508022836/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |archive-date=8 May 2017 |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Chandrahasan's daughter [[Anu Hasan]] has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''. Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).<ref name="sistyer">{{Cite news |last=Ramani, Nandini |date=21 November 2003 |title=Married to the medium |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145018/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in "Hey Ram". -In August 2016, it was announced that Rajinikanth and director Ranjith would work together again for a film with Dhanush as producer, titled ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'', in which Rajinikanth plays a [[Dharavi]]-dwelling gangster who fights against corporate takeover of the slum.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajinikanthranjith-combo-under-dhanushs-production-soon/article9046675.ece Rajinikanth-Ranjith combo under Dhanush's production soon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830160909/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajinikanthranjith-combo-under-dhanushs-production-soon/article9046675.ece |date=30 August 2016 }}. The Hindu (29 August 2016). Retrieved on 3 November 2016.</ref> The film was officially released on 7 June 2018 and received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/tamil-movies-kaala-box-office-update-rajinikanths-latest-offering-starts-picking-up-at-the-ticket-windows-3101544/|title=Rajinikanth's Kaala Witnesses an Upward Trend at the Box Office - Read Details|last=Desk|first=India com Entertainment|date=9 June 2018|website=India.com|language=en|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> In 2018 he also appeared in [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]'' reprising the roles of Dr. Vaseegaran and Chitti, alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Amy Jackson]].<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Akshay-Kumar-plays-the-villain-in-Robot-2/articleshow/50203162.cms |title=Akshay Kumar plays the villain in 'Robot 2' |website=The Times of India |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613065129/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Akshay-Kumar-plays-the-villain-in-Robot-2/articleshow/50203162.cms |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live|last1=Iyer |first1=Meena }}</ref> The film was released on 29 November 2018 and was commercially successful at the box office. The film earned over {{INRConvert|117.34|c}} worldwide on its first day, which was the second-highest ever for an Indian film. The film crossed {{INRConvert|520|c|year=2018}} in its opening weekend to be the highest-grossing film worldwide for that week. The film also grossed over {{INRConvert|655.81|c}}{{Ndash}}{{INRConvert|800|c|lk=c}} at the box office became the [[List of Tamil films of 2018|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of the year and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|second highest grossing Tamil film of all time]].<ref>{{Cite news |title='2.0' final box office collection all format: The Rajinikanth starrer helmed by S. Shankar is the sixth highest grossing Indian film ever - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/2-0-final-box-office-collection-all-format-the-rajinikanth-starrer-helmed-by-s-shankar-is-the-sixth-highest-grossing-indian-film-ever/articleshow/67989955.cms |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> ''2.0'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films in India|fourth highest-grossing film in India]] and is the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Global gross figures|seventh highest-grossing Indian film worldwide]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4535|title=Top All Time India Grossers All Formats – 2.0 Second |website=Box Office India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4533|title=2.0 All India Update – Crosses 400 Crore NETT|website= Box Office India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Rajinikanth starred in [[Karthik Subbaraj]]'s ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'', in which his performance received praise for his return to his vintage stereotypical style of acting and grossed over {{INRConvert|250|c}}, becoming the [[List of Tamil films of 2019|second highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526|title=Rs 1000 crore! That's how much Rajinikanth's three films grossed at the box office in a span of 7 months|website=timesnownews|date=2 February 2019|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> The combined gross earnings of ''Kaala'', ''2.0'' and ''Petta'' by the end of January 2019 was determined to be over {{INR}} 1000 crore according to trade analysts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526 |title=Rs 1000 crore! That's how much Rajinikanth's three films grossed at the worldwide box office in a span of 7 months &#124; Entertainment News |access-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212029/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526 |archive-date=2 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth worked with [[AR Murugadoss]] in the film ''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'', which released in 2020. He played the role of a police officer after 27 years since his last film as a police officer was the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Pandian (film)|Pandian]]''. Despite the film receiving mixed reviews, the film grossed {{INRConvert|250|c}} crore at the box office,<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2020 |title=Darbar box office: Film ends up as a colossal flop, distributors plan to approach Rajinikanth |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/darbar-box-office-film-ends-up-as-a-colossal-flop-distributors-plan-to-approach-rajinikanth/story-j7miLvAkLvmFHhqd59cuLM.html|access-date=28 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth's Darbar is AR Murugadoss' failure |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/rajinikanth-darbar-is-ar-murugadoss-failure-6208719/|access-date=28 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> making it one of Rajinikanth's highest-grossing films and the [[List of Tamil films of 2020|highest-grossing Tamil films of 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-21|title=Darbar enters Rs 200 crore club, fifth Rajinikanth film to achieve feat|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/darbar-enters-rs-200-crore-club-fifth-rajinikanth-film-to-achieve-feat/story-nzjTEHMUkCqZVJgDk6DzQP.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The next project of Rajinikanth was with director [[Siva (director)|Siva]], the film titled ''[[Annaatthe]]'' where he played role of a protective brother. The film was released on 4 November 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajinikanth's Annaatthe to hit screens on November 4 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajinikanths-annaatthe-to-hit-screens-on-november-4/articleshow/80450919.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126184148/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajinikanths-annaatthe-to-hit-screens-on-november-4/articleshow/80450919.cms |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film became a commercial success at the box office by grossing around {{INRConvert| 240|c|lk=c|year=2021}} beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' and ''[[Maanaadu]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/rajinikanth-pays-surprise-visit-to-annaatthe-director-siruthai-siva-carries-this-gift-4540088.html|title=Rajinikanth Pays Surprise Visit to Annaatthe Director Siruthai Siva, Carries This Gift|website=[[News18]]|date=10 December 2021 |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annaatthe Box Office Rajinikanth Starrer Becomes One Of The Biggest Blockbuster of The Year Enters 200 Crore Club |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/annaatthe-box-office-rajinikanth-starrer-becomes-biggest-blockbuster-of-the-year-enters-%e2%82%b9200-crore-club-5096002/ |access-date=2022-01-03 |website=www.india.com |date=15 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=14 November 2021 |title=Annaatthe box office collection Day 10: Rajinikanth film is still going strong |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/annaatthe-box-office-collection-day-10-rajinikanth-film-is-still-going-strong-1876495-2021-11-14 |access-date=14 November 2021 |website=India Today |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114040425/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/annaatthe-box-office-collection-day-10-rajinikanth-film-is-still-going-strong-1876495-2021-11-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> +===Relationships=== +[[File:Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Haasan in white, next to daughters Shruti and Akshara, dressed in black|Haasan with daughters [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (left) and [[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]] (right)]] -His next 169th film is with director [[Nelson Dilipkumar|Nelson]] which was tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 169''. On 17 June 2022, the titled was announced to be ''[[Jailer (film)|Jailer]]'' and Rajinikanth will be playing an experienced jailer in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 February 2022 |title=Rajinikanth teams up with Nelson for 'Thalaivar 169' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rajinikanth-teams-up-with-nelson-for-thalaivar-169/article38407701.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210152043/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rajinikanth-teams-up-with-nelson-for-thalaivar-169/article38407701.ece |archive-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=Nelson-Rajinikanth's Thalaivar 169 titled Jailer |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/17/nelson-rajinikanths-thalaivar-169-titled-jailer-32155.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619123732/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/17/nelson-rajinikanths-thalaivar-169-titled-jailer-32155.html |archive-date=19 June 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=#Thalaivar169 by Nelson Dilipkumar titled Jailer |url=https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/06/17/thalaivar169-by-nelson-dilipkumar-titled-jailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617083037/https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/06/17/thalaivar169-by-nelson-dilipkumar-titled-jailer |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=17 June 2022 |website=[[DT Next]]}}</ref> The film will be released theatrically in August 2023. Rajinikanth will be doing an extended cameo in his daughter [[Aishwarya Rajinikanth]]'s directorial comeback titled ''Lal Salaam.'' His next 170th film is with director T. J. Gananavel which is tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 170'' and he will be playing the role of Muslim cop. The film will be released in 2024. His next 171st film is with director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] which is tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 171.'' +In 1978, at age 24, Haasan married dancer [[Vani Ganapathy]].<ref name="Kamal-vani">{{cite news|author=Indiatimes Movies|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|title=Kamal Haasan made a flowery entry|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|access-date=31 December 2008|date=31 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521024317/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie ''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]''. After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -==Political career== -[[File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the Entertainer of the Year Award to Shri Rajnikanth, at the 'NDTV Indian of the Year Awards Function', in New Delhi on January 17, 2008.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Rajinikanth receiving the 2008 NDTV Entertainer of the Year Award from prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]]]] -Rajinikanth said: "Even God cannot save Tamil Nadu if AIADMK returns to power." Rajinikanth wholeheartedly supported the DMK and Tamil Mannila Congress alliance and asked the people of Tamil Nadu and his fans to vote for that alliance. This alliance had a complete victory in 1996. Rajinikanth also supported the DMK-Tamil Mannila Congress alliance in the [[1996 Indian general election]] and [[1998 Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |title=Tamil Cinema 1998-Year Highlights (Part-2) |date=21 January 1998 |access-date=23 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620181502/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |archive-date=20 June 2008 |publisher=Dinakaran}}</ref> +Haasan and actress [[Sarika]] began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (born 1986). Shruti is a singer and a [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]]-[[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]] actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991), was [[assistant director]] for 2013's ''Vishwaroopam'' and actress for 2019's ''[[Kadaram Kondan]]''. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for the movie ''[[Hey Ram]]'' and won the [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]]er.<ref name="47thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505163411/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161229/http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.<ref name="sarika">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhash K. |year=2003 |title=My main concern is the kids |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203010011/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |archive-date= 3 February 2009 }}</ref> After their divorce, Sarika acted in movies and TV serials, winning the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for the 2005 film ''[[Parzania]]''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -Later in 2004, Rajinikanth said he would personally vote for the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) but would not extend his support to any front during the [[2004 Indian general election|upcoming Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |title=Rajnikanth is a firm believer in Hindutva |date=28 April 2004 |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202050/http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> The party, however, failed to win any seats in Tamil Nadu in the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-05-17/news/27657995_1_aiadmk-mps-mdmk-lone-puducherry-seat |title=AIADMK entering Parliament after five years |date=17 May 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025061624/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-05-17/news/27657995_1_aiadmk-mps-mdmk-lone-puducherry-seat |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> +From 2005 until 2016, Haasan was in a relationship with actress [[Gautami]], {{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}, his frequent co-star during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gautami had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him<ref name="IT Gautami split">{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya |first=Ananya |title=Kamal Haasan and Gautami part ways after living together for 13 years |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |website=[[India Today]] |date=1 November 2016 |access-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102170331/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |archive-date= 2 November 2016 }}</ref> writing, "It is heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/|title=Gautami opens up on Kamal Haasan: After 13 years together, our paths have irreversibly diverged|work=India.com|date=2 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102154728/http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/ |archive-date= 2 November 2016}}</ref> -Rajinikanth canceled his visit to Sri Lanka on March 2017 at the urging of Tamil Nadu politicians. Leaders of the BJP criticized this choice.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bjp-subramanian-swamy-says-rajinikanth-and-other-tamil-film-actors-are-chickens--news-182095 | title=Swamy and other BJP leaders criticise Rajinikanth - News | date=25 March 2017 }}</ref> In June 2017, BJP leader [[Subramanian Swamy]] alleged that Rajinikanth was illiterate and unfit for politics. He also accused Rajinikanth of financial fraud, claiming that he has strong proof of financial irregularities by Rajinikanth that will bring down Rajinikanth's political aspirations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/swamy-vs-superstar-rajini-has-committed-financial-fraud-should-not-enter-politics-64137 | title=Swamy vs Superstar: 'Rajini has committed financial fraud, should not enter politics' | date=24 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/250617/subramanian-swamys-outbursts-on-rajinikanth-follows-speculations.html | title=Subramanian Swamy's outbursts on Rajinikanth follows speculations | date=25 June 2017 }}</ref> +Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with [[Srividya]]. Haasan visited [[Srividya]] on her deathbed in 2006.<ref name="srividya">{{cite web |author=TR |year=2008 |title=Wasn't Ranjith telling Sreevidya's tale? |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026143217/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> -However several political analysts state Rajinikanth has missed his chance and unlike 1996 when he was at his peak it will be very difficult for him to make a significant impact in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/why-rajinikanth-hasnt-taken-the-plunge-it-is-not-1996-any-more-4658857/ |title=Why Rajinikanth hasn't taken the plunge: It is not 1996 anymore |work=The Indian Express |author=Kavitha Muralidharan |date=16 May 2017 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709062901/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/why-rajinikanth-hasnt-taken-the-plunge-it-is-not-1996-any-more-4658857/ |archive-date=9 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-political-opportunity-for-rajinikanth-has-come-and-gone/story-GyC5mlbQYuK1MaSpEXSu1L.html |title=The political opportunity for Rajinikanth has come and gone |work=Hindustan Times |author=Viju Cherian |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725170226/https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-political-opportunity-for-rajinikanth-has-come-and-gone/story-GyC5mlbQYuK1MaSpEXSu1L.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajini-no-political-superstar-718935.html |title=Rajini no political superstar, may have missed his day |work=Deccan Herald |author=ETB Sivapriyan |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190649/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajini-no-political-superstar-718935.html |url-status=live}}</ref> +==={{anchor|Religious views|Political views}}Views=== +Haasan is an atheist.<ref>{{cite news + |author=B. KOLAPPAN + |year=2014 + |title=When the atheist actor met the pontiff + |work=The Hindu + |access-date=13 June 2014 + |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece + |url-status=live + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201134/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece + |archive-date= 4 December 2014 +}}</ref> He has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the theme in his films like ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' and ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="rediffreview">{{cite web|author=Vijayasarathy, R G |year=2008 |title=Dasavathaaram is spectacular |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=13 June 2008 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213231/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 }}</ref> He was mistaken to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied [[United States border preclearance|preclearance]] to travel to the United States by [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]] authorities at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] in 2002.<ref name="islamname">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhah K |title=Harrowing time in Toronto |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2002 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |date=3 May 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704155016/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |archive-date= 4 July 2003 }}</ref> -Rajinikanth announced entry into politics on 31 December 2017 and confirmed his intention to contest in the 2021 [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] elections in all 234 constituencies. He stated that his party would resign if it was unable to fulfill its electoral promises within three years of coming into power.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/rajinikanth-to-end-suspense-political-announcement-soon-10-points-1794019?pfrom=home-topscroll |title=Rajnimanth joins politics and announced a new party |date=31 December 2017 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=1 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231191010/https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/rajinikanth-to-end-suspense-political-announcement-soon-10-points-1794019?pfrom=home-topscroll |archive-date=31 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikant dissolved his party Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) on 12 July 2021 and also said that he has no plans to enter politics in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |author=D. Govardan|date=12 July 2021 |title=Rajinikanth decides to dissolve Rajini Makkal Mandram {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/rajinikanth-decides-to-dissolve-rajini-makkal-mandram/articleshow/84337959.cms |access-date=2021-07-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> +In Sanskrit ''Kamal'' means "lotus", but it was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word ''hasya'', and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story".<ref name="yaakob">{{cite web|year=2010 |work=BBC Hardtalk |access-date=26 April 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |title=Karan Thapar interview with Kamal Haasan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730124413/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |archive-date=30 July 2013 }}</ref> Haasan is considered [[left-leaning]] or [[Independent politician|independent]]. Although he initially abstained from politics, he entered regional politics in Tamil Nadu in 2018.<ref name="Kamal red">{{cite news|year=2003 |title=Kamal Haasan sees Red |publisher=[[Rediff]] |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914022851/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |archive-date=14 September 2012 }}</ref> He also said that his entering politics would result in his death within a year.<ref name="Kamalpolitics">{{cite news|author=Shilpa Jamkhandikar |title=Just A Minute With: actor Kamal Haasan |publisher=The Reuters |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39105920090417 |date=17 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022190015/http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/04/17/idINIndia-39105920090417 |archive-date=22 October 2012 }}</ref> -==Acclaim and criticism== +==Filmography== +{{main|Kamal Haasan filmography}} -===Acting style=== -Rajinikanth is widely regarded as one of the most popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. His popularity has been attributed to "his uniquely styled {{sic|dialogues}} and idiosyncrasies in films, as well as his political statements and philanthropy".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/4300-who-rules-south-cinema-rajinikanth-or-kamal-haasan.html |title=Who rules South Cinema&nbsp;– Rajinikanth or Kamal Haasan? |date=28 September 2010 |publisher=Breakingnewsonline.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723032306/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/4300-who-rules-south-cinema-rajinikanth-or-kamal-haasan.html |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> Many also cite reasons for Rajinikanth's popularity as coming from his larger-than-life super-hero appearance in many films, supported by gravity-defying stunts and charismatic expressions, all while attempting to maintain modesty in real-life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2267820/pagenum/all/#p2 |title=Superstar Rajinikanth!: The biggest movie star you've probably never heard of.&nbsp;– By Grady Hendrix&nbsp;– Slate Magazine |last=Hendrix |first=Grady |date=27 September 2010 |publisher=Slate.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315123608/http://www.slate.com/id/2267820/pagenum/all/ |archive-date=15 March 2011 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> Almost every film of Rajinikanth has punchlines delivered by him in an inimitable style, and these punchlines often have a message or even warn the film's antagonists. These lines are usually fabricated to create new ones or even be taken in a comical way, but do not fail to create a sense of entertainment among viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesouthreports.com/profiles/blogs/rajini-delivers-a-punch |title=Rajini's Punch dialogues |publisher=thesouthreports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325080027/http://www.thesouthreports.com/profiles/blogs/rajini-delivers-a-punch |archive-date=25 March 2011 |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-18/chennai/27783880_1_naan-oru-thadavu-sonna-nooru-thadava-sonna-mathiri-punch-lines |title=It doesn't get bigger than Rajinikanth |date=18 April 2008 |access-date=12 April 2011 |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817082412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-18/chennai/27783880_1_naan-oru-thadavu-sonna-nooru-thadava-sonna-mathiri-punch-lines |archive-date=17 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +==Humanitarian work== +[[File:M.B. Nirmal with Kamal Haasan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|alt=Man with jacket standing with smiling, bespectacled younger man|Haasan with social activist [[M. B. Nirmal]] (right) in Chennai]] +Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations<ref name="Kamal clubs">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan on a noble cause|access-date=17 December 2011|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name ''Kamal Narpani Iyakkam'' (Kamal Welfare Association).<ref name="Kamal Narpani Iyakkam">{{cite web|year=2008 |title=Kamal fires club secretary |publisher=cinesouth.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154329/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |archive-date= 8 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="I believe in excellence">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I believe in excellence&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=southdreamz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716113858/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students.<ref name="Kamal eyedonation">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan launches eye-donation campaign |publisher=The India daily |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420055225/http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |archive-date=20 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students |publisher=extramirchi.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128062024/http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |archive-date=28 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamaldonates">{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |title=Spreading the message of sharing and learning |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |date=5 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908090624/http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |archive-date= 8 September 2010 }}</ref> -Rajinikanth is one of the highest-grossing actors in Tamil cinema history. After opening his first official Twitter account in 2014, Rajinikanth received over 210,000 followers within 24 hours, which according to ''[[The Economic Times]]'' was deemed by social media research firms as the fastest rate of followers for any Indian celebrity, as well as among the top-10 in the world.<ref name="rtwit">{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/superstar-rajinikanth-proves-his-might-again-notches-over-2-4-lakh-followers-on-twitter-debut/articleshow/34744248.cms |title=Superstar Rajinikanth proves his might again, notches over 2.4 lakh followers on Twitter debut |last=Varuni |first=Khosla |date=7 May 2014 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510072930/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/superstar-rajinikanth-proves-his-might-again-notches-over-2-4-lakh-followers-on-twitter-debut/articleshow/34744248.cms |archive-date=10 May 2014}}</ref> In 2015, a film about his fandom, ''[[For the Love of a Man (film)|For the Love of a Man]]'', premiered at the [[71st Venice International Film Festival]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/venice-review-for-the-love-of-a-man-portrays-the-biggest-movie-star-youve-never-heard-of-20150905 |title=Venice Review: 'For the Love of a Man' Portrays the Biggest Movie Star You've Never Heard Of |date=5 September 2015 |publisher=Indiewire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204143900/http://www.indiewire.com/article/venice-review-for-the-love-of-a-man-portrays-the-biggest-movie-star-youve-never-heard-of-20150905 |archive-date=4 February 2016 |access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref> +Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=The legend turns 53 |publisher=[[Zee Network|Zee]] News |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026160459/http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> He was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children.<ref name="Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids!">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids! |publisher=aidsroko.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205031909/http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |archive-date=5 December 2010 }}</ref> In September 2010 Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai.<ref name="Kamal does it again">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal does it again |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402140436/http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |archive-date=2 April 2012 }}</ref> He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes.<ref name="Kamal pledges support">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal pledges support |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103054233/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |archive-date= 3 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal in Ads">{{cite web |title=Kamal Hassan gets branded |access-date=2 May 2012 |url=http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824190229/http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> Haasan, along with his partner [[Gautami]], won {{INR}}&nbsp;5&nbsp;million on ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'' in March 2013 and donated the prize money to ''Petral Thaan Pillaya'', a [[nonprofit organization]] supporting cancer patients.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2013|title=Kamal Haasan would make a great quiz master, says Siddharth Basu|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-would-make-a-great-quiz-master-says-siddharth-basu-611350|access-date=25 August 2021|website=NDTV}}</ref> -===Comments on social issues=== -[[File:Rajinikanth and Vijay at the Nadigar Sangam Protest.jpg|thumb|Rajinikanth with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] at a [[2018 Tamil Nadu protests for Kaveri water sharing|Kaveri water sharing protest]] by the [[Nadigar Sangam]] in 2018]] -In 2002, Rajinikanth undertook a day-long fast to protest the [[Government of Karnataka]]'s [[Kaveri River water dispute|decision to not release Kaveri River water into Tamil Nadu]], and announced that he would contribute {{INRConvert|10|m}} toward a plan to interlink Indian rivers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/13cau2.htm |title=Rediff India News: Rajinikanth fasts for Kaveri waters |date=13 October 2002 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430054103/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/13cau2.htm |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> He met with Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] and many experts to canvass support for the project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/14cau.htm |title=Rediff India News:Rajinikanth to meet Indian PM |date=14 October 2002 |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430065605/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/14cau.htm |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> His hunger strike was independent of the [[Nadigar Sangam]], who organised their own solidarity protest for the same cause. Film director [[Bharathiraja|Bharathi Raja]] lashed out against Rajinikanth, alleging that he is dividing the film industry and saying that he was a "traitor who had a tacit understanding with the Karnataka government".<ref name="hinduonnet.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101304130100.htm |title=Rally exposes politicised film industry |date=12 October 2002 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102121317/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101304130100.htm |archive-date=2 November 2007 |access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref> +Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the [[Swachh Bharat]] campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the [[Environmentalist Foundation of India]]'s [[Arun Krishnamurthy]] on 7 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece|title=Kamal Calls for 'Sweeping' Change|work=The Indian Express|date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221235535/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece |archive-date=21 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece|title=Kamal Haasan celebrates birthday with a clean up drive|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015|last1=Madhavan|first1=T.|last2=Krishnaswamy|first2=G.}}</ref> -In 2008, Rajinikanth took part in a hunger strike organised by the Nadigar Sangam against Karnataka's stance on the [[Hogenakkal Falls water dispute]], during which he gave a speech against politicians in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rajnikanth-blasts-karnataka-over-water-project_10034510.html |title=Rajnikanth blasts Karnataka over water project&nbsp;– Thaindian News |publisher=Thaindian.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504194054/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rajnikanth-blasts-karnataka-over-water-project_10034510.html |archive-date=4 May 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> It led to the state announcing a ban on him and his film ''[[Kuselan]]'' (2008). The ban was lifted after Rajinikanth appeared on [[TV9 Kannada]] and issued an apology for his speech. He later thanked the [[Government of Karnataka]] for lifting the ban and allowing the film's release in the state. The apology and subsequent gratitude towards Karnataka led to strong reactions from Nadigar Sangam members [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Radha Ravi]], who called the apology a disgrace to Tamils and opined that his speech never provoked the sentiments of the [[Kannada people]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-01/rajinikanth-01-08-08.html |title=Rajini earns the wrath of Tamil cinema |website=Behindwoods |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410002237/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-01/rajinikanth-01-08-08.html |archive-date=10 April 2010 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> Rajinikanth's support toward fellow actor [[Ajith Kumar]], who in 2010 condemned the forceful inclusion of Tamil cinema personae in political affairs, broke into a controversy.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020757030100.htm |title=Karunanidhi against bringing politics into film world |date=7 February 2010 |access-date=18 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616061152/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020757030100.htm |archive-date=16 June 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> -In May 2018, Rajinikanth received negative criticism and reactions after justifying police action during the [[Thoothukudi massacre]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44313804 |title=Rajinikanth: Anger after actor justifies deadly police firing |work=BBC News |date=31 May 2018 |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602013855/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44313804 |archive-date=2 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajinikanth-blames-anti-social-elements-for-sterlite-protest201805302030500001/|title=Rajinikanth blames anti-social elements for Sterlite protest|website=ANI News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-superstar-rajinikanth-apologises-for-losing-cool-at-media-interaction-2621031 |title=Superstar Rajinikanth apologises for losing cool at media interaction |date=June 2018 |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603174932/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-superstar-rajinikanth-apologises-for-losing-cool-at-media-interaction-2621031 |archive-date=3 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-s-speech-earns-him-negative-image-on-social-media-news-tamil-sf5jD6fcigihb.html |title=Rajinikanth's speech earns him negative image on social media? |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603122229/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-s-speech-earns-him-negative-image-on-social-media-news-tamil-sf5jD6fcigihb.html |archive-date=3 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> +Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Haasan endorsed [[Pothys]] for the first time in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |title=In a first, Kamal Haasan to feature in commercial |author=Udhav Naig |work=The Hindu |date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> His daughter, Shruti has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Haasan has stated that should he ever act in commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |title=Kamal Haasan to endorse textile showroom brand Pothys |work=India Today |date=21 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> -In 2020, Rajinikanth quoted a 2017 article from [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|''Outlook'']], which reported that [[Dravidar Kazhagam]] founder [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy]] garlanded the idols of [[Hindus|Hindu]] deities [[Rama]] and [[Sita]] with footwear at an atheist rally in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkateswaran |first=Vikram |date=23 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth Takes on Periyar – Foot-in-Mouth or Political Debut? |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rajinikanth-periyar-thuglak-controversy-political-move-non-dravidian-identity |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=TheQuint |archive-date=24 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124134856/https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rajinikanth-periyar-thuglak-controversy-political-move-non-dravidian-identity |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth Accused of Promoting Enmity, Warned With Protests After 'Slipper' Comment on Periyar |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/blatant-lie-dravidian-outfit-slams-rajinikanth-for-nude-photo-comment-on-periyar-2462085.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=News18 |date=17 January 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118145651/https://www.news18.com/news/india/blatant-lie-dravidian-outfit-slams-rajinikanth-for-nude-photo-comment-on-periyar-2462085.html |url-status=live}}</ref> His remarks were criticized by supporters of Periyar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2020 |title='Didn't say anything out of imagination, won't apologise': Rajinikanth on controversy around remarks against Periyar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/didn-t-say-anything-out-of-imagination-won-t-apologise-rajinikanth-on-controversy-around-remarks-against-periyar/story-9CzkjERZ4i8pr3an5qcKbL.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215053802/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/didn-t-say-anything-out-of-imagination-won-t-apologise-rajinikanth-on-controversy-around-remarks-against-periyar/story-9CzkjERZ4i8pr3an5qcKbL.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> In response to the backlash, Rajinikanth stated, "I did not speak on something that didn't happen. I've only spoken on what was reported. It was reported in ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' also. Sorry, I will not apologise".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-will-not-apologise-remarks-periyar-incident-rajinikanth-116513 |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=www.thenewsminute.com |title='I will not apologise for remarks on Periyar incident': Rajinikanth |date=21 January 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121102238/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-will-not-apologise-remarks-periyar-incident-rajinikanth-116513 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-21 |title=Rajinikanth refuses to apologise for Periyar remark; 'think and speak', urges Stalin |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajinikanth-refuses-to-apologise-for-controversial-remark-on-periyar-6227644/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> +==={{anchor|Literary contributions}}Writings=== +Haasan publishes the magazine ''Mayyam'', by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (''Narpani Iyakkam'').His views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as ''Thedi Theerpom Va'' (''Come, Let's Find and Solve'') by his fan club.<ref name="Kamal's Mayyam">{{cite web |author=TOI |year=2010 |title=Kamal's Magazine |publisher=ScreenIndia.com South Screen |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601024603/http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |archive-date=1 June 2008 }}</ref> He is also interested in [[Tamil literature]].<ref name="Kamalpoems">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Cupid Calling |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |date=11 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216013204/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |archive-date=16 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Kamalwriter">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Now it's the turn of Kamal Haasan ... the writer |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 October 2012 |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010029/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> -==Personal life== +==Political career== +He formed the centrist party [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours with a white star at its centre in a black background. Haasan began his political journey from late President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'s residence and his memorial at [[Rameswaram]].<ref name=political /> His party contested in 37 seats in [[2019 Indian general election]] and lost. Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested).<ref>{{cite news |title=A great beginning, says Kamal Haasan. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602183044/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> -===Relationships=== -While he was working as a bus conductor in [[Bangalore]], Rajinikanth met a medical student named Nirmala and started a relationship. After seeing him perform in a stage play, she encouraged him to pursue an acting career and sent an application to the [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Adyar Film Institute]] on his behalf and unbeknownst to him. Although he took up the offer and proceeded with his acting career, Rajinikanth has since lost contact with her.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/17/When-Rajinikanth-spoke-about-his-first-love-and-what-she-did-to-make-him-a-star.html |title=When Rajinikanth spoke about his first love and what she did to make him a star |website=The Week |access-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023220959/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/17/When-Rajinikanth-spoke-about-his-first-love-and-what-she-did-to-make-him-a-star.html |archive-date=23 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> +He unsuccessfully contested the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Coimbatore South (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore South]] and lost to [[BJP Mahila Morcha]] President [[Vanathi Srinivasan]] by a narrow margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/coimbatore-south-election-result-2021-live-updates-coimbatore-south-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3694766.html|title = Tamil Nadu: Kamal Haasan Loses to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan in Coimbatore South|date = 3 May 2021}}</ref> + +===Elections contested=== -===Family=== -Rajinikanth married [[Latha Rajinikanth|Latha Rangachari]], a student of [[Ethiraj College for Women]] who interviewed him for her college magazine.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/at-62-rajinikanth-on-his-marriage-kamal-and-sivaji-553299.html |title=At 62: Rajinikanth on his marriage, Kamal and Sivaji |date=12 December 2012 |work=[[First Post (India)|First Post]] |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316074354/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/at-62-rajinikanth-on-his-marriage-kamal-and-sivaji-553299.html |archive-date=16 March 2014}}</ref> The marriage took place on 26 February 1981, in [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]], Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rajinikanth.com/bio-data.htm |title=Rajini's personal life |publisher=weeksupdate.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715153332/http://www.rajinikanth.com/bio-data.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 |access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> The couple has two daughters named [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] and [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]]. Latha runs a school named ''"The Ashram".'' +{| class="wikitable" +|- +! Election +! Constituency +! Party +! Result +! Vote % +!width=100|Opposition Candidate +!width=70|Opposition Party +!width=70|Opposition vote +|- style="background:#FFA07A;" +|bgcolor=FFA07A|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Coimbatore South Assembly constituency|Coimbatore South]] ||[[Makkal Needhi Maiam|MNM]]||Lost|| 33.26%||[[Vanathi Srinivasan]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||34.38% +|} -Aishwarya married actor [[Dhanush]] on 18 November 2004 and they have two sons, Yathra and Linga.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58296.html |title=Dhanush's son named Linga&nbsp;– Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012005331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58296.html |archive-date=12 October 2010 |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/12/stories/2006101205680200.htm |title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Rajnikanth turns grandfather |date=12 October 2006 |access-date=10 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924101802/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/12/stories/2006101205680200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=24 September 2009}}</ref> His younger daughter, Soundarya, works in the Tamil film industry as a director, producer and [[graphic designer]]. She married industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar on 3 September 2010 and have a son Ved Krishna.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28254715_1_celeb-studded-wedding-kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth's celeb-studded wedding |last=Gladwin Emanuel |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=9 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015111142/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28254715_1_celeb-studded-wedding-kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam |archive-date=15 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2016, Soundarya revealed that she and her husband had filed for divorce by mutual consent due to irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Soundarya-Rajinikanth-confirms-divorce/articleshow/54374709.cms |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth confirms divorce |work=The Times of India |date=17 September 2016 |access-date=17 September 2016 |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917164529/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Soundarya-Rajinikanth-confirms-divorce/articleshow/54374709.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2017, the couple officially divorced.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth And Ashwin Are Officially Divorced |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/soundarya-rajinikanth-and-ashwin-are-officially-divorced-1720635 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=5 July 2017 |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811153232/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/soundarya-rajinikanth-and-ashwin-are-officially-divorced-1720635 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has married Vishagan Vanangamudi, an actor and businessman, on 11 February 2019 at Leela Palace in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/confirmed-soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-vishagan-vanangamudi-on-february-11-details-inside/352399 |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth wedding: CONFIRMED! Rajinikanth daughter Soundarya to wed Vishagan Vanangamudi on February 11 – details inside &#124; Entertainment News |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503074828/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/confirmed-soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-vishagan-vanangamudi-on-february-11-details-inside/352399 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-remarry-actor-vishagan/articleshow/66604921.cms |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth set for second marriage in January |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115010257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-remarry-actor-vishagan/articleshow/66604921.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-second-marriage-vishagan-vanangamudi-1387566-2018-11-13 |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth gears up for second wedding in January 2019 |publisher=India Today |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116131559/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-second-marriage-vishagan-vanangamudi-1387566-2018-11-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141118/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-again.html |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth to wed again |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |work=Anupama Subramanian |date=14 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085539/https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141118/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-again.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/02/11/soundarya-rajinikanth-vishagan-wedding-venue-a-glimpse-of-the-bride.html |title=സൗന്ദര്യ രജനീകാന്ത് വിവാഹിതയായി; ചിത്രങ്ങളും വിഡിയോയും |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml |access-date=12 February 2019 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503080320/https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/02/11/soundarya-rajinikanth-vishagan-wedding-venue-a-glimpse-of-the-bride.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> +==Awards and honours== +{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan}} +[[File:Kamal Haasan interviews Ang Lee.jpg|thumb|alt=Ang Lee, a grey-haired man, looking at Haasan (who is speaking)|Haasan with [[Ang Lee]]]] +Haasan received, in 1990, the [[Padma Shri]], and, in 2014, the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his contributions to [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |title=Kamal Hassan turns 57 |work=India Today |date=7 November 2011 |access-date=7 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150726/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> At age six, he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |publisher=Iffi.nic.in |access-date=17 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008114601/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2015 }}</ref> He is tied with [[Mammootty]] for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] for producing the 1992 Tamil film, ''[[Thevar Magan]]''. He has a record 19 [[Filmfare Awards]] in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.<ref name="awards"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1404447/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan|title=The next decade will be the best of my career: Kamal Haasan|publisher=DNA India|access-date=30 May 2013|date=2 July 2010|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154059/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan-1404447|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, his films ''Hey Ram'', ''Pushpak'', ''Nayakan'' and ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' were showcased in the "Director in Focus" category at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|Rotterdam Film Festival]].<ref name="KamalFilmFest">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Director in Focus |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125134302/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |archive-date=25 November 2010 }}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Virumaandi]]'' won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the [[Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]] (PiFan).<ref name="Kamal Virumandi">{{cite web|year=2004 |title=Virumandi wins at Puchon Film Fest |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613091331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="KamalFilmFest"/> -===Views=== -Rajinikanth is a [[Hindu]], who practices [[spiritualism]] and is a strong believer of [[spirituality]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |title=Rajnikanth is a firm believer in Hindutva |date=28 April 2004 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202050/http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> He is also a practitioner of [[yoga]] and meditation. Rajinikanth has religiously visited major Hindu temples prior to the release of each of his films; for instance he visited the [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple]] before the release of ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' in 2007 and visited [[Sathya Sai Baba]] at [[Prasanthi Nilayam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] before the release of ''[[Kuselan]]'' the following year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450550200.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Anantapur News : Rajinikanth in Puttaparthi |date=14 April 2008 |access-date=9 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103145017/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450550200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 November 2010}}</ref> He also occasionally leaves for pilgrimage to the [[Himalayas]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909539_1_himalayas-vijay-tv-endhiran |title=Rajinikanth love Himalayas |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=21 August 2011 |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616165302/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909539_1_himalayas-vijay-tv-endhiran |archive-date=16 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> +In 2005, [[Sathyabama Deemed University]] awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate.<ref name="Dr Kamal">{{cite web|year=2005 |title=Dr Kamal Haasan! |publisher=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]] News |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514065835/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |archive-date=14 May 2011 }}</ref> He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.<ref name="Chevalier awards">{{cite web|year=2006 |title=Star-spangled it was |publisher=Goldentamilcinema.net |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608121104/http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |archive-date=8 June 2009 }}</ref> He received the Living Legend Award in 2007 from [[FICCI]].<ref name="FICCI Living Legend Award">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=Kamal Haasan to receive Living Legend Award |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613145155/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister [[Ambika Soni]] said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.<ref name="Retrospective of Kamal films">{{cite news|title=Retrospective of Kamal Haasan films opens |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808202224/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 8 August 2010 }}</ref> That year, the [[government of Kerala]] honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide [[Onam]] celebrations in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="Kerala honours Kamal">{{cite news|title=Kerala honours Kamal Haasan |publisher=[[Hindu|The Hindu]] News |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |date=22 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825092207/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |archive-date=25 August 2010 }}</ref> -He has often referred to [[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]],<ref name="spirituality">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/06/01/why-does-rajini-dwell-in-the-hearts-of-millions |title=Why does Rajini dwell in the hearts of millions? |date=1 June 2011 |publisher=cinefundas.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604192455/http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/06/01/why-does-rajini-dwell-in-the-hearts-of-millions |archive-date=4 June 2011 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> [[Swami Satchidananda]], [[Ragavendra Swami]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60272.html |title=Rajini blesses "Mahaan" actor |date=22 September 2010 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118021226/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60272.html |archive-date=18 November 2010 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> [[Mahavatar Babaji]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38458.html |title=Rajini's tribute to Babaji |date=10 May 2008 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023235030/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38458.html |archive-date=23 October 2012 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> and [[Ramana Maharishi]]<ref name=spirituality/> as his favourite spiritual leaders. +Haasan received the [[Kalaimamani]] Award from the [[government of Tamil Nadu]] in 1979.<ref name=kalaimamani>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |title=Kamal Haasan to be honoured at Mumbai Film Fest |date=12 September 2013 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221134136/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |archive-date=21 December 2013 }}</ref> Other honours include [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], [[Nandi Awards|Nandi]], [[Screen Awards|Screen]] and [[Vijay Awards]], including four awards for his performance in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division.<ref name="Kamal FICCI">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan appointed as chairman FICCI Media and Entertainment Business Conclave |publisher=The Indian Film Industry Official |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025082351/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |archive-date=25 October 2011 }}</ref> He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media),<ref name="Kamal ISFM">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Kamal Hassan and Anushka Shetty join ISFM as academic advisors |access-date=14 October 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017112002/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |archive-date=17 October 2011 }}</ref> and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US.<ref name="Kamal Ship">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan in mid-ocean when earthquake stuck|access-date=3 May 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521023229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal receives award in New York Film Festival|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|access-date=21 April 2013|date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416075746/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|archive-date=16 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and Prabhu Deva are the chosen ones |year=2013 |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418232522/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 }}</ref> Recently honoured with [[S. S. Vasan]] Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by [[Ananda Vikatan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |title=Ananda Vikatan Awards 2016 ஆனந்த விகடன் விருதுகள் 2016 |website=vikatan.com |access-date=17 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118053113/http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |archive-date=18 January 2017 }}</ref> -===Philanthropy=== -According to [[Naman Ramachandran]], the author of ''[[Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography]]'', most of Rajinikanth's philanthropic activities went unpublicised because he chose to keep them undisclosed. In the 1980s, when superstitious beliefs in Tamil Nadu created a stigma towards eye donation, Rajinikanth took the case of campaigning in support of [[corneal transplantation]] via television and public speeches.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHhyrIUXwxU |title=Rajnikanth in Eye Donation Campaign |date=23 October 2011 |last=Manoj Thulasi |publisher=YouTube |access-date=10 June 2014 |medium=Television production}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> In 2011, Rajinikanth announced his support for the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|anti-corruption movement]] led by [[Anna Hazare]] and offered his commercial wedding venue, the Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam, in [[Chennai]] free of cost for the [[India Against Corruption]] members to hold their fast.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-23/india/29918051_1_anna-hazare-tamil-superstar-actor-rajinikanth |title=Actor Rajinikanth supports Anna Hazare |date=23 August 2011 |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-23/india/29918051_1_anna-hazare-tamil-superstar-actor-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rajinikanth-lends-wedding-hall-for-anti-corruption-fast-team-anna_1630389 |title=Rajinikanth lends wedding hall for anti-corruption fast: Team Anna |date=26 December 2011 |website=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102200330/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rajinikanth-lends-wedding-hall-for-anti-corruption-fast-team-anna_1630389 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> He also provided lodging in the venue for sanitary workers hired to clean up after the [[2015 South India floods]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajinikanth provides shelter to conservancy workers |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/rajinikanth-provides-shelter-to-conservancy-workers/article7993964.ece |access-date=5 March 2021 |agency=The HIndu |date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Rajinikanth's fan associations regularly organise blood donation and eye donation camps and distribute food during his birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajinikanth-to-have-a-quiet-birthday-says-wife-latha/439181-8.html |title=Rajinikanth has a quiet birthday |date=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030139/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajinikanth-to-have-a-quiet-birthday-says-wife-latha/439181-8.html |archive-date=8 May 2014 |access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref> +==Public perception== +[[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Haasan with [[Rajinikanth]]]] +[[Mani Ratnam]] who directed Haasan in ''Nayakan'', has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can.<ref name="Mani Ratnam on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Mani misses working with Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> Veteran Tamil actor [[Nagesh]] called Haasan the best actor he had ever seen.<ref name="Nagesh on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Behind that humorous veneer |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |access-date=12 July 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 July 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328065205/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |archive-date=28 March 2016 }}</ref> His contributions to the film industry have been praised by his contemporaries, including [[Mohanlal]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Sridevi]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Mammootty]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Aamir Khan]].<ref name="Sridevi">{{cite news|title=Sridevi calls me sir, says Kamal Hassan |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |access-date=12 July 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=19 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824013706/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=I wanted to touch him:SRK on Kamal Haasan |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Aamir on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Aamir on Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="MLal on Kamal">{{cite news |title=I want to work with Kamal Haasan again |publisher=Southdreamz.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |date=1 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221074021/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |archive-date=21 December 2012 }}</ref> Younger generation actors ([[Suriya]] and [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]])<ref name="Surya on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya on Kamal |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183952/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal's advise to Surya">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal's advise to Surya |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009184054/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Maddy on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2003 |title=Maddy on Kamal |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326014635/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |archive-date=26 March 2016 }}</ref> and filmmakers ([[Bala (director)|Bala]], [[Ameer (director)|Ameer]] and [[Gautham Vasudev Menon|Gautham Menon]]) have been inspired by him.<ref name="Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him">{{cite web|url=http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html|title=Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him|date=1 June 2010|work=tamilmovies.ebest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605035657/http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html |archive-date=5 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Ameer on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Second Innings |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824213321/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya most versatile after Kamal&nbsp;– Gautham Menon |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824215259/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham on Kamal">{{cite web |author=Shiva Kumar |year=2006 |title=Gautham on Kamal |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183928/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref> -=== Money lending allegation === -Rajinikanth declared {{INRConvert|6.11|m|year=2003}}, {{INRConvert|17|m|year=2004}} and {{INRConvert|3.39|m|year=2005}} as earnings for the years 2002–2003, 2003–2004 and 2004–2005, respectively. However, the [[Income Tax Department]] observed that he had claimed a considerable sum of professional expenses and thus carried out a survey in 2005 at his residence at Poes Garden. During the survey, the IT-Department found out that he had accounted for a lost of costs as his professional costs and it was also discovered that not even one-tenth of the residential property was allocated to professional purposes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Mohamed Imranullah |date=29 January 2020 |title=I-T Dept. withdraws three cases against actor Rajinikanth |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-t-dept-withdraws-three-cases-against-actor-rajinikanth/article30678692.ece |url-status=live |issn=0971-751X |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301032121/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-t-dept-withdraws-three-cases-against-actor-rajinikanth/article30678692.ece}}</ref> Moreover, when Rajinikanth was questioned by the I-T department if he's in the money lending business, he initially denied it. Later, though, he admitted to the IT-Department that he was indeed a [[Money-lender|money lender]], and that he had loaned money as a source of profit at an interest rate of 18 percent. Later, for all three years in dispute, Rajinikanth was forced to submit revised reports, confessing he had earned more than what was reported in the initial report on 14 February 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Mohamed Imranullah |date=30 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth told Income Tax Department he was into 'money lending' |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rajinikanth-told-income-tax-department-he-was-into-money-lending/article30687490.ece |url-status=live |issn=0971-751X |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228031418/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rajinikanth-told-income-tax-department-he-was-into-money-lending/article30687490.ece}}</ref> But the I-T department penalized him {{INRConvert|6.6|m|year=2020}}, since he filed revised returns only after they surveyed him.<ref name="TNM18">{{Cite web |last=Shekar |first=Anjana |date=30 January 2020 |title=Why Rajinikanth became a 'money lender' in 2004: Experts take a guess |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-rajinikanth-became-money-lender-2004-experts-take-guess-117163 |url-status=live |website=The News Minute |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711151809/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-rajinikanth-became-money-lender-2004-experts-take-guess-117163}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lobo |first=Shalini |date=29 January 2020 |title=I-T dept withdraws tax appeal against actor Rajinikanth |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajinikanth-tax-it-department-cbdt-1641177-2020-01-29 |url-status=live |website=India Today |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711151359/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajinikanth-tax-it-department-cbdt-1641177-2020-01-29}}</ref> +Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |title=Kamal Hassan, Barrie M Osborne to work together |date=11 June 2012 |work=India Today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904042800/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |archive-date=4 September 2012 }}</ref> and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |title=Ang Lee: Totally stunned by Kamal Haasan's brilliance |date=2 November 2012 |work=IBN Live |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208083738/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |archive-date= 8 December 2013 }}</ref> Some of his films were inspiration for some Hollywood films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |title=Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430074430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |archive-date=30 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |title=uttama villain inspiration woody allens movie kamal haasan |publisher=newsmix.in |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119213950/http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |archive-date=19 January 2015 }}</ref> -This was challenged by Rajinikanth and his lawyers, and in January 2020 the I-T department wrote off the fine, due to its recent decision to withdraw from appeals in cases below {{INRConvert|10|m|year=2020}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I-T Dept withdraws appeal against Rajinikanth over penalty |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/i-t-dept-withdraws-appeal-against-rajinikanth-over-penalty/article30675436.ece |access-date=11 July 2020 |website=@businessline |date=28 January 2020 |archive-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712122117/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/i-t-dept-withdraws-appeal-against-rajinikanth-over-penalty/article30675436.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> The news that Rajinikanth told the Income Tax department that he was lending money at an 18 per cent interest rate has earned outrage and criticism for his high interest rate loans, which is a big problem in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="TNM18" /> +'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per film, which was the highest remuneration for an Indian actor at the time. In 1994, Haasan became the first Indian actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} -== Filmography == -{{Main|Rajinikanth filmography}} +In 2015, Haasan was criticised by the-then Tamil Nadu Finance Minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], who stated that Haasan was "confused" and had "blabbered", unaware of the ground reality for his statement on the government's response to rain relief efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|title=TN Finance Minister slams Kamal Hassan for flaying relief measures|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 December 2015|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212011743/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|archive-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms|title=Kamal Haasan talking gibberish, not in his senses, says state finance minister O Panneerselvam&nbsp;– Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208015536/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms |date= 8 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Haasan was also criticised by ''Nayakan''{{'s}} producer Muktha Srinivasan for his article in ''[[The Hindu]]'' taking unnecessary credit for that film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece|title=Living in past glory&nbsp;– Visakhapatnam|date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125060843/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece |archive-date=25 January 2013|access-date=14 July 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> -== Awards, honours and recognition == -{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Rajinikanth}} -[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Shri Rajinikanth, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 12, 2016.jpg|thumb|President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to Rajinikanth at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]] on 12 April 2016]] -Rajinikanth has received numerous awards for many of his films, mostly in Tamil. He received his first and only [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Tamil)|Best Tamil Actor]] in 1984 for ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]''.<ref name=filmfare /> Later he received Filmfare Award nominations for his performances in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) and ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010). As of 2014, Rajinikanth has received six [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] for his performances in various films.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Awards}} He also received numerous awards from [[Cinema Express Awards|Cinema Express]] and Filmfans' Association for his on-screen performances and off-screen contributions in writing and producing.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Awards}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rajinikanth-conferred-dadasaheb-phalke-award-2020-11617257991776.html|title=Tamil actor Rajini gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020|first=Lata|last=Jha|date=1 April 2021|website=mint}}</ref> +Haasan has been accused of self-indulgence,<ref>{{cite news + |title=The legendary Kamalhassan speaks + |website=[[Sify]] + |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1 + |url-status=dead + |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105033200/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1 + |archive-date= 5 November 2013 +}}</ref> and has been criticised for sexually explicit scenes and themes, offending religious sentiments and superficiality on social issues depicted in his films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan's Dasavatharam faces ire of Hindu outfits |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105031719/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |archive-date= 5 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=கமலுக்கு இந்து மக்கள் கட்சி நோட்டீஸ் |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[Dina Malar]] |date=10 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710130659/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |archive-date=10 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>Kamala Haasan&nbsp;– Nigazha Marutha Arputham (The Miracle that never happened) by [[Charu Nivedita]], ''[[India Today]]'', Jan 2009</ref> There have also been complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have caused some of his films to [[cost overrun|run over budget]].<ref name="Curse of talent">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The result was a nightmare...&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104924/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=As star power wanes.. |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607065307/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 7 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |title=When Parvathy slipped in front of Kamal&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810094320/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |archive-date=10 August 2014 }}</ref> In November 2017, Haasan said that right-wing Hindus have started employing extremism to propagate their communal agenda.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|title=Kamal Haasan says right wing Hindus have started employing terrorism|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 November 2017 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103135840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|archive-date=3 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> -Rajinikanth received the [[Kalaimamani]] award in 1984 and the M. G. R. Award in 1989, both from the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. In 1995, the [[South Indian Film Artistes' Association]] presented him with the Kalaichelvam Award. He was honoured with the [[Padma Bhushan]] (2000) and the [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016) by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="CivilIndiaAwards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |title=Civilian Awards announced on 26 January 2000 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302144232/http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |archive-date=2 March 2007 |access-date=20 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |title=Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan |date=25 January 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125105210/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> He was selected as the Indian Entertainer of the Year for 2007 by [[NDTV]], competing against the likes of [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.itimes.com/public/rajnikanth.rao/claim-to-fame/Indian-Entertainer-Of-The-Year |title=Indian Entertainer of the year |publisher=itimes.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007142000/http://www.itimes.com/public/rajnikanth.rao/claim-to-fame/Indian-Entertainer-Of-The-Year |archive-date=7 October 2011 |access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> The Government of Maharashtra honoured him with the Raj Kapoor Award the same year. He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the [[4th Vijay Awards]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/06/18/stories/2010061850251400.htm |title=Air supply |date=18 June 2010 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015163203/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/06/18/stories/2010061850251400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Rajinikanth was also named one of the most influential persons in South Asia by ''[[Asiaweek]]''.<ref name="mass_popularity">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |title=Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness |last=Ethiraj |first=Gopal |date=14 December 2009 |work=[[Asian Tribune]] |access-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215034339/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |archive-date=15 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="i1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |title=Meet India's biggest film star |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |date=3 October 2010 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122065142/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |archive-date=22 January 2015 |location=London}}</ref> -[[File:Rajinikanth being honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Award.jpg|thumb|Vice President [[Venkaiah Naidu]] presenting the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] to Rajinikanth at the [[67th National Film Awards]], [[New Delhi]] on 25 October 2021.]] -He was named by ''[[Forbes]] India'' as the most influential Indian of the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |title=Now, a film on Rajinikanth's life |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910033430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |archive-date=10 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, he was awarded the Entertainer of the Decade Award by NDTV for the year 2010 by the then Indian Minister for Home Affairs [[P. Chidambaram]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-is-the-entertainer-of-the-decade-news-tamil-lcqjCadcfcf.html |title=Rajinikanth is the Entertainer of the decade |date=31 May 2010 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219012520/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-is-the-entertainer-of-the-decade-news-tamil-lcqjCadcfcf.html |archive-date=19 February 2011 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> In December 2013, he was honoured by NDTV as one among the "25 Greatest Global Living Legends".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/superstar-rajini-has-been-honored-as-one-among-the-25-greatest-global-living-legends.html |title=''Without Tamil people's love and affection, I wouldn't be here'', Rajini |date=15 December 2013 |website=Behindwoods |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216075603/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/superstar-rajini-has-been-honored-as-one-among-the-25-greatest-global-living-legends.html |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> In 2014, he was presented with the [[IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award|Indian Film Personality of the Year Award]] at the [[45th International Film Festival of India|45th IFFI]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-conferred-centenary-award-at-iffi/article6618815.ece |title=Rajinikanth conferred Centenary Award at IFFI |date=20 November 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=20 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128094114/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-conferred-centenary-award-at-iffi/article6618815.ece |archive-date=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iffi-2014-stalwarts-amitabh-bachchan-rajinikanth-in-opening-act-2036962 |title=IFFI 2014: Stalwarts Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth in opening act |date=20 November 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=20 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122224814/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iffi-2014-stalwarts-amitabh-bachchan-rajinikanth-in-opening-act-2036962 |archive-date=22 November 2014}}</ref> Rajinikanth received [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] at the 67th National Film Awards presentation ceremony, at [[Vigyan Bhawan]] in New Delhi, Monday, 25 October 2021. +==See also== +* [[Kamal Haasan's unrealized projects]] +* [[Raaj Kamal Films International]] +* [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] +* [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan family|Haasan family]] -== Notes == +==Notes== {{notelist}} -{{reflist|group=n}} ==References== {{reflist}} - -==Bibliography== -{{refbegin}} -*{{cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |year=2012 |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin Books Limited]] |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 |pages=244 |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography}} -* {{Cite book |last=Sreekanth |first=Gayathri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&q=rajinikanth |title=The Name is Rajinikanth |publisher=Om Books International |year=2008 |isbn=978-81-291-1355-9 |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727115209/https://books.google.com/books?id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&q=rajinikanth&dq=rajinikanth |url-status=live}} -*{{cite book |title=Rajinikanth 12.12.12: A Birthday Special |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyFMAgAAQBAJ |year=2012 |work=[[The Hindu|Kasturi & Sons Ltd]] |id=GGKEY:A78L0XB1B0X |ref={{harvid|Hindu|2012}} |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108195742/https://books.google.com/books?id=YyFMAgAAQBAJ |url-status=live |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman}} -{{refend}} - -==Further reading== -{{refbegin|}} -*{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=A.N.Prahlada |url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6468602A/A._N%C4%81_Prahl%C4%81dar%C4%81v?sort=old |title=Nanna Daari Vibhinna Daari: Rajanikanth Kannada |publisher=Nava Bharat Publication |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-85286-770-6 |location=[[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]] |ol=25437576M}} -* {{cite book |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Raja |title=Rajini's Punchtantra: Business and Life Management the Rajinikanth Way |year=2012 |publisher=Rupa & Co |isbn=9788129119995 |pages=124 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WSjaZBsCY4C&q=rajini%27s+punchtantra&pg=PT111 |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727115144/https://books.google.com/books?id=2WSjaZBsCY4C&pg=PT111&dq=rajini%27s+punchtantra |url-status=live}} -* {{cite book |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Ram N |title=Grand Brand Rajini: Brand Management the Rajinikanth Way |year=2012 |publisher=Rupa Publications India |isbn=9788129120595 |pages=149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aH_QlgEACAAJ&q=Grand+Brand+Rajini |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190650/https://books.google.com/books?id=aH_QlgEACAAJ&dq=Grand+Brand+Rajini |url-status=live}} -{{refend}} ==External links== +{{Sister project links|d=Q381477|c=Category:Kamal Haasan|q=Kamal Haasan|b=no|wikt=no|s=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|species=no|n=no}} +*{{IMDb name|0352032}} +*{{Discogs artist}} -{{Commons and category|Rajinikanth}} -{{wikiquote|Rajinikanth}} -* {{Twitter|rajinikanth}} -* {{IMDb name|0707425}} -* {{Bollywood Hungama person|rajinikanth}} +{{Kamal Haasan}} +{{Navboxes +|title = [[List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan|Awards for Kamal Haasan]] +|list = +{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}} +{{NTR National Award}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Story}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu}} +{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada}} +{{Nandi Award for Best Actor}} +{{National Film Award Best Actor}} +{{Padma Bhushan Award recipients 2010–2019}} +{{Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actor}} +{{Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role}} +}} +{{Raaj Kamal Films International}} -{{Dadasaheb Phalke Award}}{{IFFI - 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[ 0 => '{{Short description|Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954)}}', 1 => '{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}', 2 => '{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}', 3 => '{{Infobox officeholder', 4 => '| name = Kamal Haasan', 5 => '| image = Kamal haasan.jpg', 6 => '| caption = Haasan in 2022', 7 => '| office = President of the [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]', 8 => '| term_start = 21 February 2018', 9 => '| predecessor = ''Position established''', 10 => '|office2 = General Secretary of [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] | term2 = 25 December 2020 - 26 February 2023 | predecessor2 = Arunchalam | successor2 = Arunchalam | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|7|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamal Haasan's real name is Parthasarathy Srinivasan - 59 Years of Kamal Haasan: Lesser known facts about the 'Ulaganayagan' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/59-years-of-kamal-haasan-lesser-known-facts-about-the-ulaganayagan/kamal-haasans-real-name-is-parthasarathy-srinivasan/photostory/65452321.cms |access-date=17 September 2022 |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Hassan for film archive facilities in each state |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |access-date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826222219/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |archive-date=26 August 2016 }}</ref>', 11 => '| birth_place = [[Paramakudi]], [[Madras State]], India (present-day [[Tamil Nadu]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|title=Where Kamal Haasan was really born? – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009140341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>', 12 => '| residence = <!--Provide reference-->', 13 => '| occupation = {{hlist | Actor | filmmaker | playback singer | television presenter | politician}}', 14 => '| party = [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (2018–present)', 15 => '| signature = Kamal Signature.jpg', 16 => '| spouse = {{marriage|[[Vani Ganapathy]]|1978|reason=divorced|1988}}<br />{{marriage|[[Sarika Thakur]]|1988|reason=divorced|2004}}', 17 => '| partner = [[Gautami Tadimalla]] (2004-2016)', 18 => '| children = {{hlist|[[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]]|[[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]]{{efn|both daughters with Sarika}}}}', 19 => '| relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan-Ratnam family|Haasan family]]', 20 => '| awards = {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]] (1990)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2014)| Prix Henri-Langlois French Award (2016)|[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (Chevalier) (2016)}}', 21 => '| birth_name = Parthasarathy Srinivasan', 22 => ''''Kamal Haasan''' (born 7 November 1954)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-date = 30 October 2014|title = I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan|website = [[The Times of India]]| last1=Gupta | first1=Priya }}</ref> is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]] and has also appeared in some [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sumanth |date=2022-06-01 |title=10 First Of Its Kind Technologies Introduced By Kamal Haasan To Indian Cinema - Wirally |url=https://wirally.com/10-first-of-its-kind-technologies-introduced-by-kamal-haasan-to-indian-cinema/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Athimuthu |first=Soundarya |date=2022-04-27 |title=Vishwaroopam to Vikram: Kamal Haasan & Tech Innovation in His Films |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/vishwaroopam-to-vikram-technologies-brought-in-by-kamal-haasan-in-his-films |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-12 |title=61 years of Kamal Haasan: Ten remarkable techniques that were introduced by Ulaganayagan to Tamil or Indian cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/61-years-of-kamal-haasan-ten-remarkable-techniques-that-were-introduced-by-ulaganayagn-to-tamil-or-indian-cinema/photostory/77504008.cms |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He has won numerous accolades, including Four [[National Film Awards]], Nine [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], Four [[Nandi Awards]], One [[Rashtrapati Award]], Two [[Filmfare Awards]] and 17 [[Filmfare Awards South]]. He was awarded the [[Kalaimamani|Kalaimamani Award]] in 1984, the [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)|Padma Shri]] in 1990, the [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|Padma Bhushan]] in 2014 and the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (''Chevalier'') in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Desk|first1=Internet|date=22 August 2016|title=Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan Dead Kamal Haasan to get prestigious French honour|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|url-status=live|access-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821152327/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> ', 23 => 'Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]'', for which he won the [[Rashtrapati Award|President's Gold Medal]]. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 [[drama film|drama]] ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', directed by [[K. Balachander]], in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his first [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Film Award]] for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman who suffers from [[retrograde amnesia]] in ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' (1982). He was noted for his performances in [[K. Viswanath]]'s ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' (1983), ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'' (1986), [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987), and [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996). Since then he has appeared in films including ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (2000), ''[[Virumaandi]]'' (2004), ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008) in which he played ten roles, ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' (2013) and ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' (2022). His production company, [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], has produced several of his films.', 24 => 'For his philanthropic efforts, Haasan received the first [[A. T. Kovoor|Abraham Kovoor]] National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] for the [[Swachh Bharat Mission]]. On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (lit. People's Justice Centre).<ref name="political">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|title=Kamal Haasan Live: The six hands in my flag stands for the six south Indian states|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629192438/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|archive-date=29 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also received the Golden Visa from [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/uae-grants-actor-kamal-haasan-golden-visa/articleshow/93047815.cms|title=UAE grants actor Kamal Haasan Golden Visa|newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref>', 25 => '==Early life and family==', 26 => '{{Main article|List of Hindi film families{{!}}Haasan-Ratnam family}}', 27 => 'Haasan was born as Parthasarathy on 7 November 1954,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Inside Kamal Haasan's birthday trip to Paramakudi with Charu, Shruti and Akshara: All pics |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606103350/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> in a Tamil [[Iyengar]] [[Brahmin]] family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and freedom fighter,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Actor Kamal Haasan unveils bust of freedom fighter father D. Seenivasan in Thelichathanallur |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621170459/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife.<ref name=DT_929>{{cite news|title=வரலாற்றுச்சுவடுகள்&nbsp;– திரைப்ப வரலாறு 929&nbsp;– "உலக நாயகன்" கமல்ஹாசன்|newspaper=[[Daily Thanthi]]|language=ta|date=4 September 2008}}</ref> Haasan was initially named as Parthasarathy. His father later changed his name to Kamal Haasan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamunan|first=Sruthisagar|title=Despite columnist's gaffe, Kamal Haasan wasn't born Muslim – his original name was Parthasaraty|url=https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608053353/https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|url-status=live}}</ref> His brothers, [[Charuhasan]] (born 1930) and [[Chandrahasan]] (born 1936), have also acted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Is Kamal Haasan India's next movie star-turned-politician?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|publisher=[[BBC]]|year=2017|author=Sudha G Tilak|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723041310/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|archive-date=23 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer.<ref name="dance">{{Cite news |date=14 August 2014 |title=His classical odyssey |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141001023646/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |archive-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> He received his primary education in [[Paramakudi]] before moving to Madras (now [[Chennai]]) as his brothers pursued their higher education.<ref name=DT_929/> Haasan continued his education in [[Santhome]], Madras,<ref name=DT_929/> and was attracted towards film and fine arts as encouraged by his father.<ref name=DT_929/>', 28 => '== Film career ==', 29 => '{{main|Kamal Haasan filmography|Kamal Haasan discography}}', 30 => '===1960–1963===', 31 => 'When a physician friend of his mother, visited [[A. V. Meiyappan]] (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|last=V. S. |first=Srinivasan |title=Chachi comes a-visiting |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=17 June 2013 |date=19 December 1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825004000/http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |archive-date=25 August 2013 }}</ref> Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]], recommended him for their production ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref name="DT_929" /> Haasan won the [[Rashtrapati Award]] (President's gold medal) for his performance in ''Kalathur Kannamma'' at age six and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]] with ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by [[T. K. Shanmugam]].<ref name="dance" /> In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in [[Triplicane]]. His time with the theatre company shaped Haasan's craft and kindled his interest in makeup.<ref name="Prem Paniker on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Reluctant">{{cite web |author=Gupta, Sekar |year=2010 |title=I'm a reluctant actor |publisher=ScreenIndia.com |access-date=9 October 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123051400/http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |archive-date=23 January 2010 }}</ref>', 32 => '===1970–1975===', 33 => 'After a seven-year hiatus from films, Haasan returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Haasan made brief appearances in some films including a few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film ''[[Maanavan]]'', in which he appeared in a dance sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as ''[[Annai Velankanni|Annai Velankani]]'' (1971) and ''[[Kasi Yathirai]]'' (1973). In the former he had a supporting role and worked as an assistant director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |title=Kasi Yathirai (1973) TAMIL |newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 November 2016 |access-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127132031/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |archive-date=27 November 2016 |last1=Guy |first1=Randor }}</ref> His first full-fledged role came in [[K. Balachander]]'s Tamil film ''[[Arangetram (film)|Arangetram]]'' (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his ''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973). Haasan went on to do supporting roles in films such as ''[[Gumasthavin Magal]]'' (1974), ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974) and ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]''. The same year, he played his first lead role in the Malayalam film, ''[[Kanyakumari (film)|Kanyakumari]]'', for which he won his [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam|first Filmfare Award]].<ref name="kamalawards">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan Awards (till 2000) |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603093905/http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |archive-date= 3 June 2011 }}</ref> In Tamil cinema, he had his breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''. He played a rebellious young man who falls in love with an older woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm|title=Kamal Haasan Celebrates Birthday Today, 'Vishwaroopam 2' Actor Turns 59|work=International Business Times|date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111192221/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> For this character portrayal, Haasan learned to play the [[mridangam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm|title=The Kamal Haasan phenomenon|work=Rediff|date=8 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022170646/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref> The role won him his second Filmfare Award.<ref name="balachandar">{{cite web|author=Padmanabhan, Mukund|year=1997|title=We are capable of making films for people worldwide|access-date=19 October 2009|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970518/13850423.html}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>', 34 => '===1976–1979===', 35 => 'In 1976, Haasan appeared Balachander's ''[[Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)|Manmadha Leelai]]''; this was followed by ''[[Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu]]'' (directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]]), which won him his third Filmfare Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''. ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977) concerned the women's movement and, for this role, he learned [[ventriloquism]].<ref name="Kamal top 10 - 1997">{{cite web|year=1997|title=Kamal hasan's significant ten|publisher=[[Screen India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604024413/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm|archive-date=4 June 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm}}</ref> It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'', in which he played a village bumpkin, which won him a fourth consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, ''[[Kokila (1977 film)|Kokila]]'', the directorial debut of friend and mentor [[Balu Mahendra]]. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, ''[[Kabita]]'', a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]''. In 1978 Haasan made his [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic ''[[Maro Charitra]]'', directed by Balachander. His fifth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'', a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer. He appeared in the Malayalam film [[Eeta]], for which he won his sixth Filmfare Award. He first played opposite to the [[Sridevi]] in the 1977 Malayalam movie [[Satyavan Savithri]] directed by [[P.G. Viswambharan]], this combination was later on well-accepted and celebrated. In the 1979 Telugu film ''[[Sommokadidi Sokokadidi]]'', Haasan played two parts. This was also his first collaboration with director [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]. He appeared in the musical ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', a snake-horror film ''[[Neeya?|Neeya]]'' and ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]''. At the end of the 1970s he had six regional Best Actor [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]], including four consecutive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Tamil Actor Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 36 => '===1980–1989===', 37 => 'Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980 Tamil-language ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'', the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Aakali Rajyam'', in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Award]] in Telugu. In 1980 he appeared in the drama film ''[[Ullasa Paravaigal]]'', ''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' and ''[[Maria My Darling]]''. Haasan made his debut in Hindi cinema with ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981), the remake of his own acted [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film ''[[Maro Charitra]]'' directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award]].<ref name="rajapaarvai">{{cite web |author=K. Jeshi |year=2004 |title=No stopping him |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004/09/27/&prd=mp& |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425024127/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004%2F09%2F27%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=25 April 2011 }}</ref> After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Awards for Best Actor]] for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in [[Balu Mahendra]]'s ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'', later reprising his role in the Hindi version, ''[[Sadma]]''.<ref name="kamalawards"/> During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' and ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]''. In 1983 he appeared in ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'', directed by [[K. Viswanath]]. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] and his second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 38 => 'After 1984's multistarrer ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'', Haasan appeared in ''[[Saagar (film)|Saagar]]'' (released 1985), winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] and nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] award. The film was [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar]] in 1985.<ref name="kamalawards"/> He left [[Bollywood]] temporarily after ''[[Geraftaar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |title=15 films to thank Kamal Haasan for |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204200929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |archive-date= 4 December 2015 |date=6 November 2013 }}</ref> and ''[[Dekha Pyar Tumhara]]'' to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman).', 39 => 'In 1986, Haasan produced the technically brilliant ''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]'' and collaborated with [[A. Kodandarami Reddy|Kodandarami Reddy]] for ''[[Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu]]'' and then [[K. Viswanath]] in ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'', playing an [[Autism spectrum|autistic]] person who tries to change society and won him his second [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]. it was India's entry for [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[Academy Awards]] in 1986.<ref name="kamalawards"/> These [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu.<ref name="Kamal love"/>', 40 => '', 41 => 'Following ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' (in which he played two roles, including a satire of [[Charlie Chaplin]] as Chaplin Chellappa) and ''[[Kadhal Parisu]]'', Haasan appeared in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s 1987 film ''[[Nayakan]]''. He received his second [[National Film Awards|Indian National Award]] for his performance; ''Nayakan'' was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 [[Academy Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |url=http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |website=[[Film Federation of India]] |pages=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206030830/http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |archive-date=6 December 2013 |access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> and is on the [[Time's All-Time 100 Movies]] list.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |title=All-TIME 100 Movies |date=12 February 2005 |magazine=Time |access-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717165334/http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |archive-date=17 July 2014 }}</ref> Haasan appeared in his only [[silent film]] to date: ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'' (1987) a [[black comedy]] film, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Filmfare Award]] in Kannada.<ref name="kamalawards"/> In 1988 he appeared ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'', Malayalam film ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'' and ''[[Sathyaa]]'' which were his own productions. Haasan's all four films of 1989 were major success, ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', where he played a dwarf,<ref name="kamalawards"/> then ''[[Chanakyan]]'', an original [[Malayalam]] film, later ''[[Vettri Vizhaa]]'' (where he played an amnesiac) and finally Haasan played two parts in ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'', winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Actor]] and won him his third [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards.<ref name="Kamal love">{{cite news|author=BVS Prakash|title=I'm capable of love: Kamal Haasan|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|date=14 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |title=Focus on a Filmmaker |access-date=22 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622102052/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Meghna George |year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan's special place in the Malayali heart |work=Rediff.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113125727/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |archive-date=13 November 2010 }}</ref>', 42 => '===1990–1998===', 43 => 'In 1990, ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'' saw Haasan build on ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' by playing quadruplets. It began as a collaboration with writer [[Crazy Mohan]] for future comedy films.<ref name="crazym">{{cite news|author=Adhiraj, Vijay |title=Each medium has its own USP |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |date=22 July 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024758/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref> Haasan won successive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor awards]] for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in ''[[Gunaa]]'' and ''[[Thevar Magan]]'' (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''). He was credited with the story for the latter. Haasan won his third [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] as a producer for ''Thevar Magan''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]] that year. A series of films followed: ''[[Singaravelan]]'', ''[[Maharasan]]'', ''[[Kalaignan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Nammavar]]'', and ''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]'' Produced by Haasan, it featured himself alongside [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actor [[Ramesh Aravind]] and comedian [[Kovai Sarala]]. Haasan resumed his collaboration with [[K. Viswanath]] in the Telugu film, ''[[Subha Sankalpam]]'', and starred in the police story ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' (Tamil) simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Drohi'' with [[Arjun Sarja]] and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]]. Haasan's success in the latter was followed by his third [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''.<ref name="natawards">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=Kamal Haasan, Tabu win national awards |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026070153/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> Haasan also won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 44 => ''The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per a film and which is the highest ever remuneration for any Indian hero then. In 1994, Haasan became the first actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film. The highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 was Rajesh Khanna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film|url=https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073013/https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|archive-date=4 April 2018|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>', 45 => 'After ''Indian'', Haasan played a woman in the comedy ''[[Avvai Shanmughi]]'', which was inspired by ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''.<ref name="aunty">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Aunty vs Chachi |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051305/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of ''Avvai Shanmughi'', ''[[Chachi 420]]'',<ref name="Chachi">{{cite web|author=Suparn Verma |year=1997 |title=Kamal Hasan returns to Bollywood |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505062356/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |archive-date= 5 May 2008 }}</ref> but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director.<ref name="Kamal Interview">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=The importance of being Kamal Haasan |publisher=ScreenIndia |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815031452/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010 }}</ref><ref name="direct">{{cite web', 46 => ' |author=Deepa Deosthalee', 47 => ' |year=1998', 48 => ' |title=The great Bollywood rip-off', 49 => ' |work=[[The Indian Express]]', 50 => ' |access-date=19 October 2009', 51 => ' |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html', 52 => ' |url-status=dead', 53 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625151352/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html', 54 => ' |archive-date=25 June 2010', 55 => '}}</ref> In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of [[Mohammed Yusuf Khan]], ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''; a forty five minutes of film and a trailer was shot.<ref name="short">{{cite web|year=2008 |title='Marudanayagam' resurfaces |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126123312/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |archive-date=26 November 2009 }}</ref> ''Marudhanayagam'' was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]tic history and his magnum opus; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]] during her 1997 visit to India.<ref name="queen">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Marudhunayagam, Making of an epic |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051317/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project.<ref name="ambition">{{cite news', 56 => ' |title=Don't let mediocrity be the standard:Kamal', 57 => ' |work=[[The Times of India]]', 58 => ' |access-date=19 October 2009', 59 => ' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms', 60 => ' |date=10 March 2009', 61 => ' |url-status=live', 62 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125071633/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms', 63 => ' |archive-date=25 January 2011', 64 => '}}</ref> In 1998, he appeared in [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]'s romantic comedy, ''[[Kaathala Kaathala]]'' opposite [[Prabhu Deva]]. The film was a commercial success and was dubbed in Hindi as ''Mirch Masala'', which was never released.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq Housefull, a remake of Kaathala Kaathala?&nbsp;– Times Of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210826/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq |date=19 October 2013 }}. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (11 May 2010). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref>', 65 => '===2000–2009===', 66 => 'After a two-year hiatus from [[Indian cinema]], Haasan decided against reviving ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''. He directed his second film, ''[[Hey Ram]]'',<ref name="Hram">{{cite news|title=Hey Ram review |work=Planet Bollywood |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828180404/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |archive-date=28 August 2010 }}</ref> a [[Historical drama|period]] drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the [[partition of India]] and the [[assassination of Mahatma Gandhi]]. Haasan produced and choreographed the film, writing its screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.<ref name="ffg">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Wide acclaim for Indian films in US festival |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607154018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> ''Hey Ram'' was a box-office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy ''[[Thenali]]'' as a [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamilian]] with [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] who is under a psychiatrist's care. ''Thenali'', starring [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] actor [[Jayaram]], was a box-office success. Haasan's next film was 2001's ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms. To play the other Army major in ''Aalavandhan'', he went to the [[National Defence Academy (India)|NDA]] for a crash course.<ref name="madhu">{{cite web|year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Panicker |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films.<ref name="Abhay">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2001 |title=Fear becomes him! Getting under Kamal's skin |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622103322/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="AbhayMusic">{{cite web |author=Vivek Fernandes |year=2001 |title=Abhay sings a fearless tune |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165208/http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref> Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure.<ref name="lossesss">{{cite news|title=The many faces of success |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |date=3 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105041257/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |archive-date= 5 November 2008 }}</ref>', 67 => 'After a number of successful comedies<ref name="comedyhit">{{cite web', 68 => ' |year=2001', 69 => ' |title=Drop in releases', 70 => ' |publisher=Screen India', 71 => ' |access-date=19 October 2009', 72 => ' |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm', 73 => ' |url-status=dead', 74 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005153554/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm', 75 => ' |archive-date= 5 October 2009', 76 => '}}</ref> including ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' and ''[[Panchatanthiram]]'' and guest appearances, Haasan directed ''[[Virumaandi]]'', a film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the [[Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival|Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]].<ref name="Kamal Virumandi"/> He also appeared in ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' with [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]. [[Priyadarshan]], its original director, left and [[Sundar C.]] completed the film. ''Anbe Sivam'' tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with ''[[The Hindu]]'' saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud".<ref name="anbesivam">{{cite web |author=Malathi Rangarajan |year=2003 |title=Anbe Sivam |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922070329/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |archive-date=22 September 2009 }}</ref>', 77 => 'In 2004 Haasan appeared in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'', a remake of [[Bollywood]]'s ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'', with [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy ''[[Mumbai Xpress]]''. Released during [[Tamil New Year]], it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. He appeared Kannada comedy film ''[[Rama Shama Bhama]]'' with [[Ramesh Aravind]]. In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the stylish police story ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'', was a success. Directed by [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]], the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', he played ten roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. ''Dasavathaaram'', written by Haasan and director [[K. S. Ravikumar]], is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and [[Asin]] Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film ({{as of|2008|lc=y}}) and his performance was critically praised.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |title=Kamal starts remake of 'A Wednesday' |work=The Hindu |date=10 April 2009 |access-date=15 September 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203035536/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |archive-date=3 December 2011 }}</ref> In Canada, ''Dasavathaaram'' was the first Tamil film distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |title=Walt Disney buys Dasavatharam |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=5 January 2014 |website=Behindwoods.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012043950/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 }}</ref>', 78 => 'After ''Dasavathaaram'', Haasan directed a film tentatively titled ''Marmayogi'', which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'', a remake of the Bollywood film ''[[A Wednesday!|A Wednesday]]'', where he reprised the role originally played by [[Naseeruddin Shah]] with Malayalam actor [[Mohanlal]] playing [[Anupam Kher]]'s role.<ref name="UPOwriter">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I was mesmerised by Kamal |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824221135/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="UPO">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Super heroes come together |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824222827/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> It was released in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''Eeenadu'', with [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] reprising the role played by Kher.<ref name="eenadu review">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm Review: Eenadu is almost like A Wednesday&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150919/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm |date=11 November 2013 }}. Rediff.com (18 September 2009). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.<ref name="eenadu review"/><ref name="ipos">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan admits being a player for the market |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012103456/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |archive-date=12 October 2009 }}</ref>', 79 => '===2010–present===', 80 => '{{See also|Controversial issues surrounding Vishwaroopam}}', 81 => '[[File:Filming of Vishwaroopam.jpg|thumb|right|Filming of ''Vishwaroopam'']]', 82 => 'Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'', for which he also wrote the screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Tamil Movie Preview |website=IndiaGlitz |date=17 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003902/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with ''Behindwoods'' calling it "an entertainer, but in parts"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Movie Review |website=Behindwoods |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802154444/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |archive-date= 2 August 2013 }}{{Rating|2.5 |5}}</ref> and ''[[Sify]]'' saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |title='Manmadhan Ambu' lacks the punch (Tamil Movie Review; Rating:***) |website=[[Sify]] |date=25 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101001730/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |archive-date= 1 November 2013 }}{{Rating|3 |5}}</ref>', 83 => 'Haasan's next film after ''Manmadhan Ambu'' was 2013's ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'', released in Hindi as ''Vishwaroop''. It won two [[National Film Awards]] (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the [[60th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |title=60th National Film Awards Announced |access-date=4 January 2014 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=18 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611113348/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2014 }}</ref> Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|title='Vishwaroopam' row ends; Kamal, Muslim groups reach accord|date=2 February 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514191634/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|title=No 'bad Muslims' in 'Vishwaroopam', can't paint terrorists white: Kamal Haasan|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 January 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119033604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|archive-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show ''Vishwaroopam'', citing law and order problems. However, the film was released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. A mutual agreement with the Muslims of Tamil Nadu was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes. ''Vishwaroopam'' was the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehta|first=Ankita|date=13 March 2013|title='Vishwaroopam' Box Office Collection: Kamal Haasan Starrer Earns ₹220 Crores|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|access-date=30 May 2020|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|archive-date=11 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311025306/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|url-status=live}}</ref>', 84 => 'In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival|67th Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan to lead official Indian delegation to Cannes |work=[[India Today]] |date=14 May 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |access-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517013607/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |archive-date=17 May 2014 }}</ref> As of July 2014, he was working on three films: ''[[Uttama Villain]]'', ''[[Vishwaroopam II]]'', the sequel of ''Vishwaroopam''<ref>{{Cite news|title = Vishwaroopam 2 confirmed for jan, 2015|date = January 2015|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|last = Shiva|first = Prasad|work = [[The Times of India]]|access-date = 4 January 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214180534/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|archive-date = 14 December 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref> and ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms Kamal Haasan to start shooting for Drishyam remake] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025211912/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms |date=25 October 2015 }}. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.</ref> After 2 years of Vishwaroopam's release, ''[[Uttama Villain]]'' was released on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' a Tamil remake of Malayalam film ''[[Drishyam]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Papanasam: A faithful remake, a solid thriller|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|access-date=29 June 2016|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> was released with positive reviews and became a huge success<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 'Papanasam' (Papanaasam) Movie Review: Live Audience Response] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704045126/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 |date= 4 July 2015 }}. Ibtimes.co.in (4 July 2015). Retrieved 14 July 2016.</ref> followed by the bi-lingual ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' and ''[[Cheekati Rajyam]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |title=Kamal's next titled 'Thoonga Vanam' |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015 |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516193245/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |archive-date=16 May 2015 }}</ref> both doing moderate business.', 85 => 'He was set to reprise his role of Balram Naidu (a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] Officer) from ''Dasavathaaram'' in a spin-off film directed by himself titled ''Sabaash Naidu''. The film was to be made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi (as ''Shabhash Kundu''). The film's release date has been delayed owing to Haasan's entry into politics, and he pledged that he focus on working on ''[[Indian 2]]'' instead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|title=Official: 'Vishwaroopam 2' and 'Indian 2' are the last two films of Kamal Haasan|work=Sify|access-date=21 April 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502095940/http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|archive-date=2 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>', 86 => 'On 17 September 2020, director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] announced through his Twitter handle that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in lead role with [[Anirudh Ravichander|Anirudh]] handling the music with the movie titled as ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. It was Kamal Hassan's 232nd film as an actor.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasan-232-title-teaser-lokesh-kanagaraj-presents-a-fabulous-gift-to-his-guru/articleshow/79099658.cms|title='Kamal Haasan 232' title teaser: Lokesh Kanagaraj presents a fabulous gift to his guru|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was a huge commercial success grossing {{INRConvert|442.45|c}} and went on to become the [[List of Tamil films of 2022#Box office collection|highest-grossing Tamil film of the year]] and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fourth highest-grossing Tamil film]] of all time by beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]'', ''[[Valimai]]'', ''[[Etharkkum Thunindhavan]]'' and ''[[Don (2022 film)|Don]]'' etc.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vikram surpasses Beast Day 2 collection|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/amp_articleshow/92140895.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=5 June 2022|archive-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615105033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/articleshow/92140895.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The first single of ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' titled "[[Pathala Pathala]]" received several million views from Kamal Haasan's fans and was the most viewed song on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/may/12/vikram-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-for-taking-on-union-government-31446.html|title=Vikram: Complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's Pathala Pathala for taking on Union Government|website=[[Cinema Express]] }}</ref> ', 87 => 'The song also received praise for Kamal Haasan's dance performances which went viral. Despite facing controversies from the song, it became an instant hit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/police-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-song/articleshow/91534472.cms|title=Police complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's 'Pathala Pathala' song|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> In August 2022, the filming for ''[[Indian 2]]'' resumed, after a break of almost an year. It is now scheduled for release in summer 2023. After ''Indian 2'', he will be collaborating and reuniting with [[Mahesh Narayanan]] and [[Mani Ratnam]] respectively, for his 233rd and 234th films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-next-is-with-director-mahesh-narayanan/articleshow/92000035.cms|title=Kamal Haasan's next is with director Mahesh Narayanan|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kamal-haasan-to-join-hands-with-pa-ranjith-for-madurai-based-rural-film-exciting-combo-1950080-2022-05-16|title=Kamal Haasan to join hands with Pa Ranjith for Madurai-based rural film. Exciting combo!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Indian 2 shooting to resume only after Vikram and RC15 are wrapped up |work=Times Of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indian-2-shooting-to-resume-only-after-vikram-and-rc15-are-wrapped-up/amp_articleshow/89748531.cms', 88 => ' |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>', 89 => '===Off-screen contributions===', 90 => 'In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.<ref name="Kamal Interview"/> He has written many of his films, including ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'', ''[[Thevar Magan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Hey Ram]]'', ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'', ''[[Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)|Nala Damayanthi]]'', ''[[Virumaandi]]'', ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'' and ''[[Vishwaroopam]]''. Haasan's production company ([[Raaj Kamal Films International]]) has produced several of his films, and he directed ''[[Chachi 420]]'', ''Hey Ram'', ''Virumaandi'' and ''Vishwaroopam''. He considered directing full-time if ''Hey Ram'' was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.<ref name="Stardustpg2">{{cite web|year=2001 |title=I may slip behind camera&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628233808/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |archive-date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> In his earlier career, he choreographed for [[MGR]] in ''[[Naan Yen Pirandhen]]'', [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''Savaale Samaali'' and [[Jayalalithaa]] in ''[[Anbu Thangai]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan&nbsp;– The Complete Actor |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=11 August 2013 |date=7 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110002651/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |archive-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a technician and joked: "Film makers like [[K. Balachander]] told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams".<ref name="Kamal Haasan wanted to be Technician">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=I wanted to be a technician: Kamal Haasan |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114114642/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |archive-date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> Haasan attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under [[Michael Westmore]].<ref name="Marudhunayagam">{{cite web|year=1998 |author=V S Srinivasan |title=Making of an epic |publisher=Rediff |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622101726/http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref>', 91 => 'Haasan has written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in ''Hey Ram'', songs in ''Virumaandi'' and ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and the album for ''Manmadhan Ambu''. Haasan's musical work has been well received by his peers in Tamil film.<ref name="Kamal writes lyrics">{{cite news|author=TOI |title=Kamal's lyrics gets thumbs up |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |date=20 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123203750/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |archive-date=23 November 2010 }}</ref> He is also a playback singer,<ref name="Kamal singer">{{cite news|author=TOI|title=Tunes from the heart|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=24 May 2013|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|date=27 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010454/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> singing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] and English.<ref name="Kamal English">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan sings in English |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |date=9 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225107/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016 }}</ref> Haasan also wrote the lyrics for a song about the [[Coronavirus]] and released its music video, "Arivum Anbum". The album, composed by [[Ghibran]] and directed by Haasan, featured Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja and a number of other contemporary performers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhu |first1=Vignesh |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan pens a song of hope during Covid-19 times! |url=http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Onlookers Media |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154058/http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan-Ghibran's song on coronavirus is an anthem of hope |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427091333/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 92 => 'In 2021, Haasan featured in a song 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to [[Venmurasu]]' composed by [[Rajan Somasundaram]] and released by Director [[Mani Ratnam]] in honor of [[Venmurasu]], the longest novel ever written in any language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/director-mani-ratnam-releases-musical-tribute-to-jeyamohans-epic-venmurasu-2021-10-19/|title=Director Mani Ratnam Releases Musical Tribute to Jeyamohan's Epic Venmurasu|website=www.marketwatch.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-20}}</ref> Earlier, he has spoken in appreciation of [[Venmurasu]] and writer [[Jeyamohan]] on Bigg Boss during his book recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/feb/04/bookmarked-for-bigg-boss-bibliophiles-2259190.html/|title=Book Recommendations by Kamal Haasan|website=www.NewIndianExpress.com|language=en|access-date=2022-03-18}}</ref> In 2022, Haasan was the lyricist and the playback singer for the song "Pathala Pathala" from Vikram.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kamal Haasan pens a Kuththu song for 'Vikram' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/kamal-haasan-pens-a-kuththu-song-for-vikram/articleshow/87300351.cms |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>', 93 => '=== Bigg Boss Tamil ===', 94 => 'Haasan made his return on [[Star Vijay]] TV, hosting the first season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|title=Kamal Haasan all set to host Tamil Big Boss|website=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918163706/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|title=கமல் தொகுத்து வழங்கும், விஜய் டிவியின் 'பிக் பாஸ்'|website=vikatan.com|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901000328/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The show soon went onto become one of the most watched television series in Tamil Nadu and gained positive reviews among audience from season 1 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-16|title=Looking back at Bigg Boss Tamil Season One: Top seven controversies|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/looking-back-at-bigg-boss-tamil-season-one-top-seven-controversies-5220445/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Karki|first=Tripti|date=2017-08-29|title=Bigg Boss Tamil: With 14k retweets, self-evicted contestant Oviya Helen emerges more popular than ever|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-bigg-boss-tamil-14k-retweets-contestant-oviya-helen-emerges-more-popular-than-ever-twitter-398788|access-date=2022-01-29|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-30|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 2: From Aishwarya Dutta's 'Hitler Task' to Mahat's tantrums, a look at the top controversies of the show|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-tamil-2-top-controversies-kamal-haasan-show-5379965/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-26|title='Bigg Boss 2' Tamil in trouble|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-2-tamil-trouble-83677|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-06|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 3: A look at the top controversies of the season|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-3-a-look-at-the-top-controversies-of-the-season/photostory/71461027.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 - A look back at the most controversial moments from the show|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/oct/10/bigg-boss-tamil-season-3---a-look-back-at-the-most-controversial-moments-from-the-show-667.html|access-date=2022-01-29|website=[[Cinema Express]]|language=en}}</ref> Haasan also hosted the second season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2]]'' which started its telecast on 17 June 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-12|title=Kamal Haasan returns to host 'Bigg Boss' 2|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kamal-haasan-returns-host-bigg-boss-2-81212|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]'' which started its telecast on 23 June 2019<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kamal Haasan all set for Bigg Boss Tamil 3 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/kamal-haasan-all-set-for-bigg-boss-tamil-3/articleshow/69234470.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=8 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bigg Boss Tamil 4]] which started telecast on 4 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 4 teaser: Kamal Haasan gets back to work|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-season-4-teaser-kamal-haasan-gets-back-to-work-6572489/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He hosted ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)|Bigg Boss Tamil 5]]'' which started to telecast from 3 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 5 teaser is out; Kamal Haasan returns as the host - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-5-teaser-is-out-kamal-haasan-returns-as-the-host/articleshow/85800271.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=31 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Then, now he is the host<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Kamal Haasan to host first edition of Bigg Boss Tamil OTT, begins January 30|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-tamil-ott-next-7727242/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> to the [[Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)]] which is to be launched on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Ultimate: Kamal Haasan announces OTT version of Bigg Boss Tamil, here's all you need to know |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/bigg-boss-ultimate-kamal-haasan-announces-ott-version-of-bigg-boss-tamil-heres-all-you-need-to-know/719efacb51128 |access-date=2022-01-29 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Disney+ Hotstar to stream its first-ever OTT exclusive season of Bigg Boss Tamil from 30th January|url=https://www.medianews4u.com/disney-hotstar-to-stream-its-first-ever-ott-exclusive-season-of-bigg-boss-tamil-from-30th-january/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=MediaNews4U|language=en-US}}</ref> from 30 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Janani K. |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Kamal Haasan to host Bigg Boss Ultimate on Disney+ Hotstar from January 30. Read details|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-ultimate-on-disney-hotstar-from-january-30-read-details-1900821-2022-01-17|access-date=2022-01-29|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He exited the show after the third week owing to scheduling conflicts with his film ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. Later, [[Silambarasan]] replaced him as the host from week 4 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Kamal opts out of Bigg Boss Ultimate show |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kamal-opts-out-of-bigg-boss-ultimate-show/article65068468.ece|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.thehindu.com|date=20 February 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=This sensational star replaces Kamal Haasan in 'Bigg Boss Ultimate'? - Tamil News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bigg-boss-ultimate-new-host-simbu-kamal-haasan-tamil-news-308356|access-date=2022-02-22|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>', 95 => '=== KH House of Khaddar (KHHK) ===', 96 => 'Kamal Haasan launched his personal fashion line brand called KH House of Khaddar (KHHK).<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/khaddar-vs-burger/article38328872.ece|title=On Republic Day, Kamal Haasan launches the website for his new fashion label KH House of Khaddar|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 2022 |last1=Paitandy |first1=Priyadarshini }}</ref> of Film as Killer in [[Dhamaka (2022)]]', 97 => '== Personal life ==', 98 => '===Family===', 99 => 'Haasan was born into a [[Tamils|Tamil]] Iyengar family<ref name="indiatimes1">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2013 |title=I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-date=30 October 2014 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> in the town of [[Paramakudi]], in the [[Ramanathapuram]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]], to criminal defence lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, a housewife.<ref name="father">{{Cite web |last=Kumar, Rajitha |year=2000 |title=Kamal, as we know him |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728103013/http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |archive-date=28 July 2011 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> During 2013 his daughter [[Shruti Haasan]] appeared on an episode of ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'', where "phone a friend" option is availed to Shruti and when she called her father Kamal, he stated that his parents named him Parthasarathy before he was called as Kamal Haasan and his mother always used to call him by that name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2012 |title=Kamal reveals his real name! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |url-status=dead |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |archive-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> In an interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are [[Charuhasan]], [[Chandrahasan]] and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law.<ref name="yaakob" /> Haasan continued his education in Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2020 |title=Kamal Haasan's reunion with his schoolmates |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |archive-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> and [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in Madras (now [[Chennai]]).{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 100 => 'Haasan has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and in the song "[[Kallai Mattum]]" in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="familfy">{{Cite web |last=Pavithra Srinivasan |year=2008 |title=Dasavatharam music is mediocre |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606112512/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |archive-date=6 June 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Haasan, is a [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]-winning actor who appeared in the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''. Charuhasan's daughter [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) [[Mani Ratnam]], who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's ''Nayakan''.<ref name="maniy">{{Cite web |year=2003 |title=Married to the medium |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413132659/http://tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |archive-date=13 April 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |website=The Tribune}}</ref> Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films and was an executive with [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], he died in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2017 |title=Kamal Haasan's brother and producer Chandrahasan died |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508022836/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |archive-date=8 May 2017 |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Chandrahasan's daughter [[Anu Hasan]] has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''. Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).<ref name="sistyer">{{Cite news |last=Ramani, Nandini |date=21 November 2003 |title=Married to the medium |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145018/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in "Hey Ram".', 101 => '===Relationships===', 102 => '[[File:Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Haasan in white, next to daughters Shruti and Akshara, dressed in black|Haasan with daughters [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (left) and [[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]] (right)]]', 103 => 'In 1978, at age 24, Haasan married dancer [[Vani Ganapathy]].<ref name="Kamal-vani">{{cite news|author=Indiatimes Movies|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|title=Kamal Haasan made a flowery entry|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|access-date=31 December 2008|date=31 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521024317/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie ''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]''. After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 104 => 'Haasan and actress [[Sarika]] began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (born 1986). Shruti is a singer and a [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]]-[[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]] actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991), was [[assistant director]] for 2013's ''Vishwaroopam'' and actress for 2019's ''[[Kadaram Kondan]]''. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for the movie ''[[Hey Ram]]'' and won the [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]]er.<ref name="47thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505163411/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161229/http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.<ref name="sarika">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhash K. |year=2003 |title=My main concern is the kids |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203010011/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |archive-date= 3 February 2009 }}</ref> After their divorce, Sarika acted in movies and TV serials, winning the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for the 2005 film ''[[Parzania]]''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 105 => 'From 2005 until 2016, Haasan was in a relationship with actress [[Gautami]], {{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}, his frequent co-star during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gautami had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him<ref name="IT Gautami split">{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya |first=Ananya |title=Kamal Haasan and Gautami part ways after living together for 13 years |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |website=[[India Today]] |date=1 November 2016 |access-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102170331/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |archive-date= 2 November 2016 }}</ref> writing, "It is heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/|title=Gautami opens up on Kamal Haasan: After 13 years together, our paths have irreversibly diverged|work=India.com|date=2 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102154728/http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/ |archive-date= 2 November 2016}}</ref>', 106 => 'Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with [[Srividya]]. Haasan visited [[Srividya]] on her deathbed in 2006.<ref name="srividya">{{cite web |author=TR |year=2008 |title=Wasn't Ranjith telling Sreevidya's tale? |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026143217/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref>', 107 => '==={{anchor|Religious views|Political views}}Views===', 108 => 'Haasan is an atheist.<ref>{{cite news', 109 => ' |author=B. KOLAPPAN', 110 => ' |year=2014', 111 => ' |title=When the atheist actor met the pontiff', 112 => ' |work=The Hindu', 113 => ' |access-date=13 June 2014', 114 => ' |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece', 115 => ' |url-status=live', 116 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201134/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece', 117 => ' |archive-date= 4 December 2014', 118 => '}}</ref> He has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the theme in his films like ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' and ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="rediffreview">{{cite web|author=Vijayasarathy, R G |year=2008 |title=Dasavathaaram is spectacular |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=13 June 2008 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213231/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 }}</ref> He was mistaken to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied [[United States border preclearance|preclearance]] to travel to the United States by [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]] authorities at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] in 2002.<ref name="islamname">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhah K |title=Harrowing time in Toronto |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2002 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |date=3 May 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704155016/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |archive-date= 4 July 2003 }}</ref>', 119 => 'In Sanskrit ''Kamal'' means "lotus", but it was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word ''hasya'', and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story".<ref name="yaakob">{{cite web|year=2010 |work=BBC Hardtalk |access-date=26 April 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |title=Karan Thapar interview with Kamal Haasan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730124413/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |archive-date=30 July 2013 }}</ref> Haasan is considered [[left-leaning]] or [[Independent politician|independent]]. Although he initially abstained from politics, he entered regional politics in Tamil Nadu in 2018.<ref name="Kamal red">{{cite news|year=2003 |title=Kamal Haasan sees Red |publisher=[[Rediff]] |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914022851/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |archive-date=14 September 2012 }}</ref> He also said that his entering politics would result in his death within a year.<ref name="Kamalpolitics">{{cite news|author=Shilpa Jamkhandikar |title=Just A Minute With: actor Kamal Haasan |publisher=The Reuters |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39105920090417 |date=17 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022190015/http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/04/17/idINIndia-39105920090417 |archive-date=22 October 2012 }}</ref>', 120 => '==Filmography==', 121 => '{{main|Kamal Haasan filmography}}', 122 => '==Humanitarian work==', 123 => '[[File:M.B. Nirmal with Kamal Haasan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|alt=Man with jacket standing with smiling, bespectacled younger man|Haasan with social activist [[M. B. Nirmal]] (right) in Chennai]]', 124 => 'Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations<ref name="Kamal clubs">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan on a noble cause|access-date=17 December 2011|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name ''Kamal Narpani Iyakkam'' (Kamal Welfare Association).<ref name="Kamal Narpani Iyakkam">{{cite web|year=2008 |title=Kamal fires club secretary |publisher=cinesouth.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154329/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |archive-date= 8 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="I believe in excellence">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I believe in excellence&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=southdreamz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716113858/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students.<ref name="Kamal eyedonation">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan launches eye-donation campaign |publisher=The India daily |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420055225/http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |archive-date=20 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students |publisher=extramirchi.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128062024/http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |archive-date=28 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamaldonates">{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |title=Spreading the message of sharing and learning |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |date=5 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908090624/http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |archive-date= 8 September 2010 }}</ref>', 125 => 'Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=The legend turns 53 |publisher=[[Zee Network|Zee]] News |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026160459/http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> He was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children.<ref name="Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids!">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids! |publisher=aidsroko.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205031909/http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |archive-date=5 December 2010 }}</ref> In September 2010 Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai.<ref name="Kamal does it again">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal does it again |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402140436/http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |archive-date=2 April 2012 }}</ref> He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes.<ref name="Kamal pledges support">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal pledges support |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103054233/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |archive-date= 3 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal in Ads">{{cite web |title=Kamal Hassan gets branded |access-date=2 May 2012 |url=http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824190229/http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> Haasan, along with his partner [[Gautami]], won {{INR}}&nbsp;5&nbsp;million on ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'' in March 2013 and donated the prize money to ''Petral Thaan Pillaya'', a [[nonprofit organization]] supporting cancer patients.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2013|title=Kamal Haasan would make a great quiz master, says Siddharth Basu|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-would-make-a-great-quiz-master-says-siddharth-basu-611350|access-date=25 August 2021|website=NDTV}}</ref>', 126 => 'Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the [[Swachh Bharat]] campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the [[Environmentalist Foundation of India]]'s [[Arun Krishnamurthy]] on 7 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece|title=Kamal Calls for 'Sweeping' Change|work=The Indian Express|date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221235535/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece |archive-date=21 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece|title=Kamal Haasan celebrates birthday with a clean up drive|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015|last1=Madhavan|first1=T.|last2=Krishnaswamy|first2=G.}}</ref>', 127 => 'Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Haasan endorsed [[Pothys]] for the first time in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |title=In a first, Kamal Haasan to feature in commercial |author=Udhav Naig |work=The Hindu |date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> His daughter, Shruti has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Haasan has stated that should he ever act in commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |title=Kamal Haasan to endorse textile showroom brand Pothys |work=India Today |date=21 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref>', 128 => '==={{anchor|Literary contributions}}Writings===', 129 => 'Haasan publishes the magazine ''Mayyam'', by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (''Narpani Iyakkam'').His views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as ''Thedi Theerpom Va'' (''Come, Let's Find and Solve'') by his fan club.<ref name="Kamal's Mayyam">{{cite web |author=TOI |year=2010 |title=Kamal's Magazine |publisher=ScreenIndia.com South Screen |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601024603/http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |archive-date=1 June 2008 }}</ref> He is also interested in [[Tamil literature]].<ref name="Kamalpoems">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Cupid Calling |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |date=11 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216013204/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |archive-date=16 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Kamalwriter">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Now it's the turn of Kamal Haasan ... the writer |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 October 2012 |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010029/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref>', 130 => '==Political career==', 131 => 'He formed the centrist party [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours with a white star at its centre in a black background. Haasan began his political journey from late President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'s residence and his memorial at [[Rameswaram]].<ref name=political /> His party contested in 37 seats in [[2019 Indian general election]] and lost. Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested).<ref>{{cite news |title=A great beginning, says Kamal Haasan. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602183044/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>', 132 => 'He unsuccessfully contested the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Coimbatore South (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore South]] and lost to [[BJP Mahila Morcha]] President [[Vanathi Srinivasan]] by a narrow margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/coimbatore-south-election-result-2021-live-updates-coimbatore-south-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3694766.html|title = Tamil Nadu: Kamal Haasan Loses to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan in Coimbatore South|date = 3 May 2021}}</ref>', 133 => '', 134 => '===Elections contested===', 135 => '{| class="wikitable"', 136 => '|-', 137 => '! Election', 138 => '! Constituency', 139 => '! Party', 140 => '! Result', 141 => '! Vote %', 142 => '!width=100|Opposition Candidate', 143 => '!width=70|Opposition Party', 144 => '!width=70|Opposition vote ', 145 => '|- style="background:#FFA07A;"', 146 => '|bgcolor=FFA07A|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Coimbatore South Assembly constituency|Coimbatore South]] ||[[Makkal Needhi Maiam|MNM]]||Lost|| 33.26%||[[Vanathi Srinivasan]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||34.38%', 147 => '|}', 148 => '==Awards and honours==', 149 => '{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan}}', 150 => '[[File:Kamal Haasan interviews Ang Lee.jpg|thumb|alt=Ang Lee, a grey-haired man, looking at Haasan (who is speaking)|Haasan with [[Ang Lee]]]]', 151 => 'Haasan received, in 1990, the [[Padma Shri]], and, in 2014, the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his contributions to [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |title=Kamal Hassan turns 57 |work=India Today |date=7 November 2011 |access-date=7 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150726/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> At age six, he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |publisher=Iffi.nic.in |access-date=17 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008114601/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2015 }}</ref> He is tied with [[Mammootty]] for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] for producing the 1992 Tamil film, ''[[Thevar Magan]]''. He has a record 19 [[Filmfare Awards]] in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.<ref name="awards"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1404447/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan|title=The next decade will be the best of my career: Kamal Haasan|publisher=DNA India|access-date=30 May 2013|date=2 July 2010|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154059/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan-1404447|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, his films ''Hey Ram'', ''Pushpak'', ''Nayakan'' and ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' were showcased in the "Director in Focus" category at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|Rotterdam Film Festival]].<ref name="KamalFilmFest">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Director in Focus |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125134302/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |archive-date=25 November 2010 }}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Virumaandi]]'' won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the [[Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]] (PiFan).<ref name="Kamal Virumandi">{{cite web|year=2004 |title=Virumandi wins at Puchon Film Fest |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613091331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="KamalFilmFest"/>', 152 => 'In 2005, [[Sathyabama Deemed University]] awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate.<ref name="Dr Kamal">{{cite web|year=2005 |title=Dr Kamal Haasan! |publisher=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]] News |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514065835/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |archive-date=14 May 2011 }}</ref> He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.<ref name="Chevalier awards">{{cite web|year=2006 |title=Star-spangled it was |publisher=Goldentamilcinema.net |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608121104/http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |archive-date=8 June 2009 }}</ref> He received the Living Legend Award in 2007 from [[FICCI]].<ref name="FICCI Living Legend Award">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=Kamal Haasan to receive Living Legend Award |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613145155/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister [[Ambika Soni]] said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.<ref name="Retrospective of Kamal films">{{cite news|title=Retrospective of Kamal Haasan films opens |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808202224/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 8 August 2010 }}</ref> That year, the [[government of Kerala]] honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide [[Onam]] celebrations in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="Kerala honours Kamal">{{cite news|title=Kerala honours Kamal Haasan |publisher=[[Hindu|The Hindu]] News |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |date=22 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825092207/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |archive-date=25 August 2010 }}</ref>', 153 => 'Haasan received the [[Kalaimamani]] Award from the [[government of Tamil Nadu]] in 1979.<ref name=kalaimamani>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |title=Kamal Haasan to be honoured at Mumbai Film Fest |date=12 September 2013 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221134136/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |archive-date=21 December 2013 }}</ref> Other honours include [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], [[Nandi Awards|Nandi]], [[Screen Awards|Screen]] and [[Vijay Awards]], including four awards for his performance in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division.<ref name="Kamal FICCI">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan appointed as chairman FICCI Media and Entertainment Business Conclave |publisher=The Indian Film Industry Official |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025082351/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |archive-date=25 October 2011 }}</ref> He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media),<ref name="Kamal ISFM">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Kamal Hassan and Anushka Shetty join ISFM as academic advisors |access-date=14 October 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017112002/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |archive-date=17 October 2011 }}</ref> and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US.<ref name="Kamal Ship">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan in mid-ocean when earthquake stuck|access-date=3 May 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521023229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal receives award in New York Film Festival|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|access-date=21 April 2013|date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416075746/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|archive-date=16 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and Prabhu Deva are the chosen ones |year=2013 |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418232522/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 }}</ref> Recently honoured with [[S. S. Vasan]] Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by [[Ananda Vikatan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |title=Ananda Vikatan Awards 2016 ஆனந்த விகடன் விருதுகள் 2016 |website=vikatan.com |access-date=17 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118053113/http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |archive-date=18 January 2017 }}</ref>', 154 => '==Public perception==', 155 => '[[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Haasan with [[Rajinikanth]]]]', 156 => '[[Mani Ratnam]] who directed Haasan in ''Nayakan'', has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can.<ref name="Mani Ratnam on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Mani misses working with Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> Veteran Tamil actor [[Nagesh]] called Haasan the best actor he had ever seen.<ref name="Nagesh on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Behind that humorous veneer |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |access-date=12 July 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 July 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328065205/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |archive-date=28 March 2016 }}</ref> His contributions to the film industry have been praised by his contemporaries, including [[Mohanlal]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Sridevi]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Mammootty]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Aamir Khan]].<ref name="Sridevi">{{cite news|title=Sridevi calls me sir, says Kamal Hassan |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |access-date=12 July 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=19 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824013706/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=I wanted to touch him:SRK on Kamal Haasan |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Aamir on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Aamir on Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="MLal on Kamal">{{cite news |title=I want to work with Kamal Haasan again |publisher=Southdreamz.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |date=1 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221074021/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |archive-date=21 December 2012 }}</ref> Younger generation actors ([[Suriya]] and [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]])<ref name="Surya on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya on Kamal |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183952/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal's advise to Surya">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal's advise to Surya |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009184054/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Maddy on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2003 |title=Maddy on Kamal |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326014635/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |archive-date=26 March 2016 }}</ref> and filmmakers ([[Bala (director)|Bala]], [[Ameer (director)|Ameer]] and [[Gautham Vasudev Menon|Gautham Menon]]) have been inspired by him.<ref name="Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him">{{cite web|url=http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html|title=Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him|date=1 June 2010|work=tamilmovies.ebest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605035657/http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html |archive-date=5 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Ameer on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Second Innings |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824213321/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya most versatile after Kamal&nbsp;– Gautham Menon |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824215259/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham on Kamal">{{cite web |author=Shiva Kumar |year=2006 |title=Gautham on Kamal |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183928/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref>', 157 => 'Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |title=Kamal Hassan, Barrie M Osborne to work together |date=11 June 2012 |work=India Today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904042800/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |archive-date=4 September 2012 }}</ref> and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |title=Ang Lee: Totally stunned by Kamal Haasan's brilliance |date=2 November 2012 |work=IBN Live |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208083738/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |archive-date= 8 December 2013 }}</ref> Some of his films were inspiration for some Hollywood films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |title=Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430074430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |archive-date=30 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |title=uttama villain inspiration woody allens movie kamal haasan |publisher=newsmix.in |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119213950/http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |archive-date=19 January 2015 }}</ref>', 158 => ''The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per film, which was the highest remuneration for an Indian actor at the time. In 1994, Haasan became the first Indian actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 159 => 'In 2015, Haasan was criticised by the-then Tamil Nadu Finance Minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], who stated that Haasan was "confused" and had "blabbered", unaware of the ground reality for his statement on the government's response to rain relief efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|title=TN Finance Minister slams Kamal Hassan for flaying relief measures|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 December 2015|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212011743/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|archive-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms|title=Kamal Haasan talking gibberish, not in his senses, says state finance minister O Panneerselvam&nbsp;– Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208015536/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms |date= 8 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Haasan was also criticised by ''Nayakan''{{'s}} producer Muktha Srinivasan for his article in ''[[The Hindu]]'' taking unnecessary credit for that film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece|title=Living in past glory&nbsp;– Visakhapatnam|date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125060843/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece |archive-date=25 January 2013|access-date=14 July 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>', 160 => 'Haasan has been accused of self-indulgence,<ref>{{cite news', 161 => ' |title=The legendary Kamalhassan speaks', 162 => ' |website=[[Sify]]', 163 => ' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1', 164 => ' |url-status=dead', 165 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105033200/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1', 166 => ' |archive-date= 5 November 2013', 167 => '}}</ref> and has been criticised for sexually explicit scenes and themes, offending religious sentiments and superficiality on social issues depicted in his films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan's Dasavatharam faces ire of Hindu outfits |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105031719/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |archive-date= 5 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=கமலுக்கு இந்து மக்கள் கட்சி நோட்டீஸ் |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[Dina Malar]] |date=10 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710130659/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |archive-date=10 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>Kamala Haasan&nbsp;– Nigazha Marutha Arputham (The Miracle that never happened) by [[Charu Nivedita]], ''[[India Today]]'', Jan 2009</ref> There have also been complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have caused some of his films to [[cost overrun|run over budget]].<ref name="Curse of talent">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The result was a nightmare...&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104924/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=As star power wanes.. |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607065307/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 7 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |title=When Parvathy slipped in front of Kamal&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810094320/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |archive-date=10 August 2014 }}</ref> In November 2017, Haasan said that right-wing Hindus have started employing extremism to propagate their communal agenda.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|title=Kamal Haasan says right wing Hindus have started employing terrorism|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 November 2017 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103135840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|archive-date=3 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>', 168 => '==See also==', 169 => '* [[Kamal Haasan's unrealized projects]] ', 170 => '* [[Raaj Kamal Films International]]', 171 => '* [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]', 172 => '* [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan family|Haasan family]]', 173 => '==Notes==', 174 => '{{Sister project links|d=Q381477|c=Category:Kamal Haasan|q=Kamal Haasan|b=no|wikt=no|s=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|species=no|n=no}}', 175 => '*{{IMDb name|0352032}}', 176 => '*{{Discogs artist}}', 177 => '{{Kamal Haasan}}', 178 => '{{Navboxes', 179 => '|title = [[List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan|Awards for Kamal Haasan]]', 180 => '|list =', 181 => '{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}', 182 => '{{NTR National Award}}', 183 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor}}', 184 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Story}}', 185 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam}}', 186 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil}}', 187 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu}}', 188 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada}}', 189 => 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[ 0 => '{{short description|Indian actor}}', 1 => '{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}', 2 => '{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}', 3 => '{{good article}}', 4 => '{{Infobox person', 5 => '| name = Rajinikanth', 6 => '| image = Rajinikanth at the Inauguration of MGR Statue (cropped).jpg', 7 => '| caption = Rajinikanth in 2018', 8 => '| birth_name = Shivaji Rao Gaikwad', 9 => '| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|12|df=y}}<ref name=shivaji />', 10 => '| birth_place = [[Bangalore|Bangalore (present-day Bengaluru)]], [[Mysore State]]', 11 => '| other_names = {{flatlist|Rajini, Rajni, ''Superstar'', ''Thalaivar''}}', 12 => '| alma_mater = [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Adyar Film Institute]]', 13 => '| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Producer|Screenwriter|}}', 14 => '| years_active = 1975–present', 15 => '| spouse = {{marriage|[[Latha Rajinikanth]]|1981}}', 16 => '| children = {{flatlist|', 17 => '* [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya]]', 18 => '* [[Soundarya Rajinikanth|Soundarya]]}}', 19 => '| relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Rajinikanth family|Rajinikanth family]]', 20 => '| awards = [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (2019)<ref name="DS">{{cite web |title=Rajinikanth honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award: 'I dedicate this award to my fans across around the world' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-7253877/#:~:text=Actor%20Rajinikanth%20has%20been%20honoured,of%20Indian%20cinema%20Rajnikant%20ji. |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=3 April 2021 |date=2 April 2021}}</ref><br />', 21 => '[[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016)<ref name="pv">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/ |title=Rajinikanth gets Padma Vibhushan; Padma Shri for Priyanka, Ajay Devgn |date=26 January 2014 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=8 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025080029/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/ |archive-date=25 October 2016 |location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />[[NTR National Award]] (2016)<br />[[Padma Bhushan]] (2000)<br />[[Kalaimamani]] (1984)<br />([[List of awards and nominations received by Rajinikanth|See full list]])', 22 => ''''Shivaji Rao Gaikwad'''{{efn|There are numerous variant spellings of the name. These include ''Gaikwad'', ''Gaykwad'', ''Gaikawad'', and, ''Gaykawad''.}} (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as '''Rajinikanth''' ({{IPAc-en|r|ə|dʒ|ɪ|n|ɪ|k|ɑː|n|θ}}),{{efn|There are numerous variant spellings of the name. These include ''Rajanikant'', ''Rajni Kanth'', ''Rajanikanth'' and ''Rajanikant''.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2012|pp=160–161}}}} is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth Biography |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/rajinikanth-71764.html}}</ref> In a career spanning over five decades, he has done more than 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]. Known for his uniquely styled lines and idiosyncrasies in films, he has a huge fan base throughout India and has a [[cult following]]. The [[Government of India]] honoured him with [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2000, [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2016, India's third and second highest [[Orders, decorations, and medals of India|civilian honours]], and [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2019 for his contributions to Indian cinema.<ref name="CivilIndiaAwards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |title=Civilian Awards announced on 26 January 2000 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302144232/http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |archive-date=2 March 2007 |access-date=20 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |title=Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan |date=25 January 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125105210/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> ', 23 => 'Following his debut in [[K. Balachander]]'s 1975 Tamil drama ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', Rajinikanth's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. His major positive role as a scorned lover in [[S. P. Muthuraman]]'s ''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]]'' (1977), 1978's ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'' and ''[[Aval Appadithan]]'' received him critical acclaim; the former earned him a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]] for Best Actor.<ref name="IE1">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|title=Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: How the superstar came to be|date=12 December 2015|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=27 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121907/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=22 December 1999 |title=Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121339/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=6 June 2016 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> By the end of the decade, he had worked in all [[Cinema of South India|South Indian film industries]] and established a career in Tamil cinema. He then played [[dual role]]s in the action thriller ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), a remake of the Hindi film ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978). It was his biggest commercial success to that point, earned him stardom and gave him the [[action hero]] image.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2006 |title=Ajit-The new 'Billa'! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107122518/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=27 May 2016 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> He starred in triple role in ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'' (1982), which earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards ceremony. The following year, he made his Bollywood debut with [[T. Rama Rao|T. Rama Rao's]] top grossing ''[[Andhaa Kaanoon]]'' (1983).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Earners 1980–1989 (Figures in Ind Rs) |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> ''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan]]'' (1984) won him that year's [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor]].<ref name="Zee News">{{Cite web |last=Handoo |first=Ritika |date=12 December 2014 |title=Thalaiva Rajinikanth turns 64! |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121814/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=24 December 2014 |website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> In the latter half of the 1980s, he starred in several successful films in Tamil and Hindi, including ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]'' (1985), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Bhagwaan Dada]]'' (1986), ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' (1987), ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'' (1988) and ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]'' (1991).<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2012 |title=Return of Rajinikanth |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107124131/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> ', 24 => 'In 1991, [[Mani Ratnam]]'s Tamil crime film ''[[Thalapathi]]'', earned him major critical acclaim for his performance.<ref name="TOI" /> He collaborated with [[Suresh Krissna]] for many films including ''[[Annaamalai]]'' (1992) and ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995); the latter was the biggest commercial success in his career yet as well as the highest grossing film in Tamil for many years.<ref name="IE2">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |title=Rajinikanth's journey from being a conductor to becoming demi-god |date=23 May 2014 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=5 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125028/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> His other success includes [[P. Vasu]]'s ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' (1992), ''[[Uzhaippali]]'' (1993) and [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995) and ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999); the latter which went on to become his and Tamil cinema's highest-grossing movie, exceeding Baashha.<ref name="tribune">{{Cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |date=4 September 2005 |title=The Rajni phenomenon |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125005/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>', 25 => 'After a few years of hiatus, he returned to acting with the [[comedy horror]] film ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005); it went on to become again the highest-grossing Tamil film. His next, [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) was the third Indian film to enter the [[100 Crore Club]]. He played dual roles, as a scientist and an [[Android (robot)|andro-humanoid robot]], in the [[science fiction film]] ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010) and its sequel [[2.0 (film)|''2.0'']] (2018), both being [[List of most expensive Indian films|India's most expensive productions at the time of their release]], and among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films of all time]].{{efn|The film grossed {{INRConvert|2.89|b|lk=r|year=2016}} worldwide, surpassing ''Sivaji''{{'}}s collection of {{INRConvert|1.55|b|lk=r|year=2016}}. As of June 2016, it remains the highest-grossing Tamil film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747 |title=2nd Saturday Box Office Collection: Baahubali Beats Endhiran's Lifetime Record in 9 Days |last=H Hooli |first=Shekhar |date=19 July 2015 |website=[[International Business Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130404/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref>}}', 26 => 'He has won many awards, including a [[National Film Award]], seven [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award|Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], a [[Nandi Award]] and a [[Filmfare Award South|Filmfare Award]]. Rajinikanth was also named one of the most influential persons in South Asia by ''[[Asiaweek]]''.<ref name="mass_popularity">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |title=Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness |last=Ethiraj |first=Gopal |date=14 December 2009 |work=[[Asian Tribune]] |access-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215034339/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |archive-date=15 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="i1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |title=Meet India's biggest film star |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |date=3 October 2010 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122065142/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |archive-date=22 January 2015 |location=London}}</ref> He was also named by ''[[Forbes]] India'' as the most influential Indian of the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |title=Now, a film on Rajinikanth's life |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910033430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |archive-date=10 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>', 27 => '==Early life and background==', 28 => 'Rajinikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on 12 December 1950 in a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] family in [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]] (present day [[Karnataka]]).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}}<ref name=shivaji /><ref name="birth">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Even_more_acclaim_will_come_his_way/articleshow/2178985.cms |title=Even more acclaim will come his way |last=Ruma Singh |date=6 July 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=20 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216163710/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Even_more_acclaim_will_come_his_way/articleshow/2178985.cms |archive-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> He was named after the [[Maratha Empire]] king [[Shivaji]], and was brought up speaking [[Marathi language|Marathi]] at home and [[Kannada]] outside.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} His mother was a homemaker,{{efn|While [[Naman Ramachandran]]'s 2012 biography of Rajinikanth identifies his mother's name as Ramabai,<ref name=shivaji/> journalist Ramachandra Rao, a childhood friend of the actor, said in 2012 that her name was Jijabai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tracing-kabalis-rajinikanth-his-link-to-shivaji/articleshow/53330949.cms |title=Tracing 'Kabali's' Rajinikanth & his link to Shivaji |date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411143021/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/tracing-kabalis-rajinikanth-his-link-to-shivaji/articleshow/53330949.cms |archive-date=11 April 2017 |access-date=11 April 2017}}</ref>}} and his father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad was a police constable.<ref name="shivaji">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |title=How Shivaji became Rajinikanth |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154556/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-shivaji-became-rajanikanth/20130116.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref> His ancestors hailed from [[Mavadi Kadepathar]], [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-rajinikanth-invited-for-saswad-literary-meeting-1942995 |title=Rajinikanth invited for Saswad literary meeting |date=31 December 2013 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123014805/http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-rajinikanth-invited-for-saswad-literary-meeting-1942995 |archive-date=23 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Rajini-creates-drinking-water-facility-in-his-parentsrsquo-memory/article16624915.ece |title=Rajini creates drinking water facility in his parents' memory |newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 April 2009 |via=www.thehindu.com |access-date=20 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083354/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Rajini-creates-drinking-water-facility-in-his-parentsrsquo-memory/article16624915.ece |archive-date=2 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers (Satyanarayana Rao and Nageshwara Rao) and a sister (Aswath Balubhai).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-rajinikanth-birthday-rajinikanth-life-history-12-12-111181.htm |title=Biographical article about Superstar Rajini Kanth |website=www.tamilstar.com |publisher=Tamil Star Inc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121541/http://www.tamilstar.com/news-id-rajinikanth-birthday-rajinikanth-life-history-12-12-111181.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} After his father's retirement from work in 1956, the family moved to the suburb of [[Hanumanthanagar, Bengaluru|Hanumantha Nagar]] in Bangalore and built a house there.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} He lost his mother at the age of nine.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4278597.ece |title=Reel to real image, a tome |last=S |first=Anandan |date=6 January 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628032143/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/reel-to-real-image-a-tome/article4278597.ece |archive-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>', 29 => 'Rajinikanth had his primary education at the Gavipuram Government Kannada Model Primary School in Bangalore.<ref name="Primary">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-s-friends-to-renovate-primary-school-news-kannada-kmnme1fbiff.html |title=Rajini's friends to renovate primary school |date=13 December 2010 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205145727/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-s-friends-to-renovate-primary-school-news-kannada-kmnme1fbiff.html |archive-date=5 December 2013 |access-date=9 July 2011}}</ref> As a child, he was "studious and mischievous" with a great interest in cricket, football and basketball. During this time, his brother enrolled him at the [[Ramakrishna Math]], a Hindu monastery set up by the [[Ramakrishna Mission]]. In the ''math'', he was taught [[Vedas]], tradition and history, which eventually instilled a sense of spirituality in him.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 1}} In addition to spiritual lessons, he also began acting in plays at the ''math''. His aspiration towards theatre grew at the math and was once given an opportunity to enact the role of ''[[Ekalavya]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s friend from the Hindu epic [[Mahabharata]]. His performance in the play received praise from the Kannada poet [[D. R. Bendre]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Introduction}} After sixth grade, Rajinikanth was enrolled at the [[Acharya Pathasala Public School]] and studied there till completion of his [[pre-university course]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 1}} During his schooling at the ''Acharya Pathasala'', he spent a lot of time acting in plays.', 30 => 'Upon completion of his school education, Rajinikanth performed several jobs including that of a [[coolie]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm#2 |title=1. Struggle is a stepping stone |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204092600/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm |archive-date=4 February 2014 |access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> before getting a job in the [[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|Bangalore Transport Service]] as a [[bus conductor]].<ref name="bmtc">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22friend.htm |title=You can see God in him at times |last=M. D |first=Riti |date=22 December 1999 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101320/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22friend.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> He continued to take part in plays after the Kannada playwright Topi Muniappa offered him a chance to act in one of his mythological plays. He decided to take up an acting course in the newly formed [[Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu|Madras Film Institute]] after coming across an advertisement.<ref name="MM1">{{Cite news |date=2 February 2009 |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2009/02/02164256/Rajini05.html |title=திரைப்படக் கல்லூரியில் 2 ஆண்டு நடிப்பு பயிற்சி |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=6 February 2014 |language=ta |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140206101403/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2009/02/02164256/Rajini05.html |archive-date=6 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Though his family was not fully supportive of his decision to join the institute,<ref name=MM1 /> his friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur motivated him to join the institute and financially supported him during this phase.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061612510100.htm |title=He drove Rajnikant to stardom |last=K. V. Subramanya |date=16 June 2007 |access-date=4 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107065743/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/16/stories/2007061612510100.htm |archive-date=7 November 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/13ssraj.htm |title=Meet the bus driver Rajni worked with |date=13 June 2007 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106150541/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/13ssraj.htm |archive-date=6 November 2014 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> During his stay at the institute, he was noticed by the Tamil film director [[K. Balachander]].<ref name="Rajini">{{Cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/why-rajinikanth-rocks/17592/1?id=17592&pg=1 |title=Why Rajinikanth Rocks |last=Lakhe |first=Manisha |date=27 September 2010 |website=[[Forbes]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327154329/http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/why-rajinikanth-rocks/17592/1?id=17592&pg=1 |archive-date=27 March 2015 |access-date=9 April 2011}}</ref> Balachander provided Rajinikanth with his stage name to avoid confusion with fellow actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]], having taken it from a character's name in his earlier film ''[[Major Chandrakanth (1966 film)|Major Chandrakanth]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vaasanthi |title=Rajinikanth: A Life |date=2021 |isbn=978-93-90652-10-5 |location=New Delhi |oclc=1268466867}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 December 2012 |title=It was a small role, but people would remember him |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/It-was-a-small-role-but-people-would-remember-him/article12190436.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406055925/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/It-was-a-small-role-but-people-would-remember-him/article12190436.ece |archive-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> The [[K. Balachander|director]] advised him to learn to speak [[Tamil language|Tamil]], a recommendation that Rajinikanth quickly followed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/person-of-the-year-10/rajinikanth-who-really-is-the-super-star/20452/2?id=20452&pg=2 |access-date=22 February 2013 |title=Rajinikanth: Who Really Is the Super Star? |last1=N.S. |first1=Ramnath |last2=D'Souza |first2=Nilofer |date=22 December 2010 |website=[[Forbes]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418110323/http://forbesindia.com/article/person-of-the-year-10/rajinikanth-who-really-is-the-super-star/20452/2?id=20452&pg=2 |archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Though he can read the language, he cannot write in it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asokan |first=Mamtha |date=25 October 2021 |title=Does Rajinikanth know how to write in Tamil? Daughter Soundarya says he doesn't |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/does-rajinikanth-know-how-to-write-in-tamil-daughter-soundarya-says-he-doesnt/articleshow/87263200.cms |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>', 31 => '==Acting career==', 32 => '{{Further|Rajinikanth filmography}}', 33 => '=== 1975–1977: Early career ===', 34 => '{{quote box', 35 => '| quote = "Rajinikanth claims that I am his school. But I must admit that this wasn't the Rajinikanth I introduced. He has evolved on his own merits and strengths. I gave him an opportunity and unveiled him to the world. He went and conquered it."', 36 => '| source = —K. Balachander about Rajinikanth{{Sfn|Hindu|2012|p=12}}', 37 => '| align = right', 38 => '| width = 25em', 39 => '}}', 40 => 'Rajinikanth began his film career with the Tamil film ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'' (1975), directed by [[K. Balachander]].<ref name="firstbreak">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/12/12/super-star-rajnikanth-turns-61-fans-celebrates-enthusiastically |title=Super Star Rajnikanth turns 61: Fans celebrates enthusiastically |last=Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan |date=13 December 2010 |work=Asian Tribune |access-date=18 June 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215013133/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/12/12/super-star-rajnikanth-turns-61-fans-celebrates-enthusiastically |archive-date=15 December 2010}}</ref> He was cast in a small role as the ex-husband of the female lead played by [[Srividya]].<ref name=firstbreak/><ref name="pioneer">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/150th-anniversary-issue/the-other-rajinikanth.html |title=The other Rajinikanth |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=5 January 2014 |work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]] |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418113701/http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/150th-anniversary-issue/the-other-rajinikanth.html |archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="express">{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fans-celebrate-rajinikanths-61st-birthday/723665/ |title=Fans celebrate Rajinikanth's 61st birthday |last=C Raja Mohan |date=12 December 2010 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120060826/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fans-celebrate-rajinikanths-61st-birthday/723665 |archive-date=20 January 2011}}</ref> The film explored [[Age disparity in sexual relationships|relationships between people with wide age differences]] and was deemed controversial upon release.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/experiments-in-tamil-cinema/photostory/29651841.cms |title=Experiments in Tamil cinema&nbsp;— Apoorva Raagangal (1975) |work=The Times of India |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509033249/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/Experiments-in-Tamil-cinema/photostory/29651841.cms |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> However, it received critical acclaim and won three [[National Film Awards]] including the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Award for the Best Tamil Feature]] at the [[23rd National Film Awards]] in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |title=23rd National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2011 |access-date=23 April 2011}}</ref> A review from ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted that: "Newcomer Rajinikanth is dignified and impressive".{{Sfn|Hindu|2012|p=67}} His next release was [[Puttanna Kanagal]]'s Kannada [[anthology film]] ''[[Katha Sangama (1976 film)|Katha Sangama]]'' (1976).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008101851261100.htm&date=2008/10/18/&prd=mp& |title=Blast from the past: Naagarahaavu- 1972 |date=18 October 2008 |work=The Hindu |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110055318/http://hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008101851261100.htm&date=2008%2F10%2F18%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> Rajinikanth appeared in the last segment of the film; he played the role as a village ruffian who rapes a blind woman in the absence of her husband.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} Balachander cast him in a pivotal role in ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976), the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] remake of his own Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} In ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''{{em dash}}the first Tamil film to feature him in a prominent role{{em dash}}he played a character that "blithely row[s] away" when his friend drowns accidentally in the lake only to fulfill his desire to marry the former's girlfriend.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 4}} His style of flipping the cigarette in the film made him popular among the audience.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/news/35912468_1_new-flavours-asin-rajinikanth |title=Mirinda advertisement: Can Asin match the charisma of Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Kamal Hassan |last=Chamikutty |first=Preethi |date=19 December 2012 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=7 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011059/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-19/news/35912468_1_new-flavours-asin-rajinikanth |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his final release of the year, ''[[Baalu Jenu]]'', he was cast as the main antagonist who troubles the female lead.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}} He played similar roles in Balachander's ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977),<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/04/10/stories/2011041050170800.htm |title=We will miss you, Sujatha |last=Malathi Rangarajan |date=10 April 2011 |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810024423/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/04/10/stories/2011041050170800.htm |archive-date=10 August 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and [[Bharathiraja]]'s ''[[16 Vayathinile|16 Vayadhinile]]'' (1977).{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 3}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/815331.aspx |title=Return of Rajinikanth |date=22 February 2012 |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140205182315/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/815331.aspx |archive-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> The same year, he made his first-ever appearance as a lead actor in the Telugu film ''[[Chilakamma Cheppindi]]'' (1977), which earned him his only nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm#3 |title=Success has humble beginnings |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225021844/http://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-9-life-lessons-to-learn-from-rajinikanth/20121212.htm |archive-date=25 February 2013 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090464702000.htm |title=Fusion of culture at celebrity wedding |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020140220/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/04/stories/2010090464702000.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=20 October 2011}}</ref> [[S. P. Muthuraman]] experimented Rajinikanth in a positive role in ''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]]'' (1977).<ref name="rediff1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |title=Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it |last=Rajitha |date=22 December 1999 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121339/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=14 June 2011}}</ref> The success of the film brought the duo together for 24 more films till the 1990s.<ref name="rediff1" /> Rajinikanth played supporting and "villainous" roles in most of the films released during the year.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 4}} In ''[[Gaayathri]]'' he was cast as a pornographer who secretly films his relationship with his wife without her knowledge and in ''[[Galate Samsara]]'' he played the role of a married man who develops an affair with a [[Cabaret|cabaret dancer]].{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. 5}} He had 15 of his films released during the year.{{Sfn|Sreekanth|2008|p=370}}', 41 => '=== 1978–1989: Experimentation and breakthrough ===', 42 => 'In 1978, Rajinikanth had 20 releases across Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chpt. 6}}{{Sfn |Sreekanth |2008 |pp=369–370}} His first film of the year was [[P. Madhavan]]'s ''[[Shankar Salim Simon]]'', in which he was among the three leads. Following that, he co-starred alongside [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] in the [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film]] ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]''. He played the second lead in ''[[Annadammula Savaal]]'', which starred [[Krishna Ghattamaneni|Krishna]]; Rajinikanth reprised his role from the [[Sahodarara Savaal|Kannada original]]. He then played an important role in the supernatural thriller ''[[Aayiram Jenmangal]]''. In ''[[Maathu Tappada Maga]]'', he was the main antagonist. ''[[Bairavi]]'', directed by [[M. Bhaskar|M.Bhaskar]], was the first Tamil film to cast Rajinikanth as a solo hero.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-top-films-19150.html |title=40 years of Superstar Rajinikanth: His top movies |date=19 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703200749/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-top-films-19150.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref>{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} It was for this film that he earned the sobriquet "Superstar".{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} [[S. Thanu]], one of the film's distributors, set up a {{convert|35|ft|m}} high cut-out of Rajinikanth.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/10/28231007/I-do-not-want-the-title-Super.html |title=சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் பட்டம் எனக்கு வேண்டாம்!: ஏற்க மறுத்தார், ரஜினிகாந்த்! |date=28 October 2012 |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318013621/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/10/28231007/I-do-not-want-the-title-Super.html |archive-date=18 March 2013 |language=ta}}</ref> His next appearance ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'', a quadrangular love story written and directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]], saw him play the role of a man who sacrifices his love for his friend, played by [[Kamal Haasan]]. The film's success prompted Sridhar to remake the film in Telugu, ''[[Vayasu Pilichindi]]'', which retained the original cast of the Tamil film.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}', 43 => 'His next film, ''[[Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye]]'', had an introductory song to mark his entry, a trend that would soon catch on in with his later films.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'', released during the same period, received critical acclaim, and earned him his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/13/stories/2009121356310700.htm |title=A phenomenon called Rajnikanth |last=D. Karthikeyan |date=13 December 2009 |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015162317/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/13/stories/2009121356310700.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> The film marked the directional debut of [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]], with a screenplay adapted from a novel of the same name published in ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]''.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} It won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]] and a Special Prize (Best Actor) for Rajinikanth at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc= chap. 6}} Following this, he made a foray into [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam cinema]] with [[I. V. Sasi]]'s fantasy film ''[[Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum]]'', which was based on a story from the [[Arabian Nights]]. The same year, he acted in ''[[Dharma Yuddam]]'', in which he played a mentally-ill person avenging the death of his parents. He then co-starred with [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in ''[[Tiger (1979 film)|Tiger]]''. Upon completion of ''Tiger'', Rajinikanth had acted in 50 films over a period of four years, and in four languages. Some other popular films released during this period are the youthful entertainer ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', the Tamil–Kannada bilingual ''[[Priya (1978 film)|Priya]]'', the Telugu film ''[[Amma Evarikkaina Amma]]'' and the melodrama ''[[Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai]]''. ''Priya'', based on a detective novel by [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]], had the distinction of being the first film of Rajinikanth to be shot mostly outside India, mainly in Southeast Asia.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc=chap. 6}} A''arilirunthu Arubathu Varai'' earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.', 44 => 'Raijinikanth, who credited [[Hindi film]] star [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as his inspiration,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Amitabh-is-my-inspiration-says-Rajini/article16133086.ece |title=Amitabh is my inspiration, says Rajini |date=15 August 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516093145/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Amitabh-is-my-inspiration-says-Rajini/article16133086.ece |archive-date=16 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> began playing Amitabh Bachchan's roles in Tamil remakes of his films.<ref name="indianexpress">{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |title=Revisiting Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer: The film that made Amitabh Bachchan |date=20 June 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033352/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/revisiting-prakash-mehra-zanjeer-the-film-that-made-amitabh-bachchan-4714064/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> This began with ''Shankar Salim Simon'' (1978), a remake of ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' (1977), followed by ''[[Naan Vazhavaippen]]'' (1979), a remake of ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'' (1974).<ref name="Mint">{{Cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |title=10 Rajinikanth films that were remakes of Amitabh Bachchan starrers |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=18 July 2016 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=19 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719141109/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |archive-date=19 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was subsequently cast in a series of roles modelled after Amitabh Bachchan in Tamil remakes of his films.<ref name="indianexpress" /> Rajinikanth starred in eleven Tamil remakes of Amitabh Bachchan films,<ref name="catchnews">{{Cite news |url=http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/like-amitabh-bachchan-does-rajinikanth-owe-his-success-to-salim-khan-and-javed-akhtar-catch-flash-back-bollywood-news-1469260347.html |title=What do Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth have in common? |date=23 July 2016 |work=Catch News |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033736/http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/like-amitabh-bachchan-does-rajinikanth-owe-his-success-to-salim-khan-and-javed-akhtar-catch-flash-back-bollywood-news-1469260347.html |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as a Telugu remake of ''Amar Akbar Anthony'', ''[[Ram Robert Rahim]]'' (1980), alongside [[Sridevi]].<ref name="Mint" /> The most successful of these were remakes of [[Salim–Javed]] films, such as ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'' (1981) and ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986).<ref name="catchnews" />', 45 => 'During this phase of his career, Rajinikanth abruptly chose to quit acting, but was coaxed to return<ref name="expressindia">{{Cite news |url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=88218 |title='Yesterday I was a conductor, today I'm a star' |last=Girija Jinnaa |date=15 June 2007 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=4 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617192827/http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=88218 |archive-date=17 June 2007}}</ref> with the Tamil film ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), a remake of the [[Bollywood]] blockbuster ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978), written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan. ''Billa'' had Rajinikanth playing dual roles and eventually became his first ever commercial success. His pairing with [[Sridevi]] continued in ''[[Johnny (1980 film)|Johnny]]'', where he was once again cast in a double role, earned him his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. He also starred in ''[[Murattu Kaalai (1980 film)|Murattu Kaalai]]'' which was a commercial success.<ref name=rediff1/> The success of ''Billa'' was a turning point in Rajinikanth's career, disproving detractors that claimed Rajnikanth was "finished" and which saw him accepted as a full-fledged hero.<ref name="expressindia" /> The success of ''Billa'' established Rajinikanth as the top star of Tamil cinema, overtaking [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajanikant-his-name-spells-box-office-magic-in-the-south/1/329580.html |title=Rajanikant: His name spells box-office magic in the south |date=31 July 1988 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref>', 46 => 'In 1981, he appeared in ''[[Garjanai (1981 film)|Garjanai]]'' which was shot simultaneously in [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]], making it his last film in those two languages to date.{{When|date=November 2016}} In K. Balachander's first home production, ''[[Netrikan]]'', he played dual roles as a womanising father and a responsible son.<ref name=rediff1/> His first full-length comedy was ''[[Thillu Mullu]]'', directed by K. Balachander. He agreed to it solely due to the strong suggestion by his mentor that he should do non-commercial roles, to break the stereotyped action-hero mould by which he was getting famous at the time. ''Thillu Mullu'' earned him his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/return-of-rajinikanth/article1-815331.aspx |title=Return of Rajinikanth |date=22 February 2012 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140210092421/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/return-of-rajinikanth/article1-815331.aspx |archive-date=10 February 2014}}</ref> 1981 also saw the release of ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]'', a remake of the 1975 Bollywood blockbuster ''[[Deewaar]]'', also originally written by Salim-Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan; in ''Thee'', Rajinikanth reprised the role of Bachchan in the original.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |title=10 Rajinikanth films that were remakes of Amitabh Bachchan starrers |date=18 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719141109/http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1zecmlLkbhchQlpXOOOsxN/10-Rajinikanth-films-that-were-remakes-of-Amitabh-Bachchan-s.html |archive-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> In 1982, he starred in ''[[Pokkiri Raja (1982 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]'', ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'', ''[[Thanikattu Raja]]'', ''[[Puthukavithai]]'' and ''[[Enkeyo Ketta Kural]]''. ''Moondru Mugam'' which starred Rajinikanth playing three different roles for the first time, earned him his fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.<ref name="raana">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959320200.htm |title=''Raana'' Rajini's next venture |last=Srinivasan |first=Meera |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110010958/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/29/stories/2011012959320200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref>', 47 => 'By 1983, he was a popular actor across [[South Indian cinema]], including Telugu and Kannada films.<ref name="southpopular">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article2153059.ece |title=The Rajini mystique |date=2 July 2011 |work=The Hindu |access-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225031116/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/article2153059.ece |archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> In 1983, he starred in his first [[Bollywood]] film, ''[[Andha Kanoon]]'', alongside [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Hema Malini]]. The film went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |title=Top Earners 1980–1989 (Figures in Ind Rs) |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> His 1984 film ''[[Naan Mahaan Alla (1984 film)|Naan Mahaan Alla]]'', was directed by Muturaman and produced by K. Balachander. He acted in his first cameo role in the film ''[[Anbulla Rajinikanth]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2220318.cms?prtpage=1 |title=Only Rajini can |date=10 December 2006 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=21 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019075317/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2220318.cms?prtpage=1 |archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> He played a triple role in ''[[John Jani Janardhan (1984 film)|John Jani Janardhan]]''. His performance in ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]'' earned him his first and only [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil]].<ref name="filmfare">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ |title=Collections |publisher=Update Video Publication |year=1991 |pages=394 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203223423/http://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his 100th film ''[[Sri Raghavendra]]'' (1985), he played the Hindu saint [[Raghavendra Swami]].<ref name="rebel_image" /> His greatest success in Hindi films was his 101st film ''[[Bewafai]]''. Released in 1985 with Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero and Rajinikanth as villain, it became a success and grossed {{INRConvert|119.5|m|lk=r|year=1985}} at the box office that year.<ref name="indianexpress4">{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/rajinikanths-tryst-with-bollywood-hum-andha-kanoon-chaalbaaz/#bewafaai |title=PHOTOS: Rajinikanth's tryst with Bollywood: Hum, Andha Kanoon, Chaalbaaz &#124; The Indian Express |date=23 May 2014 |work=indianexpress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627165031/http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/rajinikanths-tryst-with-bollywood-hum-andha-kanoon-chaalbaaz/ |archive-date=27 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>', 48 => 'In the second half of the 1980s, Rajinikanth acted in commercially successful films such as ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]'' (1985), ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkathavan]]'' (1985), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' (1987), ''[[Guru Sishyan (1988 film)|Guru Sishyan]]'' (1988) and ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'' (1988), with ''Velaikaran'' earning him his seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. In 1988, he made his only American film appearance in ''[[Bloodstone (1988 film)|Bloodstone]]'', directed by [[Dwight Little]], in which he played an English-speaking Indian taxi driver.{{Sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |loc= chap. The 1980s}}<ref name="Weldon1996">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HrsbAQAAIAAJ |title=The Psychotronic Video Guide |last=Weldon |first=Michael |publisher=Titan Books |year=1996 |isbn=978-1-85286-770-6 |pages=66 |access-date=22 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203223429/http://books.google.com/books?id=HrsbAQAAIAAJ |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth finished the decade with films including ''[[Rajadhi Raja (1989 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'', ''[[Siva (1989 Tamil film)|Siva]]'', ''[[Raja Chinna Roja]]'' and ''[[Mappillai (1989 film)|Mappillai]]'' while also starring in a few Bollywood productions. ''Raja Chinna Roja'' was the first Indian film to feature [[Films with live action and animation|live action and animation]].{{sfn |Ramachandran |2012 |p=127}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm |title=Finger on people's pulse |last=S.R. Ashok Kumar |date=14 May 2004 |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221163631/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401350100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>', 49 => '=== 1990–2001: Commercial stardom ===', 50 => '[[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Rajinikanth with Kamal Haasan]]', 51 => 'By the 1990s, Rajinikanth established himself as a commercial entertainer. Almost all the films released during this period were highly successful at the box office.', 52 => 'He began the decade with a blockbuster in ''[[Panakkaran]]'' (1990), which was a remake of [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s 1981 film ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Laawaris]]''. The film earned him his eighth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. His next two Tamil films, the [[fantasy film|fantasy comedy]] ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]'', (a remake of [[Chiranjeevi]]'s 1988 film ''[[Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film)|Yamudiki Mogudu]]'') which also released in 1990 and the family drama ''[[Dharma Durai (1991 film)|Dharmadorai]]'' (1991), did above-average business at the box office. His stint with Bollywood continued since the past decade as he went on to star in more Hindi films. ''[[Hum (1991 film)|Hum]]'' released in 1991 saw him doing the second main lead with Amitabh Bachchan became an inspiration for ''Baashha''.<ref name="IndiaJanDay">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/15/stories/2006121506571400.htm |title=It's India-Japan Friendship Year |date=15 December 2006 |access-date=20 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520065653/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/15/stories/2006121506571400.htm |archive-date=20 May 2007 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=ta}}</ref> In 1991, he worked with [[Mani Ratnam]] in ''[[Thalapathi]]'', which was heavily inspired by the ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref name="thalapathi">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-looking-at-mani-ratnams-landmark-movies.htm |title=Looking at Mani Ratnam's landmark movies&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies |date=9 June 2010 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006132648/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/09/slide-show-1-looking-at-mani-ratnams-landmark-movies.htm |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=30 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tamil-superstar-rajnikant-turns-60-fans-celebrate/553338/2 |title=Tamil superstar Rajnikant turns 60, fans celebrate |date=12 December 2009 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326003855/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tamil-superstar-rajnikant-turns-60-fans-celebrate/553338/2 |archive-date=26 March 2010}}</ref> in which he co-starred with actor [[Mammooty]]; the film dealt with the friendship between two unknown characters based on [[Karna]] and [[Duryodhana]], respectively,<ref name="thalapathi" /> and was set in a more contemporary milieu and was both critically acclaimed and successful upon release.<ref name="rebel_image">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/10/24/stories/2010102450020100.htm |title=Magazine : He's back |last=K. Hariharan |date=24 October 2010 |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028131931/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/10/24/stories/2010102450020100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> He received his ninth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film. He went on to appear in remakes of films from other languages, mostly from Hindi and Telugu. ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'', which released in 1992, was yet another friendship-centric film and was loosely based on the 1987 Bollywood film ''[[Khudgarz]]''. The film was the first to have a Super Star Title Graphic Card. He received his tenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the film. ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'', directed by [[P. Vasu]], a remake of Kannada actor [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]'s 1986 blockbuster ''[[Anuraga Aralithu]]'', also was released in 1992 and became a box office success. Rajinikanth wrote his first screenplay for the film ''[[Valli (film)|Valli]]'' (1993), in which he also made a special appearance. He also starred in the film ''[[Yajaman]]'', in which he played the role of Vaanavaraayan, a village chieftain. His romantic-comedy ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]'' (1994) was controversial for its climax but went on to become one of the highest-grossing films in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/38534/inspiration-remakes.html |title=Inspiration for remakes |last=Megha Shenoy |date=4 April 2011 |website=[[The Deccan Herald]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021111848/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/38534/inspiration-remakes.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> That year, he earned his eleventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for the action-drama ''[[Uzhaippali]]''.', 53 => 'He joined hands with [[Suresh Krishna (director)|Suresh Krishna]] for ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995), which emerged as an industry record,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-working-with-rajinikanth-baasha-director-tells-all/20121212.htm |title=Working with Rajinikanth: Baasha director tells all |date=12 December 2012 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208151126/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-working-with-rajinikanth-baasha-director-tells-all/20121212.htm |archive-date=8 February 2013 |access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> and is routinely touted by fans and critics alike as a major-hit, as the film elevated him from being just another very popular actor to nearly demigod status among the masses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rajinikanth-Old-is-gold/articleshow/4138227.cms? |title=Rajinikanth: Old is gold |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=17 February 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114114139/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Rajinikanth-Old-is-gold/articleshow/4138227.cms |archive-date=14 January 2016}}</ref> He made a cameo in ''[[Peddarayudu]]'' for his friend [[Mohan Babu]] and also helped him in obtaining the remake rights. The same year, he acted in yet another gangster film, ''[[Aatank Hi Aatank]]'' with [[Aamir Khan]] which was also his last Hindi film in a major role till date. His film ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'', a remake of [[Mohanlal]]'s blockbuster Malayalam film ''[[Thenmavin Kombathu]]'', was another commercial success, directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]] and produced by K. Balachander, and became the first Tamil film to be dubbed into Japanese, as ''Mutu: Odoru Maharaja''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/happy-birthdayrajinikanth/2/ |title=Happy birthday, Rajinikanth! |website=[[Mid-Day]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014211458/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/happy-birthdayrajinikanth/2/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> The film grossed a record US$1.6&nbsp;million in Japan in 1998 and was responsible for creating a large Japanese fan-base for the actor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0 |title=Brand Rajinikanth |last=S Saroj Kumar |date=4 January 2012 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113614/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0 |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> ''Muthu''{{'}}s success in Japan led American news magazine ''[[Newsweek]]'' to comment in a 1999 article that Rajinikanth had "supplanted [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as Japan's trendiest heartthrob".<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/1999/05/09/dancing-maharajas.html "Dancing Maharajas".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125150815/http://www.newsweek.com/1999/05/09/dancing-maharajas.html |date=25 November 2010 }} ''Newsweek''. 10 May 1999.</ref> During a visit to Japan in 2006, Indian Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] acknowledged the success of ''Muthu'' in the country during a speech, justifying the positive [[India-Japan relations|relationship between the two nations]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/14prem.htm |title=When the PM wowed Japan's parliament |last=Prem Panicker |date=14 December 2006 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805172727/http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/14prem.htm |archive-date=5 August 2012 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> He received his twelfth and thirteenth nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performances in ''Baashha'' and ''Mushu''.', 54 => 'He also entered [[Bengali film industry|Bengali cinema]] through ''[[Bhagya Debata]]'', which was released at the end of 1995. 1997's ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'', another commercial success, earned him his fourteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. Rajinikanth released his last film of the millennium with ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), which went on to become a blockbuster success, and earned him his fifteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It starred [[Ramya Krishnan]] and [[Soundarya]], the former critically acclaimed for her performance. It was also the last prominent role for veteran Tamil actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. ', 55 => '=== 2002–2010: Struggles, resurgence and acclaim ===', 56 => 'After a brief pause, Rajinikanth starred in ''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]'' in 2002, for which he had also written the screenplay.<ref name="baba">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |title=Baba |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=16 August 2002 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225032939/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> Released with much fanfare and hype at the time, the film featured a story revolving around the reforming of a gangster, later revealed to be the reincarnation of the Hindu saint [[Mahavatar Babaji]], and fights against political corruption.<ref name=baba/> It fell short of market expectations and the high bids reportedly translated to heavy losses for the distributors. Rajinikanth himself repaid the losses incurred by the distributors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |title=Film producer GV commits suicide |last=N Sathiya Moorthy |date=3 May 2003 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170107125855/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=17 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/12/stories/2004051200960100.htm |title=Superstar wannabes |last=Sudhish Kamath |date=12 May 2004 |access-date=17 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001064811/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/12/stories/2004051200960100.htm |archive-date=1 October 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The film was received with comments such as "the bloom was off the rose" and that "the gold does not glitter any more".<ref name="Will Sivaji be Rajini">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/05msg.htm |title=Will Sivaji be Rajini's biggest hit?- History |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607142307/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/05msg.htm |archive-date=7 June 2007 |access-date=6 May 2007}}</ref> [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK) leader [[S. Ramadoss]] condemned him for smoking and posing with [[beedi]]s in the film. He was criticised for spoiling the Tamil youth by glorifying smoking and drinking. PMK volunteers attacked the theatres which screened the film and usurped film rolls and burned them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Mar232004/n7.asp |title=Rajini keeps everyone guessing |date=23 March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309043030/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Mar232004/n7.asp |archive-date=9 March 2007 |access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref>', 57 => 'Two years later, Rajinikanth signed up for P. Vasu's ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005), a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]''. Upon release the film was highly successful at the box office, and in 2007 it set the record of being the longest running Tamil film.<ref name="The Final Verdict">{{Cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13736924 |title=The Final Verdict&nbsp;– History |date=8 May 2005 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224110012/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=13736924 |archive-date=24 December 2014 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> ''Chandramukhi'' was also dubbed in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and in German as ''Der Geisterjäger'' and released in the respective nations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/02/rajnis-chandramukhi-in-turkish-and-german-1143979538.html |title=Rajni's 'Chandramukhi' in Turkish and German |date=2 April 2006 |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026145318/http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/02/rajnis-chandramukhi-in-turkish-and-german-1143979538.html |archive-date=26 October 2014 |access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> Following ''Chandramukhi''{{'}}s release, it was reported that [[AVM Productions]] was set to produce a film directed by [[S. Shankar|Shankar]] starring Rajinikanth – the largest collaboration yet for a Tamil film. The film was titled ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' and was released in the summer of 2007, following two years of filming and production. It became the first Tamil film to be charted as one of the "top-ten best films" of the United Kingdom and South Africa box offices upon release.<ref name="United Kingdom Box Office 15–17 June 2007">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/?yr=2007&wk=24&p=.htm |title=United Kingdom Box Office June 15–17, 2007 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626043750/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/?yr=2007&wk=24&p=.htm |archive-date=26 June 2007 |access-date=18 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="South Africa Box Office 3–5 August 2007">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2007&wk=31&p=.htm |title=South Africa Box Office August 3–5, 2007 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024011722/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/southafrica/?yr=2007&wk=31&p=.htm |archive-date=24 October 2007 |access-date=8 June 2007}}</ref> Rajinikanth received a salary of {{INRConvert|260|m|year=2007}}, for his role in the film highest in his film career at that time.<ref name="Neha">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rapchik-Rajinikanth-mind-it/Article1-606098.aspx |title=Rapchik Rajinikanth, mind it! |last=Sharma |first=Neha |date=29 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224090431/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rapchik-Rajinikanth-mind-it/Article1-606098.aspx |archive-date=24 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-17/news-interviews/28228019_1_hero-worship-mgr-sivaji-ganesan |title=What makes Rajinikanth the Boss? |last=Varma |first=Anuradha |date=17 October 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=13 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104110543/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-17/news-interviews/28228019_1_hero-worship-mgr-sivaji-ganesan |archive-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1062351/report-after-brangelina-its-rajinikanth |title=After Brangelina, it's Rajinikanth |last=Vilakudy |first=Rajaneesh |date=5 November 2006 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014080020/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1062351/report-after-brangelina-its-rajinikanth |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> He received his sixteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. During the production of ''Sivaji'', [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]] announced her intention of producing a computer-generated imagery film starring an animated version of her father titled ''Sultan: The Warrior''. The film was set for release in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/rajinikanth-sultan-rechristened-hara-251010.html |title=Rajinikanth's Sultan rechristened as Hara |date=25 October 2010 |work=OneIndia |access-date=27 March 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707231049/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2010/rajinikanth-sultan-rechristened-hara-251010.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-12-13/news/27690498_1_soundarya-rajnikant-film-sultan-the-warrior |title=Animated film on Rajnikant to be released in December 2008 |date=13 December 2007 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015023424/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-12-13/news/27690498_1_soundarya-rajnikant-film-sultan-the-warrior |archive-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> however, it entered [[development hell]], and its development status would become unknown over the next few years.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news-interviews/31475535_1_superstar-rajinikanth-rana-soundarya-rajinikanth |title=The day Rajini took ill |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivas |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=9 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015111052/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news-interviews/31475535_1_superstar-rajinikanth-rana-soundarya-rajinikanth |archive-date=15 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>', 58 => '[[File:Rajinikanth 2010 - still 113555 crop.jpg|thumbnail|Rajinikanth at the [[Enthiran (soundtrack)|''Enthiran'' (2010) soundtrack]] release event in [[Mumbai]]|alt=|left]]', 59 => 'He worked with P. Vasu again for ''[[Kuselan]]'', a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Kadha Parayumbol]]'', which was made simultaneously in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Kathanayakudu (2008 film)|Kathanayakudu]]'', in which Rajinikanth played an extended cameo role as himself, a film star in the Indian cinema, and as a best friend to the film's protagonist. According to Rajinikanth, the film somewhat narrated his early life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk3.htm |title=Pasupathy, the real star of Kuselan |last=P |first=Krishnakumar |date=1 August 2008 |website=Rediff.com |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802201524/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk3.htm |archive-date=2 August 2011 |access-date=12 June 2011}}</ref> The film, however, performed poorly at box offices and led to many distributors incurring major losses.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/kuselan/featured/3 |title=Kollywood in a flap |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=20 August 2008 |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616205822/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/kuselan/featured/3 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajinikanth also stated that he would work with [[Pyramid Saimira]] again to compensate for ''Kuselan''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238204 |title=Hope Floats For SRK |last=Iyengar |first=Pushpa |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|The Outlook]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028041643/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?238204 |archive-date=28 October 2011 |access-date=30 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=10&contentid=2008121620081216010601113f7794623 |title=Kuselan may spark Tamil film boycott |last=S |first=Shyam Prasad |date=16 December 2008 |work=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524180750/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20City&sectid=10&contentid=2008121620081216010601113f7794623 |archive-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>{{Quote box', 60 => '| quote = "Is there anything left to be said about a man who, at 61, still manages to star in one of the most successful films of the year, not just in the south, but across India? Superstar Rajni once again proved that he is the actor with the Midas touch with the sci-fi flick Endhiran, where he played an ambitious scientist, a naive robot and an evil android bent on destroying the world [...] He did it with such aplomb that he's been the talk of the town for months. He might do one film in two years, but when he does, he pulls out all the stops."', 61 => '| source = —[[Rediff.com]] on Rajinikanth's performance in ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010)<ref name="Rajini in Enthiran">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-best-tamil-actors-of-2010/20101214.htm |title=Rajinikanth in Endhiran |date=14 December 2010 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527010449/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-best-tamil-actors-of-2010/20101214.htm |archive-date=27 May 2011 |access-date=12 July 2011}}</ref>', 62 => '| align = right', 63 => '| width = 25em', 64 => '}}"Is there anything left to be said about a man who, at 61, still manages to star in one of the most successful films of the year, not just in the south, but across India? Superstar Rajni once again proved that he is the actor with the Midas touch with the sci-fi flick ''Enthiran'', where he played an ambitious scientist, a naive robot and an evil android bent on destroying the world [...] He did it with such aplomb that he's been the talk of the town for months. He might do one film in two years, but when he does, he pulls out all the stops."', 65 => 'Rajinikanth worked again with Shankar for the science fiction film ''[[Enthiran]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/chulbul-pandey-now-lives-in-chennai/729300/ |title=Chulbul Pandey Now Lives in Chennai |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=26 December 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=2 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211152620/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/chulbul-pandey-now-lives-in-chennai/729300/ |archive-date=11 February 2011}}</ref> The film was released worldwide in 2010 as the most expensive Indian film ever made, ultimately becoming the second highest-grossing film in India of its time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2082&nCat=you_asked_it |title=Is It True That Endhiran Will Gross Than Three Idiots? |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006050841/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2082&nCat=you_asked_it |archive-date=6 October 2010 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="162crores">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=538&StoryID=ENTEN20100154445 |title=Rajini's Endhiran: A sell out in Chennai |publisher=[[NDTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106150430/http://movies.ndtv.com/Ndtv-Show-Special-Story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=538&StoryID=ENTEN20100154445 |archive-date=6 November 2012 |access-date=26 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2171&nCat=box_office_news |title=Endhiran&nbsp;— The Robot Expected Lifetime Business |date=1 November 2010 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216100921/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2171&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=16 February 2013 |access-date=4 January 2011}}</ref> Rajinikanth was paid a remuneration of {{INRConvert|450|m|year=2010}} for the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avatar-technology-powers-rajnikant-in-enthir/673748/ |title=Avatar technology powers Rajnikant in Enthiran |date=28 August 2010 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124071605/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/avatar-technology-powers-rajnikant-in-enthir/673748 |archive-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> He received his seventeenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. The film's success lead to the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]] to use the film as a case study to analyse the business of cinema and its success story in a post-graduate elective management course called ''Contemporary Film Industry: A Business Perspective''. The course would also study ''Muthu''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-23/india/28227042_1_case-study-iim-rajinikanth |title=Rajinikanth's Enthiran&nbsp;– Case study in IIM A |date=23 December 2010 |access-date=9 April 2011 |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122818/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-23/india/28227042_1_case-study-iim-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>', 66 => '=== 2011–2014: Hospitalisation and return ===', 67 => 'In January 2011, Rajinikanth was slated to appear in ''Rana'', a period film to be produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, who would work with the actor for a third time.<ref name=raana/> During the [[principal photography]] of the film on 29 April 2011, he suffered a mild [[foodborne illness]] on the sets, which led to vomiting, dehydration, and exhaustion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital_1537595 |title=Rajinikanth admitted to hospital&nbsp;– Entertainment&nbsp;– DNA |date=29 April 2011 |website=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818115734/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rajinikanth-admitted-to-hospital_1537595 |archive-date=18 August 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> He was treated at St. Isabel's Hospital for a day before being discharged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-hospitalised-news-news-le3q2ebeebh.html |title=Rajinikanth hospitalised |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811141240/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-hospitalised-news-news-le3q2ebeebh.html |archive-date=11 August 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> Five days later, he was rushed to the same hospital again after suffering from breathlessness and fever.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikanth-again-hospitalised/1/138159.html |title=Actor Rajinikanth hospitalised again |last=ITGD Bureau |date=14 May 2011 |website=[[India Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172404/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikanth-again-hospitalised/1/138159.html |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> He was diagnosed with [[bronchitis]] and was kept at the hospital for a week, while also spending a few days in an [[intensive care unit]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rajini-writes-letter-to-fans-says-he-will-be-back-soon/Article1-710881.aspx |title=Rajini writes letter to fans, says he will be back soon |date=18 June 2011 |work=The Hindustan Times |access-date=1 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621070954/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rajini-writes-letter-to-fans-says-he-will-be-back-soon/Article1-710881.aspx |archive-date=21 June 2011}}</ref> Several conflicting reports of discharge dates arose, as well as claims of Rajinikanth's health deteriorating.<ref name="ndtv" /> Two days after his last discharge, Rajinikanth was admitted to the [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]] on 16 May 2011 for recurring respiratory and gastrointestinal problems.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/modi-to-visit-rajini-in-hospital-105754 |title=Modi To Visit Rajini in Hospital |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216130427/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/modi-to-visit-rajini-in-hospital-105754 |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> The hospital maintained that Rajinikanth was in stable condition and showed positive response to treatment.<ref name="ndtv">{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?id=ENTEN20110175793&keyword=regional&section=Movies&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA |title=Rajinikanth's Condition Stable: Hospital |publisher=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210090601/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-s-condition-stable-hospital-106385 |archive-date=10 February 2014 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> It was widely reported that he required a [[kidney transplantation]], which was later denied by [[Dhanush]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/chennai/29608004_1_dhanush-isabel-hospital-national-award |title=Rajini will soon be back to complete 'Raana': Dhanush |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905124113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/chennai/29608004_1_dhanush-isabel-hospital-national-award |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>', 68 => 'On 21 May 2011, [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] released a photo of her and Rajinikanth in his hospital ward, both posing with a [[thumbs signal]], responding to fans' negative reaction to news reports.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-23/chennai/29573758_1_private-ward-icu-senior-doctor |title=Rajinikanth out of ICU, moved into private ward |date=23 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905124119/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-23/chennai/29573758_1_private-ward-icu-senior-doctor |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> The hospital restricted unauthorised visitors.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/chennai/29516197_1_rajinikanth-triple-role-enthiran |title=Rajini getting better, say docs as fans pray for their superstar |date=6 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122809/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-06/chennai/29516197_1_rajinikanth-triple-role-enthiran |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rajinikanth's brother, Sathyanarayana Rao Gaekwad, reported that the cause of the sudden illness was due to stress from rapid weight-loss and changes in diet, as well as [[alcohol withdrawal syndrome|withdrawal of alcohol consumption]] and [[smoking cessation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajini-suffering-from-lung-liver-ailment-brother-106258 |title=Rajini suffering from lung, liver ailment: Brother |date=17 May 2011 |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520205352/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajini-suffering-from-lung-liver-ailment-brother-106258 |archive-date=20 May 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> After addressing fans in a 4-minute [[digital recording|digitally recorded]] [[voice message]] to the media, Rajinikanth, under the advice of Amitabh Bachchan, travelled from Chennai to Singapore with his family on 21 May 2011, where he was to undergo further treatment for [[nephropathy]] at [[Mount Elizabeth Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/international-news-of-the-week-111060400093_1.html |title=International news of the week |date=4 June 2011 |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620163528/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/international-news-of-the-week-111060400093_1.html |archive-date=20 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajini-in-singapore-hospital-on-big-b-s-advice_709858.html |title=Rajini in Singapore hospital on Big B's advice |date=30 May 2011 |publisher=[[Zee News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712183018/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rajini-in-singapore-hospital-on-big-b-s-advice_709858.html |archive-date=12 July 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> After spending over two weeks at the hospital, he was finally discharged on 15 June 2011 and continued to recuperate in Singapore, before returning to Chennai on 13 July 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajnikanth-fine-recovering-well-dhanush/article2065995.ece |title=Rajnikanth fine, recovering well: Dhanush |date=31 May 2011 |work=The Hindu |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015080939/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajnikanth-fine-recovering-well-dhanush/article2065995.ece |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-to-return-tonight-118777 |title=Rajinikanth to return tonight |date=14 July 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102184246/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanth-to-return-tonight-118777 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref>', 69 => 'Despite several failed attempts to restart ''Rana'' upon his return, Rajinikanth reprised his ''Enthiran'' character, Chitti, in the Bollywood science-fiction film ''[[Ra.One]]'' (2011) in a guest appearance alongside [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/news-interviews/30164710_1_superhero-flick-raone-rajinikanth |title=Rajinikanth's cameo RA.One |last=Rudrappa |first=Chetan |date=16 September 2011 |access-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/news-interviews/30164710_1_superhero-flick-raone-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2011, it was decided that ''Rana'' would be shelved in favour of a new project, titled ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28378236_1_rajinikanth-film-muthu-and-padayappa |title=Rana, a triple delight for Rajini fans |last=Bharti Dubey, TNN, 29 January 2011, 05.42&nbsp;pm IST |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524072144/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-29/news-interviews/28378236_1_rajinikanth-film-muthu-and-padayappa |archive-date=24 May 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> Unfortunately the film became a huge disaster at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece |title=Now Kochadaiyaan producers in financial tangle |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=18 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130420/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece |archive-date=7 January 2017 |date=27 December 2014 |last1=Kandavel |first1=Sangeetha}}</ref> The [[motion capture]] film, which is the first of its kind in India, was released in 2014 to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846 |title='Kochadaiiyaan' Review Roundup: Commendable Attempt by Soundarya; Worth Watching |date=23 May 2014 |work=[[International Business Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130410/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref> ''Kochadaiiyaan'', and the 3D release of ''Sivaji'' in 2012,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/movie-review-rajinikanth-s-sivaji-3d-303788 |title=Movie Review: Rajinikanth's Sivaji 3D |date=11 December 2012 |website=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |publisher=[[NDTV]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527015330/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/movie-review-rajinikanth-s-sivaji-3d-303788 |archive-date=27 May 2014 |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref> made Rajinikanth the first Indian actor to have appeared in four different forms of world cinema: [[black-and-white]], [[colour film|colour]], [[3D film|3D]] and [[motion capture]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130403/entertainment-kollywood/article/rajini-%E2%80%98cannes%E2%80%99 |title=Rajini 'Cannes' |date=3 April 2013 |work=Deccan Chronicle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310063752/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130403/entertainment-kollywood/article/rajini-%E2%80%98cannes%E2%80%99 |archive-date=10 March 2014 |access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref> Following the completion of ''Kochadaiiyaan'', Rajinikanth began work in Ravikumar's next directorial venture, titled ''[[Lingaa]]'' alongside [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Sonakshi Sinha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Sona-presses-the-rewind-button/articleshow/34320366.cms |title=Sona presses the rewind button |date=28 April 2014 |work=Mumbai Mirror |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001062519/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Sona-presses-the-rewind-button/articleshow/34320366.cms |archive-date=1 October 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/superstar-rajinikanths-next-is-lingaa/article5960175.ece |title=Superstar Rajinikanth's next is Lingaa |date=29 April 2014 |newspaper=The Hindu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920045726/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/superstar-rajinikanths-next-is-lingaa/article5960175.ece |archive-date=20 September 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014 |last1=Subramanian |first1=Karthik}}</ref> The film was released on 12 December 2014, coinciding with his birthday,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-stamped-u-rating-rajinikanth-starrer-confirmed-12-december-release-615162 |title='Lingaa' Stamped with 'U' Rating; Rajinikanth Starrer Confirmed for 12 December Release |date=26 November 2014 |work=International Business Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220031320/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-stamped-u-rating-rajinikanth-starrer-confirmed-12-december-release-615162 |archive-date=20 February 2015 |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> and received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-take-responsibility-flaws-in-Lingaa-KS-Ravikumar/articleshow/45585327.cms |title=I take responsibility for the book scene in Lingaa: KS Ravikumar |date=21 December 2014 |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225122829/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/I-take-responsibility-flaws-in-Lingaa-KS-Ravikumar/articleshow/45585327.cms |archive-date=25 December 2014 |access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> ', 70 => '=== 2016–present: ''Kabali'' and beyond ===', 71 => 'Rajinikanth's next film was director [[Pa. Ranjith]]'s crime drama ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'', produced by [[S. Thanu]]. The film was released in July 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kabali-review-round-up-this-is-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-rajinikanth-blockbuster-2236945 |title=Kabali review round-up: This is what critics are saying about the Rajinikanth blockbuster |date=22 July 2016 |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=25 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725052356/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kabali-review-round-up-this-is-what-critics-are-saying-about-the-rajinikanth-blockbuster-2236945 |archive-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> The film became the [[List of Tamil films of 2016|highest grossing Tamil film]] of the year grossing over {{INRConvert|300|c|lk=c|year=2020}} and became the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fifth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time]] before being surpassed by his another film ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]''.{{#tag:ref|Box office gross values of {{INR}}650 crore were reported for ''Kabali'' in the first 13 days by several organisations including ''Financial Express'' and ''Indian Express'',<ref name="Financial Express 650 crore 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/334390/kabali-box-office-collections-at-over-rs-650-cr-rajinikanth-starrer-is-now-no-1-movie-in-india/4/|title=Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express|date=1 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Financial Express 650 crore 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/334390/kabali-box-office-collections-at-over-rs-650-cr-rajinikanth-starrer-is-now-no-1-movie-in-india/3/|title=Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express|date=1 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> which were more than double the estimates made by other sources.<ref name="IBT 675 questioned">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-reports-rajinikanth-starrer-raking-rs-675-crore-13-days-are-fake-688881|title='Kabali' box office collection: Reports of Rajinikanth-starrer raking in Rs. 675 crore in 13 days are fake|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805214307/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-reports-rajinikanth-starrer-raking-rs-675-crore-13-days-are-fake-688881|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''International Business Times'' (IBT) and ''[[Firstpost]]'' criticized these estimates as inflated, explaining the discrepancy as due in part to the addition of "pre-release business" figures, such as music and satellite rights sales of {{INR}}200 crore,<ref name="Firstpost 600 questioned" /> being factored into the box office sales totals.<ref name="IBT 675 questioned" /> ''Firstpost'' wrote, "More conservative estimates put Kabali's collections at around Rs 300 crores from worldwide ticket sales."<ref name="Firstpost 600 questioned">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/rajinikanth-kabali-has-earned-rs-600-crore-at-the-global-box-office-or-has-it-2932578.html|title=Rajinikanth's Kabali has earned Rs 600 crore at the global box office. Or has it? – Firstpost|date=3 August 2016|access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> IBT's analysts in August 2016 estimated the film's worldwide gross total of its first 13 days at around {{INR|350 crore}} (US${{To USD|3500|IND|year=2016}} million).<ref name="IBT 350 crore">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-starrer-beats-7-big-records-baahubali-bahubali-688964 |title='Kabali' Box Office collection |work=International Business Times India|date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805071102/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kabali-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-starrer-beats-7-big-records-baahubali-bahubali-688964|archive-date=5 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> <br> Figures given in December 2016 by ''Financial Express'' indicated an estimated domestic gross of {{INR}}215 crore and an overseas gross of {{INR}}262 crore, which total {{INR}}477 crore.<ref name="IE Dec 2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-birthday-today-as-superstar-rajni-turns-65-wishes-pour-in/471636/|title=Rajinikanth birthday today; As superstar Rajni turns 65, wishes pour&nbsp;in|date=12 December 2016}}</ref> A figure of USD$77 million given by ''Forbes'' in May 2017 converted to approximately {{INR}}493–499 crore.<!--Method: {{INRConvert|493|c|year=2016}}', 72 => 'NOTE: Since the Forbes source doesn't mention a specific INR value, and is presumably using 2017 US dollars to talk about the gross of a 2016 Indian film, we're forced to extrapolate a range of INR values under 500, and the highest possible is 499. --><ref name="Forbes 77 mil USD">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/05/11/armies-of-ajith-fans-mobilize-to-blast-vivegam-teaser-to-record-views/#4d79d92716eb|title=Armies Of Ajith Fans Mobilize To Blast 'Vivegam' Teaser To Record Views|access-date=13 May 2017|work=Forbes|quote=Kabali, which starred blockbuster hero Rajinikanth, went on to gross nearly 5 billion rupees (US$77 million) worldwide, making it the 6th highest grossing Indian film in history at the time.}}</ref> According to ''International Business Times'' in October 2017, ''Kabali''{{'}}s final worldwide gross was around {{INRConvert|286|c}}.<ref name="IBT Oct 2017">{{cite news|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash|title=Mersal box office collection: A crowning-moment for Vijay as his film joins Rs 200-crore club|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mersal-12-days-box-office-collection-crowning-vijay-film-joins-rs-200-crore-club-2nd-weekend-747432|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=30 October 2017}}</ref>|group=n|name=Kabali}} Also, at the [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards]], the film was nominated at five categories winning all of them,<ref>{{cite web |date=14 January 2017|last=Arul|title=Rajinikanth, Vijay, Sasikumar at Vikatan awards - Photos|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/rajinikanth-vijay-sasikumar-vikatan-awards-9850-slide-57502|access-date=31 December 2020|website=IBTimes India|language=en}}</ref> and also won five awards, at the [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]], and two nominations at the [[6th South Indian International Movie Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SIIMA 2017 Nomination List&nbsp;– Tamil|url=http://siima.in/2017/nominations.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170531085328/http://siima.in/2017/nominations.html|archive-date=31 May 2017|access-date=31 May 2017|publisher=[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]}}</ref> He also received his eighteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film.', 73 => 'In August 2016, it was announced that Rajinikanth and director Ranjith would work together again for a film with Dhanush as producer, titled ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'', in which Rajinikanth plays a [[Dharavi]]-dwelling gangster who fights against corporate takeover of the slum.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajinikanthranjith-combo-under-dhanushs-production-soon/article9046675.ece Rajinikanth-Ranjith combo under Dhanush's production soon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830160909/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rajinikanthranjith-combo-under-dhanushs-production-soon/article9046675.ece |date=30 August 2016 }}. The Hindu (29 August 2016). Retrieved on 3 November 2016.</ref> The film was officially released on 7 June 2018 and received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/tamil-movies-kaala-box-office-update-rajinikanths-latest-offering-starts-picking-up-at-the-ticket-windows-3101544/|title=Rajinikanth's Kaala Witnesses an Upward Trend at the Box Office - Read Details|last=Desk|first=India com Entertainment|date=9 June 2018|website=India.com|language=en|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> In 2018 he also appeared in [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]'' reprising the roles of Dr. Vaseegaran and Chitti, alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Amy Jackson]].<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Akshay-Kumar-plays-the-villain-in-Robot-2/articleshow/50203162.cms |title=Akshay Kumar plays the villain in 'Robot 2' |website=The Times of India |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613065129/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Akshay-Kumar-plays-the-villain-in-Robot-2/articleshow/50203162.cms |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live|last1=Iyer |first1=Meena }}</ref> The film was released on 29 November 2018 and was commercially successful at the box office. The film earned over {{INRConvert|117.34|c}} worldwide on its first day, which was the second-highest ever for an Indian film. The film crossed {{INRConvert|520|c|year=2018}} in its opening weekend to be the highest-grossing film worldwide for that week. The film also grossed over {{INRConvert|655.81|c}}{{Ndash}}{{INRConvert|800|c|lk=c}} at the box office became the [[List of Tamil films of 2018|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of the year and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|second highest grossing Tamil film of all time]].<ref>{{Cite news |title='2.0' final box office collection all format: The Rajinikanth starrer helmed by S. Shankar is the sixth highest grossing Indian film ever - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/2-0-final-box-office-collection-all-format-the-rajinikanth-starrer-helmed-by-s-shankar-is-the-sixth-highest-grossing-indian-film-ever/articleshow/67989955.cms |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> ''2.0'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films in India|fourth highest-grossing film in India]] and is the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Global gross figures|seventh highest-grossing Indian film worldwide]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4535|title=Top All Time India Grossers All Formats – 2.0 Second |website=Box Office India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4533|title=2.0 All India Update – Crosses 400 Crore NETT|website= Box Office India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Rajinikanth starred in [[Karthik Subbaraj]]'s ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'', in which his performance received praise for his return to his vintage stereotypical style of acting and grossed over {{INRConvert|250|c}}, becoming the [[List of Tamil films of 2019|second highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526|title=Rs 1000 crore! That's how much Rajinikanth's three films grossed at the box office in a span of 7 months|website=timesnownews|date=2 February 2019|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> The combined gross earnings of ''Kaala'', ''2.0'' and ''Petta'' by the end of January 2019 was determined to be over {{INR}} 1000 crore according to trade analysts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526 |title=Rs 1000 crore! That's how much Rajinikanth's three films grossed at the worldwide box office in a span of 7 months &#124; Entertainment News |access-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212029/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/box-office/article/rs-1000-crore-thats-how-much-rajinikanths-three-films-grossed-at-the-worldwide-box-office-in-a-span-of-7-months/358526 |archive-date=2 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikanth worked with [[AR Murugadoss]] in the film ''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'', which released in 2020. He played the role of a police officer after 27 years since his last film as a police officer was the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Pandian (film)|Pandian]]''. Despite the film receiving mixed reviews, the film grossed {{INRConvert|250|c}} crore at the box office,<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2020 |title=Darbar box office: Film ends up as a colossal flop, distributors plan to approach Rajinikanth |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/darbar-box-office-film-ends-up-as-a-colossal-flop-distributors-plan-to-approach-rajinikanth/story-j7miLvAkLvmFHhqd59cuLM.html|access-date=28 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth's Darbar is AR Murugadoss' failure |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/rajinikanth-darbar-is-ar-murugadoss-failure-6208719/|access-date=28 August 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> making it one of Rajinikanth's highest-grossing films and the [[List of Tamil films of 2020|highest-grossing Tamil films of 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-21|title=Darbar enters Rs 200 crore club, fifth Rajinikanth film to achieve feat|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/darbar-enters-rs-200-crore-club-fifth-rajinikanth-film-to-achieve-feat/story-nzjTEHMUkCqZVJgDk6DzQP.html|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The next project of Rajinikanth was with director [[Siva (director)|Siva]], the film titled ''[[Annaatthe]]'' where he played role of a protective brother. The film was released on 4 November 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajinikanth's Annaatthe to hit screens on November 4 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajinikanths-annaatthe-to-hit-screens-on-november-4/articleshow/80450919.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126184148/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajinikanths-annaatthe-to-hit-screens-on-november-4/articleshow/80450919.cms |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film became a commercial success at the box office by grossing around {{INRConvert| 240|c|lk=c|year=2021}} beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' and ''[[Maanaadu]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/rajinikanth-pays-surprise-visit-to-annaatthe-director-siruthai-siva-carries-this-gift-4540088.html|title=Rajinikanth Pays Surprise Visit to Annaatthe Director Siruthai Siva, Carries This Gift|website=[[News18]]|date=10 December 2021 |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annaatthe Box Office Rajinikanth Starrer Becomes One Of The Biggest Blockbuster of The Year Enters 200 Crore Club |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/annaatthe-box-office-rajinikanth-starrer-becomes-biggest-blockbuster-of-the-year-enters-%e2%82%b9200-crore-club-5096002/ |access-date=2022-01-03 |website=www.india.com |date=15 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=14 November 2021 |title=Annaatthe box office collection Day 10: Rajinikanth film is still going strong |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/annaatthe-box-office-collection-day-10-rajinikanth-film-is-still-going-strong-1876495-2021-11-14 |access-date=14 November 2021 |website=India Today |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114040425/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/annaatthe-box-office-collection-day-10-rajinikanth-film-is-still-going-strong-1876495-2021-11-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> ', 74 => 'His next 169th film is with director [[Nelson Dilipkumar|Nelson]] which was tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 169''. On 17 June 2022, the titled was announced to be ''[[Jailer (film)|Jailer]]'' and Rajinikanth will be playing an experienced jailer in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 February 2022 |title=Rajinikanth teams up with Nelson for 'Thalaivar 169' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rajinikanth-teams-up-with-nelson-for-thalaivar-169/article38407701.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210152043/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rajinikanth-teams-up-with-nelson-for-thalaivar-169/article38407701.ece |archive-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=Nelson-Rajinikanth's Thalaivar 169 titled Jailer |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/17/nelson-rajinikanths-thalaivar-169-titled-jailer-32155.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619123732/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/jun/17/nelson-rajinikanths-thalaivar-169-titled-jailer-32155.html |archive-date=19 June 2022 |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2022 |title=#Thalaivar169 by Nelson Dilipkumar titled Jailer |url=https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/06/17/thalaivar169-by-nelson-dilipkumar-titled-jailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617083037/https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2022/06/17/thalaivar169-by-nelson-dilipkumar-titled-jailer |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=17 June 2022 |website=[[DT Next]]}}</ref> The film will be released theatrically in August 2023. Rajinikanth will be doing an extended cameo in his daughter [[Aishwarya Rajinikanth]]'s directorial comeback titled ''Lal Salaam.'' His next 170th film is with director T. J. Gananavel which is tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 170'' and he will be playing the role of Muslim cop. The film will be released in 2024. His next 171st film is with director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] which is tentatively titled ''Thalaivar 171.''', 75 => '==Political career==', 76 => '[[File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the Entertainer of the Year Award to Shri Rajnikanth, at the 'NDTV Indian of the Year Awards Function', in New Delhi on January 17, 2008.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Rajinikanth receiving the 2008 NDTV Entertainer of the Year Award from prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]]]]', 77 => 'Rajinikanth said: "Even God cannot save Tamil Nadu if AIADMK returns to power." Rajinikanth wholeheartedly supported the DMK and Tamil Mannila Congress alliance and asked the people of Tamil Nadu and his fans to vote for that alliance. This alliance had a complete victory in 1996. Rajinikanth also supported the DMK-Tamil Mannila Congress alliance in the [[1996 Indian general election]] and [[1998 Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |title=Tamil Cinema 1998-Year Highlights (Part-2) |date=21 January 1998 |access-date=23 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620181502/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |archive-date=20 June 2008 |publisher=Dinakaran}}</ref>', 78 => 'Later in 2004, Rajinikanth said he would personally vote for the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) but would not extend his support to any front during the [[2004 Indian general election|upcoming Indian general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |title=Rajnikanth is a firm believer in Hindutva |date=28 April 2004 |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202050/http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> The party, however, failed to win any seats in Tamil Nadu in the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-05-17/news/27657995_1_aiadmk-mps-mdmk-lone-puducherry-seat |title=AIADMK entering Parliament after five years |date=17 May 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025061624/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-05-17/news/27657995_1_aiadmk-mps-mdmk-lone-puducherry-seat |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>', 79 => 'Rajinikanth canceled his visit to Sri Lanka on March 2017 at the urging of Tamil Nadu politicians. Leaders of the BJP criticized this choice.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bjp-subramanian-swamy-says-rajinikanth-and-other-tamil-film-actors-are-chickens--news-182095 | title=Swamy and other BJP leaders criticise Rajinikanth - News | date=25 March 2017 }}</ref> In June 2017, BJP leader [[Subramanian Swamy]] alleged that Rajinikanth was illiterate and unfit for politics. He also accused Rajinikanth of financial fraud, claiming that he has strong proof of financial irregularities by Rajinikanth that will bring down Rajinikanth's political aspirations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/swamy-vs-superstar-rajini-has-committed-financial-fraud-should-not-enter-politics-64137 | title=Swamy vs Superstar: 'Rajini has committed financial fraud, should not enter politics' | date=24 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/250617/subramanian-swamys-outbursts-on-rajinikanth-follows-speculations.html | title=Subramanian Swamy's outbursts on Rajinikanth follows speculations | date=25 June 2017 }}</ref>', 80 => 'However several political analysts state Rajinikanth has missed his chance and unlike 1996 when he was at his peak it will be very difficult for him to make a significant impact in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/why-rajinikanth-hasnt-taken-the-plunge-it-is-not-1996-any-more-4658857/ |title=Why Rajinikanth hasn't taken the plunge: It is not 1996 anymore |work=The Indian Express |author=Kavitha Muralidharan |date=16 May 2017 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709062901/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/why-rajinikanth-hasnt-taken-the-plunge-it-is-not-1996-any-more-4658857/ |archive-date=9 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-political-opportunity-for-rajinikanth-has-come-and-gone/story-GyC5mlbQYuK1MaSpEXSu1L.html |title=The political opportunity for Rajinikanth has come and gone |work=Hindustan Times |author=Viju Cherian |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725170226/https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-political-opportunity-for-rajinikanth-has-come-and-gone/story-GyC5mlbQYuK1MaSpEXSu1L.html |archive-date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajini-no-political-superstar-718935.html |title=Rajini no political superstar, may have missed his day |work=Deccan Herald |author=ETB Sivapriyan |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190649/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rajini-no-political-superstar-718935.html |url-status=live}}</ref>', 81 => 'Rajinikanth announced entry into politics on 31 December 2017 and confirmed his intention to contest in the 2021 [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] elections in all 234 constituencies. He stated that his party would resign if it was unable to fulfill its electoral promises within three years of coming into power.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/rajinikanth-to-end-suspense-political-announcement-soon-10-points-1794019?pfrom=home-topscroll |title=Rajnimanth joins politics and announced a new party |date=31 December 2017 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=1 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231191010/https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/rajinikanth-to-end-suspense-political-announcement-soon-10-points-1794019?pfrom=home-topscroll |archive-date=31 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rajinikant dissolved his party Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) on 12 July 2021 and also said that he has no plans to enter politics in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |author=D. Govardan|date=12 July 2021 |title=Rajinikanth decides to dissolve Rajini Makkal Mandram {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/rajinikanth-decides-to-dissolve-rajini-makkal-mandram/articleshow/84337959.cms |access-date=2021-07-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>', 82 => '==Acclaim and criticism==', 83 => '===Acting style===', 84 => 'Rajinikanth is widely regarded as one of the most popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. His popularity has been attributed to "his uniquely styled {{sic|dialogues}} and idiosyncrasies in films, as well as his political statements and philanthropy".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/4300-who-rules-south-cinema-rajinikanth-or-kamal-haasan.html |title=Who rules South Cinema&nbsp;– Rajinikanth or Kamal Haasan? |date=28 September 2010 |publisher=Breakingnewsonline.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723032306/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/4300-who-rules-south-cinema-rajinikanth-or-kamal-haasan.html |archive-date=23 July 2011 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> Many also cite reasons for Rajinikanth's popularity as coming from his larger-than-life super-hero appearance in many films, supported by gravity-defying stunts and charismatic expressions, all while attempting to maintain modesty in real-life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2267820/pagenum/all/#p2 |title=Superstar Rajinikanth!: The biggest movie star you've probably never heard of.&nbsp;– By Grady Hendrix&nbsp;– Slate Magazine |last=Hendrix |first=Grady |date=27 September 2010 |publisher=Slate.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315123608/http://www.slate.com/id/2267820/pagenum/all/ |archive-date=15 March 2011 |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> Almost every film of Rajinikanth has punchlines delivered by him in an inimitable style, and these punchlines often have a message or even warn the film's antagonists. These lines are usually fabricated to create new ones or even be taken in a comical way, but do not fail to create a sense of entertainment among viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesouthreports.com/profiles/blogs/rajini-delivers-a-punch |title=Rajini's Punch dialogues |publisher=thesouthreports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325080027/http://www.thesouthreports.com/profiles/blogs/rajini-delivers-a-punch |archive-date=25 March 2011 |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-18/chennai/27783880_1_naan-oru-thadavu-sonna-nooru-thadava-sonna-mathiri-punch-lines |title=It doesn't get bigger than Rajinikanth |date=18 April 2008 |access-date=12 April 2011 |location=India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817082412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-18/chennai/27783880_1_naan-oru-thadavu-sonna-nooru-thadava-sonna-mathiri-punch-lines |archive-date=17 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>', 85 => 'Rajinikanth is one of the highest-grossing actors in Tamil cinema history. After opening his first official Twitter account in 2014, Rajinikanth received over 210,000 followers within 24 hours, which according to ''[[The Economic Times]]'' was deemed by social media research firms as the fastest rate of followers for any Indian celebrity, as well as among the top-10 in the world.<ref name="rtwit">{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/superstar-rajinikanth-proves-his-might-again-notches-over-2-4-lakh-followers-on-twitter-debut/articleshow/34744248.cms |title=Superstar Rajinikanth proves his might again, notches over 2.4 lakh followers on Twitter debut |last=Varuni |first=Khosla |date=7 May 2014 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=10 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510072930/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/superstar-rajinikanth-proves-his-might-again-notches-over-2-4-lakh-followers-on-twitter-debut/articleshow/34744248.cms |archive-date=10 May 2014}}</ref> In 2015, a film about his fandom, ''[[For the Love of a Man (film)|For the Love of a Man]]'', premiered at the [[71st Venice International Film Festival]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/venice-review-for-the-love-of-a-man-portrays-the-biggest-movie-star-youve-never-heard-of-20150905 |title=Venice Review: 'For the Love of a Man' Portrays the Biggest Movie Star You've Never Heard Of |date=5 September 2015 |publisher=Indiewire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204143900/http://www.indiewire.com/article/venice-review-for-the-love-of-a-man-portrays-the-biggest-movie-star-youve-never-heard-of-20150905 |archive-date=4 February 2016 |access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref>', 86 => '===Comments on social issues===', 87 => '[[File:Rajinikanth and Vijay at the Nadigar Sangam Protest.jpg|thumb|Rajinikanth with [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] at a [[2018 Tamil Nadu protests for Kaveri water sharing|Kaveri water sharing protest]] by the [[Nadigar Sangam]] in 2018]]', 88 => 'In 2002, Rajinikanth undertook a day-long fast to protest the [[Government of Karnataka]]'s [[Kaveri River water dispute|decision to not release Kaveri River water into Tamil Nadu]], and announced that he would contribute {{INRConvert|10|m}} toward a plan to interlink Indian rivers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/13cau2.htm |title=Rediff India News: Rajinikanth fasts for Kaveri waters |date=13 October 2002 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430054103/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/13cau2.htm |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> He met with Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] and many experts to canvass support for the project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/14cau.htm |title=Rediff India News:Rajinikanth to meet Indian PM |date=14 October 2002 |publisher=Rediff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430065605/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/14cau.htm |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> His hunger strike was independent of the [[Nadigar Sangam]], who organised their own solidarity protest for the same cause. Film director [[Bharathiraja|Bharathi Raja]] lashed out against Rajinikanth, alleging that he is dividing the film industry and saying that he was a "traitor who had a tacit understanding with the Karnataka government".<ref name="hinduonnet.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101304130100.htm |title=Rally exposes politicised film industry |date=12 October 2002 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102121317/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101304130100.htm |archive-date=2 November 2007 |access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref>', 89 => 'In 2008, Rajinikanth took part in a hunger strike organised by the Nadigar Sangam against Karnataka's stance on the [[Hogenakkal Falls water dispute]], during which he gave a speech against politicians in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rajnikanth-blasts-karnataka-over-water-project_10034510.html |title=Rajnikanth blasts Karnataka over water project&nbsp;– Thaindian News |publisher=Thaindian.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504194054/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rajnikanth-blasts-karnataka-over-water-project_10034510.html |archive-date=4 May 2009 |access-date=23 September 2009}}</ref> It led to the state announcing a ban on him and his film ''[[Kuselan]]'' (2008). The ban was lifted after Rajinikanth appeared on [[TV9 Kannada]] and issued an apology for his speech. He later thanked the [[Government of Karnataka]] for lifting the ban and allowing the film's release in the state. The apology and subsequent gratitude towards Karnataka led to strong reactions from Nadigar Sangam members [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Radha Ravi]], who called the apology a disgrace to Tamils and opined that his speech never provoked the sentiments of the [[Kannada people]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-01/rajinikanth-01-08-08.html |title=Rajini earns the wrath of Tamil cinema |website=Behindwoods |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410002237/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/aug-08-01/rajinikanth-01-08-08.html |archive-date=10 April 2010 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> Rajinikanth's support toward fellow actor [[Ajith Kumar]], who in 2010 condemned the forceful inclusion of Tamil cinema personae in political affairs, broke into a controversy.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020757030100.htm |title=Karunanidhi against bringing politics into film world |date=7 February 2010 |access-date=18 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616061152/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/07/stories/2010020757030100.htm |archive-date=16 June 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>', 90 => 'In May 2018, Rajinikanth received negative criticism and reactions after justifying police action during the [[Thoothukudi massacre]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44313804 |title=Rajinikanth: Anger after actor justifies deadly police firing |work=BBC News |date=31 May 2018 |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602013855/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44313804 |archive-date=2 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/rajinikanth-blames-anti-social-elements-for-sterlite-protest201805302030500001/|title=Rajinikanth blames anti-social elements for Sterlite protest|website=ANI News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-superstar-rajinikanth-apologises-for-losing-cool-at-media-interaction-2621031 |title=Superstar Rajinikanth apologises for losing cool at media interaction |date=June 2018 |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603174932/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-superstar-rajinikanth-apologises-for-losing-cool-at-media-interaction-2621031 |archive-date=3 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-s-speech-earns-him-negative-image-on-social-media-news-tamil-sf5jD6fcigihb.html |title=Rajinikanth's speech earns him negative image on social media? |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=3 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180603122229/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-s-speech-earns-him-negative-image-on-social-media-news-tamil-sf5jD6fcigihb.html |archive-date=3 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>', 91 => 'In 2020, Rajinikanth quoted a 2017 article from [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|''Outlook'']], which reported that [[Dravidar Kazhagam]] founder [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy]] garlanded the idols of [[Hindus|Hindu]] deities [[Rama]] and [[Sita]] with footwear at an atheist rally in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venkateswaran |first=Vikram |date=23 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth Takes on Periyar – Foot-in-Mouth or Political Debut? |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rajinikanth-periyar-thuglak-controversy-political-move-non-dravidian-identity |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=TheQuint |archive-date=24 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124134856/https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rajinikanth-periyar-thuglak-controversy-political-move-non-dravidian-identity |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth Accused of Promoting Enmity, Warned With Protests After 'Slipper' Comment on Periyar |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/blatant-lie-dravidian-outfit-slams-rajinikanth-for-nude-photo-comment-on-periyar-2462085.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=News18 |date=17 January 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118145651/https://www.news18.com/news/india/blatant-lie-dravidian-outfit-slams-rajinikanth-for-nude-photo-comment-on-periyar-2462085.html |url-status=live}}</ref> His remarks were criticized by supporters of Periyar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2020 |title='Didn't say anything out of imagination, won't apologise': Rajinikanth on controversy around remarks against Periyar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/didn-t-say-anything-out-of-imagination-won-t-apologise-rajinikanth-on-controversy-around-remarks-against-periyar/story-9CzkjERZ4i8pr3an5qcKbL.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215053802/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/didn-t-say-anything-out-of-imagination-won-t-apologise-rajinikanth-on-controversy-around-remarks-against-periyar/story-9CzkjERZ4i8pr3an5qcKbL.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> In response to the backlash, Rajinikanth stated, "I did not speak on something that didn't happen. I've only spoken on what was reported. It was reported in ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' also. Sorry, I will not apologise".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-will-not-apologise-remarks-periyar-incident-rajinikanth-116513 |access-date=30 August 2020 |website=www.thenewsminute.com |title='I will not apologise for remarks on Periyar incident': Rajinikanth |date=21 January 2020 |archive-date=21 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121102238/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/i-will-not-apologise-remarks-periyar-incident-rajinikanth-116513 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-21 |title=Rajinikanth refuses to apologise for Periyar remark; 'think and speak', urges Stalin |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajinikanth-refuses-to-apologise-for-controversial-remark-on-periyar-6227644/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>', 92 => '==Personal life==', 93 => '===Relationships===', 94 => 'While he was working as a bus conductor in [[Bangalore]], Rajinikanth met a medical student named Nirmala and started a relationship. After seeing him perform in a stage play, she encouraged him to pursue an acting career and sent an application to the [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute|Adyar Film Institute]] on his behalf and unbeknownst to him. Although he took up the offer and proceeded with his acting career, Rajinikanth has since lost contact with her.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/17/When-Rajinikanth-spoke-about-his-first-love-and-what-she-did-to-make-him-a-star.html |title=When Rajinikanth spoke about his first love and what she did to make him a star |website=The Week |access-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023220959/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/17/When-Rajinikanth-spoke-about-his-first-love-and-what-she-did-to-make-him-a-star.html |archive-date=23 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>', 95 => '===Family===', 96 => 'Rajinikanth married [[Latha Rajinikanth|Latha Rangachari]], a student of [[Ethiraj College for Women]] who interviewed him for her college magazine.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/at-62-rajinikanth-on-his-marriage-kamal-and-sivaji-553299.html |title=At 62: Rajinikanth on his marriage, Kamal and Sivaji |date=12 December 2012 |work=[[First Post (India)|First Post]] |access-date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316074354/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/at-62-rajinikanth-on-his-marriage-kamal-and-sivaji-553299.html |archive-date=16 March 2014}}</ref> The marriage took place on 26 February 1981, in [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]], Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rajinikanth.com/bio-data.htm |title=Rajini's personal life |publisher=weeksupdate.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715153332/http://www.rajinikanth.com/bio-data.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 |access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> The couple has two daughters named [[Aishwarya R. Dhanush|Aishwarya Rajinikanth]] and [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]]. Latha runs a school named ''"The Ashram".''', 97 => 'Aishwarya married actor [[Dhanush]] on 18 November 2004 and they have two sons, Yathra and Linga.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58296.html |title=Dhanush's son named Linga&nbsp;– Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012005331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/58296.html |archive-date=12 October 2010 |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/12/stories/2006101205680200.htm |title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Rajnikanth turns grandfather |date=12 October 2006 |access-date=10 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924101802/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/12/stories/2006101205680200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=24 September 2009}}</ref> His younger daughter, Soundarya, works in the Tamil film industry as a director, producer and [[graphic designer]]. She married industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar on 3 September 2010 and have a son Ved Krishna.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28254715_1_celeb-studded-wedding-kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth's celeb-studded wedding |last=Gladwin Emanuel |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=9 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015111142/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-04/news-interviews/28254715_1_celeb-studded-wedding-kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam |archive-date=15 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2016, Soundarya revealed that she and her husband had filed for divorce by mutual consent due to irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Soundarya-Rajinikanth-confirms-divorce/articleshow/54374709.cms |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth confirms divorce |work=The Times of India |date=17 September 2016 |access-date=17 September 2016 |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917164529/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Soundarya-Rajinikanth-confirms-divorce/articleshow/54374709.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2017, the couple officially divorced.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth And Ashwin Are Officially Divorced |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/soundarya-rajinikanth-and-ashwin-are-officially-divorced-1720635 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=5 July 2017 |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811153232/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/soundarya-rajinikanth-and-ashwin-are-officially-divorced-1720635 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has married Vishagan Vanangamudi, an actor and businessman, on 11 February 2019 at Leela Palace in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/confirmed-soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-vishagan-vanangamudi-on-february-11-details-inside/352399 |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth wedding: CONFIRMED! Rajinikanth daughter Soundarya to wed Vishagan Vanangamudi on February 11 – details inside &#124; Entertainment News |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503074828/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/confirmed-soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-vishagan-vanangamudi-on-february-11-details-inside/352399 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-remarry-actor-vishagan/articleshow/66604921.cms |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth set for second marriage in January |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115010257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-remarry-actor-vishagan/articleshow/66604921.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-second-marriage-vishagan-vanangamudi-1387566-2018-11-13 |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth gears up for second wedding in January 2019 |publisher=India Today |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116131559/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-second-marriage-vishagan-vanangamudi-1387566-2018-11-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141118/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-again.html |title=Soundarya Rajinikanth to wed again |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |work=Anupama Subramanian |date=14 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085539/https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141118/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-again.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/02/11/soundarya-rajinikanth-vishagan-wedding-venue-a-glimpse-of-the-bride.html |title=സൗന്ദര്യ രജനീകാന്ത് വിവാഹിതയായി; ചിത്രങ്ങളും വിഡിയോയും |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml |access-date=12 February 2019 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503080320/https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/02/11/soundarya-rajinikanth-vishagan-wedding-venue-a-glimpse-of-the-bride.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>', 98 => '===Views===', 99 => 'Rajinikanth is a [[Hindu]], who practices [[spiritualism]] and is a strong believer of [[spirituality]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |title=Rajnikanth is a firm believer in Hindutva |date=28 April 2004 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530202050/http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/28einter2.htm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> He is also a practitioner of [[yoga]] and meditation. Rajinikanth has religiously visited major Hindu temples prior to the release of each of his films; for instance he visited the [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple]] before the release of ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' in 2007 and visited [[Sathya Sai Baba]] at [[Prasanthi Nilayam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] before the release of ''[[Kuselan]]'' the following year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450550200.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Anantapur News : Rajinikanth in Puttaparthi |date=14 April 2008 |access-date=9 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103145017/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041450550200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=3 November 2010}}</ref> He also occasionally leaves for pilgrimage to the [[Himalayas]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909539_1_himalayas-vijay-tv-endhiran |title=Rajinikanth love Himalayas |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=21 August 2011 |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616165302/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/news-interviews/29909539_1_himalayas-vijay-tv-endhiran |archive-date=16 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>', 100 => 'He has often referred to [[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]],<ref name="spirituality">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/06/01/why-does-rajini-dwell-in-the-hearts-of-millions |title=Why does Rajini dwell in the hearts of millions? |date=1 June 2011 |publisher=cinefundas.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604192455/http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/06/01/why-does-rajini-dwell-in-the-hearts-of-millions |archive-date=4 June 2011 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> [[Swami Satchidananda]], [[Ragavendra Swami]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60272.html |title=Rajini blesses "Mahaan" actor |date=22 September 2010 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118021226/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60272.html |archive-date=18 November 2010 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> [[Mahavatar Babaji]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38458.html |title=Rajini's tribute to Babaji |date=10 May 2008 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023235030/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38458.html |archive-date=23 October 2012 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> and [[Ramana Maharishi]]<ref name=spirituality/> as his favourite spiritual leaders.', 101 => '===Philanthropy===', 102 => 'According to [[Naman Ramachandran]], the author of ''[[Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography]]'', most of Rajinikanth's philanthropic activities went unpublicised because he chose to keep them undisclosed. In the 1980s, when superstitious beliefs in Tamil Nadu created a stigma towards eye donation, Rajinikanth took the case of campaigning in support of [[corneal transplantation]] via television and public speeches.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHhyrIUXwxU |title=Rajnikanth in Eye Donation Campaign |date=23 October 2011 |last=Manoj Thulasi |publisher=YouTube |access-date=10 June 2014 |medium=Television production}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> In 2011, Rajinikanth announced his support for the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|anti-corruption movement]] led by [[Anna Hazare]] and offered his commercial wedding venue, the Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam, in [[Chennai]] free of cost for the [[India Against Corruption]] members to hold their fast.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-23/india/29918051_1_anna-hazare-tamil-superstar-actor-rajinikanth |title=Actor Rajinikanth supports Anna Hazare |date=23 August 2011 |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122753/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-23/india/29918051_1_anna-hazare-tamil-superstar-actor-rajinikanth |archive-date=25 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rajinikanth-lends-wedding-hall-for-anti-corruption-fast-team-anna_1630389 |title=Rajinikanth lends wedding hall for anti-corruption fast: Team Anna |date=26 December 2011 |website=Daily News and Analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102200330/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_rajinikanth-lends-wedding-hall-for-anti-corruption-fast-team-anna_1630389 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> He also provided lodging in the venue for sanitary workers hired to clean up after the [[2015 South India floods]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajinikanth provides shelter to conservancy workers |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/rajinikanth-provides-shelter-to-conservancy-workers/article7993964.ece |access-date=5 March 2021 |agency=The HIndu |date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Rajinikanth's fan associations regularly organise blood donation and eye donation camps and distribute food during his birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajinikanth-to-have-a-quiet-birthday-says-wife-latha/439181-8.html |title=Rajinikanth has a quiet birthday |date=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030139/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajinikanth-to-have-a-quiet-birthday-says-wife-latha/439181-8.html |archive-date=8 May 2014 |access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>', 103 => '=== Money lending allegation ===', 104 => 'Rajinikanth declared {{INRConvert|6.11|m|year=2003}}, {{INRConvert|17|m|year=2004}} and {{INRConvert|3.39|m|year=2005}} as earnings for the years 2002–2003, 2003–2004 and 2004–2005, respectively. However, the [[Income Tax Department]] observed that he had claimed a considerable sum of professional expenses and thus carried out a survey in 2005 at his residence at Poes Garden. During the survey, the IT-Department found out that he had accounted for a lost of costs as his professional costs and it was also discovered that not even one-tenth of the residential property was allocated to professional purposes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Mohamed Imranullah |date=29 January 2020 |title=I-T Dept. withdraws three cases against actor Rajinikanth |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-t-dept-withdraws-three-cases-against-actor-rajinikanth/article30678692.ece |url-status=live |issn=0971-751X |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301032121/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/i-t-dept-withdraws-three-cases-against-actor-rajinikanth/article30678692.ece}}</ref> Moreover, when Rajinikanth was questioned by the I-T department if he's in the money lending business, he initially denied it. Later, though, he admitted to the IT-Department that he was indeed a [[Money-lender|money lender]], and that he had loaned money as a source of profit at an interest rate of 18 percent. Later, for all three years in dispute, Rajinikanth was forced to submit revised reports, confessing he had earned more than what was reported in the initial report on 14 February 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Mohamed Imranullah |date=30 January 2020 |title=Rajinikanth told Income Tax Department he was into 'money lending' |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rajinikanth-told-income-tax-department-he-was-into-money-lending/article30687490.ece |url-status=live |issn=0971-751X |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228031418/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rajinikanth-told-income-tax-department-he-was-into-money-lending/article30687490.ece}}</ref> But the I-T department penalized him {{INRConvert|6.6|m|year=2020}}, since he filed revised returns only after they surveyed him.<ref name="TNM18">{{Cite web |last=Shekar |first=Anjana |date=30 January 2020 |title=Why Rajinikanth became a 'money lender' in 2004: Experts take a guess |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-rajinikanth-became-money-lender-2004-experts-take-guess-117163 |url-status=live |website=The News Minute |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711151809/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-rajinikanth-became-money-lender-2004-experts-take-guess-117163}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lobo |first=Shalini |date=29 January 2020 |title=I-T dept withdraws tax appeal against actor Rajinikanth |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajinikanth-tax-it-department-cbdt-1641177-2020-01-29 |url-status=live |website=India Today |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711151359/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajinikanth-tax-it-department-cbdt-1641177-2020-01-29}}</ref>', 105 => 'This was challenged by Rajinikanth and his lawyers, and in January 2020 the I-T department wrote off the fine, due to its recent decision to withdraw from appeals in cases below {{INRConvert|10|m|year=2020}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I-T Dept withdraws appeal against Rajinikanth over penalty |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/i-t-dept-withdraws-appeal-against-rajinikanth-over-penalty/article30675436.ece |access-date=11 July 2020 |website=@businessline |date=28 January 2020 |archive-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712122117/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/i-t-dept-withdraws-appeal-against-rajinikanth-over-penalty/article30675436.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> The news that Rajinikanth told the Income Tax department that he was lending money at an 18 per cent interest rate has earned outrage and criticism for his high interest rate loans, which is a big problem in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="TNM18" />', 106 => '== Filmography ==', 107 => '{{Main|Rajinikanth filmography}}', 108 => '== Awards, honours and recognition ==', 109 => '{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Rajinikanth}}', 110 => '[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Shri Rajinikanth, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 12, 2016.jpg|thumb|President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to Rajinikanth at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], [[New Delhi]] on 12 April 2016]]', 111 => 'Rajinikanth has received numerous awards for many of his films, mostly in Tamil. He received his first and only [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Tamil)|Best Tamil Actor]] in 1984 for ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]''.<ref name=filmfare /> Later he received Filmfare Award nominations for his performances in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) and ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010). As of 2014, Rajinikanth has received six [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] for his performances in various films.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Awards}} He also received numerous awards from [[Cinema Express Awards|Cinema Express]] and Filmfans' Association for his on-screen performances and off-screen contributions in writing and producing.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2012|loc=chpt. Awards}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rajinikanth-conferred-dadasaheb-phalke-award-2020-11617257991776.html|title=Tamil actor Rajini gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020|first=Lata|last=Jha|date=1 April 2021|website=mint}}</ref>', 112 => 'Rajinikanth received the [[Kalaimamani]] award in 1984 and the M. G. R. Award in 1989, both from the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. In 1995, the [[South Indian Film Artistes' Association]] presented him with the Kalaichelvam Award. He was honoured with the [[Padma Bhushan]] (2000) and the [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2016) by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="CivilIndiaAwards">{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |title=Civilian Awards announced on 26 January 2000 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India) |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302144232/http://mha.nic.in/awar2000.htm |archive-date=2 March 2007 |access-date=20 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |title=Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan |date=25 January 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125105210/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> He was selected as the Indian Entertainer of the Year for 2007 by [[NDTV]], competing against the likes of [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.itimes.com/public/rajnikanth.rao/claim-to-fame/Indian-Entertainer-Of-The-Year |title=Indian Entertainer of the year |publisher=itimes.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007142000/http://www.itimes.com/public/rajnikanth.rao/claim-to-fame/Indian-Entertainer-Of-The-Year |archive-date=7 October 2011 |access-date=28 March 2011}}</ref> The Government of Maharashtra honoured him with the Raj Kapoor Award the same year. He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the [[4th Vijay Awards]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/06/18/stories/2010061850251400.htm |title=Air supply |date=18 June 2010 |access-date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015163203/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2010/06/18/stories/2010061850251400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Rajinikanth was also named one of the most influential persons in South Asia by ''[[Asiaweek]]''.<ref name="mass_popularity">{{Cite news |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |title=Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness |last=Ethiraj |first=Gopal |date=14 December 2009 |work=[[Asian Tribune]] |access-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215034339/http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness |archive-date=15 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="i1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |title=Meet India's biggest film star |last=Buncombe |first=Andrew |date=3 October 2010 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122065142/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/meet-indias-biggest-film-star-2096273.html |archive-date=22 January 2015 |location=London}}</ref> ', 113 => '[[File:Rajinikanth being honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Award.jpg|thumb|Vice President [[Venkaiah Naidu]] presenting the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] to Rajinikanth at the [[67th National Film Awards]], [[New Delhi]] on 25 October 2021.]]', 114 => 'He was named by ''[[Forbes]] India'' as the most influential Indian of the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |title=Now, a film on Rajinikanth's life |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910033430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-04/news-interviews/29508246_1_rajinikanth-biopic-film |archive-date=10 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, he was awarded the Entertainer of the Decade Award by NDTV for the year 2010 by the then Indian Minister for Home Affairs [[P. Chidambaram]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-is-the-entertainer-of-the-decade-news-tamil-lcqjCadcfcf.html |title=Rajinikanth is the Entertainer of the decade |date=31 May 2010 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219012520/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-is-the-entertainer-of-the-decade-news-tamil-lcqjCadcfcf.html |archive-date=19 February 2011 |access-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> In December 2013, he was honoured by NDTV as one among the "25 Greatest Global Living Legends".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/superstar-rajini-has-been-honored-as-one-among-the-25-greatest-global-living-legends.html |title=''Without Tamil people's love and affection, I wouldn't be here'', Rajini |date=15 December 2013 |website=Behindwoods |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216075603/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/superstar-rajini-has-been-honored-as-one-among-the-25-greatest-global-living-legends.html |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> In 2014, he was presented with the [[IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award|Indian Film Personality of the Year Award]] at the [[45th International Film Festival of India|45th IFFI]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-conferred-centenary-award-at-iffi/article6618815.ece |title=Rajinikanth conferred Centenary Award at IFFI |date=20 November 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=20 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128094114/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/rajinikanth-conferred-centenary-award-at-iffi/article6618815.ece |archive-date=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iffi-2014-stalwarts-amitabh-bachchan-rajinikanth-in-opening-act-2036962 |title=IFFI 2014: Stalwarts Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth in opening act |date=20 November 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=20 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122224814/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iffi-2014-stalwarts-amitabh-bachchan-rajinikanth-in-opening-act-2036962 |archive-date=22 November 2014}}</ref> Rajinikanth received [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] at the 67th National Film Awards presentation ceremony, at [[Vigyan Bhawan]] in New Delhi, Monday, 25 October 2021.', 115 => '== Notes ==', 116 => '{{reflist|group=n}}', 117 => '', 118 => '==Bibliography==', 119 => '{{refbegin}}', 120 => '*{{cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |year=2012 |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin Books Limited]] |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 |pages=244 |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography}}', 121 => '* {{Cite book |last=Sreekanth |first=Gayathri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&q=rajinikanth |title=The Name is Rajinikanth |publisher=Om Books International |year=2008 |isbn=978-81-291-1355-9 |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727115209/https://books.google.com/books?id=K2xIAQAAIAAJ&q=rajinikanth&dq=rajinikanth |url-status=live}}', 122 => '*{{cite book |title=Rajinikanth 12.12.12: A Birthday Special |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyFMAgAAQBAJ |year=2012 |work=[[The Hindu|Kasturi & Sons Ltd]] |id=GGKEY:A78L0XB1B0X |ref={{harvid|Hindu|2012}} |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108195742/https://books.google.com/books?id=YyFMAgAAQBAJ |url-status=live |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman}}', 123 => '{{refend}}', 124 => '', 125 => '==Further reading==', 126 => '{{refbegin|}}', 127 => '*{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=A.N.Prahlada |url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6468602A/A._N%C4%81_Prahl%C4%81dar%C4%81v?sort=old |title=Nanna Daari Vibhinna Daari: Rajanikanth Kannada |publisher=Nava Bharat Publication |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-85286-770-6 |location=[[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]] |ol=25437576M}}', 128 => '* {{cite book |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Raja |title=Rajini's Punchtantra: Business and Life Management the Rajinikanth Way |year=2012 |publisher=Rupa & Co |isbn=9788129119995 |pages=124 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WSjaZBsCY4C&q=rajini%27s+punchtantra&pg=PT111 |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727115144/https://books.google.com/books?id=2WSjaZBsCY4C&pg=PT111&dq=rajini%27s+punchtantra |url-status=live}}', 129 => '* {{cite book |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Ram N |title=Grand Brand Rajini: Brand Management the Rajinikanth Way |year=2012 |publisher=Rupa Publications India |isbn=9788129120595 |pages=149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aH_QlgEACAAJ&q=Grand+Brand+Rajini |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011190650/https://books.google.com/books?id=aH_QlgEACAAJ&dq=Grand+Brand+Rajini |url-status=live}}', 130 => '{{refend}}', 131 => '{{Commons and category|Rajinikanth}}', 132 => '{{wikiquote|Rajinikanth}}', 133 => '* {{Twitter|rajinikanth}}', 134 => '* {{IMDb name|0707425}}', 135 => '* {{Bollywood Hungama person|rajinikanth}}', 136 => '{{Dadasaheb Phalke Award}}{{IFFI - Indian Film Personality of the year Award}}{{NTR National Award}}{{Padma Vibhushan Awards}}', 137 => '{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–09}}', 138 => '{{FilmfareTamilBestActor}}', 139 => '{{TamilNaduStateAwardForBestActor}}', 140 => '{{Portal bar|Biography|India|Bollywood|Film|1950s}}', 141 => '[[Category:Rajinikanth| ]]', 142 => '[[Category:1950 births]]', 143 => '[[Category:Living people]]', 144 => 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Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni]]', 152 => '[[Category:Marathi people]]', 153 => '[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]', 154 => '[[Category:Screenwriters from Bangalore]]', 155 => '[[Category:Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipients]]' ]
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[ 0 => '{{Short description|Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954)}}', 1 => '{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}', 2 => '{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}', 3 => '{{Infobox officeholder', 4 => '| name = Kamal Haasan', 5 => '| image = Kamal haasan.jpg', 6 => '| caption = Haasan in 2022', 7 => '| office = President of the [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]', 8 => '| term_start = 21 February 2018', 9 => '| predecessor = ''Position established''', 10 => '|office2 = General Secretary of [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] | term2 = 25 December 2020 - 26 February 2023 | predecessor2 = Arunchalam | successor2 = Arunchalam | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|7|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamal Haasan's real name is Parthasarathy Srinivasan - 59 Years of Kamal Haasan: Lesser known facts about the 'Ulaganayagan' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/59-years-of-kamal-haasan-lesser-known-facts-about-the-ulaganayagan/kamal-haasans-real-name-is-parthasarathy-srinivasan/photostory/65452321.cms |access-date=17 September 2022 |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Hassan for film archive facilities in each state |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |access-date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826222219/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |archive-date=26 August 2016 }}</ref>', 11 => '| birth_place = [[Paramakudi]], [[Madras State]], India (present-day [[Tamil Nadu]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|title=Where Kamal Haasan was really born? – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009140341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>', 12 => '| residence = <!--Provide reference-->', 13 => '| occupation = {{hlist | Actor | filmmaker | playback singer | television presenter | politician}}', 14 => '| party = [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (2018–present)', 15 => '| signature = Kamal Signature.jpg', 16 => '| spouse = {{marriage|[[Vani Ganapathy]]|1978|reason=divorced|1988}}<br />{{marriage|[[Sarika Thakur]]|1988|reason=divorced|2004}}', 17 => '| partner = [[Gautami Tadimalla]] (2004-2016)', 18 => '| children = {{hlist|[[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]]|[[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]]{{efn|both daughters with Sarika}}}}', 19 => '| relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan-Ratnam family|Haasan family]]', 20 => '| awards = {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]] (1990)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2014)| Prix Henri-Langlois French Award (2016)|[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (Chevalier) (2016)}}', 21 => '| birth_name = Parthasarathy Srinivasan', 22 => ''''Kamal Haasan''' (born 7 November 1954)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-date = 30 October 2014|title = I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan|website = [[The Times of India]]| last1=Gupta | first1=Priya }}</ref> is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]] and has also appeared in some [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sumanth |date=2022-06-01 |title=10 First Of Its Kind Technologies Introduced By Kamal Haasan To Indian Cinema - Wirally |url=https://wirally.com/10-first-of-its-kind-technologies-introduced-by-kamal-haasan-to-indian-cinema/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Athimuthu |first=Soundarya |date=2022-04-27 |title=Vishwaroopam to Vikram: Kamal Haasan & Tech Innovation in His Films |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/vishwaroopam-to-vikram-technologies-brought-in-by-kamal-haasan-in-his-films |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-12 |title=61 years of Kamal Haasan: Ten remarkable techniques that were introduced by Ulaganayagan to Tamil or Indian cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/61-years-of-kamal-haasan-ten-remarkable-techniques-that-were-introduced-by-ulaganayagn-to-tamil-or-indian-cinema/photostory/77504008.cms |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He has won numerous accolades, including Four [[National Film Awards]], Nine [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], Four [[Nandi Awards]], One [[Rashtrapati Award]], Two [[Filmfare Awards]] and 17 [[Filmfare Awards South]]. He was awarded the [[Kalaimamani|Kalaimamani Award]] in 1984, the [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)|Padma Shri]] in 1990, the [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|Padma Bhushan]] in 2014 and the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (''Chevalier'') in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Desk|first1=Internet|date=22 August 2016|title=Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan Dead Kamal Haasan to get prestigious French honour|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|url-status=live|access-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821152327/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> ', 23 => 'Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]'', for which he won the [[Rashtrapati Award|President's Gold Medal]]. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 [[drama film|drama]] ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', directed by [[K. Balachander]], in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his first [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Film Award]] for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman who suffers from [[retrograde amnesia]] in ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' (1982). He was noted for his performances in [[K. Viswanath]]'s ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' (1983), ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'' (1986), [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987), and [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996). Since then he has appeared in films including ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (2000), ''[[Virumaandi]]'' (2004), ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008) in which he played ten roles, ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' (2013) and ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' (2022). His production company, [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], has produced several of his films.', 24 => 'For his philanthropic efforts, Haasan received the first [[A. T. Kovoor|Abraham Kovoor]] National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] for the [[Swachh Bharat Mission]]. On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (lit. People's Justice Centre).<ref name="political">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|title=Kamal Haasan Live: The six hands in my flag stands for the six south Indian states|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629192438/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|archive-date=29 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also received the Golden Visa from [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/uae-grants-actor-kamal-haasan-golden-visa/articleshow/93047815.cms|title=UAE grants actor Kamal Haasan Golden Visa|newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref>', 25 => '==Early life and family==', 26 => '{{Main article|List of Hindi film families{{!}}Haasan-Ratnam family}}', 27 => 'Haasan was born as Parthasarathy on 7 November 1954,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Inside Kamal Haasan's birthday trip to Paramakudi with Charu, Shruti and Akshara: All pics |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606103350/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> in a Tamil [[Iyengar]] [[Brahmin]] family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and freedom fighter,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Actor Kamal Haasan unveils bust of freedom fighter father D. Seenivasan in Thelichathanallur |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621170459/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife.<ref name=DT_929>{{cite news|title=வரலாற்றுச்சுவடுகள்&nbsp;– திரைப்ப வரலாறு 929&nbsp;– "உலக நாயகன்" கமல்ஹாசன்|newspaper=[[Daily Thanthi]]|language=ta|date=4 September 2008}}</ref> Haasan was initially named as Parthasarathy. His father later changed his name to Kamal Haasan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamunan|first=Sruthisagar|title=Despite columnist's gaffe, Kamal Haasan wasn't born Muslim – his original name was Parthasaraty|url=https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608053353/https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|url-status=live}}</ref> His brothers, [[Charuhasan]] (born 1930) and [[Chandrahasan]] (born 1936), have also acted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Is Kamal Haasan India's next movie star-turned-politician?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|publisher=[[BBC]]|year=2017|author=Sudha G Tilak|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723041310/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|archive-date=23 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer.<ref name="dance">{{Cite news |date=14 August 2014 |title=His classical odyssey |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141001023646/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |archive-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> He received his primary education in [[Paramakudi]] before moving to Madras (now [[Chennai]]) as his brothers pursued their higher education.<ref name=DT_929/> Haasan continued his education in [[Santhome]], Madras,<ref name=DT_929/> and was attracted towards film and fine arts as encouraged by his father.<ref name=DT_929/>', 28 => '== Film career ==', 29 => '{{main|Kamal Haasan filmography|Kamal Haasan discography}}', 30 => '===1960–1963===', 31 => 'When a physician friend of his mother, visited [[A. V. Meiyappan]] (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|last=V. S. |first=Srinivasan |title=Chachi comes a-visiting |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=17 June 2013 |date=19 December 1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825004000/http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |archive-date=25 August 2013 }}</ref> Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]], recommended him for their production ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref name="DT_929" /> Haasan won the [[Rashtrapati Award]] (President's gold medal) for his performance in ''Kalathur Kannamma'' at age six and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]] with ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by [[T. K. Shanmugam]].<ref name="dance" /> In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in [[Triplicane]]. His time with the theatre company shaped Haasan's craft and kindled his interest in makeup.<ref name="Prem Paniker on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Reluctant">{{cite web |author=Gupta, Sekar |year=2010 |title=I'm a reluctant actor |publisher=ScreenIndia.com |access-date=9 October 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123051400/http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |archive-date=23 January 2010 }}</ref>', 32 => '===1970–1975===', 33 => 'After a seven-year hiatus from films, Haasan returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Haasan made brief appearances in some films including a few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film ''[[Maanavan]]'', in which he appeared in a dance sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as ''[[Annai Velankanni|Annai Velankani]]'' (1971) and ''[[Kasi Yathirai]]'' (1973). In the former he had a supporting role and worked as an assistant director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |title=Kasi Yathirai (1973) TAMIL |newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 November 2016 |access-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127132031/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |archive-date=27 November 2016 |last1=Guy |first1=Randor }}</ref> His first full-fledged role came in [[K. Balachander]]'s Tamil film ''[[Arangetram (film)|Arangetram]]'' (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his ''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973). Haasan went on to do supporting roles in films such as ''[[Gumasthavin Magal]]'' (1974), ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974) and ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]''. The same year, he played his first lead role in the Malayalam film, ''[[Kanyakumari (film)|Kanyakumari]]'', for which he won his [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam|first Filmfare Award]].<ref name="kamalawards">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan Awards (till 2000) |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603093905/http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |archive-date= 3 June 2011 }}</ref> In Tamil cinema, he had his breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''. He played a rebellious young man who falls in love with an older woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm|title=Kamal Haasan Celebrates Birthday Today, 'Vishwaroopam 2' Actor Turns 59|work=International Business Times|date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111192221/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> For this character portrayal, Haasan learned to play the [[mridangam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm|title=The Kamal Haasan phenomenon|work=Rediff|date=8 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022170646/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref> The role won him his second Filmfare Award.<ref name="balachandar">{{cite web|author=Padmanabhan, Mukund|year=1997|title=We are capable of making films for people worldwide|access-date=19 October 2009|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970518/13850423.html}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>', 34 => '===1976–1979===', 35 => 'In 1976, Haasan appeared Balachander's ''[[Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)|Manmadha Leelai]]''; this was followed by ''[[Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu]]'' (directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]]), which won him his third Filmfare Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''. ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977) concerned the women's movement and, for this role, he learned [[ventriloquism]].<ref name="Kamal top 10 - 1997">{{cite web|year=1997|title=Kamal hasan's significant ten|publisher=[[Screen India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604024413/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm|archive-date=4 June 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm}}</ref> It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'', in which he played a village bumpkin, which won him a fourth consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, ''[[Kokila (1977 film)|Kokila]]'', the directorial debut of friend and mentor [[Balu Mahendra]]. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, ''[[Kabita]]'', a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]''. In 1978 Haasan made his [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic ''[[Maro Charitra]]'', directed by Balachander. His fifth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'', a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer. He appeared in the Malayalam film [[Eeta]], for which he won his sixth Filmfare Award. He first played opposite to the [[Sridevi]] in the 1977 Malayalam movie [[Satyavan Savithri]] directed by [[P.G. Viswambharan]], this combination was later on well-accepted and celebrated. In the 1979 Telugu film ''[[Sommokadidi Sokokadidi]]'', Haasan played two parts. This was also his first collaboration with director [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]. He appeared in the musical ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', a snake-horror film ''[[Neeya?|Neeya]]'' and ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]''. At the end of the 1970s he had six regional Best Actor [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]], including four consecutive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Tamil Actor Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 36 => '===1980–1989===', 37 => 'Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980 Tamil-language ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'', the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Aakali Rajyam'', in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Award]] in Telugu. In 1980 he appeared in the drama film ''[[Ullasa Paravaigal]]'', ''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' and ''[[Maria My Darling]]''. Haasan made his debut in Hindi cinema with ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981), the remake of his own acted [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film ''[[Maro Charitra]]'' directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award]].<ref name="rajapaarvai">{{cite web |author=K. Jeshi |year=2004 |title=No stopping him |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004/09/27/&prd=mp& |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425024127/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004%2F09%2F27%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=25 April 2011 }}</ref> After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Awards for Best Actor]] for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in [[Balu Mahendra]]'s ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'', later reprising his role in the Hindi version, ''[[Sadma]]''.<ref name="kamalawards"/> During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' and ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]''. In 1983 he appeared in ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'', directed by [[K. Viswanath]]. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] and his second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 38 => 'After 1984's multistarrer ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'', Haasan appeared in ''[[Saagar (film)|Saagar]]'' (released 1985), winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] and nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] award. The film was [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar]] in 1985.<ref name="kamalawards"/> He left [[Bollywood]] temporarily after ''[[Geraftaar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |title=15 films to thank Kamal Haasan for |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204200929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |archive-date= 4 December 2015 |date=6 November 2013 }}</ref> and ''[[Dekha Pyar Tumhara]]'' to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman).', 39 => 'In 1986, Haasan produced the technically brilliant ''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]'' and collaborated with [[A. Kodandarami Reddy|Kodandarami Reddy]] for ''[[Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu]]'' and then [[K. Viswanath]] in ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'', playing an [[Autism spectrum|autistic]] person who tries to change society and won him his second [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]. it was India's entry for [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[Academy Awards]] in 1986.<ref name="kamalawards"/> These [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu.<ref name="Kamal love"/>', 40 => '', 41 => 'Following ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' (in which he played two roles, including a satire of [[Charlie Chaplin]] as Chaplin Chellappa) and ''[[Kadhal Parisu]]'', Haasan appeared in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s 1987 film ''[[Nayakan]]''. He received his second [[National Film Awards|Indian National Award]] for his performance; ''Nayakan'' was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 [[Academy Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |url=http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |website=[[Film Federation of India]] |pages=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206030830/http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |archive-date=6 December 2013 |access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> and is on the [[Time's All-Time 100 Movies]] list.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |title=All-TIME 100 Movies |date=12 February 2005 |magazine=Time |access-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717165334/http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |archive-date=17 July 2014 }}</ref> Haasan appeared in his only [[silent film]] to date: ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'' (1987) a [[black comedy]] film, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Filmfare Award]] in Kannada.<ref name="kamalawards"/> In 1988 he appeared ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'', Malayalam film ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'' and ''[[Sathyaa]]'' which were his own productions. Haasan's all four films of 1989 were major success, ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', where he played a dwarf,<ref name="kamalawards"/> then ''[[Chanakyan]]'', an original [[Malayalam]] film, later ''[[Vettri Vizhaa]]'' (where he played an amnesiac) and finally Haasan played two parts in ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'', winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Actor]] and won him his third [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards.<ref name="Kamal love">{{cite news|author=BVS Prakash|title=I'm capable of love: Kamal Haasan|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|date=14 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |title=Focus on a Filmmaker |access-date=22 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622102052/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Meghna George |year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan's special place in the Malayali heart |work=Rediff.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113125727/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |archive-date=13 November 2010 }}</ref>', 42 => '===1990–1998===', 43 => 'In 1990, ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'' saw Haasan build on ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' by playing quadruplets. It began as a collaboration with writer [[Crazy Mohan]] for future comedy films.<ref name="crazym">{{cite news|author=Adhiraj, Vijay |title=Each medium has its own USP |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |date=22 July 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024758/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref> Haasan won successive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor awards]] for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in ''[[Gunaa]]'' and ''[[Thevar Magan]]'' (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''). He was credited with the story for the latter. Haasan won his third [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] as a producer for ''Thevar Magan''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]] that year. A series of films followed: ''[[Singaravelan]]'', ''[[Maharasan]]'', ''[[Kalaignan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Nammavar]]'', and ''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]'' Produced by Haasan, it featured himself alongside [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actor [[Ramesh Aravind]] and comedian [[Kovai Sarala]]. Haasan resumed his collaboration with [[K. Viswanath]] in the Telugu film, ''[[Subha Sankalpam]]'', and starred in the police story ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' (Tamil) simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Drohi'' with [[Arjun Sarja]] and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]]. Haasan's success in the latter was followed by his third [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''.<ref name="natawards">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=Kamal Haasan, Tabu win national awards |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026070153/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> Haasan also won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 44 => ''The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per a film and which is the highest ever remuneration for any Indian hero then. In 1994, Haasan became the first actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film. The highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 was Rajesh Khanna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film|url=https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073013/https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|archive-date=4 April 2018|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>', 45 => 'After ''Indian'', Haasan played a woman in the comedy ''[[Avvai Shanmughi]]'', which was inspired by ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''.<ref name="aunty">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Aunty vs Chachi |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051305/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of ''Avvai Shanmughi'', ''[[Chachi 420]]'',<ref name="Chachi">{{cite web|author=Suparn Verma |year=1997 |title=Kamal Hasan returns to Bollywood |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505062356/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |archive-date= 5 May 2008 }}</ref> but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director.<ref name="Kamal Interview">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=The importance of being Kamal Haasan |publisher=ScreenIndia |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815031452/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010 }}</ref><ref name="direct">{{cite web', 46 => ' |author=Deepa Deosthalee', 47 => ' |year=1998', 48 => ' |title=The great Bollywood rip-off', 49 => ' |work=[[The Indian Express]]', 50 => ' |access-date=19 October 2009', 51 => ' |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html', 52 => ' |url-status=dead', 53 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625151352/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html', 54 => ' |archive-date=25 June 2010', 55 => '}}</ref> In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of [[Mohammed Yusuf Khan]], ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''; a forty five minutes of film and a trailer was shot.<ref name="short">{{cite web|year=2008 |title='Marudanayagam' resurfaces |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126123312/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |archive-date=26 November 2009 }}</ref> ''Marudhanayagam'' was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]tic history and his magnum opus; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]] during her 1997 visit to India.<ref name="queen">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Marudhunayagam, Making of an epic |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051317/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project.<ref name="ambition">{{cite news', 56 => ' |title=Don't let mediocrity be the standard:Kamal', 57 => ' |work=[[The Times of India]]', 58 => ' |access-date=19 October 2009', 59 => ' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms', 60 => ' |date=10 March 2009', 61 => ' |url-status=live', 62 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125071633/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms', 63 => ' |archive-date=25 January 2011', 64 => '}}</ref> In 1998, he appeared in [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]'s romantic comedy, ''[[Kaathala Kaathala]]'' opposite [[Prabhu Deva]]. The film was a commercial success and was dubbed in Hindi as ''Mirch Masala'', which was never released.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq Housefull, a remake of Kaathala Kaathala?&nbsp;– Times Of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210826/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq |date=19 October 2013 }}. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (11 May 2010). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref>', 65 => '===2000–2009===', 66 => 'After a two-year hiatus from [[Indian cinema]], Haasan decided against reviving ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''. He directed his second film, ''[[Hey Ram]]'',<ref name="Hram">{{cite news|title=Hey Ram review |work=Planet Bollywood |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828180404/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |archive-date=28 August 2010 }}</ref> a [[Historical drama|period]] drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the [[partition of India]] and the [[assassination of Mahatma Gandhi]]. Haasan produced and choreographed the film, writing its screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.<ref name="ffg">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Wide acclaim for Indian films in US festival |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607154018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> ''Hey Ram'' was a box-office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy ''[[Thenali]]'' as a [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamilian]] with [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] who is under a psychiatrist's care. ''Thenali'', starring [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] actor [[Jayaram]], was a box-office success. Haasan's next film was 2001's ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms. To play the other Army major in ''Aalavandhan'', he went to the [[National Defence Academy (India)|NDA]] for a crash course.<ref name="madhu">{{cite web|year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Panicker |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films.<ref name="Abhay">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2001 |title=Fear becomes him! Getting under Kamal's skin |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622103322/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="AbhayMusic">{{cite web |author=Vivek Fernandes |year=2001 |title=Abhay sings a fearless tune |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165208/http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref> Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure.<ref name="lossesss">{{cite news|title=The many faces of success |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |date=3 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105041257/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |archive-date= 5 November 2008 }}</ref>', 67 => 'After a number of successful comedies<ref name="comedyhit">{{cite web', 68 => ' |year=2001', 69 => ' |title=Drop in releases', 70 => ' |publisher=Screen India', 71 => ' |access-date=19 October 2009', 72 => ' |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm', 73 => ' |url-status=dead', 74 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005153554/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm', 75 => ' |archive-date= 5 October 2009', 76 => '}}</ref> including ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' and ''[[Panchatanthiram]]'' and guest appearances, Haasan directed ''[[Virumaandi]]'', a film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the [[Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival|Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]].<ref name="Kamal Virumandi"/> He also appeared in ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' with [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]. [[Priyadarshan]], its original director, left and [[Sundar C.]] completed the film. ''Anbe Sivam'' tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with ''[[The Hindu]]'' saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud".<ref name="anbesivam">{{cite web |author=Malathi Rangarajan |year=2003 |title=Anbe Sivam |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922070329/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |archive-date=22 September 2009 }}</ref>', 77 => 'In 2004 Haasan appeared in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'', a remake of [[Bollywood]]'s ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'', with [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy ''[[Mumbai Xpress]]''. Released during [[Tamil New Year]], it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. He appeared Kannada comedy film ''[[Rama Shama Bhama]]'' with [[Ramesh Aravind]]. In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the stylish police story ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'', was a success. Directed by [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]], the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', he played ten roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. ''Dasavathaaram'', written by Haasan and director [[K. S. Ravikumar]], is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and [[Asin]] Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film ({{as of|2008|lc=y}}) and his performance was critically praised.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |title=Kamal starts remake of 'A Wednesday' |work=The Hindu |date=10 April 2009 |access-date=15 September 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203035536/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |archive-date=3 December 2011 }}</ref> In Canada, ''Dasavathaaram'' was the first Tamil film distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |title=Walt Disney buys Dasavatharam |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=5 January 2014 |website=Behindwoods.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012043950/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 }}</ref>', 78 => 'After ''Dasavathaaram'', Haasan directed a film tentatively titled ''Marmayogi'', which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'', a remake of the Bollywood film ''[[A Wednesday!|A Wednesday]]'', where he reprised the role originally played by [[Naseeruddin Shah]] with Malayalam actor [[Mohanlal]] playing [[Anupam Kher]]'s role.<ref name="UPOwriter">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I was mesmerised by Kamal |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824221135/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="UPO">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Super heroes come together |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824222827/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> It was released in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''Eeenadu'', with [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] reprising the role played by Kher.<ref name="eenadu review">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm Review: Eenadu is almost like A Wednesday&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150919/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm |date=11 November 2013 }}. Rediff.com (18 September 2009). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.<ref name="eenadu review"/><ref name="ipos">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan admits being a player for the market |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012103456/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |archive-date=12 October 2009 }}</ref>', 79 => '===2010–present===', 80 => '{{See also|Controversial issues surrounding Vishwaroopam}}', 81 => '[[File:Filming of Vishwaroopam.jpg|thumb|right|Filming of ''Vishwaroopam'']]', 82 => 'Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'', for which he also wrote the screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Tamil Movie Preview |website=IndiaGlitz |date=17 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003902/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with ''Behindwoods'' calling it "an entertainer, but in parts"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Movie Review |website=Behindwoods |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802154444/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |archive-date= 2 August 2013 }}{{Rating|2.5 |5}}</ref> and ''[[Sify]]'' saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |title='Manmadhan Ambu' lacks the punch (Tamil Movie Review; Rating:***) |website=[[Sify]] |date=25 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101001730/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |archive-date= 1 November 2013 }}{{Rating|3 |5}}</ref>', 83 => 'Haasan's next film after ''Manmadhan Ambu'' was 2013's ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'', released in Hindi as ''Vishwaroop''. It won two [[National Film Awards]] (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the [[60th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |title=60th National Film Awards Announced |access-date=4 January 2014 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=18 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611113348/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2014 }}</ref> Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|title='Vishwaroopam' row ends; Kamal, Muslim groups reach accord|date=2 February 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514191634/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|title=No 'bad Muslims' in 'Vishwaroopam', can't paint terrorists white: Kamal Haasan|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 January 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119033604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|archive-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show ''Vishwaroopam'', citing law and order problems. However, the film was released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. A mutual agreement with the Muslims of Tamil Nadu was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes. ''Vishwaroopam'' was the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehta|first=Ankita|date=13 March 2013|title='Vishwaroopam' Box Office Collection: Kamal Haasan Starrer Earns ₹220 Crores|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|access-date=30 May 2020|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|archive-date=11 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311025306/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|url-status=live}}</ref>', 84 => 'In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival|67th Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan to lead official Indian delegation to Cannes |work=[[India Today]] |date=14 May 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |access-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517013607/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |archive-date=17 May 2014 }}</ref> As of July 2014, he was working on three films: ''[[Uttama Villain]]'', ''[[Vishwaroopam II]]'', the sequel of ''Vishwaroopam''<ref>{{Cite news|title = Vishwaroopam 2 confirmed for jan, 2015|date = January 2015|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|last = Shiva|first = Prasad|work = [[The Times of India]]|access-date = 4 January 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214180534/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|archive-date = 14 December 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref> and ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms Kamal Haasan to start shooting for Drishyam remake] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025211912/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms |date=25 October 2015 }}. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.</ref> After 2 years of Vishwaroopam's release, ''[[Uttama Villain]]'' was released on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' a Tamil remake of Malayalam film ''[[Drishyam]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Papanasam: A faithful remake, a solid thriller|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|access-date=29 June 2016|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> was released with positive reviews and became a huge success<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 'Papanasam' (Papanaasam) Movie Review: Live Audience Response] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704045126/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 |date= 4 July 2015 }}. Ibtimes.co.in (4 July 2015). Retrieved 14 July 2016.</ref> followed by the bi-lingual ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' and ''[[Cheekati Rajyam]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |title=Kamal's next titled 'Thoonga Vanam' |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015 |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516193245/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |archive-date=16 May 2015 }}</ref> both doing moderate business.', 85 => 'He was set to reprise his role of Balram Naidu (a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] Officer) from ''Dasavathaaram'' in a spin-off film directed by himself titled ''Sabaash Naidu''. The film was to be made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi (as ''Shabhash Kundu''). The film's release date has been delayed owing to Haasan's entry into politics, and he pledged that he focus on working on ''[[Indian 2]]'' instead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|title=Official: 'Vishwaroopam 2' and 'Indian 2' are the last two films of Kamal Haasan|work=Sify|access-date=21 April 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502095940/http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|archive-date=2 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>', 86 => 'On 17 September 2020, director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] announced through his Twitter handle that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in lead role with [[Anirudh Ravichander|Anirudh]] handling the music with the movie titled as ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. It was Kamal Hassan's 232nd film as an actor.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasan-232-title-teaser-lokesh-kanagaraj-presents-a-fabulous-gift-to-his-guru/articleshow/79099658.cms|title='Kamal Haasan 232' title teaser: Lokesh Kanagaraj presents a fabulous gift to his guru|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was a huge commercial success grossing {{INRConvert|442.45|c}} and went on to become the [[List of Tamil films of 2022#Box office collection|highest-grossing Tamil film of the year]] and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fourth highest-grossing Tamil film]] of all time by beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]'', ''[[Valimai]]'', ''[[Etharkkum Thunindhavan]]'' and ''[[Don (2022 film)|Don]]'' etc.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vikram surpasses Beast Day 2 collection|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/amp_articleshow/92140895.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=5 June 2022|archive-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615105033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/articleshow/92140895.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The first single of ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' titled "[[Pathala Pathala]]" received several million views from Kamal Haasan's fans and was the most viewed song on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/may/12/vikram-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-for-taking-on-union-government-31446.html|title=Vikram: Complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's Pathala Pathala for taking on Union Government|website=[[Cinema Express]] }}</ref> ', 87 => 'The song also received praise for Kamal Haasan's dance performances which went viral. Despite facing controversies from the song, it became an instant hit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/police-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-song/articleshow/91534472.cms|title=Police complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's 'Pathala Pathala' song|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> In August 2022, the filming for ''[[Indian 2]]'' resumed, after a break of almost an year. It is now scheduled for release in summer 2023. After ''Indian 2'', he will be collaborating and reuniting with [[Mahesh Narayanan]] and [[Mani Ratnam]] respectively, for his 233rd and 234th films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-next-is-with-director-mahesh-narayanan/articleshow/92000035.cms|title=Kamal Haasan's next is with director Mahesh Narayanan|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kamal-haasan-to-join-hands-with-pa-ranjith-for-madurai-based-rural-film-exciting-combo-1950080-2022-05-16|title=Kamal Haasan to join hands with Pa Ranjith for Madurai-based rural film. Exciting combo!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Indian 2 shooting to resume only after Vikram and RC15 are wrapped up |work=Times Of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indian-2-shooting-to-resume-only-after-vikram-and-rc15-are-wrapped-up/amp_articleshow/89748531.cms', 88 => ' |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>', 89 => '===Off-screen contributions===', 90 => 'In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.<ref name="Kamal Interview"/> He has written many of his films, including ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'', ''[[Thevar Magan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Hey Ram]]'', ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'', ''[[Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)|Nala Damayanthi]]'', ''[[Virumaandi]]'', ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'' and ''[[Vishwaroopam]]''. Haasan's production company ([[Raaj Kamal Films International]]) has produced several of his films, and he directed ''[[Chachi 420]]'', ''Hey Ram'', ''Virumaandi'' and ''Vishwaroopam''. He considered directing full-time if ''Hey Ram'' was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.<ref name="Stardustpg2">{{cite web|year=2001 |title=I may slip behind camera&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628233808/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |archive-date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> In his earlier career, he choreographed for [[MGR]] in ''[[Naan Yen Pirandhen]]'', [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''Savaale Samaali'' and [[Jayalalithaa]] in ''[[Anbu Thangai]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan&nbsp;– The Complete Actor |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=11 August 2013 |date=7 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110002651/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |archive-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a technician and joked: "Film makers like [[K. Balachander]] told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams".<ref name="Kamal Haasan wanted to be Technician">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=I wanted to be a technician: Kamal Haasan |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114114642/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |archive-date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> Haasan attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under [[Michael Westmore]].<ref name="Marudhunayagam">{{cite web|year=1998 |author=V S Srinivasan |title=Making of an epic |publisher=Rediff |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622101726/http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref>', 91 => 'Haasan has written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in ''Hey Ram'', songs in ''Virumaandi'' and ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and the album for ''Manmadhan Ambu''. Haasan's musical work has been well received by his peers in Tamil film.<ref name="Kamal writes lyrics">{{cite news|author=TOI |title=Kamal's lyrics gets thumbs up |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |date=20 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123203750/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |archive-date=23 November 2010 }}</ref> He is also a playback singer,<ref name="Kamal singer">{{cite news|author=TOI|title=Tunes from the heart|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=24 May 2013|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|date=27 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010454/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> singing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] and English.<ref name="Kamal English">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan sings in English |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |date=9 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225107/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016 }}</ref> Haasan also wrote the lyrics for a song about the [[Coronavirus]] and released its music video, "Arivum Anbum". The album, composed by [[Ghibran]] and directed by Haasan, featured Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja and a number of other contemporary performers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhu |first1=Vignesh |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan pens a song of hope during Covid-19 times! |url=http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Onlookers Media |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154058/http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan-Ghibran's song on coronavirus is an anthem of hope |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427091333/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 92 => 'In 2021, Haasan featured in a song 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to [[Venmurasu]]' composed by [[Rajan Somasundaram]] and released by Director [[Mani Ratnam]] in honor of [[Venmurasu]], the longest novel ever written in any language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/director-mani-ratnam-releases-musical-tribute-to-jeyamohans-epic-venmurasu-2021-10-19/|title=Director Mani Ratnam Releases Musical Tribute to Jeyamohan's Epic Venmurasu|website=www.marketwatch.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-20}}</ref> Earlier, he has spoken in appreciation of [[Venmurasu]] and writer [[Jeyamohan]] on Bigg Boss during his book recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/feb/04/bookmarked-for-bigg-boss-bibliophiles-2259190.html/|title=Book Recommendations by Kamal Haasan|website=www.NewIndianExpress.com|language=en|access-date=2022-03-18}}</ref> In 2022, Haasan was the lyricist and the playback singer for the song "Pathala Pathala" from Vikram.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kamal Haasan pens a Kuththu song for 'Vikram' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/kamal-haasan-pens-a-kuththu-song-for-vikram/articleshow/87300351.cms |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>', 93 => '=== Bigg Boss Tamil ===', 94 => 'Haasan made his return on [[Star Vijay]] TV, hosting the first season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|title=Kamal Haasan all set to host Tamil Big Boss|website=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918163706/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|title=கமல் தொகுத்து வழங்கும், விஜய் டிவியின் 'பிக் பாஸ்'|website=vikatan.com|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901000328/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The show soon went onto become one of the most watched television series in Tamil Nadu and gained positive reviews among audience from season 1 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-16|title=Looking back at Bigg Boss Tamil Season One: Top seven controversies|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/looking-back-at-bigg-boss-tamil-season-one-top-seven-controversies-5220445/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Karki|first=Tripti|date=2017-08-29|title=Bigg Boss Tamil: With 14k retweets, self-evicted contestant Oviya Helen emerges more popular than ever|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-bigg-boss-tamil-14k-retweets-contestant-oviya-helen-emerges-more-popular-than-ever-twitter-398788|access-date=2022-01-29|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-30|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 2: From Aishwarya Dutta's 'Hitler Task' to Mahat's tantrums, a look at the top controversies of the show|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-tamil-2-top-controversies-kamal-haasan-show-5379965/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-26|title='Bigg Boss 2' Tamil in trouble|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-2-tamil-trouble-83677|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-06|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 3: A look at the top controversies of the season|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-3-a-look-at-the-top-controversies-of-the-season/photostory/71461027.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 - A look back at the most controversial moments from the show|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/oct/10/bigg-boss-tamil-season-3---a-look-back-at-the-most-controversial-moments-from-the-show-667.html|access-date=2022-01-29|website=[[Cinema Express]]|language=en}}</ref> Haasan also hosted the second season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2]]'' which started its telecast on 17 June 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-12|title=Kamal Haasan returns to host 'Bigg Boss' 2|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kamal-haasan-returns-host-bigg-boss-2-81212|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]'' which started its telecast on 23 June 2019<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kamal Haasan all set for Bigg Boss Tamil 3 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/kamal-haasan-all-set-for-bigg-boss-tamil-3/articleshow/69234470.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=8 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bigg Boss Tamil 4]] which started telecast on 4 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 4 teaser: Kamal Haasan gets back to work|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-season-4-teaser-kamal-haasan-gets-back-to-work-6572489/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He hosted ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)|Bigg Boss Tamil 5]]'' which started to telecast from 3 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 5 teaser is out; Kamal Haasan returns as the host - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-5-teaser-is-out-kamal-haasan-returns-as-the-host/articleshow/85800271.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=31 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Then, now he is the host<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Kamal Haasan to host first edition of Bigg Boss Tamil OTT, begins January 30|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-tamil-ott-next-7727242/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> to the [[Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)]] which is to be launched on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Ultimate: Kamal Haasan announces OTT version of Bigg Boss Tamil, here's all you need to know |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/bigg-boss-ultimate-kamal-haasan-announces-ott-version-of-bigg-boss-tamil-heres-all-you-need-to-know/719efacb51128 |access-date=2022-01-29 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Disney+ Hotstar to stream its first-ever OTT exclusive season of Bigg Boss Tamil from 30th January|url=https://www.medianews4u.com/disney-hotstar-to-stream-its-first-ever-ott-exclusive-season-of-bigg-boss-tamil-from-30th-january/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=MediaNews4U|language=en-US}}</ref> from 30 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Janani K. |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Kamal Haasan to host Bigg Boss Ultimate on Disney+ Hotstar from January 30. Read details|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-ultimate-on-disney-hotstar-from-january-30-read-details-1900821-2022-01-17|access-date=2022-01-29|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He exited the show after the third week owing to scheduling conflicts with his film ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. Later, [[Silambarasan]] replaced him as the host from week 4 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Kamal opts out of Bigg Boss Ultimate show |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kamal-opts-out-of-bigg-boss-ultimate-show/article65068468.ece|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.thehindu.com|date=20 February 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=This sensational star replaces Kamal Haasan in 'Bigg Boss Ultimate'? - Tamil News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bigg-boss-ultimate-new-host-simbu-kamal-haasan-tamil-news-308356|access-date=2022-02-22|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>', 95 => '=== KH House of Khaddar (KHHK) ===', 96 => 'Kamal Haasan launched his personal fashion line brand called KH House of Khaddar (KHHK).<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/khaddar-vs-burger/article38328872.ece|title=On Republic Day, Kamal Haasan launches the website for his new fashion label KH House of Khaddar|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 2022 |last1=Paitandy |first1=Priyadarshini }}</ref> of Film as Killer in [[Dhamaka (2022)]]', 97 => '== Personal life ==', 98 => '===Family===', 99 => 'Haasan was born into a [[Tamils|Tamil]] Iyengar family<ref name="indiatimes1">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2013 |title=I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-date=30 October 2014 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> in the town of [[Paramakudi]], in the [[Ramanathapuram]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]], to criminal defence lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, a housewife.<ref name="father">{{Cite web |last=Kumar, Rajitha |year=2000 |title=Kamal, as we know him |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728103013/http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |archive-date=28 July 2011 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> During 2013 his daughter [[Shruti Haasan]] appeared on an episode of ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'', where "phone a friend" option is availed to Shruti and when she called her father Kamal, he stated that his parents named him Parthasarathy before he was called as Kamal Haasan and his mother always used to call him by that name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2012 |title=Kamal reveals his real name! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |url-status=dead |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |archive-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> In an interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are [[Charuhasan]], [[Chandrahasan]] and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law.<ref name="yaakob" /> Haasan continued his education in Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2020 |title=Kamal Haasan's reunion with his schoolmates |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |archive-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> and [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in Madras (now [[Chennai]]).{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 100 => 'Haasan has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and in the song "[[Kallai Mattum]]" in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="familfy">{{Cite web |last=Pavithra Srinivasan |year=2008 |title=Dasavatharam music is mediocre |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606112512/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |archive-date=6 June 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Haasan, is a [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]-winning actor who appeared in the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''. Charuhasan's daughter [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) [[Mani Ratnam]], who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's ''Nayakan''.<ref name="maniy">{{Cite web |year=2003 |title=Married to the medium |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413132659/http://tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |archive-date=13 April 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |website=The Tribune}}</ref> Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films and was an executive with [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], he died in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2017 |title=Kamal Haasan's brother and producer Chandrahasan died |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508022836/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |archive-date=8 May 2017 |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Chandrahasan's daughter [[Anu Hasan]] has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''. Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).<ref name="sistyer">{{Cite news |last=Ramani, Nandini |date=21 November 2003 |title=Married to the medium |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145018/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in "Hey Ram".', 101 => '===Relationships===', 102 => '[[File:Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Haasan in white, next to daughters Shruti and Akshara, dressed in black|Haasan with daughters [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (left) and [[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]] (right)]]', 103 => 'In 1978, at age 24, Haasan married dancer [[Vani Ganapathy]].<ref name="Kamal-vani">{{cite news|author=Indiatimes Movies|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|title=Kamal Haasan made a flowery entry|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|access-date=31 December 2008|date=31 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521024317/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie ''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]''. After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 104 => 'Haasan and actress [[Sarika]] began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (born 1986). Shruti is a singer and a [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]]-[[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]] actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991), was [[assistant director]] for 2013's ''Vishwaroopam'' and actress for 2019's ''[[Kadaram Kondan]]''. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for the movie ''[[Hey Ram]]'' and won the [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]]er.<ref name="47thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505163411/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161229/http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.<ref name="sarika">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhash K. |year=2003 |title=My main concern is the kids |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203010011/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |archive-date= 3 February 2009 }}</ref> After their divorce, Sarika acted in movies and TV serials, winning the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for the 2005 film ''[[Parzania]]''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 105 => 'From 2005 until 2016, Haasan was in a relationship with actress [[Gautami]], {{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}, his frequent co-star during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gautami had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him<ref name="IT Gautami split">{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya |first=Ananya |title=Kamal Haasan and Gautami part ways after living together for 13 years |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |website=[[India Today]] |date=1 November 2016 |access-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102170331/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |archive-date= 2 November 2016 }}</ref> writing, "It is heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/|title=Gautami opens up on Kamal Haasan: After 13 years together, our paths have irreversibly diverged|work=India.com|date=2 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102154728/http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/ |archive-date= 2 November 2016}}</ref>', 106 => 'Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with [[Srividya]]. Haasan visited [[Srividya]] on her deathbed in 2006.<ref name="srividya">{{cite web |author=TR |year=2008 |title=Wasn't Ranjith telling Sreevidya's tale? |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026143217/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref>', 107 => '==={{anchor|Religious views|Political views}}Views===', 108 => 'Haasan is an atheist.<ref>{{cite news', 109 => ' |author=B. KOLAPPAN', 110 => ' |year=2014', 111 => ' |title=When the atheist actor met the pontiff', 112 => ' |work=The Hindu', 113 => ' |access-date=13 June 2014', 114 => ' |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece', 115 => ' |url-status=live', 116 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201134/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece', 117 => ' |archive-date= 4 December 2014', 118 => '}}</ref> He has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the theme in his films like ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' and ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="rediffreview">{{cite web|author=Vijayasarathy, R G |year=2008 |title=Dasavathaaram is spectacular |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=13 June 2008 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213231/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 }}</ref> He was mistaken to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied [[United States border preclearance|preclearance]] to travel to the United States by [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]] authorities at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] in 2002.<ref name="islamname">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhah K |title=Harrowing time in Toronto |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2002 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |date=3 May 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704155016/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |archive-date= 4 July 2003 }}</ref>', 119 => 'In Sanskrit ''Kamal'' means "lotus", but it was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word ''hasya'', and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story".<ref name="yaakob">{{cite web|year=2010 |work=BBC Hardtalk |access-date=26 April 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |title=Karan Thapar interview with Kamal Haasan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730124413/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |archive-date=30 July 2013 }}</ref> Haasan is considered [[left-leaning]] or [[Independent politician|independent]]. Although he initially abstained from politics, he entered regional politics in Tamil Nadu in 2018.<ref name="Kamal red">{{cite news|year=2003 |title=Kamal Haasan sees Red |publisher=[[Rediff]] |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914022851/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |archive-date=14 September 2012 }}</ref> He also said that his entering politics would result in his death within a year.<ref name="Kamalpolitics">{{cite news|author=Shilpa Jamkhandikar |title=Just A Minute With: actor Kamal Haasan |publisher=The Reuters |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39105920090417 |date=17 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022190015/http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/04/17/idINIndia-39105920090417 |archive-date=22 October 2012 }}</ref>', 120 => '==Filmography==', 121 => '{{main|Kamal Haasan filmography}}', 122 => '==Humanitarian work==', 123 => '[[File:M.B. Nirmal with Kamal Haasan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|alt=Man with jacket standing with smiling, bespectacled younger man|Haasan with social activist [[M. B. Nirmal]] (right) in Chennai]]', 124 => 'Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations<ref name="Kamal clubs">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan on a noble cause|access-date=17 December 2011|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name ''Kamal Narpani Iyakkam'' (Kamal Welfare Association).<ref name="Kamal Narpani Iyakkam">{{cite web|year=2008 |title=Kamal fires club secretary |publisher=cinesouth.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154329/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |archive-date= 8 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="I believe in excellence">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I believe in excellence&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=southdreamz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716113858/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students.<ref name="Kamal eyedonation">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan launches eye-donation campaign |publisher=The India daily |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420055225/http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |archive-date=20 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students |publisher=extramirchi.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128062024/http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |archive-date=28 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamaldonates">{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |title=Spreading the message of sharing and learning |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |date=5 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908090624/http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |archive-date= 8 September 2010 }}</ref>', 125 => 'Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=The legend turns 53 |publisher=[[Zee Network|Zee]] News |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026160459/http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> He was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children.<ref name="Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids!">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids! |publisher=aidsroko.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205031909/http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |archive-date=5 December 2010 }}</ref> In September 2010 Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai.<ref name="Kamal does it again">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal does it again |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402140436/http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |archive-date=2 April 2012 }}</ref> He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes.<ref name="Kamal pledges support">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal pledges support |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103054233/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |archive-date= 3 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal in Ads">{{cite web |title=Kamal Hassan gets branded |access-date=2 May 2012 |url=http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824190229/http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> Haasan, along with his partner [[Gautami]], won {{INR}}&nbsp;5&nbsp;million on ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'' in March 2013 and donated the prize money to ''Petral Thaan Pillaya'', a [[nonprofit organization]] supporting cancer patients.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2013|title=Kamal Haasan would make a great quiz master, says Siddharth Basu|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-would-make-a-great-quiz-master-says-siddharth-basu-611350|access-date=25 August 2021|website=NDTV}}</ref>', 126 => 'Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the [[Swachh Bharat]] campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the [[Environmentalist Foundation of India]]'s [[Arun Krishnamurthy]] on 7 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece|title=Kamal Calls for 'Sweeping' Change|work=The Indian Express|date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221235535/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece |archive-date=21 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece|title=Kamal Haasan celebrates birthday with a clean up drive|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015|last1=Madhavan|first1=T.|last2=Krishnaswamy|first2=G.}}</ref>', 127 => 'Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Haasan endorsed [[Pothys]] for the first time in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |title=In a first, Kamal Haasan to feature in commercial |author=Udhav Naig |work=The Hindu |date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> His daughter, Shruti has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Haasan has stated that should he ever act in commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |title=Kamal Haasan to endorse textile showroom brand Pothys |work=India Today |date=21 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref>', 128 => '==={{anchor|Literary contributions}}Writings===', 129 => 'Haasan publishes the magazine ''Mayyam'', by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (''Narpani Iyakkam'').His views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as ''Thedi Theerpom Va'' (''Come, Let's Find and Solve'') by his fan club.<ref name="Kamal's Mayyam">{{cite web |author=TOI |year=2010 |title=Kamal's Magazine |publisher=ScreenIndia.com South Screen |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601024603/http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |archive-date=1 June 2008 }}</ref> He is also interested in [[Tamil literature]].<ref name="Kamalpoems">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Cupid Calling |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |date=11 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216013204/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |archive-date=16 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Kamalwriter">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Now it's the turn of Kamal Haasan ... the writer |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 October 2012 |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010029/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref>', 130 => '==Political career==', 131 => 'He formed the centrist party [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours with a white star at its centre in a black background. Haasan began his political journey from late President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'s residence and his memorial at [[Rameswaram]].<ref name=political /> His party contested in 37 seats in [[2019 Indian general election]] and lost. Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested).<ref>{{cite news |title=A great beginning, says Kamal Haasan. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602183044/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>', 132 => 'He unsuccessfully contested the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Coimbatore South (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore South]] and lost to [[BJP Mahila Morcha]] President [[Vanathi Srinivasan]] by a narrow margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/coimbatore-south-election-result-2021-live-updates-coimbatore-south-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3694766.html|title = Tamil Nadu: Kamal Haasan Loses to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan in Coimbatore South|date = 3 May 2021}}</ref>', 133 => '', 134 => '===Elections contested===', 135 => '{| class="wikitable"', 136 => '|-', 137 => '! Election', 138 => '! Constituency', 139 => '! Party', 140 => '! Result', 141 => '! Vote %', 142 => '!width=100|Opposition Candidate', 143 => '!width=70|Opposition Party', 144 => '!width=70|Opposition vote ', 145 => '|- style="background:#FFA07A;"', 146 => '|bgcolor=FFA07A|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Coimbatore South Assembly constituency|Coimbatore South]] ||[[Makkal Needhi Maiam|MNM]]||Lost|| 33.26%||[[Vanathi Srinivasan]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||34.38%', 147 => '|}', 148 => '==Awards and honours==', 149 => '{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan}}', 150 => '[[File:Kamal Haasan interviews Ang Lee.jpg|thumb|alt=Ang Lee, a grey-haired man, looking at Haasan (who is speaking)|Haasan with [[Ang Lee]]]]', 151 => 'Haasan received, in 1990, the [[Padma Shri]], and, in 2014, the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his contributions to [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |title=Kamal Hassan turns 57 |work=India Today |date=7 November 2011 |access-date=7 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150726/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> At age six, he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |publisher=Iffi.nic.in |access-date=17 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008114601/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2015 }}</ref> He is tied with [[Mammootty]] for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] for producing the 1992 Tamil film, ''[[Thevar Magan]]''. He has a record 19 [[Filmfare Awards]] in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.<ref name="awards"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1404447/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan|title=The next decade will be the best of my career: Kamal Haasan|publisher=DNA India|access-date=30 May 2013|date=2 July 2010|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154059/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan-1404447|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, his films ''Hey Ram'', ''Pushpak'', ''Nayakan'' and ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' were showcased in the "Director in Focus" category at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|Rotterdam Film Festival]].<ref name="KamalFilmFest">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Director in Focus |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125134302/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |archive-date=25 November 2010 }}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Virumaandi]]'' won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the [[Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]] (PiFan).<ref name="Kamal Virumandi">{{cite web|year=2004 |title=Virumandi wins at Puchon Film Fest |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613091331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="KamalFilmFest"/>', 152 => 'In 2005, [[Sathyabama Deemed University]] awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate.<ref name="Dr Kamal">{{cite web|year=2005 |title=Dr Kamal Haasan! |publisher=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]] News |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514065835/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |archive-date=14 May 2011 }}</ref> He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.<ref name="Chevalier awards">{{cite web|year=2006 |title=Star-spangled it was |publisher=Goldentamilcinema.net |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608121104/http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |archive-date=8 June 2009 }}</ref> He received the Living Legend Award in 2007 from [[FICCI]].<ref name="FICCI Living Legend Award">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=Kamal Haasan to receive Living Legend Award |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613145155/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister [[Ambika Soni]] said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.<ref name="Retrospective of Kamal films">{{cite news|title=Retrospective of Kamal Haasan films opens |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808202224/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 8 August 2010 }}</ref> That year, the [[government of Kerala]] honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide [[Onam]] celebrations in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="Kerala honours Kamal">{{cite news|title=Kerala honours Kamal Haasan |publisher=[[Hindu|The Hindu]] News |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |date=22 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825092207/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |archive-date=25 August 2010 }}</ref>', 153 => 'Haasan received the [[Kalaimamani]] Award from the [[government of Tamil Nadu]] in 1979.<ref name=kalaimamani>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |title=Kamal Haasan to be honoured at Mumbai Film Fest |date=12 September 2013 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221134136/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |archive-date=21 December 2013 }}</ref> Other honours include [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], [[Nandi Awards|Nandi]], [[Screen Awards|Screen]] and [[Vijay Awards]], including four awards for his performance in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division.<ref name="Kamal FICCI">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan appointed as chairman FICCI Media and Entertainment Business Conclave |publisher=The Indian Film Industry Official |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025082351/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |archive-date=25 October 2011 }}</ref> He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media),<ref name="Kamal ISFM">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Kamal Hassan and Anushka Shetty join ISFM as academic advisors |access-date=14 October 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017112002/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |archive-date=17 October 2011 }}</ref> and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US.<ref name="Kamal Ship">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan in mid-ocean when earthquake stuck|access-date=3 May 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521023229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal receives award in New York Film Festival|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|access-date=21 April 2013|date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416075746/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|archive-date=16 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and Prabhu Deva are the chosen ones |year=2013 |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418232522/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 }}</ref> Recently honoured with [[S. S. Vasan]] Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by [[Ananda Vikatan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |title=Ananda Vikatan Awards 2016 ஆனந்த விகடன் விருதுகள் 2016 |website=vikatan.com |access-date=17 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118053113/http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |archive-date=18 January 2017 }}</ref>', 154 => '==Public perception==', 155 => '[[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Haasan with [[Rajinikanth]]]]', 156 => '[[Mani Ratnam]] who directed Haasan in ''Nayakan'', has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can.<ref name="Mani Ratnam on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Mani misses working with Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> Veteran Tamil actor [[Nagesh]] called Haasan the best actor he had ever seen.<ref name="Nagesh on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Behind that humorous veneer |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |access-date=12 July 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 July 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328065205/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |archive-date=28 March 2016 }}</ref> His contributions to the film industry have been praised by his contemporaries, including [[Mohanlal]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Sridevi]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Mammootty]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Aamir Khan]].<ref name="Sridevi">{{cite news|title=Sridevi calls me sir, says Kamal Hassan |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |access-date=12 July 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=19 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824013706/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=I wanted to touch him:SRK on Kamal Haasan |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Aamir on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Aamir on Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="MLal on Kamal">{{cite news |title=I want to work with Kamal Haasan again |publisher=Southdreamz.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |date=1 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221074021/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |archive-date=21 December 2012 }}</ref> Younger generation actors ([[Suriya]] and [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]])<ref name="Surya on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya on Kamal |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183952/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal's advise to Surya">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal's advise to Surya |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009184054/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Maddy on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2003 |title=Maddy on Kamal |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326014635/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |archive-date=26 March 2016 }}</ref> and filmmakers ([[Bala (director)|Bala]], [[Ameer (director)|Ameer]] and [[Gautham Vasudev Menon|Gautham Menon]]) have been inspired by him.<ref name="Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him">{{cite web|url=http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html|title=Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him|date=1 June 2010|work=tamilmovies.ebest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605035657/http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html |archive-date=5 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Ameer on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Second Innings |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824213321/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya most versatile after Kamal&nbsp;– Gautham Menon |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824215259/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham on Kamal">{{cite web |author=Shiva Kumar |year=2006 |title=Gautham on Kamal |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183928/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref>', 157 => 'Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |title=Kamal Hassan, Barrie M Osborne to work together |date=11 June 2012 |work=India Today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904042800/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |archive-date=4 September 2012 }}</ref> and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |title=Ang Lee: Totally stunned by Kamal Haasan's brilliance |date=2 November 2012 |work=IBN Live |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208083738/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |archive-date= 8 December 2013 }}</ref> Some of his films were inspiration for some Hollywood films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |title=Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430074430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |archive-date=30 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |title=uttama villain inspiration woody allens movie kamal haasan |publisher=newsmix.in |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119213950/http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |archive-date=19 January 2015 }}</ref>', 158 => ''The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per film, which was the highest remuneration for an Indian actor at the time. In 1994, Haasan became the first Indian actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}', 159 => 'In 2015, Haasan was criticised by the-then Tamil Nadu Finance Minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], who stated that Haasan was "confused" and had "blabbered", unaware of the ground reality for his statement on the government's response to rain relief efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|title=TN Finance Minister slams Kamal Hassan for flaying relief measures|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 December 2015|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212011743/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|archive-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms|title=Kamal Haasan talking gibberish, not in his senses, says state finance minister O Panneerselvam&nbsp;– Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208015536/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms |date= 8 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Haasan was also criticised by ''Nayakan''{{'s}} producer Muktha Srinivasan for his article in ''[[The Hindu]]'' taking unnecessary credit for that film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece|title=Living in past glory&nbsp;– Visakhapatnam|date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125060843/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece |archive-date=25 January 2013|access-date=14 July 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>', 160 => 'Haasan has been accused of self-indulgence,<ref>{{cite news', 161 => ' |title=The legendary Kamalhassan speaks', 162 => ' |website=[[Sify]]', 163 => ' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1', 164 => ' |url-status=dead', 165 => ' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105033200/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1', 166 => ' |archive-date= 5 November 2013', 167 => '}}</ref> and has been criticised for sexually explicit scenes and themes, offending religious sentiments and superficiality on social issues depicted in his films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan's Dasavatharam faces ire of Hindu outfits |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105031719/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |archive-date= 5 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=கமலுக்கு இந்து மக்கள் கட்சி நோட்டீஸ் |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[Dina Malar]] |date=10 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710130659/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |archive-date=10 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>Kamala Haasan&nbsp;– Nigazha Marutha Arputham (The Miracle that never happened) by [[Charu Nivedita]], ''[[India Today]]'', Jan 2009</ref> There have also been complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have caused some of his films to [[cost overrun|run over budget]].<ref name="Curse of talent">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The result was a nightmare...&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104924/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=As star power wanes.. |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607065307/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 7 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |title=When Parvathy slipped in front of Kamal&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810094320/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |archive-date=10 August 2014 }}</ref> In November 2017, Haasan said that right-wing Hindus have started employing extremism to propagate their communal agenda.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|title=Kamal Haasan says right wing Hindus have started employing terrorism|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 November 2017 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103135840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|archive-date=3 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>', 168 => '==See also==', 169 => '* [[Kamal Haasan's unrealized projects]] ', 170 => '* [[Raaj Kamal Films International]]', 171 => '* [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]', 172 => '* [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan family|Haasan family]]', 173 => '==Notes==', 174 => '{{Sister project links|d=Q381477|c=Category:Kamal Haasan|q=Kamal Haasan|b=no|wikt=no|s=no|v=no|voy=no|m=no|mw=no|species=no|n=no}}', 175 => '*{{IMDb name|0352032}}', 176 => '*{{Discogs artist}}', 177 => '{{Kamal Haasan}}', 178 => '{{Navboxes', 179 => '|title = [[List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan|Awards for Kamal Haasan]]', 180 => '|list =', 181 => '{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}', 182 => '{{NTR National Award}}', 183 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor}}', 184 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Story}}', 185 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam}}', 186 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil}}', 187 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu}}', 188 => '{{Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada}}', 189 => 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'Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954) .mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}Kamal HaasanHaasan in 2022President of the Makkal Needhi MaiamIncumbentAssumed office&#32;21 February 2018Preceded byPosition establishedGeneral Secretary of Makkal Needhi MaiamIn office25 December 2020 - 26 February 2023Preceded byArunchalamSucceeded byArunchalam Personal detailsBornParthasarathy Srinivasan (1954-11-07) 7 November 1954 (age&#160;68)&#91;1&#93;&#91;2&#93;Paramakudi, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu)&#91;3&#93;Political partyMakkal Needhi Maiam (2018–present)Spouse(s)Vani Ganapathy &#8203;&#32;&#8203;&#40;m.&#160;1978&#59;&#32;div.&#160;1988&#41;&#8203; Sarika Thakur &#8203;&#32;&#8203;&#40;m.&#160;1988&#59;&#32;div.&#160;2004&#41;&#8203;Domestic partnerGautami Tadimalla (2004-2016)Children.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}ShrutiAkshara&#91;a&#93;RelativesSee Haasan familyOccupationActorfilmmakerplayback singertelevision presenterpoliticianAwards.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}Padma Shri (1990)Padma Bhushan (2014)Prix Henri-Langlois French Award (2016)Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) (2016)Signature Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954)&#91;4&#93; is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry.&#91;5&#93;&#91;6&#93;&#91;7&#93; He has won numerous accolades, including Four National Film Awards, Nine Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Four Nandi Awards, One Rashtrapati Award, Two Filmfare Awards and 17 Filmfare Awards South. He was awarded the Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) in 2016.&#91;8&#93; Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil-language film Kalathur Kannamma, for which he won the President's Gold Medal. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, directed by K. Balachander, in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his first National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman who suffers from retrograde amnesia in Moondram Pirai (1982). He was noted for his performances in K. Viswanath's Sagara Sangamam (1983), Swathi Muthyam (1986), Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987), and S. Shankar's Indian (1996). Since then he has appeared in films including Hey Ram (2000), Virumaandi (2004), Dasavathaaram (2008) in which he played ten roles, Vishwaroopam (2013) and Vikram (2022). His production company, Raaj Kamal Films International, has produced several of his films. For his philanthropic efforts, Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for HIV/AIDS-affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at Sri Ramachandra University in Porur, Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Swachh Bharat Mission. On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (lit. People's Justice Centre).&#91;9&#93; He has also received the Golden Visa from United Arab Emirates.&#91;10&#93; Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Film career 2.1 1960–1963 2.2 1970–1975 2.3 1976–1979 2.4 1980–1989 2.5 1990–1998 2.6 2000–2009 2.7 2010–present 2.8 Off-screen contributions 2.9 Bigg Boss Tamil 2.10 KH House of Khaddar (KHHK) 3 Personal life 3.1 Family 3.2 Relationships 3.3 Views 4 Filmography 5 Humanitarian work 5.1 Writings 6 Political career 6.1 Elections contested 7 Awards and honours 8 Public perception 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External links Early life and family[edit] .mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}Main article: Haasan-Ratnam family Haasan was born as Parthasarathy on 7 November 1954,&#91;11&#93; in a Tamil Iyengar Brahmin family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and freedom fighter,&#91;12&#93; and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife.&#91;13&#93; Haasan was initially named as Parthasarathy. His father later changed his name to Kamal Haasan.&#91;14&#93; His brothers, Charuhasan (born 1930) and Chandrahasan (born 1936), have also acted.&#91;15&#93; Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer.&#91;16&#93; He received his primary education in Paramakudi before moving to Madras (now Chennai) as his brothers pursued their higher education.&#91;13&#93; Haasan continued his education in Santhome, Madras,&#91;13&#93; and was attracted towards film and fine arts as encouraged by his father.&#91;13&#93; Film career[edit] Main articles: Kamal Haasan filmography and Kamal Haasan discography 1960–1963[edit] When a physician friend of his mother, visited A. V. Meiyappan (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her.&#91;17&#93; Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, M. Saravanan, recommended him for their production Kalathur Kannamma.&#91;13&#93; Haasan won the Rashtrapati Award (President's gold medal) for his performance in Kalathur Kannamma at age six and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Kannum Karalum (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by T. K. Shanmugam.&#91;16&#93; In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the Hindu Higher Secondary School in Triplicane. His time with the theatre company shaped Haasan's craft and kindled his interest in makeup.&#91;18&#93;&#91;19&#93; 1970–1975[edit] After a seven-year hiatus from films, Haasan returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Haasan made brief appearances in some films including a few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film Maanavan, in which he appeared in a dance sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as Annai Velankani (1971) and Kasi Yathirai (1973). In the former he had a supporting role and worked as an assistant director.&#91;20&#93; His first full-fledged role came in K. Balachander's Tamil film Arangetram (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973). Haasan went on to do supporting roles in films such as Gumasthavin Magal (1974), Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Naan Avanillai. The same year, he played his first lead role in the Malayalam film, Kanyakumari, for which he won his first Filmfare Award.&#91;21&#93; In Tamil cinema, he had his breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's Apoorva Raagangal. He played a rebellious young man who falls in love with an older woman.&#91;22&#93; For this character portrayal, Haasan learned to play the mridangam.&#91;23&#93; The role won him his second Filmfare Award.&#91;24&#93; 1976–1979[edit] In 1976, Haasan appeared Balachander's Manmadha Leelai; this was followed by Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu (directed by S. P. Muthuraman), which won him his third Filmfare Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama Moondru Mudichu. Avargal (1977) concerned the women's movement and, for this role, he learned ventriloquism.&#91;25&#93; It was remade in Telugu as Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. 16 Vayathinile, in which he played a village bumpkin, which won him a fourth consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, Kokila, the directorial debut of friend and mentor Balu Mahendra. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, Kabita, a remake of the Tamil film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai. In 1978 Haasan made his Telugu film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic Maro Charitra, directed by Balachander. His fifth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from Sigappu Rojakkal, a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer. He appeared in the Malayalam film Eeta, for which he won his sixth Filmfare Award. He first played opposite to the Sridevi in the 1977 Malayalam movie Satyavan Savithri directed by P.G. Viswambharan, this combination was later on well-accepted and celebrated. In the 1979 Telugu film Sommokadidi Sokokadidi, Haasan played two parts. This was also his first collaboration with director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. He appeared in the musical Ninaithale Inikkum, a snake-horror film Neeya and Kalyanaraman. At the end of the 1970s he had six regional Best Actor Filmfare Awards, including four consecutive Best Tamil Actor Awards.&#91;citation needed&#93; 1980–1989[edit] Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980 Tamil-language Varumayin Niram Sivappu, the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Aakali Rajyam, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first Filmfare Award in Telugu. In 1980 he appeared in the drama film Ullasa Paravaigal, Guru and Maria My Darling. Haasan made his debut in Hindi cinema with Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), the remake of his own acted Telugu-language film Maro Charitra directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in Raja Paarvai, debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a Filmfare Award.&#91;26&#93; After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three National Awards for Best Actor for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in Balu Mahendra's Moondram Pirai, later reprising his role in the Hindi version, Sadma.&#91;21&#93; During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya and Zara Si Zindagi. In 1983 he appeared in Sagara Sangamam, directed by K. Viswanath. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first Nandi Award for Best Actor and his second Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award.&#91;citation needed&#93; After 1984's multistarrer Raaj Tilak, Haasan appeared in Saagar (released 1985), winning the Filmfare Best Actor Award and nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award. The film was India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 1985.&#91;21&#93; He left Bollywood temporarily after Geraftaar&#91;27&#93; and Dekha Pyar Tumhara to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman). In 1986, Haasan produced the technically brilliant Vikram and collaborated with Kodandarami Reddy for Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu and then K. Viswanath in Swathi Muthyam, playing an autistic person who tries to change society and won him his second Nandi Award for Best Actor. it was India's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 1986.&#91;21&#93; These Tollywood films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu.&#91;28&#93; Following Punnagai Mannan (in which he played two roles, including a satire of Charlie Chaplin as Chaplin Chellappa) and Kadhal Parisu, Haasan appeared in Mani Ratnam's 1987 film Nayakan. He received his second Indian National Award for his performance; Nayakan was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 Academy Awards,&#91;29&#93; and is on the Time's All-Time 100 Movies list.&#91;30&#93; Haasan appeared in his only silent film to date: Pushpaka Vimana (1987) a black comedy film, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first Filmfare Award in Kannada.&#91;21&#93; In 1988 he appeared Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, Malayalam film Daisy and Sathyaa which were his own productions. Haasan's all four films of 1989 were major success, Apoorva Sagodharargal, where he played a dwarf,&#91;21&#93; then Chanakyan, an original Malayalam film, later Vettri Vizhaa (where he played an amnesiac) and finally Haasan played two parts in Indrudu Chandrudu, winning the Filmfare Best Actor and won him his third Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards.&#91;28&#93;&#91;31&#93;&#91;32&#93; 1990–1998[edit] In 1990, Michael Madana Kama Rajan saw Haasan build on Apoorva Sagodharargal by playing quadruplets. It began as a collaboration with writer Crazy Mohan for future comedy films.&#91;33&#93; Haasan won successive Best Actor awards for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in Gunaa and Thevar Magan (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's Virasat). He was credited with the story for the latter. Haasan won his third National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil as a producer for Thevar Magan. The film was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year. A series of films followed: Singaravelan, Maharasan, Kalaignan, Mahanadhi, Nammavar, and Sathi Leelavathi Produced by Haasan, it featured himself alongside Kannada actor Ramesh Aravind and comedian Kovai Sarala. Haasan resumed his collaboration with K. Viswanath in the Telugu film, Subha Sankalpam, and starred in the police story Kuruthipunal (Tamil) simultaneously shot in Telugu as Drohi with Arjun Sarja and won Filmfare Best Actor. Haasan's success in the latter was followed by his third National Film Award for Best Actor for Indian.&#91;34&#93; Haasan also won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Best Actor for Indian. The film was India's submission for the Academy Awards.&#91;citation needed&#93; 'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&#160;million per a film and which is the highest ever remuneration for any Indian hero then. In 1994, Haasan became the first actor to charge 15&#160;million per film. The highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 was Rajesh Khanna.&#91;35&#93; After Indian, Haasan played a woman in the comedy Avvai Shanmughi, which was inspired by Mrs. Doubtfire.&#91;36&#93; He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of Avvai Shanmughi, Chachi 420,&#91;37&#93; but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director.&#91;38&#93;&#91;39&#93; In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of Mohammed Yusuf Khan, Marudhanayagam; a forty five minutes of film and a trailer was shot.&#91;40&#93; Marudhanayagam was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in Indian cinematic history and his magnum opus; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by Queen Elizabeth during her 1997 visit to India.&#91;41&#93; Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project.&#91;42&#93; In 1998, he appeared in Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's romantic comedy, Kaathala Kaathala opposite Prabhu Deva. The film was a commercial success and was dubbed in Hindi as Mirch Masala, which was never released.&#91;43&#93; 2000–2009[edit] After a two-year hiatus from Indian cinema, Haasan decided against reviving Marudhanayagam. He directed his second film, Hey Ram,&#91;44&#93; a period drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the partition of India and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Haasan produced and choreographed the film, writing its screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.&#91;45&#93; Hey Ram was a box-office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy Thenali as a Sri Lankan Tamilian with PTSD who is under a psychiatrist's care. Thenali, starring Malayalam actor Jayaram, was a box-office success. Haasan's next film was 2001's Aalavandhan, in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms. To play the other Army major in Aalavandhan, he went to the NDA for a crash course.&#91;46&#93; The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films.&#91;47&#93;&#91;48&#93; Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure.&#91;49&#93; After a number of successful comedies&#91;50&#93; including Pammal K. Sambandam and Panchatanthiram and guest appearances, Haasan directed Virumaandi, a film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.&#91;51&#93; He also appeared in Anbe Sivam with Madhavan. Priyadarshan, its original director, left and Sundar C. completed the film. Anbe Sivam tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with The Hindu saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud".&#91;52&#93; In 2004 Haasan appeared in Vasool Raja MBBS, a remake of Bollywood's Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., with Sneha which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy Mumbai Xpress. Released during Tamil New Year, it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. He appeared Kannada comedy film Rama Shama Bhama with Ramesh Aravind. In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the stylish police story Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, was a success. Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's Dasavathaaram, he played ten roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. Dasavathaaram, written by Haasan and director K. S. Ravikumar, is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and Asin Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film (as of 2008&#91;update&#93;) and his performance was critically praised.&#91;53&#93; In Canada, Dasavathaaram was the first Tamil film distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.&#91;54&#93; After Dasavathaaram, Haasan directed a film tentatively titled Marmayogi, which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in Unnaipol Oruvan, a remake of the Bollywood film A Wednesday, where he reprised the role originally played by Naseeruddin Shah with Malayalam actor Mohanlal playing Anupam Kher's role.&#91;55&#93;&#91;56&#93; It was released in Telugu as Eeenadu, with Venkatesh reprising the role played by Kher.&#91;57&#93; Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.&#91;57&#93;&#91;58&#93; 2010–present[edit] See also: Controversial issues surrounding Vishwaroopam Filming of Vishwaroopam Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in Manmadan Ambu, for which he also wrote the screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him.&#91;59&#93; The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with Behindwoods calling it "an entertainer, but in parts"&#91;60&#93; and Sify saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".&#91;61&#93; Haasan's next film after Manmadhan Ambu was 2013's Vishwaroopam, released in Hindi as Vishwaroop. It won two National Film Awards (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the 60th National Film Awards.&#91;62&#93; Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments.&#91;63&#93;&#91;64&#93; Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show Vishwaroopam, citing law and order problems. However, the film was released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. A mutual agreement with the Muslims of Tamil Nadu was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes. Vishwaroopam was the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2013.&#91;65&#93; In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the 67th Cannes Film Festival.&#91;66&#93; As of July 2014, he was working on three films: Uttama Villain, Vishwaroopam II, the sequel of Vishwaroopam&#91;67&#93; and Papanasam.&#91;68&#93; After 2 years of Vishwaroopam's release, Uttama Villain was released on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, Papanasam a Tamil remake of Malayalam film Drishyam&#91;69&#93; was released with positive reviews and became a huge success&#91;70&#93; followed by the bi-lingual Thoongaa Vanam and Cheekati Rajyam,&#91;71&#93; both doing moderate business. He was set to reprise his role of Balram Naidu (a Telugu RAW Officer) from Dasavathaaram in a spin-off film directed by himself titled Sabaash Naidu. The film was to be made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi (as Shabhash Kundu). The film's release date has been delayed owing to Haasan's entry into politics, and he pledged that he focus on working on Indian 2 instead.&#91;72&#93; On 17 September 2020, director Lokesh Kanagaraj announced through his Twitter handle that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in lead role with Anirudh handling the music with the movie titled as Vikram. It was Kamal Hassan's 232nd film as an actor.&#91;73&#93; The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was a huge commercial success grossing ₹442.45 crore (US$55&#160;million) and went on to become the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year and fourth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time by beating the collections made by other Tamil films like Beast, Valimai, Etharkkum Thunindhavan and Don etc.&#91;74&#93; The first single of Vikram titled "Pathala Pathala" received several million views from Kamal Haasan's fans and was the most viewed song on YouTube.&#91;75&#93; The song also received praise for Kamal Haasan's dance performances which went viral. Despite facing controversies from the song, it became an instant hit.&#91;76&#93; In August 2022, the filming for Indian 2 resumed, after a break of almost an year. It is now scheduled for release in summer 2023. After Indian 2, he will be collaborating and reuniting with Mahesh Narayanan and Mani Ratnam respectively, for his 233rd and 234th films.&#91;77&#93;&#91;78&#93;&#91;79&#93; Off-screen contributions[edit] In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.&#91;38&#93; He has written many of his films, including Raja Paarvai, Apoorva Sagodharargal, Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Thevar Magan, Mahanadhi, Hey Ram, Aalavandhan, Anbe Sivam, Nala Damayanthi, Virumaandi, Dasavathaaram, Manmadan Ambu and Vishwaroopam. Haasan's production company (Raaj Kamal Films International) has produced several of his films, and he directed Chachi 420, Hey Ram, Virumaandi and Vishwaroopam. He considered directing full-time if Hey Ram was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.&#91;80&#93; In his earlier career, he choreographed for MGR in Naan Yen Pirandhen, Sivaji Ganesan in Savaale Samaali and Jayalalithaa in Anbu Thangai&#91;81&#93; In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a technician and joked: "Film makers like K. Balachander told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams".&#91;82&#93; Haasan attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under Michael Westmore.&#91;83&#93; Haasan has written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in Hey Ram, songs in Virumaandi and Unnaipol Oruvan and the album for Manmadhan Ambu. Haasan's musical work has been well received by his peers in Tamil film.&#91;84&#93; He is also a playback singer,&#91;85&#93; singing in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and English.&#91;86&#93; Haasan also wrote the lyrics for a song about the Coronavirus and released its music video, "Arivum Anbum". The album, composed by Ghibran and directed by Haasan, featured Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja and a number of other contemporary performers.&#91;87&#93;&#91;88&#93; In 2021, Haasan featured in a song 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to Venmurasu' composed by Rajan Somasundaram and released by Director Mani Ratnam in honor of Venmurasu, the longest novel ever written in any language.&#91;89&#93; Earlier, he has spoken in appreciation of Venmurasu and writer Jeyamohan on Bigg Boss during his book recommendations.&#91;90&#93; In 2022, Haasan was the lyricist and the playback singer for the song "Pathala Pathala" from Vikram.&#91;91&#93; Bigg Boss Tamil[edit] Haasan made his return on Star Vijay TV, hosting the first season of Bigg Boss Tamil in 2017.&#91;92&#93;&#91;93&#93; The show soon went onto become one of the most watched television series in Tamil Nadu and gained positive reviews among audience from season 1 onwards.&#91;94&#93;&#91;95&#93;&#91;96&#93;&#91;97&#93;&#91;98&#93;&#91;99&#93; Haasan also hosted the second season of Bigg Boss Tamil 2 which started its telecast on 17 June 2018,&#91;100&#93; Bigg Boss Tamil 3 which started its telecast on 23 June 2019&#91;101&#93; and Bigg Boss Tamil 4 which started telecast on 4 October 2020.&#91;102&#93; He hosted Bigg Boss Tamil 5 which started to telecast from 3 October 2021.&#91;103&#93; Then, now he is the host&#91;104&#93; to the Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1) which is to be launched on Disney+ Hotstar&#91;105&#93;&#91;106&#93; from 30 January 2022.&#91;107&#93; He exited the show after the third week owing to scheduling conflicts with his film Vikram. Later, Silambarasan replaced him as the host from week 4 onwards.&#91;108&#93;&#91;109&#93; KH House of Khaddar (KHHK)[edit] Kamal Haasan launched his personal fashion line brand called KH House of Khaddar (KHHK).&#91;110&#93; of Film as Killer in Dhamaka (2022) Personal life[edit] Family[edit] Haasan was born into a Tamil Iyengar family&#91;111&#93; in the town of Paramakudi, in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, to criminal defence lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, a housewife.&#91;112&#93; During 2013 his daughter Shruti Haasan appeared on an episode of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi, where "phone a friend" option is availed to Shruti and when she called her father Kamal, he stated that his parents named him Parthasarathy before he was called as Kamal Haasan and his mother always used to call him by that name.&#91;113&#93; In an interview with Karan Thapar, Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are Charuhasan, Chandrahasan and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law.&#91;114&#93; Haasan continued his education in Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School&#91;115&#93; and Hindu Higher Secondary School in Madras (now Chennai).&#91;citation needed&#93; Haasan has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably Unnaipol Oruvan and in the song "Kallai Mattum" in Dasavathaaram.&#91;116&#93; His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Haasan, is a National Film Award-winning actor who appeared in the Kannada film Tabarana Kathe. Charuhasan's daughter Suhasini is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) Mani Ratnam, who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's Nayakan.&#91;117&#93; Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films and was an executive with Raaj Kamal Films International, he died in March 2017.&#91;118&#93; Chandrahasan's daughter Anu Hasan has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's Indira. Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).&#91;119&#93; Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in "Hey Ram". Relationships[edit] Haasan with daughters Shruti (left) and Akshara (right) In 1978, at age 24, Haasan married dancer Vani Ganapathy.&#91;120&#93; She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie Melnaattu Marumagal. After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later.&#91;citation needed&#93; Haasan and actress Sarika began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, Shruti (born 1986). Shruti is a singer and a Tollywood-Kollywood actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991), was assistant director for 2013's Vishwaroopam and actress for 2019's Kadaram Kondan. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for the movie Hey Ram and won the National Film Award for Best Costume Designer.&#91;121&#93;&#91;122&#93; In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.&#91;123&#93; After their divorce, Sarika acted in movies and TV serials, winning the National Film Award for Best Actress for the 2005 film Parzania.&#91;citation needed&#93; From 2005 until 2016, Haasan was in a relationship with actress Gautami,&#91;citation needed&#93;, his frequent co-star during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gautami had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him&#91;124&#93; writing, "It is heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life."&#91;125&#93; Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with Srividya. Haasan visited Srividya on her deathbed in 2006.&#91;126&#93; Views[edit] Haasan is an atheist.&#91;127&#93; He has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the theme in his films like Anbe Sivam and Dasavathaaram.&#91;128&#93; He was mistaken to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied preclearance to travel to the United States by Customs and Border Protection authorities at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2002.&#91;129&#93; In Sanskrit Kamal means "lotus", but it was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with Karan Thapar, Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word hasya, and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story".&#91;114&#93; Haasan is considered left-leaning or independent. Although he initially abstained from politics, he entered regional politics in Tamil Nadu in 2018.&#91;130&#93; He also said that his entering politics would result in his death within a year.&#91;131&#93; Filmography[edit] Main article: Kamal Haasan filmography Humanitarian work[edit] Haasan with social activist M. B. Nirmal (right) in Chennai Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations&#91;132&#93; and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name Kamal Narpani Iyakkam (Kamal Welfare Association).&#91;133&#93;&#91;134&#93; His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students.&#91;135&#93;&#91;136&#93;&#91;137&#93; Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004.&#91;138&#93; He was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage for HIV/AIDS-affected children.&#91;139&#93; In September 2010 Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at Sri Ramachandra University in Porur, Chennai.&#91;140&#93; He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes.&#91;141&#93;&#91;142&#93; Haasan, along with his partner Gautami, won ₹&#160;5&#160;million on Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi in March 2013 and donated the prize money to Petral Thaan Pillaya, a nonprofit organization supporting cancer patients.&#91;143&#93; Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Swachh Bharat campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the Environmentalist Foundation of India's Arun Krishnamurthy on 7 November 2014.&#91;144&#93;&#91;145&#93; Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Haasan endorsed Pothys for the first time in 2015.&#91;146&#93; His daughter, Shruti has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Haasan has stated that should he ever act in commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children.&#91;147&#93; Writings[edit] Haasan publishes the magazine Mayyam, by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (Narpani Iyakkam).His views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as Thedi Theerpom Va (Come, Let's Find and Solve) by his fan club.&#91;148&#93; He is also interested in Tamil literature.&#91;149&#93;&#91;150&#93; Political career[edit] He formed the centrist party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours with a white star at its centre in a black background. Haasan began his political journey from late President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's residence and his memorial at Rameswaram.&#91;9&#93; His party contested in 37 seats in 2019 Indian general election and lost. Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested).&#91;151&#93; He unsuccessfully contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from Coimbatore South and lost to BJP Mahila Morcha President Vanathi Srinivasan by a narrow margin.&#91;152&#93; Elections contested[edit] Election Constituency Party Result Vote&#160;% Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Coimbatore South MNM Lost 33.26% Vanathi Srinivasan BJP 34.38% Awards and honours[edit] Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan Haasan with Ang Lee Haasan received, in 1990, the Padma Shri, and, in 2014, the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema.&#91;153&#93; At age six, he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, Kalathur Kannamma.&#91;154&#93; He is tied with Mammootty for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for producing the 1992 Tamil film, Thevar Magan. He has a record 19 Filmfare Awards in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.&#91;138&#93;&#91;155&#93; In 2003, his films Hey Ram, Pushpak, Nayakan and Kuruthipunal were showcased in the "Director in Focus" category at the Rotterdam Film Festival.&#91;156&#93; In 2004, Virumaandi won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan).&#91;51&#93;&#91;156&#93; In 2005, Sathyabama Deemed University awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate.&#91;157&#93; He received the Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.&#91;158&#93; He received the Living Legend Award in 2007 from FICCI.&#91;159&#93; In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.&#91;160&#93; That year, the government of Kerala honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide Onam celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram.&#91;161&#93; Haasan received the Kalaimamani Award from the government of Tamil Nadu in 1979.&#91;162&#93; Other honours include Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Nandi, Screen and Vijay Awards, including four awards for his performance in Dasavathaaram. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division.&#91;163&#93; He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media),&#91;164&#93; and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US.&#91;165&#93; In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film &amp; TV Awards.&#91;166&#93; He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the Limca Book of Records in 2013.&#91;167&#93; Recently honoured with S. S. Vasan Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by Ananda Vikatan.&#91;168&#93; Public perception[edit] Haasan with Rajinikanth Mani Ratnam who directed Haasan in Nayakan, has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can.&#91;169&#93; Veteran Tamil actor Nagesh called Haasan the best actor he had ever seen.&#91;170&#93; His contributions to the film industry have been praised by his contemporaries, including Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sridevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Mammootty, Venkatesh, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.&#91;171&#93;&#91;172&#93;&#91;173&#93;&#91;174&#93; Younger generation actors (Suriya and Madhavan)&#91;175&#93;&#91;176&#93;&#91;177&#93; and filmmakers (Bala, Ameer and Gautham Menon) have been inspired by him.&#91;178&#93;&#91;179&#93;&#91;180&#93;&#91;181&#93; Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic",&#91;182&#93; and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.&#91;183&#93; Some of his films were inspiration for some Hollywood films.&#91;184&#93;&#91;185&#93; 'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&#160;million per film, which was the highest remuneration for an Indian actor at the time. In 1994, Haasan became the first Indian actor to charge 15&#160;million per film.&#91;citation needed&#93; In 2015, Haasan was criticised by the-then Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam, who stated that Haasan was "confused" and had "blabbered", unaware of the ground reality for his statement on the government's response to rain relief efforts.&#91;186&#93;&#91;187&#93; Haasan was also criticised by Nayakan&#39;s producer Muktha Srinivasan for his article in The Hindu taking unnecessary credit for that film.&#91;188&#93; Haasan has been accused of self-indulgence,&#91;189&#93; and has been criticised for sexually explicit scenes and themes, offending religious sentiments and superficiality on social issues depicted in his films.&#91;190&#93;&#91;191&#93;&#91;192&#93; There have also been complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have caused some of his films to run over budget.&#91;193&#93;&#91;194&#93;&#91;195&#93; In November 2017, Haasan said that right-wing Hindus have started employing extremism to propagate their communal agenda.&#91;196&#93; See also[edit] Kamal Haasan's unrealized projects Raaj Kamal Films International Makkal Needhi Maiam Haasan family Notes[edit] .mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman} ^ both daughters with Sarika References[edit] ^ .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#3a3;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}"Kamal Haasan's real name is Parthasarathy Srinivasan - 59 Years of Kamal Haasan: Lesser known facts about the 'Ulaganayagan'". 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International Makkal Needhi Maiam People Shruti Haasan (daughter) Akshara Haasan (daughter) Charuhasan (brother) Chandrahasan (brother) T. K. Shanmugam (mentor) K. Balachander (mentor) Ananthu (mentor) Awards for Kamal Haasan vteRecipients of Padma Shri in Art1950s Omkarnath Thakur (1955) Sthanam Narasimha Rao (1956) Sudhir Khastgir (1957) Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (1957) Debaki Bose (1958) Shambhu Maharaj (1958) Nargis (1958) Satyajit Ray (1958) Devika Rani (1958) 1960s K. K. Hebbar (1961) Bismillah Khan (1961) Raghunath Krishna Phadke (1961) Ashok Kumar (1962) Mehboob Khan (1963) Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar Raval (1965) Mrinalini Sarabhai (1965) Sivaji Ganesan (1966) M. F. Husain (1966) Sumitra Charat Ram (1966) P. Bhanumathi (1966) Daji Bhatawadekar (1967) Vasant Desai (1967) Siddheshwari Devi (1967) Mohammed Rafi (1967) Sashadhar Mukherjee (1967) Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (1967) M. R. Acharekar (1968) Begum Akhtar (1968) Sharan Rani Backliwal (1968) Nikhil Banerjee (1968) Sunil Dutt (1968) Durga Khote (1968) Yamini Krishnamurthy (1968) Shankar–Jaikishan (1968) Ayodhya Prasad (1968) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1968) N. T. Rama Rao (1968) Devi Lal Samar (1968) Vyjayanthimala (1968) Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1969) David Abraham Cheulkar (1969) N. S. Bendre (1969) S. D. Burman (1969) B. Saroja Devi (1969) Indrani Rahman (1969) Balraj Sahni (1969) S. N. Swamy (artist) (1969) 1970s Sukumar Bose (1970) Prem Dhawan (1970) Ratna Fabri (1970) Gemini Ganesan (1970) Ritwik Ghatak (1970) Damayanti Joshi (1970) Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (1970) Karl Jamshed Khandalavala (1970) Madhaviah Krishnan (1970) Rajendra Kumar (1970) Pankaj Mullick (1970) Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair (1970) Relangi (1970) Gummadi (1970) Vijay Raghav Rao (1970) V. Satyanarayana Sarma (1970) Maisnam Amubi Singh (1970) K. B. Sundarambal (1970) Avinash Vyas (1970) M. Balamuralikrishna (1971) Sankho Chaudhuri (1971) Manna Dey (1971) Tripti Mitra (1971) Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair (1971) Chenganoor Raman Pillai (1971) K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai (1971) Shanta Rao (1971) Ravi (1971) Sahir Ludhianvi (1971) Siyaram Tiwari (musician) (1971) Chiranjeet Chakraborty (1972) Girija Devi (1972) Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1972) Sunil Janah (1972) Lalgudi Jayaraman (1972) Bhimsen Joshi (1972) Mahendra Kapoor (1972) Ram Kumar (artist) (1972) Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1972) Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai (1972) Samta Prasad (1972) M. K. Radha (1972) Raghu Rai (1972) Krishna Reddy (1972) Waheeda Rehman (1972) Juthika Roy (1972) Suchitra Sen (1972) Gubbi Veeranna (1972) Sitara Devi (1973) T. N. Krishnan (1973) Kishan Maharaj (1973) Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy (1973) Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (1973) Uma Sharma (1973) S. G. Thakur Singh (1973) Kaifi Azmi (1974) Pushkar Bhan (1974) Mani Madhava Chakyar (1974) Bindhyabasini Devi (1974) Naina Devi (1974) Girish Karnad (1974) Shriram Lagoo (1974) Kelucharan Mohapatra (1974) Nutan (1974) M. D. Ramanathan (1974) Som Nath Sadhu (1974) Emani Sankara Sastry (1974) Kripal Singh Shekhawat (1974) Manik Varma (1974) M. S. Gopalakrishnan (1975) Jasraj (1975) Amjad Ali Khan (1975) Gopi Krishna (1975) Sanjukta Panigrahi (1975) Basavaraj Rajguru (1975) Kalyanam Raghuramayya (1975) M. S. Sathyu (1975) K. G. Subramanyan (1975) Gitchandra Tongbra (1975) K. J. Yesudas (1975) Shyam Benegal (1976) Raghunath Mohapatra (1976) Ram Narayan (1976) K. V. Narayanaswamy (1976) R. Nagendra Rao (1976) S. Somasundaram (1976) Parveen Sultana (1976) Dhanraj Bhagat (1977) Bhupen Hazarika (1977) Sheik Chinna Moulana (1977) Alla Rakha (1977) Jehangir Sabavala (1977) Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1977) 1980s B. V. Karanth (1981) Namagiripettai Krishnan (1981) Gambhir Singh Mura (1981) Dashrath Patel (1981) S. H. Raza (1981) Padma Subrahmanyam (1981) Allah Jilai Bai (1982) Ammannur Madhava Chakyar (1982) Jabbar Patel (1982) Virendra Prabhakar (1982) Gautam Vaghela (1982) Sirkazhi Govindarajan (1983) Gautam Vaghela (1982) Sirkazhi Govindarajan (1983) Sharafat Hussain Khan (1983) Nepal Mahata (1983) Handel Manuel (1983) Gulam Mohammed Sheikh (1983) Raghubir Singh (1983) Sobha Singh (1983) Habib Tanvir (1983) Ganga Devi (1984) Amitabh Bachchan (1984) Purushottam Das (1984) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1984) Bhupen Khakhar (1984) Ben Kingsley (1984) Vinay Chandra Maudgalya (1984) Roshan Kumari (1984) Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair (1984) N. Rajam (1984) Raja and Radha Reddy (1984) Nek Chand (1984) Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya (1984) Shanti Dave (1985) Asa Singh Mastana (1985) Laxman Pai (1985) Smita Patil (1985) Palghat R. Raghu (1985) Naseeruddin Shah (1985) Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar (1986) Kanika Banerjee (1986) Subrata Mitra (1986) Rajkumar Singhajit Singh (1986) Hisam-ud-din Usta (1986) K. Balachander (1987) Kumudini Lakhia (1987) Vijaya Mehta (1987) N. Ramani (1987) Aparna Sen (1987) Naresh Sohal (1987) Jitendra Abhisheki (1988) Shabana Azmi (1988) Teejan Bai (1988) Bikash Bhattacharjee (1988) Zakir Hussain (1988) Chindodi Leela (1988) Sudharani Raghupathy (1988) Sudarshan Sahoo (1988) Kudrat Singh (1988) Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman (1988) Jitendra Abhisheki (1988) Adyar K. Lakshman (1989) Haku Shah (1989) L. Subramaniam (1989) Ratan Thiyam (1989) Upendra Trivedi (1989) 1990s Mohan Agashe (1990) G. Aravindan (1990) Prabha Atre (1990) Asgari Bai (1990) Gulab Bai (1990) Balwantrai Bhatt (1990) Diwaliben Bhil (1990) Raj Bisaria (1990) S. M. 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Viswanath (1992) Chitra Visweswaran (1992) Dipali Barthakur (1998) Mammootty (1998) Kunja Bihari Meher (1998) Krishnarao Sable (1998) Zohra Sehgal (1998) K. Ibomcha Sharma (1998) U. Srinivas (1998) Javed Akhtar (1999) Saryu Doshi (1999) Sulochana Latkar (1999) Sumati Mutatkar (1999) Shobha Deepak Singh (1999) Jagmohan Sursagar (1999) Ram V. Sutar (1999) 2000s Kanhai Chitrakar (2000) Shekhar Kapur (2000) Hema Malini (2000) Anjolie Ela Menon (2000) Shubha Mudgal (2000) Alyque Padamsee (2000) A. R. Rahman (2000) Ramanand Sagar (2000) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2001) Aamir Raza Husain (2001) Padmaja Phenany Joglekar (2001) Mohammed Tayab Khan (2001) Sunil Kothari (2001) Nerella Venu Madhav (2001) Mohanlal (2001) Shobha Naidu (2001) D. V. S. Raju (2001) Avadhanam Sita Raman (2001) Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao (2001) Thota Tharani (2001) W. D. 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Jayashree (2013) Hildamit Lepcha (2013) Madhu (actor) (2013) Sudha Malhotra (2013) Kailash Chandra Meher (2013) Brahmdeo Ram Pandit (2013) Nana Patekar (2013) Rekandar Nageswara Rao (2013) Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz (2013) Jaymala Shiledar (2013) Ramesh Sippy (2013) Sridevi (2013) Suresh Talwalkar (2013) Mahrukh Tarapor (2013) Balwant Thakur (2013) Rajendra Tiku (2013) Mohammad Ali Baig (2014) Vidya Balan (2014) Musafir Ram Bhardwaj (2014) Sabitri Chatterjee (2014) Biman Bihari Das (2014) Sunil Das (2014) Elam Endira Devi (2014) Supriya Devi (2014) Vijay Ghate (2014) Nayana Apte Joshi (2014) Elam Endira Devi (2014) Supriya Devi (2014) Vijay Ghate (2014) Nayana Apte Joshi (2014) Rani Karnaa (2014) Bansi Kaul (2014) Moinuddin Khan (musician) (2014) Geeta Mahalik (2014) Paresh Maity (2014) Ram Mohan (2014) Sudarsan Pattnaik (2014) Paresh Rawal (2014) Kalamandalam Satyabhama (2014) Anuj Sharma (actor) (2014) Santosh Sivan (2014) Sooni Taraporevala (2014) Naresh Bedi (2015) Sanjay Leela Bhansali (2015) Rahul Jain (2015) Ravindra Jain (2015) Prasoon Joshi (2015) A. Kanyakumari (2015) Prafulla Kar (2015) Tripti Mukherjee (2015) Neil Nongkynrih (2015) Kota Srinivasa Rao (2015) Shekhar Sen (2015) Pran Kumar Sharma (2015) Mahesh Raj Soni (2015) Malini Awasthi (2016) Madhur Bhandarkar (2016) Tulsidas Borkar (2016) Mamta Chandrakar (2016) Ajay Devgn (2016) Bhikhudan Gadhvi (2016) Laxma Goud (2016) Saeed Jaffrey (2016) Venkatesh Kumar (2016) Naresh Chander Lal (2016) Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe (2016) Nila Madhab Panda (2016) Michael Postel (2016) Pratibha Prahlad (2016) Gulabo Sapera (2016) Prakash Chand Surana (2016) Basanti Bisht (2017) Baua Devi (2017) Jitendra Haripal (2017) Kailash Kher (2017) Sadhu Meher (2017) Aruna Mohanty (2017) T. K. Murthy (2017) Mukund Nayak (2017) Anuradha Paudwal (2017) Parassala B. 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Bora (2020) Bombay Sisters (2020) Vajira Chitrasena (2020) Puru Dadheech (2020) Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh (2020) Sarita Joshi (2020) Kangana Ranaut (2020) Ramzan Khan (2020) Manilal Nag (2020) Dalavai Chalapathi Rao (2020) Adnan Sami (2020) Suresh Wadkar (2020) V. K. Munusamy (2020) Yadla Gopalarao (2020) Dulari Devi (2021) Bombay Jayashri (2021) KC Sivasankaran (2021) Rewben Mashangva (2021) Sanjida Khatun (2021) Annavarapu Rama Swamy (2021) Nidumolu Sumathi (2021) Biren Kumar Basak (2021) Narayan Debnath (2021) Bhuri Bai (2021) Manjamma Jogathi (2021) Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan (Posthumous) (2022) Lalita Vakil (2022) H. R. Keshava Murthy (2022) Jamyang Tsering Namgyal (2022) Arjun Singh Dhurve (2022) Ram Sahay Panday (2022) Durga Bai Vyam (2022) Sulochana Chavan (2022) Sonu Nigam (2022) Lourembam Bino Devi (2022) Konsam Ibomcha Singh (2022) Shyamamani Devi (2022) Thavil Kongampattu A V Murugaiyan (2022) Chandraprakash Dwivedi (2022) Ram Dayal Sharma (2022) Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia (2022) S. Ballesh (2022) Sowcar Janaki (2022) R Muthukannammal (2022) A. K. C. Natarajan (2022) Darshanam Mogilaiah (2022) Sakini Ramachandraih (2022) Gaddam Padmaja Reddy (2022) Kamalini Asthana and Nalini Asthana (duo) (2022) Shivnath Mishra (2022) Sheesh Ram (2022) Ajita Srivastava (2022) Madhuri Barthwal (2022) Kaajee Singh (2022) Jodhaiya Bai Baiga (2023) Premjit Baria (2023) Usha Barle (2023) Hemant Chauhan (2023) Bhanubhai Chitara (2023) Hemoprova Chutia (2023) Subhadra Devi (2023) Hem Chandra Goswami (2023) Pritikana Goswami (2023) Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain (2023) Dilshad Hussain (2023) Mahipat Kavi (2023) M. M. Keeravani (2023) Parshuram Komaji Khune (2023) Maguni Charan Kuanr (2023) Domar Singh Kunvar (2023) Risingbor Kurkalang (2023) Rani Machaiah (2023) Ajay Kumar Mandavi (2023) Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa (2023) Ramesh and Shanti Parmar (2023) Krishna Patel (2023) K Kalyanasundaram Pillai (2023) Kapil Dev Prasad (2023) Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri (2023) C. V. Raju (2023) Pareshbhai Rathwa (2023) Mangala Kanti Roy (2023) K C Runremsangi (2023) Ritwik Sanyal (2023) Kota Satchidananda Sastry (2023) Neihunuo Sorhie (2023) Moa Subong (2023) Raveena Tandon (2023) Coomi Nariman Wadia (2023) Ghulam Muhammad Zaz (2023) vteNTR National AwardNandi Awards Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1996) Dilip Kumar (1997) Sivaji Ganesan (1998) Lata Mangeshkar (1999) P. Bhanumathi (2000) Hrishikesh Mukherjee (2001) Dr. Rajkumar (2002) Krishna (2003) Ilaiyaraaja (2004) Ambareesh and Nutan Prasad (2005) Waheeda Rehman (2006) Dasari Narayana Rao (2007) Jamuna (2008) B. Saroja Devi (2009) Sharada (2010) Amitabh Bachchan (2011) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2012) Hema Malini (2013) Kamal Haasan (2014) K. Raghavendra Rao (2015) Rajinikanth (2016) vteFilmfare Award for Best Actor1954–1975 Dilip Kumar (1954) Bharat Bhushan (1955) Dilip Kumar (1956) Dilip Kumar (1957) Dilip Kumar (1958) Dev Anand (1959) Raj Kapoor (1960) Dilip Kumar (1961) Raj Kapoor (1962) Ashok Kumar (1963) Sunil Dutt (1964) Dilip Kumar (1965) Sunil Dutt (1966) Dev Anand (1967) Dilip Kumar (1968) Shammi Kapoor (1969) Ashok Kumar (1970) Rajesh Khanna (1971) Rajesh Khanna (1972) Manoj Kumar (1973) Rishi Kapoor (1974) Rajesh Khanna (1975) 1976–2000 Sanjeev Kumar (1976) Sanjeev Kumar (1977) Amitabh Bachchan (1978) Amitabh Bachchan (1979) Amol Palekar (1980) Naseeruddin Shah (1981) Naseeruddin Shah (1982) Dilip Kumar (1983) Naseeruddin Shah (1984) Anupam Kher (1985) Kamal Haasan (1986) Not awarded (1987) Not awarded (1988) Anil Kapoor (1989) Jackie Shroff (1990) Sunny Deol (1991) Amitabh Bachchan (1992) Anil Kapoor (1993) Shah Rukh Khan (1994) Nana Patekar (1995) Shah Rukh Khan (1996) Aamir Khan (1997) Shah Rukh Khan (1998) Shah Rukh Khan (1999) Sanjay Dutt (2000) 2001–present Hrithik Roshan (2001) Aamir Khan (2002) Shah Rukh Khan (2003) Hrithik Roshan (2004) Shah Rukh Khan (2005) Amitabh Bachchan (2006) Hrithik Roshan (2007) Shah Rukh Khan (2008) Hrithik Roshan (2009) Amitabh Bachchan (2010) Shah Rukh Khan (2011) Ranbir Kapoor (2012) Ranbir Kapoor (2013) Farhan Akhtar (2014) Shahid Kapoor (2015) Ranveer Singh (2016) Aamir Khan (2017) Irrfan Khan (2018) Ranbir Kapoor (2019) Ranveer Singh (2020) Irrfan Khan (2021) Ranveer Singh (2022) vteFilmfare Award for Best Story1955–1970 Mukhram Sharma (1955) Rajinder Singh Bedi (1956) Amiya Chakrabarty (1957) Akhtar Mirza (1958) Mukhram Sharma (1959) Subodh Ghosh (1960) Ruby Sen (1961) C. V. Sridhar (1962) K. P. Kottarakara (1963) Jarasandha (1964) Ban Bhatt (1965) Akhtar Mirza (1966) R. K. Narayan (1967) Manoj Kumar (1968) Sachin Bhowmick (1969) Vasant Shankar Kanetkar (1970) 1971–1990 Chandrakant Kakodkar (1971) Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1972) Basu Bhattacharya (1973) Salim–Javed (1974) Kaifi Azmi, Ismat Chughtai (1975) Salim–Javed (1976) Balaichand Mukherjee (1977) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1978) Dinesh Thakur (1979) Shanker Shesh (1980) Vijay Tendulkar (1981) Chetan Anand (1982) Samaresh Basu (1983) S. D. Palwalker (1984) Mahesh Bhatt (1985) Aleem Masroor (1986) no award (1987) no award (1988) Subodh Ghosh (1989) K. Viswanath (1990) 1991–2010 Rajkumar Santoshi (1991 ) Honey Irani (1992) no award given (1993) Sutanu Gupta (1994) K. K. Singh (1995) Ram Gopal Varma (1996) Gulzar (1997) Kamal Haasan (1998) Mahesh Bhatt (1999) Vinay Shukla (2000) Honey Irani (2001) Ashutosh Gowariker (2002) Jaideep Sahni (2003) Nagesh Kukunoor (2004) Aditya Chopra (2005) Sudhir Mishra, Ruchi Narain &amp; Shiv Kumar Subramaniam (2006 ) Rajkumar Hirani &amp; Vidhu Vinod Chopra (2007) Amole Gupte (2008) Abhishek Kapoor (2009) Abhijat Joshi &amp; Rajkumar Hirani (2010) 2011–present Anurag Kashyap &amp; Vikramaditya Motwane (2011) Sanjay Chauhan (2012) Juhi Chaturvedi (2013) Subhash Kapoor (2014) Rajat Kapoor (2015) V. Vijayendra Prasad (2016) Shakun Batra (2017) Amit V. Masurkar (2018) Anubhav Sinha (2019) Anubhav Sinha &amp; Gaurav Solanki (2020) Anubhav Sinha &amp; Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul (2021) vteFilmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actor1972–1989 Madhu (1972) P. J. Antony (1973) Kamal Haasan (1974) Adoor Bhasi (1975) Madhu (1976) Madhu (1977) Kamal Haasan (1978) Prathap Pothan (1979) Prathap Pothan (1980) Nedumudi Venu (1981) Bharath Gopi (1982) Bharath Gopi (1983) Mammootty (1984) Mammootty (1985) Mohanlal (1986) Nedumudi Venu (1987) Mohanlal (1988) Premji (1989) 1990–2009 Mammootty (1990) Mammootty (1991) Murali (1992) Mohanlal (1993) Mohanlal (1994) Mohanlal (1995) Jayaram (1996) Mammootty (1997) Balachandra Menon (1998) Mohanlal (1999) Mammootty (2000) Jayaram (2001) Dileep (2002) Jayaram (2003) Mammootty (2004) Mohanlal (2005) Mammootty (2006) Mohanlal (2007) Lal (2008) Mammootty (2009) 2010–present Mammootty (2010) Salim Kumar (2011) Fahadh Faasil (2012) Fahadh Faasil (2013) Mammootty (2014) Mammootty (2015) Nivin Pauly (2016) Fahadh Faasil (2017) Joju George (2018) Biju Menon (2020-2021) vteFilmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor1972–1989 Sivaji Ganesan (1972) Sivaji Ganesan (1973) Gemini Ganesan (1974) Kamal Haasan (1975) Kamal Haasan (1976) Kamal Haasan (1977) Kamal Haasan (1978) Sivakumar (1979) Sivakumar (1980) Kamal Haasan (1981) Mohan (1982) Bhagyaraj (1983) Rajinikanth (1984) Sivaji Ganesan (1985) Vijayakanth (1986) Sathyaraj (1987) Karthik (1988) Karthik (1989) 1990–2009 Karthik (1990) Kamal Haasan (1991) Kamal Haasan (1992) Karthik (1993) R. Sarathkumar (1994) Kamal Haasan (1995) Kamal Haasan (1996) R. Sarathkumar (1997) R. Sarathkumar (1998) Ajith Kumar (1999) Kamal Haasan (2000) Vikram (2001) Ajith Kumar (2002) Vikram (2003) Suriya (2004) Vikram (2005) Ajith Kumar (2006) Karthi (2007) Suriya (2008) Prakash Raj (2009) 2010–2019 Vikram (2010) Dhanush (2011) Dhanush (2012) Atharvaa (2013) Dhanush (2014) Vikram (2015) R. Madhavan (2016) Vijay Sethupathi (2017) Dhanush / Vijay Sethupathi (2018) Suriya (2020-2021) vteFilmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor1972–1990 N. T. Rama Rao (1972) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1973) Sobhan Babu (1974) Sobhan Babu (1975) Sobhan Babu (1976) Krishnam Raju (1977) Chandra Mohan (1978) Sobhan Babu (1979) Somayajulu (1980) Kamal Haasan (1981) Chiranjeevi (1982) Kamal Haasan (1983) Krishnam Raju (1984) Chiranjeevi (1985) Krishnam Raju (1986) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1987) Krishnam Raju (1988) Kamal Haasan (1989) Rajasekhar (1990) 1991–2010 Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1991) Chiranjeevi (1992) Chiranjeevi (1993) Rajasekhar (1994) Mohan Babu (1995) Venkatesh (1996) Nagarjuna (1997) Venkatesh (1998) Chiranjeevi (1999) Venkatesh (2000) Uday Kiran (2001) Chiranjeevi (2002) Mahesh Babu (2003) Chiranjeevi (2004) Siddharth (2005) Mahesh Babu (2006) N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (2007) Allu Arjun (2008) Ram Charan (2009) Allu Arjun (2010) 2011–present Mahesh Babu (2011) Pawan Kalyan (2012) Mahesh Babu (2013) Allu Arjun (2014) Mahesh Babu (2015) N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (2016) Vijay Deverakonda (2017) Ram Charan (2018) Allu Arjun (2020–2021) vteFilmfare Award for Best Kannada Actor1972–1989 Venkata Rao Talegiri (1972) Dr. Rajkumar (1973) Lokesh (1974) Dr. Rajkumar (1975) Srinath (1976) Maanu (1977) Dr. Rajkumar (1978) Anant Nag (1979) Lokesh (1980) Dr. Rajkumar (1981) Anant Nag (1982) Girish Karnad (1983) Dr. Rajkumar (1984) Dr. Rajkumar (1985) Dr. Rajkumar (1986) Kamal Haasan (1987) Vishnuvardhan (1988) Anant Nag (1989) 1990–2009 Anant Nag (1990) Anant Nag (1991) Charuhasan (1992) Dr. Rajkumar (1993) Unknown (1994) Shiva Rajkumar (1995) Shiva Rajkumar (1996) Ramesh Aravind (1997) Ramesh Aravind (1998) Shiva Rajkumar (1999) Vishnuvardhan (2000) Sudeepa (2001) Sudeepa (2002) Sudeepa (2003) Vishnuvardhan (2004) Prem Kumar (2005) Puneeth Rajkumar (2006) Duniya Vijay (2007) Ganesh (2008) Ganesh (2009) 2010–present Shiva Rajkumar (2010) Puneeth Rajkumar (2011) Darshan (2012) Prem Kumar (2013) Yash (2014) Puneeth Rajkumar (2015) Anant Nag (2016) Puneeth Rajkumar (2017) Yash (2018) Dhananjaya (2020/2021) vteNandi Award for Best ActorNandi Awards1977–1980 Krishnam Raju (1977) Hema Sundar (1978) Gokina Rama Rao (1979) M. Prabhakar Reddy (1980) 1981–1990 M. Prabhakar Reddy (1981) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1982) Kamal Haasan (1983) Krishnam Raju (1984) Murali Mohan (1985) Kamal Haasan (1986) Chiranjeevi (1987) Venkatesh (1988) Kamal Haasan (1989) Rajendra Prasad (1990) 1991-2000 Dasari Narayana Rao (1991) Chiranjeevi (1992) Jagapathi Babu and Suman (1993) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1994) Venkatesh and Naresh (1995) Jagapathi Babu (1996) Nagarjuna (1997) Venkatesh (1998) Venkatesh (1999) Jagapathi Babu (2000) 2001-present Nandamuri Balakrishna (2001) Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna (2002) Mahesh Babu (2003) Rajendra Prasad (2004) Mahesh Babu (2005) Nagarjuna (2006) Venkatesh (2007) Ravi Teja (2008) Dasari Narayana Rao (2009) Nandamuri Balakrishna (2010) Mahesh Babu (2011) Nani (2012) Prabhas (2013) Nandamuri Balakrishna (2014) Mahesh Babu (2015) N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (2016) Category vteNational Film Award for Best Actor1967–1980 Uttam Kumar (1967) Ashok Kumar (1968) Utpal Dutt (1969) Sanjeev Kumar (1970) M. G. Ramachandran (1971) Sanjeev Kumar (1972) P. J. Antony (1973) Sadhu Meher (1974) M. V. Vasudeva Rao (1975) Mithun Chakraborty (1976) Bharath Gopi (1977) Arun Mukherjee (1978) Naseeruddin Shah (1979) Balan K. Nair (1980) 1981–2000 Om Puri (1981) Kamal Haasan (1982) Om Puri (1983) Naseeruddin Shah (1984) Shashi Kapoor (1985) Charuhasan (1986) Kamal Haasan (1987) Premji (1988) Mammootty (1989) Amitabh Bachchan (1990) Mohanlal (1991) Mithun Chakraborty (1992) Mammootty (1993) Nana Patekar (1994) Rajit Kapur (1995) Kamal Haasan (1996) Balachandra Menon and Suresh Gopi (1997) Ajay Devgn and Mammootty (1998) Mohanlal (1999) Anil Kapoor (2000) 2001–present Murali (2001) Ajay Devgn (2002) Vikram (2003) Saif Ali Khan (2004) Amitabh Bachchan (2005) Soumitra Chatterjee (2006) Prakash Raj (2007) Upendra Limaye (2008) Amitabh Bachchan (2009) Dhanush and Salim Kumar (2010) Girish Kulkarni (2011) Irrfan Khan and Vikram Gokhale (2012) Rajkummar Rao and Suraj Venjaramoodu (2013) Sanchari Vijay (2014) Amitabh Bachchan (2015) Akshay Kumar (2016) Riddhi Sen (2017) Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal (2018) Dhanush and Manoj Bajpayee (2019) Suriya and Ajay Devgn (2020) vtePadma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)2010 Satya Paul Agarwal Mohammad Amin Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay M. S. Banga Anil Bordia Bipan Chandra B. K. Chaturvedi Sant Singh Chatwal G. P. Chopra Tan Chung Madhusudan Dhaky P. R. Dubhashi Puttaraj Gawai Belle Monappa Hegde Ilaiyaraaja Jagdish Chandra Kapur Shrinivas Khale Aamir Khan Sultan Khan Ram Kumar Kumudini Lakhia Kuzhur Narayana Marar Chhannulal Mishra Eledath Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss C. P. Krishnan Nair S. P. Oswal Akbar Padamsee Ramakanta Panda Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Arogyaswami Paulraj A. R. Rahman Moosa Raza Mallika Sarabhai Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana Abhijit Sen Satya Vrat Shastri Noshir M. Shroff Kushal Pal Singh Bikash Sinha Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Narayanan Vaghul P. K. Warrier Fareed Zakaria 2011 S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Rajashree Birla M. N. Buch C. V. Chandrasekhar Ajai Chowdhry Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Satyadev Dubey T. J. S. George Shankha Ghosh Kris Gopalakrishnan Keki Byramjee Grant Shashi Kapoor Krishen Khanna Khayyam Chanda Kochhar Dwijen Mukhopadhyay Madavoor Vasudevan Nair Ramdas Pai Dashrath Patel Rajendra Singh Pawar Suryanarayanan Ramachandran Shobhana Ranade Gunupati Venkata Krishna Reddy Kallam Anji Reddy Waheeda Rehman Shyam Saran Analjit Singh Arpita Singh Surendra Singh R. K. Srikantan Raghavan Thirumulpad 2012 Suresh H. Advani Shabana Azmi Homi K. Bhabha Shashikumar Chitre Khaled Choudhury Jatin Das Vidya Dehejia Dharmendra S. N. Goenka M. S. Gopalakrishnan T. V. Gopalakrishnan Buddhadev Das Gupta Sunil Janah Anish Kapoor S. B. Mujumdar B. Muthuraman Mira Nair Arvind Panagariya José Pereira Mata Prasad M. S. Raghunathan P. Chandrasekhara Rao Ronen Sen Devi Shetty M. V. Subbiah N. Vittal N. H. Wadia George Yeo 2013 Satya N. Atluri Maharaj Kishan Bhan Jaspal Bhatti Rahul Dravid Adi Godrej Abdul Rashid Khan Rajesh Khanna Mary Kom Nandkishore Shamrao Laud Mangesh Padgaonkar Hemendra Singh Panwar Jogesh Pati Shivajirao Girdhar Patil A. Sivathanu Pillai D. Ramanaidu Kanak Rele V. K. Saraswat Ashoke Sen Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak B. N. Suresh Sharmila Tagore Ramamurthy Thyagarajan Saroja Vaidyanathan 2014 Anisuzzaman Mrityunjay Athreya Padmanabhan Balaram Dalveer Bhandari Ruskin Bond Anita Desai Pullela Gopichand Kamal Haasan Jyeshtharaj Joshi V. N. Kaul Neelam Kler M. Mahadevappa Leander Paes K. Radhakrishnan Anumolu Ramakrishna Thirumalachari Ramasami Lloyd Rudolph Susanne Hoeber Rudolph Vinod Prakash Sharma Gulam Mohammed Sheikh Parveen Sultana Dhirubhai Thaker Vairamuthu J. S. Verma T. H. Vinayakram 2015 Jahnu Barua Manjul Bhargava Vijay P. Bhatkar Swapan Dasgupta David Frawley Bill Gates Melinda French Gates Swami Satyamitranand N. Gopalaswami Subhash C. Kashyap Gokulotsavji Maharaj Saichiro Misumi Ambrish Mithal Sudha Ragunathan Harish Salve Ashok Seth Rajat Sharma Satpal Singh Shivakumara Swami Khadg Singh Valdiya 2016 Ravindra Chandra Bhargava Robert D. Blackwill Hafeez Contractor Indu Jain Heisnam Kanhailal Anupam Kher Sania Mirza Pallonji Mistry Udit Narayan Saina Nehwal Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad Vinod Rai N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya A. V. Rama Rao D. Nageshwara Reddy Dayananda Saraswati Barjinder Singh Hamdard Ram V. Sutar Tejomayananda 2017 Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Deviprasad Dwivedi Ratnasundarsuri Niranjanananda Saraswati Cho Ramaswamy Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Tehemton Erach Udwadia 2018 Pankaj Advani Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mahendra Singh Dhoni Alexander Kadakin Ramachandran Nagaswamy Laxman Pai Arvind Parikh Sharda Sinha 2019 John T. Chambers Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Pravin Gordhan Dharampal Gulati Darshan Lal Jain Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade Kariya Munda Budhaditya Mukherjee Mohanlal Nambi Narayanan Kuldip Nayar Bachendri Pal V. K. Shunglu Hukmdev Narayan Yadav # Posthumous conferral 1954–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 vteTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor1967–1980 A. V. M. Rajan (1967) M. G. Ramachandran (1968) Sivaji Ganesan (1969) Gemini Ganesan (1970) no award (1971) no award (1972) no award (1973) no award (1974) no award (1975) no award (1976) Kamal Haasan (1977) Srikanth (1978) Sivakumar (1979) Kamal Haasan (1980) 1981–2000 Kamal Haasan (1981) Sivakumar (1982) no award (1983) no award (1984) no award (1985) no award (1986) no award (1987) Vijayakanth (1988) Kamal Haasan (1989) Karthik (1990) Prabhu (1991) Kamal Haasan (1992) Arjun (1993) R. Sarathkumar (1994) Rajinikanth (1995) Kamal Haasan (1996) Vijay &amp; Parthiban (1997) R. Sarathkumar (1998) Rajinikanth (1999) Vijay &amp; Murali (2000) 2001–present Suriya (2001) Madhavan (2002) Vikram (2003) Jayam Ravi (2004) Vijay &amp; Rajinikanth (2005) Kamal Haasan (2006) Rajinikanth (2007) Kamal Haasan (2008) Karan (2009) Vikram (2010) Vimal (2011) Jiiva (2012) Arya (2013) Siddharth (2014) vteZee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Kamal Haasan (1998) Govinda (1999) Paresh Rawal (2001) Johnny Lever (2002) Paresh Rawal (2003) Arshad Warsi (2004) Riteish Deshmukh (2005) Riteish Deshmukh (2006) Arshad Warsi (2007) Vinay Pathak (2008) Boman Irani (2011) Divyendu Sharma (2012) Abhishek Bachchan (2013) Varun Sharma (2014) Nawazuddin Siddiqui (2016) Rishi Kapoor (2017) Kartik Aaryan (2019) Kartik Aaryan &amp; Diljit Dosanjh (2020) vteRaaj Kamal Films InternationalKey people Kamal Haasan Chandrahasan Films Raja Paarvai (1981) Vikram (1986) Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu (1987) Sathyaa (1988) Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989) Thevar Magan (1992) Magalir Mattum (1994) Kuruthipunal (1995) Sathi Leelavathi (1995) Chachi 420 (1997) Hey Ram (2000) Nala Damayanthi (2003) Virumaandi (2004) Mumbai Xpress (2005) Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) Vishwaroopam (2013) Uttama Villain (2015) Thoongaa Vanam (2015) Vishwaroopam II (2018) Kadaram Kondan (2019) Vikram (2022) Marudhanayagam (TBA) Authority control International FAST ISNI VIAF WorldCat National Germany United States Artists MusicBrainz Other IdRef'
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'{{Short description|Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954)}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Kamal Haasan | image = Kamal haasan.jpg | caption = Haasan in 2022 | office = President of the [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] | term_start = 21 February 2018 | predecessor = ''Position established'' |office2 = General Secretary of [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] | term2 = 25 December 2020 - 26 February 2023 | predecessor2 = Arunchalam | successor2 = Arunchalam | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|7|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Kamal Haasan's real name is Parthasarathy Srinivasan - 59 Years of Kamal Haasan: Lesser known facts about the 'Ulaganayagan' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/59-years-of-kamal-haasan-lesser-known-facts-about-the-ulaganayagan/kamal-haasans-real-name-is-parthasarathy-srinivasan/photostory/65452321.cms |access-date=17 September 2022 |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Hassan for film archive facilities in each state |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |access-date=22 July 2016 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826222219/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-for-film-archive-facilities-in-each-state/ |archive-date=26 August 2016 }}</ref> | birth_place = [[Paramakudi]], [[Madras State]], India (present-day [[Tamil Nadu]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|title=Where Kamal Haasan was really born? – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009140341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/Where-Kamal-Haasan-was-really-born/articleshow/34108749.cms|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | residence = <!--Provide reference--> | occupation = {{hlist | Actor | filmmaker | playback singer | television presenter | politician}} | party = [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (2018–present) | signature = Kamal Signature.jpg | spouse = {{marriage|[[Vani Ganapathy]]|1978|reason=divorced|1988}}<br />{{marriage|[[Sarika Thakur]]|1988|reason=divorced|2004}} | partner = [[Gautami Tadimalla]] (2004-2016) | children = {{hlist|[[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]]|[[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]]{{efn|both daughters with Sarika}}}} | relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan-Ratnam family|Haasan family]] | awards = {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]] (1990)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2014)| Prix Henri-Langlois French Award (2016)|[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (Chevalier) (2016)}} | birth_name = Parthasarathy Srinivasan }} '''Kamal Haasan''' (born 7 November 1954)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms|archive-date = 30 October 2014|title = I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan|website = [[The Times of India]]| last1=Gupta | first1=Priya }}</ref> is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in [[Tamil cinema]] and has also appeared in some [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sumanth |date=2022-06-01 |title=10 First Of Its Kind Technologies Introduced By Kamal Haasan To Indian Cinema - Wirally |url=https://wirally.com/10-first-of-its-kind-technologies-introduced-by-kamal-haasan-to-indian-cinema/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Athimuthu |first=Soundarya |date=2022-04-27 |title=Vishwaroopam to Vikram: Kamal Haasan & Tech Innovation in His Films |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/vishwaroopam-to-vikram-technologies-brought-in-by-kamal-haasan-in-his-films |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-12 |title=61 years of Kamal Haasan: Ten remarkable techniques that were introduced by Ulaganayagan to Tamil or Indian cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/61-years-of-kamal-haasan-ten-remarkable-techniques-that-were-introduced-by-ulaganayagn-to-tamil-or-indian-cinema/photostory/77504008.cms |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He has won numerous accolades, including Four [[National Film Awards]], Nine [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], Four [[Nandi Awards]], One [[Rashtrapati Award]], Two [[Filmfare Awards]] and 17 [[Filmfare Awards South]]. He was awarded the [[Kalaimamani|Kalaimamani Award]] in 1984, the [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)|Padma Shri]] in 1990, the [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|Padma Bhushan]] in 2014 and the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (''Chevalier'') in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Desk|first1=Internet|date=22 August 2016|title=Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan Dead Kamal Haasan to get prestigious French honour|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|url-status=live|access-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821152327/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamal-haasan-to-be-conferred-frances-chevalier-honour/article9014634.ece|archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]'', for which he won the [[Rashtrapati Award|President's Gold Medal]]. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 [[drama film|drama]] ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', directed by [[K. Balachander]], in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his first [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Film Award]] for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman who suffers from [[retrograde amnesia]] in ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' (1982). He was noted for his performances in [[K. Viswanath]]'s ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' (1983), ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'' (1986), [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987), and [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' (1996). Since then he has appeared in films including ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (2000), ''[[Virumaandi]]'' (2004), ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' (2008) in which he played ten roles, ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'' (2013) and ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' (2022). His production company, [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], has produced several of his films. For his philanthropic efforts, Haasan received the first [[A. T. Kovoor|Abraham Kovoor]] National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] for the [[Swachh Bharat Mission]]. On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (lit. People's Justice Centre).<ref name="political">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|title=Kamal Haasan Live: The six hands in my flag stands for the six south Indian states|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629192438/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/live-updates-kamal-haasan-political-party-launch/liveblog/63007615.cms|archive-date=29 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also received the Golden Visa from [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/uae-grants-actor-kamal-haasan-golden-visa/articleshow/93047815.cms|title=UAE grants actor Kamal Haasan Golden Visa|newspaper=The Economic Times }}</ref> ==Early life and family== {{Main article|List of Hindi film families{{!}}Haasan-Ratnam family}} Haasan was born as Parthasarathy on 7 November 1954,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Inside Kamal Haasan's birthday trip to Paramakudi with Charu, Shruti and Akshara: All pics |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606103350/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/inside-kamal-haasan-s-birthday-trip-to-paramakudi-with-charu-shruti-and-akshara-all-pics-1616475-2019-11-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> in a Tamil [[Iyengar]] [[Brahmin]] family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and freedom fighter,<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 November 2019 |title=Actor Kamal Haasan unveils bust of freedom fighter father D. Seenivasan in Thelichathanallur |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621170459/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/actor-kamal-haasan-unveils-bust-of-freedom-fighter-father-d-seenivasan-in-thelichathanallur/article29908197.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife.<ref name=DT_929>{{cite news|title=வரலாற்றுச்சுவடுகள்&nbsp;– திரைப்ப வரலாறு 929&nbsp;– "உலக நாயகன்" கமல்ஹாசன்|newspaper=[[Daily Thanthi]]|language=ta|date=4 September 2008}}</ref> Haasan was initially named as Parthasarathy. His father later changed his name to Kamal Haasan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamunan|first=Sruthisagar|title=Despite columnist's gaffe, Kamal Haasan wasn't born Muslim – his original name was Parthasaraty|url=https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608053353/https://scroll.in/reel/832920/despite-columnist-s-gaffe-kamal-haasan-wasn-t-born-muslim-his-original-name-was-parthasaraty|url-status=live}}</ref> His brothers, [[Charuhasan]] (born 1930) and [[Chandrahasan]] (born 1936), have also acted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Is Kamal Haasan India's next movie star-turned-politician?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|publisher=[[BBC]]|year=2017|author=Sudha G Tilak|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723041310/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41411712|archive-date=23 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer.<ref name="dance">{{Cite news |date=14 August 2014 |title=His classical odyssey |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141001023646/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/kamal-haasan-talks-about-arts-music-and-dance/article6317133.ece |archive-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> He received his primary education in [[Paramakudi]] before moving to Madras (now [[Chennai]]) as his brothers pursued their higher education.<ref name=DT_929/> Haasan continued his education in [[Santhome]], Madras,<ref name=DT_929/> and was attracted towards film and fine arts as encouraged by his father.<ref name=DT_929/> == Film career == {{main|Kamal Haasan filmography|Kamal Haasan discography}} ===1960–1963=== When a physician friend of his mother, visited [[A. V. Meiyappan]] (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|last=V. S. |first=Srinivasan |title=Chachi comes a-visiting |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=17 June 2013 |date=19 December 1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825004000/http://in.rediff.com/movies/dec/19chi.htm |archive-date=25 August 2013 }}</ref> Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]], recommended him for their production ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref name="DT_929" /> Haasan won the [[Rashtrapati Award]] (President's gold medal) for his performance in ''Kalathur Kannamma'' at age six and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]] with ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by [[T. K. Shanmugam]].<ref name="dance" /> In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in [[Triplicane]]. His time with the theatre company shaped Haasan's craft and kindled his interest in makeup.<ref name="Prem Paniker on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Reluctant">{{cite web |author=Gupta, Sekar |year=2010 |title=I'm a reluctant actor |publisher=ScreenIndia.com |access-date=9 October 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123051400/http://www.screenindia.com/news/im-a-reluctant-actor/569638/ |archive-date=23 January 2010 }}</ref> ===1970–1975=== After a seven-year hiatus from films, Haasan returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Haasan made brief appearances in some films including a few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film ''[[Maanavan]]'', in which he appeared in a dance sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as ''[[Annai Velankanni|Annai Velankani]]'' (1971) and ''[[Kasi Yathirai]]'' (1973). In the former he had a supporting role and worked as an assistant director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |title=Kasi Yathirai (1973) TAMIL |newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 November 2016 |access-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127132031/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Kasi-Yathirai-1973-TAMIL/article16706253.ece |archive-date=27 November 2016 |last1=Guy |first1=Randor }}</ref> His first full-fledged role came in [[K. Balachander]]'s Tamil film ''[[Arangetram (film)|Arangetram]]'' (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his ''[[Sollathaan Ninaikkiren]]'' (1973). Haasan went on to do supporting roles in films such as ''[[Gumasthavin Magal]]'' (1974), ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' (1974) and ''[[Naan Avanillai (1974 film)|Naan Avanillai]]''. The same year, he played his first lead role in the Malayalam film, ''[[Kanyakumari (film)|Kanyakumari]]'', for which he won his [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam|first Filmfare Award]].<ref name="kamalawards">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan Awards (till 2000) |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603093905/http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/kamal_hassan_about.php |archive-date= 3 June 2011 }}</ref> In Tamil cinema, he had his breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''. He played a rebellious young man who falls in love with an older woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm|title=Kamal Haasan Celebrates Birthday Today, 'Vishwaroopam 2' Actor Turns 59|work=International Business Times|date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111192221/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520182/20131107/kamal-haasan-birthday-vishwaroopam-2-trailer-teaser.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> For this character portrayal, Haasan learned to play the [[mridangam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm|title=The Kamal Haasan phenomenon|work=Rediff|date=8 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022170646/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/08sd4.htm |archive-date=22 October 2013 }}</ref> The role won him his second Filmfare Award.<ref name="balachandar">{{cite web|author=Padmanabhan, Mukund|year=1997|title=We are capable of making films for people worldwide|access-date=19 October 2009|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970518/13850423.html}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ===1976–1979=== In 1976, Haasan appeared Balachander's ''[[Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)|Manmadha Leelai]]''; this was followed by ''[[Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu]]'' (directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]]), which won him his third Filmfare Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''. ''[[Avargal]]'' (1977) concerned the women's movement and, for this role, he learned [[ventriloquism]].<ref name="Kamal top 10 - 1997">{{cite web|year=1997|title=Kamal hasan's significant ten|publisher=[[Screen India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604024413/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm|archive-date=4 June 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover2.htm}}</ref> It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Idi Katha Kaadu]]'' (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'', in which he played a village bumpkin, which won him a fourth consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, ''[[Kokila (1977 film)|Kokila]]'', the directorial debut of friend and mentor [[Balu Mahendra]]. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, ''[[Kabita]]'', a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]]''. In 1978 Haasan made his [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic ''[[Maro Charitra]]'', directed by Balachander. His fifth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'', a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer. He appeared in the Malayalam film [[Eeta]], for which he won his sixth Filmfare Award. He first played opposite to the [[Sridevi]] in the 1977 Malayalam movie [[Satyavan Savithri]] directed by [[P.G. Viswambharan]], this combination was later on well-accepted and celebrated. In the 1979 Telugu film ''[[Sommokadidi Sokokadidi]]'', Haasan played two parts. This was also his first collaboration with director [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]. He appeared in the musical ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]'', a snake-horror film ''[[Neeya?|Neeya]]'' and ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]''. At the end of the 1970s he had six regional Best Actor [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]], including four consecutive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Tamil Actor Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} ===1980–1989=== Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980 Tamil-language ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'', the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Aakali Rajyam'', in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Award]] in Telugu. In 1980 he appeared in the drama film ''[[Ullasa Paravaigal]]'', ''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' and ''[[Maria My Darling]]''. Haasan made his debut in Hindi cinema with ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981), the remake of his own acted [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film ''[[Maro Charitra]]'' directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award]].<ref name="rajapaarvai">{{cite web |author=K. Jeshi |year=2004 |title=No stopping him |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004/09/27/&prd=mp& |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425024127/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092703100301.htm&date=2004%2F09%2F27%2F&prd=mp& |archive-date=25 April 2011 }}</ref> After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three [[National Film Award for Best Actor|National Awards for Best Actor]] for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in [[Balu Mahendra]]'s ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'', later reprising his role in the Hindi version, ''[[Sadma]]''.<ref name="kamalawards"/> During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' and ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]''. In 1983 he appeared in ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'', directed by [[K. Viswanath]]. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] and his second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} After 1984's multistarrer ''[[Raaj Tilak]]'', Haasan appeared in ''[[Saagar (film)|Saagar]]'' (released 1985), winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Filmfare Best Actor Award]] and nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] award. The film was [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar]] in 1985.<ref name="kamalawards"/> He left [[Bollywood]] temporarily after ''[[Geraftaar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |title=15 films to thank Kamal Haasan for |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=30 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204200929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/15-films-to-thank-kamal-haasan-for/story-CETAGjpPsatwGhHZDbuoZJ.html |archive-date= 4 December 2015 |date=6 November 2013 }}</ref> and ''[[Dekha Pyar Tumhara]]'' to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman). In 1986, Haasan produced the technically brilliant ''[[Vikram (1986 Tamil film)|Vikram]]'' and collaborated with [[A. Kodandarami Reddy|Kodandarami Reddy]] for ''[[Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu]]'' and then [[K. Viswanath]] in ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'', playing an [[Autism spectrum|autistic]] person who tries to change society and won him his second [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]]. it was India's entry for [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[Academy Awards]] in 1986.<ref name="kamalawards"/> These [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu.<ref name="Kamal love"/> Following ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' (in which he played two roles, including a satire of [[Charlie Chaplin]] as Chaplin Chellappa) and ''[[Kadhal Parisu]]'', Haasan appeared in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s 1987 film ''[[Nayakan]]''. He received his second [[National Film Awards|Indian National Award]] for his performance; ''Nayakan'' was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 [[Academy Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film |url=http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |website=[[Film Federation of India]] |pages=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206030830/http://www.filmfed.org/indian-submission2.html |archive-date=6 December 2013 |access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref> and is on the [[Time's All-Time 100 Movies]] list.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |title=All-TIME 100 Movies |date=12 February 2005 |magazine=Time |access-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717165334/http://entertainment.time.com/2005/02/12/all-time-100-movies/slide/all/ |archive-date=17 July 2014 }}</ref> Haasan appeared in his only [[silent film]] to date: ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'' (1987) a [[black comedy]] film, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Filmfare Award]] in Kannada.<ref name="kamalawards"/> In 1988 he appeared ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'', Malayalam film ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'' and ''[[Sathyaa]]'' which were his own productions. Haasan's all four films of 1989 were major success, ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', where he played a dwarf,<ref name="kamalawards"/> then ''[[Chanakyan]]'', an original [[Malayalam]] film, later ''[[Vettri Vizhaa]]'' (where he played an amnesiac) and finally Haasan played two parts in ''[[Indrudu Chandrudu]]'', winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Best Actor]] and won him his third [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards.<ref name="Kamal love">{{cite news|author=BVS Prakash|title=I'm capable of love: Kamal Haasan|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 January 2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|date=14 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-capable-of-love-Kamal-Kamal/articleshow/6920520.cms|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |title=Focus on a Filmmaker |access-date=22 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622102052/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/15kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Meghna George |year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan's special place in the Malayali heart |work=Rediff.com |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113125727/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/03/slide-show-1-south-malayalam-snippets.htm |archive-date=13 November 2010 }}</ref> ===1990–1998=== In 1990, ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'' saw Haasan build on ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' by playing quadruplets. It began as a collaboration with writer [[Crazy Mohan]] for future comedy films.<ref name="crazym">{{cite news|author=Adhiraj, Vijay |title=Each medium has its own USP |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |date=22 July 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024758/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/22/stories/2004072200740200.htm |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref> Haasan won successive [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor awards]] for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in ''[[Gunaa]]'' and ''[[Thevar Magan]]'' (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's ''[[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]]''). He was credited with the story for the latter. Haasan won his third [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] as a producer for ''Thevar Magan''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]] that year. A series of films followed: ''[[Singaravelan]]'', ''[[Maharasan]]'', ''[[Kalaignan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Nammavar]]'', and ''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]'' Produced by Haasan, it featured himself alongside [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actor [[Ramesh Aravind]] and comedian [[Kovai Sarala]]. Haasan resumed his collaboration with [[K. Viswanath]] in the Telugu film, ''[[Subha Sankalpam]]'', and starred in the police story ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' (Tamil) simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Drohi'' with [[Arjun Sarja]] and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]]. Haasan's success in the latter was followed by his third [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''.<ref name="natawards">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=Kamal Haasan, Tabu win national awards |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026070153/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970507/12750533.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> Haasan also won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Best Actor]] for ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]''. The film was India's submission for the [[Academy Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} 'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per a film and which is the highest ever remuneration for any Indian hero then. In 1994, Haasan became the first actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film. The highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 was Rajesh Khanna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film|url=https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073013/https://www.pagalparrot.com/kamal-haasan-first-bollywood-actor-to-get-paid-rs-1-crore-for-a-film.html|archive-date=4 April 2018|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> After ''Indian'', Haasan played a woman in the comedy ''[[Avvai Shanmughi]]'', which was inspired by ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''.<ref name="aunty">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Aunty vs Chachi |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051305/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/13aunt.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of ''Avvai Shanmughi'', ''[[Chachi 420]]'',<ref name="Chachi">{{cite web|author=Suparn Verma |year=1997 |title=Kamal Hasan returns to Bollywood |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505062356/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04kamal.htm |archive-date= 5 May 2008 }}</ref> but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director.<ref name="Kamal Interview">{{cite web |year=1997 |title=The importance of being Kamal Haasan |publisher=ScreenIndia |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815031452/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec19/cover1.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010 }}</ref><ref name="direct">{{cite web |author=Deepa Deosthalee |year=1998 |title=The great Bollywood rip-off |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625151352/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980116/01650964.html |archive-date=25 June 2010 }}</ref> In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of [[Mohammed Yusuf Khan]], ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''; a forty five minutes of film and a trailer was shot.<ref name="short">{{cite web|year=2008 |title='Marudanayagam' resurfaces |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126123312/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36038.html |archive-date=26 November 2009 }}</ref> ''Marudhanayagam'' was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]]tic history and his magnum opus; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth]] during her 1997 visit to India.<ref name="queen">{{cite web|author=V. S. Srinivasan |year=1998 |title=Marudhunayagam, Making of an epic |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051317/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project.<ref name="ambition">{{cite news |title=Don't let mediocrity be the standard:Kamal |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms |date=10 March 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125071633/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Dont-let-mediocrity-be-the-standardKamal-/articleshow/4245082.cms |archive-date=25 January 2011 }}</ref> In 1998, he appeared in [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]'s romantic comedy, ''[[Kaathala Kaathala]]'' opposite [[Prabhu Deva]]. The film was a commercial success and was dubbed in Hindi as ''Mirch Masala'', which was never released.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq Housefull, a remake of Kaathala Kaathala?&nbsp;– Times Of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210826/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-11/news-interviews/28305653_1_housefull-hindi-kambakkht-ishq |date=19 October 2013 }}. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (11 May 2010). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> ===2000–2009=== After a two-year hiatus from [[Indian cinema]], Haasan decided against reviving ''[[Marudhanayagam]]''. He directed his second film, ''[[Hey Ram]]'',<ref name="Hram">{{cite news|title=Hey Ram review |work=Planet Bollywood |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828180404/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/heyram.html |archive-date=28 August 2010 }}</ref> a [[Historical drama|period]] drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the [[partition of India]] and the [[assassination of Mahatma Gandhi]]. Haasan produced and choreographed the film, writing its screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.<ref name="ffg">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Wide acclaim for Indian films in US festival |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607154018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Wide-acclaim-for-Indian-films-in-US-festival-/articleshow/33245832.cms |archive-date= 7 June 2011 }}</ref> ''Hey Ram'' was a box-office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy ''[[Thenali]]'' as a [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamilian]] with [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] who is under a psychiatrist's care. ''Thenali'', starring [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] actor [[Jayaram]], was a box-office success. Haasan's next film was 2001's ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms. To play the other Army major in ''Aalavandhan'', he went to the [[National Defence Academy (India)|NDA]] for a crash course.<ref name="madhu">{{cite web|year=2003 |title=The Kamal I know&nbsp;– Panicker |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104459/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal3.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films.<ref name="Abhay">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2001 |title=Fear becomes him! Getting under Kamal's skin |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622103322/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/10kamal.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="AbhayMusic">{{cite web |author=Vivek Fernandes |year=2001 |title=Abhay sings a fearless tune |access-date=24 January 2011 |url=http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165208/http://getahead.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/25abhay.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref> Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure.<ref name="lossesss">{{cite news|title=The many faces of success |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |date=3 September 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105041257/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/09/03/stories/2005090302070300.htm |archive-date= 5 November 2008 }}</ref> After a number of successful comedies<ref name="comedyhit">{{cite web |year=2001 |title=Drop in releases |publisher=Screen India |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005153554/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010119/renews.htm |archive-date= 5 October 2009 }}</ref> including ''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]'' and ''[[Panchatanthiram]]'' and guest appearances, Haasan directed ''[[Virumaandi]]'', a film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the [[Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival|Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]].<ref name="Kamal Virumandi"/> He also appeared in ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' with [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]. [[Priyadarshan]], its original director, left and [[Sundar C.]] completed the film. ''Anbe Sivam'' tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with ''[[The Hindu]]'' saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud".<ref name="anbesivam">{{cite web |author=Malathi Rangarajan |year=2003 |title=Anbe Sivam |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922070329/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/17/stories/2003011701310200.htm |archive-date=22 September 2009 }}</ref> In 2004 Haasan appeared in ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'', a remake of [[Bollywood]]'s ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'', with [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy ''[[Mumbai Xpress]]''. Released during [[Tamil New Year]], it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. He appeared Kannada comedy film ''[[Rama Shama Bhama]]'' with [[Ramesh Aravind]]. In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the stylish police story ''[[Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu]]'', was a success. Directed by [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]], the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', he played ten roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. ''Dasavathaaram'', written by Haasan and director [[K. S. Ravikumar]], is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and [[Asin]] Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film ({{as of|2008|lc=y}}) and his performance was critically praised.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |title=Kamal starts remake of 'A Wednesday' |work=The Hindu |date=10 April 2009 |access-date=15 September 2010 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203035536/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904102111.htm |archive-date=3 December 2011 }}</ref> In Canada, ''Dasavathaaram'' was the first Tamil film distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |title=Walt Disney buys Dasavatharam |date=7 June 2008 |access-date=5 January 2014 |website=Behindwoods.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012043950/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-08-01/dasavatharam-07-06-08.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 }}</ref> After ''Dasavathaaram'', Haasan directed a film tentatively titled ''Marmayogi'', which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'', a remake of the Bollywood film ''[[A Wednesday!|A Wednesday]]'', where he reprised the role originally played by [[Naseeruddin Shah]] with Malayalam actor [[Mohanlal]] playing [[Anupam Kher]]'s role.<ref name="UPOwriter">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I was mesmerised by Kamal |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824221135/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4271 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="UPO">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Super heroes come together |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824222827/http://www.goergo.in/?p=4134 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> It was released in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''Eeenadu'', with [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] reprising the role played by Kher.<ref name="eenadu review">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm Review: Eenadu is almost like A Wednesday&nbsp;– Rediff.com Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150919/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-telugu-movie-review-eenadu/20090918.htm |date=11 November 2013 }}. Rediff.com (18 September 2009). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref> Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.<ref name="eenadu review"/><ref name="ipos">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan admits being a player for the market |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012103456/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_kamal-haasan-admits-being-a-player-for-the-market_1296453 |archive-date=12 October 2009 }}</ref> ===2010–present=== {{See also|Controversial issues surrounding Vishwaroopam}} [[File:Filming of Vishwaroopam.jpg|thumb|right|Filming of ''Vishwaroopam'']] Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'', for which he also wrote the screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Tamil Movie Preview |website=IndiaGlitz |date=17 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003902/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/preview/11967.html |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with ''Behindwoods'' calling it "an entertainer, but in parts"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |title=Manmadhan Ambu Movie Review |website=Behindwoods |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802154444/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/manmadhan-ambu-movie-review.html |archive-date= 2 August 2013 }}{{Rating|2.5 |5}}</ref> and ''[[Sify]]'' saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |title='Manmadhan Ambu' lacks the punch (Tamil Movie Review; Rating:***) |website=[[Sify]] |date=25 December 2010 |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101001730/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmadhan-ambu-lacks-the-punch-tamil-movie-review-rating-news-national-kmzrkfbbbcg.html |archive-date= 1 November 2013 }}{{Rating|3 |5}}</ref> Haasan's next film after ''Manmadhan Ambu'' was 2013's ''[[Vishwaroopam]]'', released in Hindi as ''Vishwaroop''. It won two [[National Film Awards]] (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the [[60th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |title=60th National Film Awards Announced |access-date=4 January 2014 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=18 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611113348/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2014 }}</ref> Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|title='Vishwaroopam' row ends; Kamal, Muslim groups reach accord|date=2 February 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514191634/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/vishwaroopam-row-ends-kamal-muslim-groups-reach-accord/article4372814.ece|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|title=No 'bad Muslims' in 'Vishwaroopam', can't paint terrorists white: Kamal Haasan|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 January 2013 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119033604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-bad-Muslims-in-Vishwaroopam-cant-paint-terrorists-white-Kamal-Haasan/articleshow/18274576.cms|archive-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show ''Vishwaroopam'', citing law and order problems. However, the film was released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. A mutual agreement with the Muslims of Tamil Nadu was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes. ''Vishwaroopam'' was the [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|highest-grossing Tamil film]] of 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mehta|first=Ankita|date=13 March 2013|title='Vishwaroopam' Box Office Collection: Kamal Haasan Starrer Earns ₹220 Crores|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|access-date=30 May 2020|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|archive-date=11 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311025306/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/vishwaroopam-box-office-collection-kamal-haasan-starrer-earns-220-crores-445593|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival|67th Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan to lead official Indian delegation to Cannes |work=[[India Today]] |date=14 May 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |access-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517013607/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-67th-cannes-international-film-festival/1/361714.html |archive-date=17 May 2014 }}</ref> As of July 2014, he was working on three films: ''[[Uttama Villain]]'', ''[[Vishwaroopam II]]'', the sequel of ''Vishwaroopam''<ref>{{Cite news|title = Vishwaroopam 2 confirmed for jan, 2015|date = January 2015|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|last = Shiva|first = Prasad|work = [[The Times of India]]|access-date = 4 January 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214180534/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-02/news-interviews/44656417_1_vishwaroopam-2-kamal-haasan-pooja-kumar|archive-date = 14 December 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref> and ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms Kamal Haasan to start shooting for Drishyam remake] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025211912/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamal-Haasan-to-start-shooting-for-Drishyam-remake/articleshow/37072105.cms |date=25 October 2015 }}. ''[[The Times of India]]''. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.</ref> After 2 years of Vishwaroopam's release, ''[[Uttama Villain]]'' was released on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' a Tamil remake of Malayalam film ''[[Drishyam]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Papanasam: A faithful remake, a solid thriller|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|access-date=29 June 2016|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602083520/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/papanasam-movie-review/article7383788.ece?topicpage=true&topicId=1282|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> was released with positive reviews and became a huge success<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 'Papanasam' (Papanaasam) Movie Review: Live Audience Response] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704045126/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/papanasam-papanaasam-movie-review-live-audience-response-637920 |date= 4 July 2015 }}. Ibtimes.co.in (4 July 2015). Retrieved 14 July 2016.</ref> followed by the bi-lingual ''[[Thoongaa Vanam]]'' and ''[[Cheekati Rajyam]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |title=Kamal's next titled 'Thoonga Vanam' |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015 |website=IndiaGlitz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516193245/http://www.indiaglitz.com/kamals-next-titled-thoonga-vanam-tamil-news-132707.html |archive-date=16 May 2015 }}</ref> both doing moderate business. He was set to reprise his role of Balram Naidu (a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] Officer) from ''Dasavathaaram'' in a spin-off film directed by himself titled ''Sabaash Naidu''. The film was to be made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi (as ''Shabhash Kundu''). The film's release date has been delayed owing to Haasan's entry into politics, and he pledged that he focus on working on ''[[Indian 2]]'' instead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|title=Official: 'Vishwaroopam 2' and 'Indian 2' are the last two films of Kamal Haasan|work=Sify|access-date=21 April 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502095940/http://www.sify.com/movies/official-vishwaroopam-2-and-indian-2-are-the-last-two-films-of-kamal-haasan-news-tamil-scopulabddaci.html|archive-date=2 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 17 September 2020, director [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] announced through his Twitter handle that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in lead role with [[Anirudh Ravichander|Anirudh]] handling the music with the movie titled as ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. It was Kamal Hassan's 232nd film as an actor.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasan-232-title-teaser-lokesh-kanagaraj-presents-a-fabulous-gift-to-his-guru/articleshow/79099658.cms|title='Kamal Haasan 232' title teaser: Lokesh Kanagaraj presents a fabulous gift to his guru|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was a huge commercial success grossing {{INRConvert|442.45|c}} and went on to become the [[List of Tamil films of 2022#Box office collection|highest-grossing Tamil film of the year]] and [[List of highest-grossing Tamil films|fourth highest-grossing Tamil film]] of all time by beating the collections made by other Tamil films like ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]'', ''[[Valimai]]'', ''[[Etharkkum Thunindhavan]]'' and ''[[Don (2022 film)|Don]]'' etc.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vikram surpasses Beast Day 2 collection|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/amp_articleshow/92140895.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=5 June 2022|archive-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615105033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/vikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week/articleshow/92140895.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The first single of ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' titled "[[Pathala Pathala]]" received several million views from Kamal Haasan's fans and was the most viewed song on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/may/12/vikram-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-for-taking-on-union-government-31446.html|title=Vikram: Complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's Pathala Pathala for taking on Union Government|website=[[Cinema Express]] }}</ref> The song also received praise for Kamal Haasan's dance performances which went viral. Despite facing controversies from the song, it became an instant hit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/police-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-song/articleshow/91534472.cms|title=Police complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's 'Pathala Pathala' song|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> In August 2022, the filming for ''[[Indian 2]]'' resumed, after a break of almost an year. It is now scheduled for release in summer 2023. After ''Indian 2'', he will be collaborating and reuniting with [[Mahesh Narayanan]] and [[Mani Ratnam]] respectively, for his 233rd and 234th films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-next-is-with-director-mahesh-narayanan/articleshow/92000035.cms|title=Kamal Haasan's next is with director Mahesh Narayanan|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kamal-haasan-to-join-hands-with-pa-ranjith-for-madurai-based-rural-film-exciting-combo-1950080-2022-05-16|title=Kamal Haasan to join hands with Pa Ranjith for Madurai-based rural film. Exciting combo!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Indian 2 shooting to resume only after Vikram and RC15 are wrapped up |work=Times Of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indian-2-shooting-to-resume-only-after-vikram-and-rc15-are-wrapped-up/amp_articleshow/89748531.cms |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> ===Off-screen contributions=== In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.<ref name="Kamal Interview"/> He has written many of his films, including ''[[Raja Paarvai]]'', ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'', ''[[Michael Madana Kama Rajan]]'', ''[[Thevar Magan]]'', ''[[Mahanadhi (film)|Mahanadhi]]'', ''[[Hey Ram]]'', ''[[Aalavandhan]]'', ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'', ''[[Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)|Nala Damayanthi]]'', ''[[Virumaandi]]'', ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'', ''[[Manmadan Ambu]]'' and ''[[Vishwaroopam]]''. Haasan's production company ([[Raaj Kamal Films International]]) has produced several of his films, and he directed ''[[Chachi 420]]'', ''Hey Ram'', ''Virumaandi'' and ''Vishwaroopam''. He considered directing full-time if ''Hey Ram'' was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.<ref name="Stardustpg2">{{cite web|year=2001 |title=I may slip behind camera&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=Rediff.com Courtesy. Stardust |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628233808/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2001/mar/16kamal.htm |archive-date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> In his earlier career, he choreographed for [[MGR]] in ''[[Naan Yen Pirandhen]]'', [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''Savaale Samaali'' and [[Jayalalithaa]] in ''[[Anbu Thangai]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan&nbsp;– The Complete Actor |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=11 August 2013 |date=7 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110002651/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/99540.html |archive-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a technician and joked: "Film makers like [[K. Balachander]] told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams".<ref name="Kamal Haasan wanted to be Technician">{{cite web|author=Ranjib Mazumder |year=2009 |title=I wanted to be a technician: Kamal Haasan |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114114642/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-wanted-to-be-a-technician-kamal-haasan_1234832-all |archive-date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> Haasan attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under [[Michael Westmore]].<ref name="Marudhunayagam">{{cite web|year=1998 |author=V S Srinivasan |title=Making of an epic |publisher=Rediff |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622101726/http://in.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/19mar.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref> Haasan has written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in ''Hey Ram'', songs in ''Virumaandi'' and ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and the album for ''Manmadhan Ambu''. Haasan's musical work has been well received by his peers in Tamil film.<ref name="Kamal writes lyrics">{{cite news|author=TOI |title=Kamal's lyrics gets thumbs up |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 January 2011 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |date=20 November 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123203750/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kamal-Hassans-lyrics-get-thumbs-up/articleshow/6960789.cms |archive-date=23 November 2010 }}</ref> He is also a playback singer,<ref name="Kamal singer">{{cite news|author=TOI|title=Tunes from the heart|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=24 May 2013|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|date=27 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010454/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-27/news-interviews/28005589_1_kamal-haasan-indian-film-pasanga|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> singing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] and English.<ref name="Kamal English">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan sings in English |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |date=9 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225107/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09kamal.htm |archive-date= 3 March 2016 }}</ref> Haasan also wrote the lyrics for a song about the [[Coronavirus]] and released its music video, "Arivum Anbum". The album, composed by [[Ghibran]] and directed by Haasan, featured Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja and a number of other contemporary performers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhu |first1=Vignesh |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan pens a song of hope during Covid-19 times! |url=http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Onlookers Media |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154058/http://onlookersmedia.in/videos/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-pens-song-hope-covid-19-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arivum Anbum: Kamal Haasan-Ghibran's song on coronavirus is an anthem of hope |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427091333/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arivum-anbum-kamal-haasan-ghibran-s-song-on-coronavirus-is-an-anthem-of-hope-1670067-2020-04-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Haasan featured in a song 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to [[Venmurasu]]' composed by [[Rajan Somasundaram]] and released by Director [[Mani Ratnam]] in honor of [[Venmurasu]], the longest novel ever written in any language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/director-mani-ratnam-releases-musical-tribute-to-jeyamohans-epic-venmurasu-2021-10-19/|title=Director Mani Ratnam Releases Musical Tribute to Jeyamohan's Epic Venmurasu|website=www.marketwatch.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-20}}</ref> Earlier, he has spoken in appreciation of [[Venmurasu]] and writer [[Jeyamohan]] on Bigg Boss during his book recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/feb/04/bookmarked-for-bigg-boss-bibliophiles-2259190.html/|title=Book Recommendations by Kamal Haasan|website=www.NewIndianExpress.com|language=en|access-date=2022-03-18}}</ref> In 2022, Haasan was the lyricist and the playback singer for the song "Pathala Pathala" from Vikram.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kamal Haasan pens a Kuththu song for 'Vikram' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/kamal-haasan-pens-a-kuththu-song-for-vikram/articleshow/87300351.cms |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> === Bigg Boss Tamil === Haasan made his return on [[Star Vijay]] TV, hosting the first season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|title=Kamal Haasan all set to host Tamil Big Boss|website=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918163706/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kamal-haasan-all-setto-host-tamil-big-boss/article18203914.ece|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|title=கமல் தொகுத்து வழங்கும், விஜய் டிவியின் 'பிக் பாஸ்'|website=vikatan.com|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901000328/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/86984-big-boss-reality-show-in-vijay-tv-anchor-by-kamal.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The show soon went onto become one of the most watched television series in Tamil Nadu and gained positive reviews among audience from season 1 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-16|title=Looking back at Bigg Boss Tamil Season One: Top seven controversies|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/looking-back-at-bigg-boss-tamil-season-one-top-seven-controversies-5220445/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Karki|first=Tripti|date=2017-08-29|title=Bigg Boss Tamil: With 14k retweets, self-evicted contestant Oviya Helen emerges more popular than ever|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-bigg-boss-tamil-14k-retweets-contestant-oviya-helen-emerges-more-popular-than-ever-twitter-398788|access-date=2022-01-29|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-30|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 2: From Aishwarya Dutta's 'Hitler Task' to Mahat's tantrums, a look at the top controversies of the show|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-tamil-2-top-controversies-kamal-haasan-show-5379965/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-26|title='Bigg Boss 2' Tamil in trouble|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-2-tamil-trouble-83677|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-06|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 3: A look at the top controversies of the season|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-3-a-look-at-the-top-controversies-of-the-season/photostory/71461027.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 - A look back at the most controversial moments from the show|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/oct/10/bigg-boss-tamil-season-3---a-look-back-at-the-most-controversial-moments-from-the-show-667.html|access-date=2022-01-29|website=[[Cinema Express]]|language=en}}</ref> Haasan also hosted the second season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 2]]'' which started its telecast on 17 June 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-12|title=Kamal Haasan returns to host 'Bigg Boss' 2|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kamal-haasan-returns-host-bigg-boss-2-81212|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3]]'' which started its telecast on 23 June 2019<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kamal Haasan all set for Bigg Boss Tamil 3 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/kamal-haasan-all-set-for-bigg-boss-tamil-3/articleshow/69234470.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=8 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bigg Boss Tamil 4]] which started telecast on 4 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 4 teaser: Kamal Haasan gets back to work|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-season-4-teaser-kamal-haasan-gets-back-to-work-6572489/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He hosted ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)|Bigg Boss Tamil 5]]'' which started to telecast from 3 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bigg Boss Tamil 5 teaser is out; Kamal Haasan returns as the host - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-5-teaser-is-out-kamal-haasan-returns-as-the-host/articleshow/85800271.cms|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Times of India|date=31 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Then, now he is the host<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Kamal Haasan to host first edition of Bigg Boss Tamil OTT, begins January 30|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-tamil-ott-next-7727242/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> to the [[Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)]] which is to be launched on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Ultimate: Kamal Haasan announces OTT version of Bigg Boss Tamil, here's all you need to know |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/bigg-boss-ultimate-kamal-haasan-announces-ott-version-of-bigg-boss-tamil-heres-all-you-need-to-know/719efacb51128 |access-date=2022-01-29 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=Disney+ Hotstar to stream its first-ever OTT exclusive season of Bigg Boss Tamil from 30th January|url=https://www.medianews4u.com/disney-hotstar-to-stream-its-first-ever-ott-exclusive-season-of-bigg-boss-tamil-from-30th-january/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=MediaNews4U|language=en-US}}</ref> from 30 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Janani K. |date=January 17, 2022 |title=Kamal Haasan to host Bigg Boss Ultimate on Disney+ Hotstar from January 30. Read details|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/kamal-haasan-to-host-bigg-boss-ultimate-on-disney-hotstar-from-january-30-read-details-1900821-2022-01-17|access-date=2022-01-29|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He exited the show after the third week owing to scheduling conflicts with his film ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]''. Later, [[Silambarasan]] replaced him as the host from week 4 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Kamal opts out of Bigg Boss Ultimate show |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kamal-opts-out-of-bigg-boss-ultimate-show/article65068468.ece|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.thehindu.com|date=20 February 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=This sensational star replaces Kamal Haasan in 'Bigg Boss Ultimate'? - Tamil News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bigg-boss-ultimate-new-host-simbu-kamal-haasan-tamil-news-308356|access-date=2022-02-22|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> === KH House of Khaddar (KHHK) === Kamal Haasan launched his personal fashion line brand called KH House of Khaddar (KHHK).<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/khaddar-vs-burger/article38328872.ece|title=On Republic Day, Kamal Haasan launches the website for his new fashion label KH House of Khaddar|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 2022 |last1=Paitandy |first1=Priyadarshini }}</ref> of Film as Killer in [[Dhamaka (2022)]] == Personal life == ===Family=== Haasan was born into a [[Tamils|Tamil]] Iyengar family<ref name="indiatimes1">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2013 |title=I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |archive-date=30 October 2014 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> in the town of [[Paramakudi]], in the [[Ramanathapuram]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]], to criminal defence lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, a housewife.<ref name="father">{{Cite web |last=Kumar, Rajitha |year=2000 |title=Kamal, as we know him |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728103013/http://cricket.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/08kamal.htm |archive-date=28 July 2011 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> During 2013 his daughter [[Shruti Haasan]] appeared on an episode of ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'', where "phone a friend" option is availed to Shruti and when she called her father Kamal, he stated that his parents named him Parthasarathy before he was called as Kamal Haasan and his mother always used to call him by that name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2012 |title=Kamal reveals his real name! |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |url-status=dead |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-05/news-interviews/31293640_1_kamal-haasan-elephant-ulaga-nayagan |archive-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> In an interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are [[Charuhasan]], [[Chandrahasan]] and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law.<ref name="yaakob" /> Haasan continued his education in Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2020 |title=Kamal Haasan's reunion with his schoolmates |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-reunion-with-his-schoolmates/articleshow/73840812.cms |archive-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> and [[Hindu Higher Secondary School]] in Madras (now [[Chennai]]).{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} Haasan has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and in the song "[[Kallai Mattum]]" in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="familfy">{{Cite web |last=Pavithra Srinivasan |year=2008 |title=Dasavatharam music is mediocre |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606112512/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/apr/28ssdas.htm |archive-date=6 June 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Haasan, is a [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]-winning actor who appeared in the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''. Charuhasan's daughter [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) [[Mani Ratnam]], who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's ''Nayakan''.<ref name="maniy">{{Cite web |year=2003 |title=Married to the medium |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413132659/http://tribuneindia.com/2003/20030412/windows/main4.htm |archive-date=13 April 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 |website=The Tribune}}</ref> Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films and was an executive with [[Raaj Kamal Films International]], he died in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2017 |title=Kamal Haasan's brother and producer Chandrahasan died |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508022836/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kamal-haasan-brother-and-producer-chandrahasan-dies-in-london-4575812/ |archive-date=8 May 2017 |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Chandrahasan's daughter [[Anu Hasan]] has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''. Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).<ref name="sistyer">{{Cite news |last=Ramani, Nandini |date=21 November 2003 |title=Married to the medium |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108145018/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/21/stories/2003112101220400.htm |archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in "Hey Ram". ===Relationships=== [[File:Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Haasan in white, next to daughters Shruti and Akshara, dressed in black|Haasan with daughters [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (left) and [[Akshara Haasan|Akshara]] (right)]] In 1978, at age 24, Haasan married dancer [[Vani Ganapathy]].<ref name="Kamal-vani">{{cite news|author=Indiatimes Movies|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|title=Kamal Haasan made a flowery entry|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|access-date=31 December 2008|date=31 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521024317/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-31/did-you-know-/27897283_1_kamal-haasan-low-key-affair-entry|archive-date=21 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie ''[[Melnaattu Marumagal]]''. After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} Haasan and actress [[Sarika]] began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, [[Shruti Haasan|Shruti]] (born 1986). Shruti is a singer and a [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]]-[[Tamil cinema|Kollywood]] actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991), was [[assistant director]] for 2013's ''Vishwaroopam'' and actress for 2019's ''[[Kadaram Kondan]]''. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for the movie ''[[Hey Ram]]'' and won the [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]]er.<ref name="47thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505163411/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm47NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022161229/http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.<ref name="sarika">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhash K. |year=2003 |title=My main concern is the kids |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203010011/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/231833.cms |archive-date= 3 February 2009 }}</ref> After their divorce, Sarika acted in movies and TV serials, winning the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for the 2005 film ''[[Parzania]]''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} From 2005 until 2016, Haasan was in a relationship with actress [[Gautami]], {{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}, his frequent co-star during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gautami had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him<ref name="IT Gautami split">{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya |first=Ananya |title=Kamal Haasan and Gautami part ways after living together for 13 years |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |website=[[India Today]] |date=1 November 2016 |access-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102170331/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-gautami-split-living-together-13-years-live-in/1/799818.html |archive-date= 2 November 2016 }}</ref> writing, "It is heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/|title=Gautami opens up on Kamal Haasan: After 13 years together, our paths have irreversibly diverged|work=India.com|date=2 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102154728/http://www.india.com/showbiz/gautami-opens-up-on-kamal-haasan-after-13-years-together-our-paths-have-irreversibly-diverged-1625151/ |archive-date= 2 November 2016}}</ref> Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with [[Srividya]]. Haasan visited [[Srividya]] on her deathbed in 2006.<ref name="srividya">{{cite web |author=TR |year=2008 |title=Wasn't Ranjith telling Sreevidya's tale? |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026143217/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=18176 |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> ==={{anchor|Religious views|Political views}}Views=== Haasan is an atheist.<ref>{{cite news |author=B. KOLAPPAN |year=2014 |title=When the atheist actor met the pontiff |work=The Hindu |access-date=13 June 2014 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201134/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-columns/tinsel-town-column/article6380567.ece |archive-date= 4 December 2014 }}</ref> He has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the theme in his films like ''[[Anbe Sivam]]'' and ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="rediffreview">{{cite web|author=Vijayasarathy, R G |year=2008 |title=Dasavathaaram is spectacular |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=13 June 2008 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213231/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |archive-date=17 June 2008 }}</ref> He was mistaken to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied [[United States border preclearance|preclearance]] to travel to the United States by [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]] authorities at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] in 2002.<ref name="islamname">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhah K |title=Harrowing time in Toronto |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 May 2002 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |date=3 May 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704155016/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300320300.htm |archive-date= 4 July 2003 }}</ref> In Sanskrit ''Kamal'' means "lotus", but it was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with [[Karan Thapar]], Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word ''hasya'', and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story".<ref name="yaakob">{{cite web|year=2010 |work=BBC Hardtalk |access-date=26 April 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |title=Karan Thapar interview with Kamal Haasan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730124413/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A01JVLKHbTM&feature=g-vrec |archive-date=30 July 2013 }}</ref> Haasan is considered [[left-leaning]] or [[Independent politician|independent]]. Although he initially abstained from politics, he entered regional politics in Tamil Nadu in 2018.<ref name="Kamal red">{{cite news|year=2003 |title=Kamal Haasan sees Red |publisher=[[Rediff]] |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914022851/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/mar/24south.htm |archive-date=14 September 2012 }}</ref> He also said that his entering politics would result in his death within a year.<ref name="Kamalpolitics">{{cite news|author=Shilpa Jamkhandikar |title=Just A Minute With: actor Kamal Haasan |publisher=The Reuters |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39105920090417 |date=17 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022190015/http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/04/17/idINIndia-39105920090417 |archive-date=22 October 2012 }}</ref> ==Filmography== {{main|Kamal Haasan filmography}} ==Humanitarian work== [[File:M.B. Nirmal with Kamal Haasan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|alt=Man with jacket standing with smiling, bespectacled younger man|Haasan with social activist [[M. B. Nirmal]] (right) in Chennai]] Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations<ref name="Kamal clubs">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan on a noble cause|access-date=17 December 2011|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521022326/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-07/news-interviews/30363367_1_kamal-haasan-kamal-fans-fan-clubs|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name ''Kamal Narpani Iyakkam'' (Kamal Welfare Association).<ref name="Kamal Narpani Iyakkam">{{cite web|year=2008 |title=Kamal fires club secretary |publisher=cinesouth.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154329/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/16082008-2.shtml |archive-date= 8 July 2011 }}</ref><ref name="I believe in excellence">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=I believe in excellence&nbsp;– Kamal Haasan |publisher=southdreamz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716113858/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/11/i-believe-in-excellence-kamal-hassan.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students.<ref name="Kamal eyedonation">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan launches eye-donation campaign |publisher=The India daily |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420055225/http://www.theindiadaily.com/kamal-haasan-launches-eye-donation-campaign/ |archive-date=20 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal Haasan helps 30000 students |publisher=extramirchi.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128062024/http://www.extramirchi.com/bollywood/kamal-haasan-helps-30000-students/ |archive-date=28 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamaldonates">{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |title=Spreading the message of sharing and learning |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |date=5 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908090624/http://www.thehindu.com/news/article615507.ece |archive-date= 8 September 2010 }}</ref> Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=The legend turns 53 |publisher=[[Zee Network|Zee]] News |access-date=30 June 2009 |url=http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026160459/http://www.zeenews.com/news405995.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 }}</ref> He was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage for [[HIV/AIDS]]-affected children.<ref name="Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids!">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=Kamal Hasan supports cause of Aids affected kids! |publisher=aidsroko.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205031909/http://www.aidsroko.com/aids-hiv-article/kamal-hasan-supports-cause-of-aids-affected-kids/ |archive-date=5 December 2010 }}</ref> In September 2010 Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute|Sri Ramachandra University]] in [[Porur]], Chennai.<ref name="Kamal does it again">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal does it again |publisher=BizHat.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402140436/http://filmreviews.bizhat.com/tamil/kamal-does-it-again/ |archive-date=2 April 2012 }}</ref> He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes.<ref name="Kamal pledges support">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Kamal pledges support |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103054233/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-10-05/kamal-haasan-30-11-10-02.html |archive-date= 3 January 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal in Ads">{{cite web |title=Kamal Hassan gets branded |access-date=2 May 2012 |url=http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824190229/http://www.bollywood.com/kamal-haasan-gets-branded |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref> Haasan, along with his partner [[Gautami]], won {{INR}}&nbsp;5&nbsp;million on ''[[Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi]]'' in March 2013 and donated the prize money to ''Petral Thaan Pillaya'', a [[nonprofit organization]] supporting cancer patients.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2013|title=Kamal Haasan would make a great quiz master, says Siddharth Basu|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-would-make-a-great-quiz-master-says-siddharth-basu-611350|access-date=25 August 2021|website=NDTV}}</ref> Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the [[Swachh Bharat]] campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the [[Environmentalist Foundation of India]]'s [[Arun Krishnamurthy]] on 7 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece|title=Kamal Calls for 'Sweeping' Change|work=The Indian Express|date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221235535/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Calls-for-Sweeping-Change/2014/11/08/article2512298.ece |archive-date=21 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece|title=Kamal Haasan celebrates birthday with a clean up drive|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kamal-haasan-launches-swachch-bharat-campaign-at-madambakkam-on-his-birthday/article6574542.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015|last1=Madhavan|first1=T.|last2=Krishnaswamy|first2=G.}}</ref> Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Haasan endorsed [[Pothys]] for the first time in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |title=In a first, Kamal Haasan to feature in commercial |author=Udhav Naig |work=The Hindu |date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/in-a-first-kamal-haasan-to-feature-in-commercial/article7679166.ece |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> His daughter, Shruti has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Haasan has stated that should he ever act in commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |title=Kamal Haasan to endorse textile showroom brand Pothys |work=India Today |date=21 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017104147/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-to-endorse-textile-showroom-brand-pothys/1/479024.html |archive-date=17 October 2015 }}</ref> ==={{anchor|Literary contributions}}Writings=== Haasan publishes the magazine ''Mayyam'', by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (''Narpani Iyakkam'').His views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as ''Thedi Theerpom Va'' (''Come, Let's Find and Solve'') by his fan club.<ref name="Kamal's Mayyam">{{cite web |author=TOI |year=2010 |title=Kamal's Magazine |publisher=ScreenIndia.com South Screen |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601024603/http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/south2.htm |archive-date=1 June 2008 }}</ref> He is also interested in [[Tamil literature]].<ref name="Kamalpoems">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Cupid Calling |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |date=11 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216013204/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece |archive-date=16 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Kamalwriter">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Now it's the turn of Kamal Haasan ... the writer |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 October 2012 |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010029/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/10/26/stories/2007102650130200.htm |archive-date= 5 October 2013 }}</ref> ==Political career== He formed the centrist party [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours with a white star at its centre in a black background. Haasan began his political journey from late President [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'s residence and his memorial at [[Rameswaram]].<ref name=political /> His party contested in 37 seats in [[2019 Indian general election]] and lost. Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested).<ref>{{cite news |title=A great beginning, says Kamal Haasan. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602183044/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> He unsuccessfully contested the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Coimbatore South (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore South]] and lost to [[BJP Mahila Morcha]] President [[Vanathi Srinivasan]] by a narrow margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/coimbatore-south-election-result-2021-live-updates-coimbatore-south-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3694766.html|title = Tamil Nadu: Kamal Haasan Loses to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan in Coimbatore South|date = 3 May 2021}}</ref> ===Elections contested=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Election ! Constituency ! Party ! Result ! Vote % !width=100|Opposition Candidate !width=70|Opposition Party !width=70|Opposition vote |- style="background:#FFA07A;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]||[[Coimbatore South Assembly constituency|Coimbatore South]] ||[[Makkal Needhi Maiam|MNM]]||Lost|| 33.26%||[[Vanathi Srinivasan]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]||34.38% |} ==Awards and honours== {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan}} [[File:Kamal Haasan interviews Ang Lee.jpg|thumb|alt=Ang Lee, a grey-haired man, looking at Haasan (who is speaking)|Haasan with [[Ang Lee]]]] Haasan received, in 1990, the [[Padma Shri]], and, in 2014, the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his contributions to [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |title=Kamal Hassan turns 57 |work=India Today |date=7 November 2011 |access-date=7 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111150726/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-turns-57/1/158991.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref> At age six, he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |publisher=Iffi.nic.in |access-date=17 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008114601/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=40NFA.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2015 }}</ref> He is tied with [[Mammootty]] for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] for producing the 1992 Tamil film, ''[[Thevar Magan]]''. He has a record 19 [[Filmfare Awards]] in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.<ref name="awards"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1404447/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan|title=The next decade will be the best of my career: Kamal Haasan|publisher=DNA India|access-date=30 May 2013|date=2 July 2010|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011154059/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-the-next-decade-will-be-the-best-of-my-career-kamal-haasan-1404447|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, his films ''Hey Ram'', ''Pushpak'', ''Nayakan'' and ''[[Kuruthipunal (film)|Kuruthipunal]]'' were showcased in the "Director in Focus" category at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|Rotterdam Film Festival]].<ref name="KamalFilmFest">{{cite news|year=2001 |title=Director in Focus |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125134302/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073001610100.htm |archive-date=25 November 2010 }}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Virumaandi]]'' won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the [[Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival]] (PiFan).<ref name="Kamal Virumandi">{{cite web|year=2004 |title=Virumandi wins at Puchon Film Fest |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613091331/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/10030.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name="KamalFilmFest"/> In 2005, [[Sathyabama Deemed University]] awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate.<ref name="Dr Kamal">{{cite web|year=2005 |title=Dr Kamal Haasan! |publisher=[[Rediff.com|Rediff]] News |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514065835/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/24spice.htm |archive-date=14 May 2011 }}</ref> He received the [[Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema]] at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.<ref name="Chevalier awards">{{cite web|year=2006 |title=Star-spangled it was |publisher=Goldentamilcinema.net |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608121104/http://www.goldentamilcinema.net/new/news_25-12-06.htm |archive-date=8 June 2009 }}</ref> He received the Living Legend Award in 2007 from [[FICCI]].<ref name="FICCI Living Legend Award">{{cite web|year=2007 |title=Kamal Haasan to receive Living Legend Award |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=17 January 2011 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613145155/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/29781.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister [[Ambika Soni]] said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.<ref name="Retrospective of Kamal films">{{cite news|title=Retrospective of Kamal Haasan films opens |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |date=3 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808202224/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/03/stories/2010070364451600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 8 August 2010 }}</ref> That year, the [[government of Kerala]] honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide [[Onam]] celebrations in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="Kerala honours Kamal">{{cite news|title=Kerala honours Kamal Haasan |publisher=[[Hindu|The Hindu]] News |access-date=18 January 2011 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |date=22 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825092207/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article588181.ece |archive-date=25 August 2010 }}</ref> Haasan received the [[Kalaimamani]] Award from the [[government of Tamil Nadu]] in 1979.<ref name=kalaimamani>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |title=Kamal Haasan to be honoured at Mumbai Film Fest |date=12 September 2013 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221134136/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/kamal-hassan-to-be-honoured-at-mumbai-film-fest/article1-1121153.aspx |archive-date=21 December 2013 }}</ref> Other honours include [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], [[Nandi Awards|Nandi]], [[Screen Awards|Screen]] and [[Vijay Awards]], including four awards for his performance in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division.<ref name="Kamal FICCI">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Kamal Haasan appointed as chairman FICCI Media and Entertainment Business Conclave |publisher=The Indian Film Industry Official |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025082351/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14712 |archive-date=25 October 2011 }}</ref> He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media),<ref name="Kamal ISFM">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Kamal Hassan and Anushka Shetty join ISFM as academic advisors |access-date=14 October 2011 |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017112002/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=19205 |archive-date=17 October 2011 }}</ref> and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US.<ref name="Kamal Ship">{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan in mid-ocean when earthquake stuck|access-date=3 May 2012|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521023229/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349356_1_tsunami-earthquake-ship|archive-date=21 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal receives award in New York Film Festival|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|access-date=21 April 2013|date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416075746/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/news-interviews/38462260_1_vishwaroopam-indian-cinema-special-award|archive-date=16 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and Prabhu Deva are the chosen ones |year=2013 |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418232522/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/kamal-haasan-mani-ratnam-and-prabhu-deva-are-the-chosen-ones-kamal-haasan-coca-cola-16-04-13.html |archive-date=18 April 2013 }}</ref> Recently honoured with [[S. S. Vasan]] Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by [[Ananda Vikatan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |title=Ananda Vikatan Awards 2016 ஆனந்த விகடன் விருதுகள் 2016 |website=vikatan.com |access-date=17 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118053113/http://www.vikatan.com/news/album/general/6468-192762-ananda-vikatan-awards-2016.album |archive-date=18 January 2017 }}</ref> ==Public perception== [[File:Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan at audio release of Shamitabh.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|Haasan with [[Rajinikanth]]]] [[Mani Ratnam]] who directed Haasan in ''Nayakan'', has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can.<ref name="Mani Ratnam on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Mani misses working with Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> Veteran Tamil actor [[Nagesh]] called Haasan the best actor he had ever seen.<ref name="Nagesh on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Malathi Rangarajan |title=Behind that humorous veneer |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |access-date=12 July 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 July 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328065205/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/behind-that-humorous-veneer/article2273149.ece |archive-date=28 March 2016 }}</ref> His contributions to the film industry have been praised by his contemporaries, including [[Mohanlal]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Sridevi]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Mammootty]], [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Aamir Khan]].<ref name="Sridevi">{{cite news|title=Sridevi calls me sir, says Kamal Hassan |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |access-date=12 July 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=19 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824013706/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sridevi-was-like-a-sibling-to-me-says-kamal-haasan/99484-8.html |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=I wanted to touch him:SRK on Kamal Haasan |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Aamir on Kamal">{{cite news|author=Shiva Kumar |title=Aamir on Kamal |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2011 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |date=25 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062838/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="MLal on Kamal">{{cite news |title=I want to work with Kamal Haasan again |publisher=Southdreamz.com |access-date=24 May 2013 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |date=1 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221074021/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/10/i-want-to-work-with-kamal-hassan-again-says-mohanlal.html |archive-date=21 December 2012 }}</ref> Younger generation actors ([[Suriya]] and [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]])<ref name="Surya on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya on Kamal |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183952/http://www.southdreamz.com/2009/08/kamal-hassan-comments-on-suryas-speech.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Kamal's advise to Surya">{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Kamal's advise to Surya |publisher=southdreamz.com |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009184054/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/03/kamal-haasans-advise-to-suriya.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Maddy on Kamal">{{cite web|author=Subhash K Jha |year=2003 |title=Maddy on Kamal |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326014635/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/jan/09kamal.htm |archive-date=26 March 2016 }}</ref> and filmmakers ([[Bala (director)|Bala]], [[Ameer (director)|Ameer]] and [[Gautham Vasudev Menon|Gautham Menon]]) have been inspired by him.<ref name="Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him">{{cite web|url=http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html|title=Bala says Anbe Sivam inspired him|date=1 June 2010|work=tamilmovies.ebest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605035657/http://tamilmovies.ebest.in/tamil-movie-news/bala-says-anbe-sivam-inspired-me/story_1613.html |archive-date=5 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Ameer on Kamal">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Second Innings |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824213321/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3910 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham">{{cite web |year=2009 |title=Surya most versatile after Kamal&nbsp;– Gautham Menon |publisher=[[Ergo (Indian newspaper)|Ergo]] |access-date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824215259/http://www.goergo.in/?p=3120 |archive-date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gautham on Kamal">{{cite web |author=Shiva Kumar |year=2006 |title=Gautham on Kamal |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183928/http://www.southdreamz.com/2010/08/ajith-kumar-snubs-gautham-menon.html |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref> Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |title=Kamal Hassan, Barrie M Osborne to work together |date=11 June 2012 |work=India Today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904042800/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kamal-hassan-barrie-m-osborne-iifa-vishwaroop-ramayan-singapore/1/200189.html |archive-date=4 September 2012 }}</ref> and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |title=Ang Lee: Totally stunned by Kamal Haasan's brilliance |date=2 November 2012 |work=IBN Live |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208083738/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ang-lee-totally-stunned-by-kamal-haasans-brilliance/303474-8-67.html |archive-date= 8 December 2013 }}</ref> Some of his films were inspiration for some Hollywood films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |title=Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430074430/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kamal-Haasan-condoles-Robin-Williams-death-but-calls-it-a-cop-out/articleshow/40140589.cms |archive-date=30 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |title=uttama villain inspiration woody allens movie kamal haasan |publisher=newsmix.in |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=19 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119213950/http://newsmix.in/uttama-villain-inspiration-woody-allens-movie-kamal-haasan/ |archive-date=19 January 2015 }}</ref> 'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&nbsp;million per film, which was the highest remuneration for an Indian actor at the time. In 1994, Haasan became the first Indian actor to charge 15&nbsp;million per film.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} In 2015, Haasan was criticised by the-then Tamil Nadu Finance Minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], who stated that Haasan was "confused" and had "blabbered", unaware of the ground reality for his statement on the government's response to rain relief efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|title=TN Finance Minister slams Kamal Hassan for flaying relief measures|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 December 2015|access-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212011743/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-finance-minister-slams-kamal-hassan-for-flaying-relief-measures/article7952750.ece|archive-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms|title=Kamal Haasan talking gibberish, not in his senses, says state finance minister O Panneerselvam&nbsp;– Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208015536/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kamal-Haasan-talking-gibberish-not-in-his-senses-says-state-finance-minister-OPanneerselvam/articleshow/50056081.cms |date= 8 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Haasan was also criticised by ''Nayakan''{{'s}} producer Muktha Srinivasan for his article in ''[[The Hindu]]'' taking unnecessary credit for that film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece|title=Living in past glory&nbsp;– Visakhapatnam|date=28 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125060843/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/living-in-past-glory/article4039603.ece |archive-date=25 January 2013|access-date=14 July 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Haasan has been accused of self-indulgence,<ref>{{cite news |title=The legendary Kamalhassan speaks |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105033200/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13302467&cid=2408&page=1 |archive-date= 5 November 2013 }}</ref> and has been criticised for sexually explicit scenes and themes, offending religious sentiments and superficiality on social issues depicted in his films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan's Dasavatharam faces ire of Hindu outfits |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=6 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105031719/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-hassans-dasavatharam-faces-ire-of-hindu-outfits/64674-8.html |archive-date= 5 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=கமலுக்கு இந்து மக்கள் கட்சி நோட்டீஸ் |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |newspaper=[[Dina Malar]] |date=10 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710130659/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/2978/cinema/Kollywood/.htm |archive-date=10 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>Kamala Haasan&nbsp;– Nigazha Marutha Arputham (The Miracle that never happened) by [[Charu Nivedita]], ''[[India Today]]'', Jan 2009</ref> There have also been complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have caused some of his films to [[cost overrun|run over budget]].<ref name="Curse of talent">{{cite web|author=Prem Panicker |year=2003 |title=The result was a nightmare...&nbsp;– Prem Panicker |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=22 January 2011 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622104924/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/08kamal5.htm |archive-date=22 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=As star power wanes.. |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |access-date=24 January 2011 |date=8 November 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607065307/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date= 7 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |title=When Parvathy slipped in front of Kamal&nbsp;– The Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810094320/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-and-interviews/When-Parvathy-slipped-in-front-of-Kamal/articleshow/37640825.cms |archive-date=10 August 2014 }}</ref> In November 2017, Haasan said that right-wing Hindus have started employing extremism to propagate their communal agenda.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|title=Kamal Haasan says right wing Hindus have started employing terrorism|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 November 2017 |access-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103135840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/saffron-terrorism-kamal-haasan-says-right-wing-hindus-have-started-employing-terrorism/articleshow/61453672.cms|archive-date=3 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Kamal Haasan's unrealized projects]] * [[Raaj Kamal Films International]] * [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]] * [[List of South Indian film families#Haasan family|Haasan family]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Sister project links|d=Q381477|c=Category:Kamal 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'<div class="mw-parser-output"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1954)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Kamal Haasan</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Kamal_haasan.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Kamal haasan.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Kamal_haasan.jpg/220px-Kamal_haasan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Kamal_haasan.jpg/330px-Kamal_haasan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Kamal_haasan.jpg/440px-Kamal_haasan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3840" data-file-height="5760" /></a><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Haasan in 2022</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"/></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">President of the <a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div style="width:100%; margin:0; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span>&#32;<br />21 February 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"/></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Position established</i></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"/></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">General Secretary of <a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />25 December 2020 - 26 February 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"/></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Arunchalam</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Arunchalam</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Parthasarathy Srinivasan</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1954-11-07</span>) </span>7 November 1954<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age&#160;68)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">&#91;1&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">&#91;2&#93;</a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Paramakudi" title="Paramakudi">Paramakudi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_State" title="Madras State">Madras State</a>, India (present-day <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">&#91;3&#93;</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</a> (2018–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Vani_Ganapathy" title="Vani Ganapathy">Vani Ganapathy</a></div> <div style="line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px;">&#8203;</div>&#32;<div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;">&#8203;</div>&#40;<abbr title="married">m.</abbr>&#160;1978&#59;&#32;<abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr>&#160;1988&#41;<wbr />&#8203;</div><br /> <div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Sarika_Thakur" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarika Thakur">Sarika Thakur</a></div> <div style="line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px;">&#8203;</div>&#32;<div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;">&#8203;</div>&#40;<abbr title="married">m.</abbr>&#160;1988&#59;&#32;<abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr>&#160;2004&#41;<wbr />&#8203;</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Domestic partner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gautami_Tadimalla" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautami Tadimalla">Gautami Tadimalla</a> (2004-2016)</td></tr><tr><th 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shruti_Haasan" title="Shruti Haasan">Shruti</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Akshara_Haasan" title="Akshara Haasan">Akshara</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">&#91;a&#93;</a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data">See <a href="/wiki/List_of_South_Indian_film_families#Haasan-Ratnam_family" title="List of South Indian film families">Haasan family</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Actor</li><li>filmmaker</li><li>playback singer</li><li>television presenter</li><li>politician</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> (1990)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> (2014)</li><li>Prix Henri-Langlois French Award (2016)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Ordre_des_Arts_et_des_Lettres" title="Ordre des Arts et des Lettres">Ordre des Arts et des Lettres</a> (Chevalier) (2016)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/File:Kamal_Signature.jpg" class="image" title="Rajinikanth&#39;s signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Kamal_Signature.jpg/85px-Kamal_Signature.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="80" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Kamal_Signature.jpg/128px-Kamal_Signature.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Kamal_Signature.jpg/171px-Kamal_Signature.jpg 2x" data-file-width="293" data-file-height="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right; font-size: 95%"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kamal Haasan</b> (born 7 November 1954)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">&#91;4&#93;</a></sup> is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Tamil cinema</a> and has also appeared in some <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Indian film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">&#91;5&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">&#91;6&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">&#91;7&#93;</a></sup> He has won numerous accolades, including Four <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a>, Nine <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Awards">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a>, Four <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a>, One <a href="/wiki/Rashtrapati_Award" title="Rashtrapati Award">Rashtrapati Award</a>, Two <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards" title="Filmfare Awards">Filmfare Awards</a> and 17 <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a>. He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Kalaimamani" title="Kalaimamani">Kalaimamani Award</a> in 1984, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(1990%E2%80%931999)" title="List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)">Padma Shri</a> in 1990, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2010%E2%80%932019)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)">Padma Bhushan</a> in 2014 and the <a href="/wiki/Ordre_des_Arts_et_des_Lettres" title="Ordre des Arts et des Lettres">Ordre des Arts et des Lettres</a> (<i>Chevalier</i>) in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">&#91;8&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>-language film <i><a href="/wiki/Kalathur_Kannamma" title="Kalathur Kannamma">Kalathur Kannamma</a></i>, for which he won the <a href="/wiki/Rashtrapati_Award" title="Rashtrapati Award">President's Gold Medal</a>. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 <a href="/wiki/Drama_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Drama film">drama</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Raagangal" title="Apoorva Raagangal">Apoorva Raagangal</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a>, in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his first <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="National Film Award for Best Actor">National Film Award</a> for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who cares for a woman who suffers from <a href="/wiki/Retrograde_amnesia" title="Retrograde amnesia">retrograde amnesia</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Moondram_Pirai" title="Moondram Pirai">Moondram Pirai</a></i> (1982). He was noted for his performances in <a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Sagara_Sangamam" title="Sagara Sangamam">Sagara Sangamam</a></i> (1983), <i><a href="/wiki/Swathi_Muthyam" title="Swathi Muthyam">Swathi Muthyam</a></i> (1986), <a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Nayakan" title="Nayakan">Nayakan</a></i> (1987), and <a href="/wiki/S._Shankar" title="S. Shankar">S. Shankar</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Indian_(1996_film)" title="Indian (1996 film)">Indian</a></i> (1996). Since then he has appeared in films including <i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Ram" title="Hey Ram">Hey Ram</a></i> (2000), <i><a href="/wiki/Virumaandi" title="Virumaandi">Virumaandi</a></i> (2004), <i><a href="/wiki/Dasavathaaram" title="Dasavathaaram">Dasavathaaram</a></i> (2008) in which he played ten roles, <i><a href="/wiki/Vishwaroopam" title="Vishwaroopam">Vishwaroopam</a></i> (2013) and <i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(2022_film)" title="Vikram (2022 film)">Vikram</a></i> (2022). His production company, <a href="/wiki/Raaj_Kamal_Films_International" title="Raaj Kamal Films International">Raaj Kamal Films International</a>, has produced several of his films. </p><p>For his philanthropic efforts, Haasan received the first <a href="/wiki/A._T._Kovoor" title="A. T. Kovoor">Abraham Kovoor</a> National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS" title="HIV/AIDS">HIV/AIDS</a>-affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at <a href="/wiki/Sri_Ramachandra_Institute_of_Higher_Education_and_Research" title="Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research">Sri Ramachandra University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Porur" title="Porur">Porur</a>, Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Swachh_Bharat_Mission" title="Swachh Bharat Mission">Swachh Bharat Mission</a>. On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, <a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</a> (lit. People's Justice Centre).<sup id="cite_ref-political_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-political-10">&#91;9&#93;</a></sup> He has also received the Golden Visa from <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">&#91;10&#93;</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life_and_family"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Early life and family</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Film_career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Film career</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#1960–1963"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">1960–1963</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#1970–1975"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">1970–1975</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#1976–1979"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">1976–1979</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#1980–1989"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">1980–1989</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#1990–1998"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">1990–1998</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#2000–2009"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">2000–2009</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2010–present"><span class="tocnumber">2.7</span> <span class="toctext">2010–present</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Off-screen_contributions"><span class="tocnumber">2.8</span> <span class="toctext">Off-screen contributions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Bigg_Boss_Tamil"><span class="tocnumber">2.9</span> <span class="toctext">Bigg Boss Tamil</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#KH_House_of_Khaddar_(KHHK)"><span class="tocnumber">2.10</span> <span class="toctext">KH House of Khaddar (KHHK)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Personal_life"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Personal life</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Family"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Family</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Relationships"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Relationships</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Views"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Views</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Filmography"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Filmography</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#Humanitarian_work"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Humanitarian work</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Writings"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Writings</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#Political_career"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Political career</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Elections_contested"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Elections contested</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Awards_and_honours"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Awards and honours</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#Public_perception"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Public perception</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-27"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and family">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1033289096">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindi_film_families" title="List of Hindi film families">Haasan-Ratnam family</a></div> <p>Haasan was born as Parthasarathy on 7 November 1954,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">&#91;11&#93;</a></sup> in a Tamil <a href="/wiki/Iyengar" title="Iyengar">Iyengar</a> <a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">Brahmin</a> family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and freedom fighter,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">&#91;12&#93;</a></sup> and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife.<sup id="cite_ref-DT_929_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT_929-14">&#91;13&#93;</a></sup> Haasan was initially named as Parthasarathy. His father later changed his name to Kamal Haasan.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">&#91;14&#93;</a></sup> His brothers, <a href="/wiki/Charuhasan" title="Charuhasan">Charuhasan</a> (born 1930) and <a href="/wiki/Chandrahasan" title="Chandrahasan">Chandrahasan</a> (born 1936), have also acted.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">&#91;15&#93;</a></sup> Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946), is a classical dancer.<sup id="cite_ref-dance_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dance-17">&#91;16&#93;</a></sup> He received his primary education in <a href="/wiki/Paramakudi" title="Paramakudi">Paramakudi</a> before moving to Madras (now <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>) as his brothers pursued their higher education.<sup id="cite_ref-DT_929_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT_929-14">&#91;13&#93;</a></sup> Haasan continued his education in <a href="/wiki/Santhome" title="Santhome">Santhome</a>, Madras,<sup id="cite_ref-DT_929_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT_929-14">&#91;13&#93;</a></sup> and was attracted towards film and fine arts as encouraged by his father.<sup id="cite_ref-DT_929_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT_929-14">&#91;13&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Film_career">Film career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Film career">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1033289096"/><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan_filmography" title="Kamal Haasan filmography">Kamal Haasan filmography</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan_discography" title="Kamal Haasan discography">Kamal Haasan discography</a></div> <h3><span id="1960.E2.80.931963"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1960–1963">1960–1963</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: 1960–1963">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>When a physician friend of his mother, visited <a href="/wiki/A._V._Meiyappan" title="A. V. Meiyappan">A. V. Meiyappan</a> (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her.<sup id="cite_ref-rediff_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rediff-18">&#91;17&#93;</a></sup> Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, <a href="/wiki/M._Saravanan_(film_producer)" title="M. Saravanan (film producer)">M. Saravanan</a>, recommended him for their production <i><a href="/wiki/Kalathur_Kannamma" title="Kalathur Kannamma">Kalathur Kannamma</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-DT_929_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT_929-14">&#91;13&#93;</a></sup> Haasan won the <a href="/wiki/Rashtrapati_Award" title="Rashtrapati Award">Rashtrapati Award</a> (President's gold medal) for his performance in <i>Kalathur Kannamma</i> at age six and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_cinema" title="Malayalam cinema">Malayalam film industry</a> with <i><a href="/wiki/Kannum_Karalum" title="Kannum Karalum">Kannum Karalum</a></i> (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by <a href="/wiki/T._K._Shanmugam" title="T. K. Shanmugam">T. K. Shanmugam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dance_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dance-17">&#91;16&#93;</a></sup> In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the <a href="/wiki/Hindu_Higher_Secondary_School" title="Hindu Higher Secondary School">Hindu Higher Secondary School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Triplicane" title="Triplicane">Triplicane</a>. His time with the theatre company shaped Haasan's craft and kindled his interest in makeup.<sup id="cite_ref-Prem_Paniker_on_Kamal_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prem_Paniker_on_Kamal-19">&#91;18&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reluctant_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reluctant-20">&#91;19&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="1970.E2.80.931975"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1970–1975">1970–1975</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: 1970–1975">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>After a seven-year hiatus from films, Haasan returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Haasan made brief appearances in some films including a few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film <i><a href="/wiki/Maanavan" title="Maanavan">Maanavan</a></i>, in which he appeared in a dance sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Annai_Velankanni" title="Annai Velankanni">Annai Velankani</a></i> (1971) and <i><a href="/wiki/Kasi_Yathirai" title="Kasi Yathirai">Kasi Yathirai</a></i> (1973). In the former he had a supporting role and worked as an assistant director.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">&#91;20&#93;</a></sup> His first full-fledged role came in <a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a>'s Tamil film <i><a href="/wiki/Arangetram_(film)" title="Arangetram (film)">Arangetram</a></i> (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his <i><a href="/wiki/Sollathaan_Ninaikkiren" title="Sollathaan Ninaikkiren">Sollathaan Ninaikkiren</a></i> (1973). Haasan went on to do supporting roles in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Gumasthavin_Magal" title="Gumasthavin Magal">Gumasthavin Magal</a></i> (1974), <i><a href="/wiki/Aval_Oru_Thodar_Kathai" title="Aval Oru Thodar Kathai">Aval Oru Thodar Kathai</a></i> (1974) and <i><a href="/wiki/Naan_Avanillai_(1974_film)" title="Naan Avanillai (1974 film)">Naan Avanillai</a></i>. The same year, he played his first lead role in the Malayalam film, <i><a href="/wiki/Kanyakumari_(film)" title="Kanyakumari (film)">Kanyakumari</a></i>, for which he won his <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Malayalam" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam">first Filmfare Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kamalawards_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kamalawards-22">&#91;21&#93;</a></sup> In Tamil cinema, he had his breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's <i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Raagangal" title="Apoorva Raagangal">Apoorva Raagangal</a></i>. He played a rebellious young man who falls in love with an older woman.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">&#91;22&#93;</a></sup> For this character portrayal, Haasan learned to play the <a href="/wiki/Mridangam" title="Mridangam">mridangam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">&#91;23&#93;</a></sup> The role won him his second Filmfare Award.<sup id="cite_ref-balachandar_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-balachandar-25">&#91;24&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="1976.E2.80.931979"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1976–1979">1976–1979</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: 1976–1979">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>In 1976, Haasan appeared Balachander's <i><a href="/wiki/Manmadha_Leelai_(1976_film)" title="Manmadha Leelai (1976 film)">Manmadha Leelai</a></i>; this was followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Oodhappu_Kan_Simittugiradhu" title="Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu">Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu</a></i> (directed by <a href="/wiki/S._P._Muthuraman" title="S. P. Muthuraman">S. P. Muthuraman</a>), which won him his third Filmfare Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama <i><a href="/wiki/Moondru_Mudichu" title="Moondru Mudichu">Moondru Mudichu</a></i>. <i><a href="/wiki/Avargal" title="Avargal">Avargal</a></i> (1977) concerned the women's movement and, for this role, he learned <a href="/wiki/Ventriloquism" title="Ventriloquism">ventriloquism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_top_10_-_1997_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_top_10_-_1997-26">&#91;25&#93;</a></sup> It was remade in Telugu as <i><a href="/wiki/Idi_Katha_Kaadu" title="Idi Katha Kaadu">Idi Katha Kaadu</a></i> (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. <i><a href="/wiki/16_Vayathinile" title="16 Vayathinile">16 Vayathinile</a></i>, in which he played a village bumpkin, which won him a fourth consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, <i><a href="/wiki/Kokila_(1977_film)" title="Kokila (1977 film)">Kokila</a></i>, the directorial debut of friend and mentor <a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a>. That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, <i><a href="/wiki/Kabita" title="Kabita">Kabita</a></i>, a remake of the Tamil film <i><a href="/wiki/Aval_Oru_Thodar_Kathai" title="Aval Oru Thodar Kathai">Aval Oru Thodar Kathai</a></i>. In 1978 Haasan made his <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic <i><a href="/wiki/Maro_Charitra" title="Maro Charitra">Maro Charitra</a></i>, directed by Balachander. His fifth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from <i><a href="/wiki/Sigappu_Rojakkal" title="Sigappu Rojakkal">Sigappu Rojakkal</a></i>, a thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer. He appeared in the Malayalam film <a href="/wiki/Eeta" title="Eeta">Eeta</a>, for which he won his sixth Filmfare Award. He first played opposite to the <a href="/wiki/Sridevi" title="Sridevi">Sridevi</a> in the 1977 Malayalam movie <a href="/wiki/Satyavan_Savithri" title="Satyavan Savithri">Satyavan Savithri</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/P.G._Viswambharan" class="mw-redirect" title="P.G. Viswambharan">P.G. Viswambharan</a>, this combination was later on well-accepted and celebrated. In the 1979 Telugu film <i><a href="/wiki/Sommokadidi_Sokokadidi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sommokadidi Sokokadidi">Sommokadidi Sokokadidi</a></i>, Haasan played two parts. This was also his first collaboration with director <a href="/wiki/Singeetam_Srinivasa_Rao" title="Singeetam Srinivasa Rao">Singeetam Srinivasa Rao</a>. He appeared in the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Ninaithale_Inikkum_(1979_film)" title="Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)">Ninaithale Inikkum</a></i>, a snake-horror film <i><a href="/wiki/Neeya%3F" title="Neeya?">Neeya</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Kalyanaraman_(1979_film)" title="Kalyanaraman (1979 film)">Kalyanaraman</a></i>. At the end of the 1970s he had six regional Best Actor <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards</a>, including four consecutive <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Best Tamil Actor Awards</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <h3><span id="1980.E2.80.931989"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1980–1989">1980–1989</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: 1980–1989">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980 Tamil-language <i><a href="/wiki/Varumayin_Niram_Sivappu" title="Varumayin Niram Sivappu">Varumayin Niram Sivappu</a></i>, the film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as <i>Aakali Rajyam</i>, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Filmfare Award</a> in Telugu. In 1980 he appeared in the drama film <i><a href="/wiki/Ullasa_Paravaigal" title="Ullasa Paravaigal">Ullasa Paravaigal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Guru_(1980_film)" title="Guru (1980 film)">Guru</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Maria_My_Darling" title="Maria My Darling">Maria My Darling</a></i>. Haasan made his debut in Hindi cinema with <i><a href="/wiki/Ek_Duuje_Ke_Liye" title="Ek Duuje Ke Liye">Ek Duuje Ke Liye</a></i> (1981), the remake of his own acted <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>-language film <i><a href="/wiki/Maro_Charitra" title="Maro Charitra">Maro Charitra</a></i> directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in <i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Paarvai" title="Raja Paarvai">Raja Paarvai</a></i>, debuting as a producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Filmfare Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rajapaarvai_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rajapaarvai-27">&#91;26&#93;</a></sup> After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="National Film Award for Best Actor">National Awards for Best Actor</a> for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in <a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Moondram_Pirai" title="Moondram Pirai">Moondram Pirai</a></i>, later reprising his role in the Hindi version, <i><a href="/wiki/Sadma" title="Sadma">Sadma</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-kamalawards_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kamalawards-22">&#91;21&#93;</a></sup> During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including <i><a href="/wiki/Yeh_To_Kamaal_Ho_Gaya" title="Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya">Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Zara_Si_Zindagi" title="Zara Si Zindagi">Zara Si Zindagi</a></i>. In 1983 he appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Sagara_Sangamam" title="Sagara Sangamam">Sagara Sangamam</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a>. His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Nandi Award for Best Actor">Nandi Award for Best Actor</a> and his second <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>After 1984's multistarrer <i><a href="/wiki/Raaj_Tilak" title="Raaj Tilak">Raaj Tilak</a></i>, Haasan appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Saagar_(film)" title="Saagar (film)">Saagar</a></i> (released 1985), winning the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor">Filmfare Best Actor Award</a> and nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor" title="Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor">Best Supporting Actor</a> award. The film was <a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_International_Feature_Film" title="List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film">India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar</a> in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-kamalawards_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kamalawards-22">&#91;21&#93;</a></sup> He left <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Bollywood</a> temporarily after <i><a href="/wiki/Geraftaar" title="Geraftaar">Geraftaar</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">&#91;27&#93;</a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Dekha_Pyar_Tumhara" title="Dekha Pyar Tumhara">Dekha Pyar Tumhara</a></i> to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman). </p><p>In 1986, Haasan produced the technically brilliant <i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(1986_Tamil_film)" title="Vikram (1986 Tamil film)">Vikram</a></i> and collaborated with <a href="/wiki/A._Kodandarami_Reddy" title="A. Kodandarami Reddy">Kodandarami Reddy</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Oka_Radha_Iddaru_Krishnulu" title="Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu">Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu</a></i> and then <a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Swathi_Muthyam" title="Swathi Muthyam">Swathi Muthyam</a></i>, playing an <a href="/wiki/Autism_spectrum" title="Autism spectrum">autistic</a> person who tries to change society and won him his second <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Nandi Award for Best Actor">Nandi Award for Best Actor</a>. it was India's entry for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_International_Feature_Film" title="Academy Award for Best International Feature Film">Best Foreign Language Film</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a> in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-kamalawards_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kamalawards-22">&#91;21&#93;</a></sup> These <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Tollywood</a> films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_love_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_love-29">&#91;28&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Following <i><a href="/wiki/Punnagai_Mannan" title="Punnagai Mannan">Punnagai Mannan</a></i> (in which he played two roles, including a satire of <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin" title="Charlie Chaplin">Charlie Chaplin</a> as Chaplin Chellappa) and <i><a href="/wiki/Kadhal_Parisu" title="Kadhal Parisu">Kadhal Parisu</a></i>, Haasan appeared in <a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a>'s 1987 film <i><a href="/wiki/Nayakan" title="Nayakan">Nayakan</a></i>. He received his second <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">Indian National Award</a> for his performance; <i>Nayakan</i> was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">&#91;29&#93;</a></sup> and is on the <a href="/wiki/Time%27s_All-Time_100_Movies" title="Time&#39;s All-Time 100 Movies">Time's All-Time 100 Movies</a> list.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">&#91;30&#93;</a></sup> Haasan appeared in his only <a href="/wiki/Silent_film" title="Silent film">silent film</a> to date: <i><a href="/wiki/Pushpaka_Vimana_(1987_film)" title="Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)">Pushpaka Vimana</a></i> (1987) a <a href="/wiki/Black_comedy" title="Black comedy">black comedy</a> film, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Kannada" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada">Filmfare Award</a> in Kannada.<sup id="cite_ref-kamalawards_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kamalawards-22">&#91;21&#93;</a></sup> In 1988 he appeared <i><a href="/wiki/Unnal_Mudiyum_Thambi" title="Unnal Mudiyum Thambi">Unnal Mudiyum Thambi</a></i>, Malayalam film <i><a href="/wiki/Daisy_(1988_film)" title="Daisy (1988 film)">Daisy</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Sathyaa" title="Sathyaa">Sathyaa</a></i> which were his own productions. Haasan's all four films of 1989 were major success, <i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Sagodharargal_(1989_film)" title="Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)">Apoorva Sagodharargal</a></i>, where he played a dwarf,<sup id="cite_ref-kamalawards_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kamalawards-22">&#91;21&#93;</a></sup> then <i><a href="/wiki/Chanakyan" title="Chanakyan">Chanakyan</a></i>, an original <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> film, later <i><a href="/wiki/Vettri_Vizhaa" title="Vettri Vizhaa">Vettri Vizhaa</a></i> (where he played an amnesiac) and finally Haasan played two parts in <i><a href="/wiki/Indrudu_Chandrudu" title="Indrudu Chandrudu">Indrudu Chandrudu</a></i>, winning the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Filmfare Best Actor</a> and won him his third <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Nandi Award for Best Actor">Nandi Award for Best Actor</a> for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_love_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_love-29">&#91;28&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">&#91;31&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">&#91;32&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="1990.E2.80.931998"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1990–1998">1990–1998</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: 1990–1998">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>In 1990, <i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Madana_Kama_Rajan" title="Michael Madana Kama Rajan">Michael Madana Kama Rajan</a></i> saw Haasan build on <i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Sagodharargal_(1989_film)" title="Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)">Apoorva Sagodharargal</a></i> by playing quadruplets. It began as a collaboration with writer <a href="/wiki/Crazy_Mohan" title="Crazy Mohan">Crazy Mohan</a> for future comedy films.<sup id="cite_ref-crazym_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crazym-34">&#91;33&#93;</a></sup> Haasan won successive <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Best Actor awards</a> for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in <i><a href="/wiki/Gunaa" title="Gunaa">Gunaa</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Thevar_Magan" title="Thevar Magan">Thevar Magan</a></i> (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's <i><a href="/wiki/Virasat_(1997_film)" title="Virasat (1997 film)">Virasat</a></i>). He was credited with the story for the latter. Haasan won his third <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Tamil" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil">National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil</a> as a producer for <i>Thevar Magan</i>. The film was India's submission for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a> that year. A series of films followed: <i><a href="/wiki/Singaravelan" title="Singaravelan">Singaravelan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Maharasan" title="Maharasan">Maharasan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kalaignan" title="Kalaignan">Kalaignan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mahanadhi_(film)" title="Mahanadhi (film)">Mahanadhi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nammavar" title="Nammavar">Nammavar</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Sathi_Leelavathi_(1995_film)" title="Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)">Sathi Leelavathi</a></i> Produced by Haasan, it featured himself alongside <a href="/wiki/Kannada_cinema" title="Kannada cinema">Kannada</a> actor <a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Aravind" title="Ramesh Aravind">Ramesh Aravind</a> and comedian <a href="/wiki/Kovai_Sarala" title="Kovai Sarala">Kovai Sarala</a>. Haasan resumed his collaboration with <a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> in the Telugu film, <i><a href="/wiki/Subha_Sankalpam" title="Subha Sankalpam">Subha Sankalpam</a></i>, and starred in the police story <i><a href="/wiki/Kuruthipunal_(film)" title="Kuruthipunal (film)">Kuruthipunal</a></i> (Tamil) simultaneously shot in Telugu as <i>Drohi</i> with <a href="/wiki/Arjun_Sarja" title="Arjun Sarja">Arjun Sarja</a> and won <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Filmfare Best Actor</a>. Haasan's success in the latter was followed by his third <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="National Film Award for Best Actor">National Film Award for Best Actor</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Indian_(1996_film)" title="Indian (1996 film)">Indian</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-natawards_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natawards-35">&#91;34&#93;</a></sup> Haasan also won <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor">Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil">Filmfare Best Actor</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Indian_(1996_film)" title="Indian (1996 film)">Indian</a></i>. The film was India's submission for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&#160;million per a film and which is the highest ever remuneration for any Indian hero then. In 1994, Haasan became the first actor to charge 15&#160;million per film. The highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 was Rajesh Khanna.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">&#91;35&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>After <i>Indian</i>, Haasan played a woman in the comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Avvai_Shanmughi" class="mw-redirect" title="Avvai Shanmughi">Avvai Shanmughi</a></i>, which was inspired by <i><a href="/wiki/Mrs._Doubtfire" title="Mrs. Doubtfire">Mrs. Doubtfire</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-aunty_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aunty-37">&#91;36&#93;</a></sup> He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct the Hindi remake of <i>Avvai Shanmughi</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Chachi_420" title="Chachi 420">Chachi 420</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Chachi_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chachi-38">&#91;37&#93;</a></sup> but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_Interview_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_Interview-39">&#91;38&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-direct_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-direct-40">&#91;39&#93;</a></sup> In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Yusuf_Khan" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammed Yusuf Khan">Mohammed Yusuf Khan</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Marudhanayagam" title="Marudhanayagam">Marudhanayagam</a></i>; a forty five minutes of film and a trailer was shot.<sup id="cite_ref-short_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-short-41">&#91;40&#93;</a></sup> <i>Marudhanayagam</i> was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian cinematic</a> history and his magnum opus; a number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth</a> during her 1997 visit to India.<sup id="cite_ref-queen_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-queen-42">&#91;41&#93;</a></sup> Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project.<sup id="cite_ref-ambition_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ambition-43">&#91;42&#93;</a></sup> In 1998, he appeared in <a href="/wiki/Singeetam_Srinivasa_Rao" title="Singeetam Srinivasa Rao">Singeetam Srinivasa Rao</a>'s romantic comedy, <i><a href="/wiki/Kaathala_Kaathala" title="Kaathala Kaathala">Kaathala Kaathala</a></i> opposite <a href="/wiki/Prabhu_Deva" title="Prabhu Deva">Prabhu Deva</a>. The film was a commercial success and was dubbed in Hindi as <i>Mirch Masala</i>, which was never released.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">&#91;43&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="2000.E2.80.932009"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="2000–2009">2000–2009</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: 2000–2009">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>After a two-year hiatus from <a href="/wiki/Indian_cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian cinema">Indian cinema</a>, Haasan decided against reviving <i><a href="/wiki/Marudhanayagam" title="Marudhanayagam">Marudhanayagam</a></i>. He directed his second film, <i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Ram" title="Hey Ram">Hey Ram</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Hram_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hram-45">&#91;44&#93;</a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Historical_drama" title="Historical drama">period</a> drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">partition of India</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Mahatma_Gandhi" title="Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi">assassination of Mahatma Gandhi</a>. Haasan produced and choreographed the film, writing its screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year.<sup id="cite_ref-ffg_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ffg-46">&#91;45&#93;</a></sup> <i>Hey Ram</i> was a box-office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Thenali" title="Thenali">Thenali</a></i> as a <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils" title="Sri Lankan Tamils">Sri Lankan Tamilian</a> with <a href="/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Posttraumatic stress disorder">PTSD</a> who is under a psychiatrist's care. <i>Thenali</i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_cinema" title="Malayalam cinema">Malayalam</a> actor <a href="/wiki/Jayaram" title="Jayaram">Jayaram</a>, was a box-office success. Haasan's next film was 2001's <i><a href="/wiki/Aalavandhan" title="Aalavandhan">Aalavandhan</a></i>, in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms. To play the other Army major in <i>Aalavandhan</i>, he went to the <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_Academy_(India)" title="National Defence Academy (India)">NDA</a> for a crash course.<sup id="cite_ref-madhu_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-madhu-47">&#91;46&#93;</a></sup> The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films.<sup id="cite_ref-Abhay_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abhay-48">&#91;47&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AbhayMusic_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AbhayMusic-49">&#91;48&#93;</a></sup> Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure.<sup id="cite_ref-lossesss_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lossesss-50">&#91;49&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>After a number of successful comedies<sup id="cite_ref-comedyhit_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-comedyhit-51">&#91;50&#93;</a></sup> including <i><a href="/wiki/Pammal_K._Sambandam" title="Pammal K. Sambandam">Pammal K. Sambandam</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Panchatanthiram" title="Panchatanthiram">Panchatanthiram</a></i> and guest appearances, Haasan directed <i><a href="/wiki/Virumaandi" title="Virumaandi">Virumaandi</a></i>, a film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the <a href="/wiki/Bucheon_International_Fantastic_Film_Festival" title="Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival">Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_Virumandi_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_Virumandi-52">&#91;51&#93;</a></sup> He also appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Anbe_Sivam" title="Anbe Sivam">Anbe Sivam</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/R._Madhavan" title="R. Madhavan">Madhavan</a>. <a href="/wiki/Priyadarshan" title="Priyadarshan">Priyadarshan</a>, its original director, left and <a href="/wiki/Sundar_C." title="Sundar C.">Sundar C.</a> completed the film. <i>Anbe Sivam</i> tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a></i> saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud".<sup id="cite_ref-anbesivam_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anbesivam-53">&#91;52&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>In 2004 Haasan appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Vasool_Raja_MBBS" title="Vasool Raja MBBS">Vasool Raja MBBS</a></i>, a remake of <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Bollywood</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Munna_Bhai_M.B.B.S." title="Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.">Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.</a></i>, with <a href="/wiki/Sneha_(actress)" title="Sneha (actress)">Sneha</a> which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Xpress" title="Mumbai Xpress">Mumbai Xpress</a></i>. Released during <a href="/wiki/Tamil_New_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil New Year">Tamil New Year</a>, it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. He appeared Kannada comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Rama_Shama_Bhama" title="Rama Shama Bhama">Rama Shama Bhama</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Aravind" title="Ramesh Aravind">Ramesh Aravind</a>. In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the stylish police story <i><a href="/wiki/Vettaiyaadu_Vilaiyaadu" title="Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu">Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu</a></i>, was a success. Directed by <a href="/wiki/Gautham_Vasudev_Menon" title="Gautham Vasudev Menon">Gautham Vasudev Menon</a>, the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's <i><a href="/wiki/Dasavathaaram" title="Dasavathaaram">Dasavathaaram</a></i>, he played ten roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. <i>Dasavathaaram</i>, written by Haasan and director <a href="/wiki/K._S._Ravikumar" title="K. S. Ravikumar">K. S. Ravikumar</a>, is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and <a href="/wiki/Asin" title="Asin">Asin</a> Thottumkal, it was the highest-grossing Tamil film (as of 2008<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>) and his performance was critically praised.<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu1_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu1-54">&#91;53&#93;</a></sup> In Canada, <i>Dasavathaaram</i> was the first Tamil film distributed by <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures" title="Walt Disney Pictures">Walt Disney Pictures</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">&#91;54&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>After <i>Dasavathaaram</i>, Haasan directed a film tentatively titled <i>Marmayogi</i>, which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Unnaipol_Oruvan_(2009_film)" title="Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)">Unnaipol Oruvan</a></i>, a remake of the Bollywood film <i><a href="/wiki/A_Wednesday!" title="A Wednesday!">A Wednesday</a></i>, where he reprised the role originally played by <a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> with Malayalam actor <a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> playing <a href="/wiki/Anupam_Kher" title="Anupam Kher">Anupam Kher</a>'s role.<sup id="cite_ref-UPOwriter_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UPOwriter-56">&#91;55&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UPO_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UPO-57">&#91;56&#93;</a></sup> It was released in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu</a> as <i>Eeenadu</i>, with <a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> reprising the role played by Kher.<sup id="cite_ref-eenadu_review_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eenadu_review-58">&#91;57&#93;</a></sup> Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.<sup id="cite_ref-eenadu_review_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eenadu_review-58">&#91;57&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ipos_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ipos-59">&#91;58&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="2010.E2.80.93present"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="2010–present">2010–present</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: 2010–present">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1033289096"/><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Controversial_issues_surrounding_Vishwaroopam" title="Controversial issues surrounding Vishwaroopam">Controversial issues surrounding Vishwaroopam</a></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Filming_of_Vishwaroopam.jpg" class="image"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Filming_of_Vishwaroopam.jpg/220px-Filming_of_Vishwaroopam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Filming_of_Vishwaroopam.jpg/330px-Filming_of_Vishwaroopam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Filming_of_Vishwaroopam.jpg/440px-Filming_of_Vishwaroopam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="389" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Filming_of_Vishwaroopam.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Filming of <i>Vishwaroopam</i></div></div></div> <p>Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in <i><a href="/wiki/Manmadan_Ambu" title="Manmadan Ambu">Manmadan Ambu</a></i>, for which he also wrote the screenplay. The story concerns a man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">&#91;59&#93;</a></sup> The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with <i>Behindwoods</i> calling it "an entertainer, but in parts"<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">&#91;60&#93;</a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Sify" title="Sify">Sify</a></i> saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences".<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">&#91;61&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Haasan's next film after <i>Manmadhan Ambu</i> was 2013's <i><a href="/wiki/Vishwaroopam" title="Vishwaroopam">Vishwaroopam</a></i>, released in Hindi as <i>Vishwaroop</i>. It won two <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Awards</a> (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at the <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards">60th National Film Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">&#91;62&#93;</a></sup> Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">&#91;63&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">&#91;64&#93;</a></sup> Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show <i>Vishwaroopam</i>, citing law and order problems. However, the film was released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. A mutual agreement with the Muslims of Tamil Nadu was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes. <i>Vishwaroopam</i> was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Tamil_films" title="List of highest-grossing Tamil films">highest-grossing Tamil film</a> of 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">&#91;65&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the <a href="/wiki/2014_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="2014 Cannes Film Festival">67th Cannes Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">&#91;66&#93;</a></sup> As of July 2014, he was working on three films: <i><a href="/wiki/Uttama_Villain" title="Uttama Villain">Uttama Villain</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Vishwaroopam_II" title="Vishwaroopam II">Vishwaroopam II</a></i>, the sequel of <i>Vishwaroopam</i><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">&#91;67&#93;</a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Papanasam_(film)" title="Papanasam (film)">Papanasam</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">&#91;68&#93;</a></sup> After 2 years of Vishwaroopam's release, <i><a href="/wiki/Uttama_Villain" title="Uttama Villain">Uttama Villain</a></i> was released on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, <i><a href="/wiki/Papanasam_(film)" title="Papanasam (film)">Papanasam</a></i> a Tamil remake of Malayalam film <i><a href="/wiki/Drishyam" title="Drishyam">Drishyam</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70">&#91;69&#93;</a></sup> was released with positive reviews and became a huge success<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71">&#91;70&#93;</a></sup> followed by the bi-lingual <i><a href="/wiki/Thoongaa_Vanam" title="Thoongaa Vanam">Thoongaa Vanam</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Cheekati_Rajyam" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheekati Rajyam">Cheekati Rajyam</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">&#91;71&#93;</a></sup> both doing moderate business. </p><p>He was set to reprise his role of Balram Naidu (a <a href="/wiki/Telugu_people" title="Telugu people">Telugu</a> <a href="/wiki/Research_and_Analysis_Wing" title="Research and Analysis Wing">RAW</a> Officer) from <i>Dasavathaaram</i> in a spin-off film directed by himself titled <i>Sabaash Naidu</i>. The film was to be made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi (as <i>Shabhash Kundu</i>). The film's release date has been delayed owing to Haasan's entry into politics, and he pledged that he focus on working on <i><a href="/wiki/Indian_2" title="Indian 2">Indian 2</a></i> instead.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">&#91;72&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>On 17 September 2020, director <a href="/wiki/Lokesh_Kanagaraj" title="Lokesh Kanagaraj">Lokesh Kanagaraj</a> announced through his Twitter handle that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in lead role with <a href="/wiki/Anirudh_Ravichander" title="Anirudh Ravichander">Anirudh</a> handling the music with the movie titled as <i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(2022_film)" title="Vikram (2022 film)">Vikram</a></i>. It was Kamal Hassan's 232nd film as an actor.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74">&#91;73&#93;</a></sup> The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was a huge commercial success grossing <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>442.45 crore</span> (US$55&#160;million) and went on to become the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Tamil_films_of_2022#Box_office_collection" title="List of Tamil films of 2022">highest-grossing Tamil film of the year</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Tamil_films" title="List of highest-grossing Tamil films">fourth highest-grossing Tamil film</a> of all time by beating the collections made by other Tamil films like <i><a href="/wiki/Beast_(2022_Indian_film)" title="Beast (2022 Indian film)">Beast</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Valimai" title="Valimai">Valimai</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Etharkkum_Thunindhavan" title="Etharkkum Thunindhavan">Etharkkum Thunindhavan</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Don_(2022_film)" title="Don (2022 film)">Don</a></i> etc.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">&#91;74&#93;</a></sup> The first single of <i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(2022_film)" title="Vikram (2022 film)">Vikram</a></i> titled "<a href="/wiki/Pathala_Pathala" title="Pathala Pathala">Pathala Pathala</a>" received several million views from Kamal Haasan's fans and was the most viewed song on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76">&#91;75&#93;</a></sup> The song also received praise for Kamal Haasan's dance performances which went viral. Despite facing controversies from the song, it became an instant hit.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77">&#91;76&#93;</a></sup> In August 2022, the filming for <i><a href="/wiki/Indian_2" title="Indian 2">Indian 2</a></i> resumed, after a break of almost an year. It is now scheduled for release in summer 2023. After <i>Indian 2</i>, he will be collaborating and reuniting with <a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Narayanan" title="Mahesh Narayanan">Mahesh Narayanan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> respectively, for his 233rd and 234th films.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78">&#91;77&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79">&#91;78&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80">&#91;79&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Off-screen_contributions">Off-screen contributions</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Off-screen contributions">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_Interview_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_Interview-39">&#91;38&#93;</a></sup> He has written many of his films, including <i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Paarvai" title="Raja Paarvai">Raja Paarvai</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Sagodharargal_(1989_film)" title="Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)">Apoorva Sagodharargal</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Madana_Kama_Rajan" title="Michael Madana Kama Rajan">Michael Madana Kama Rajan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thevar_Magan" title="Thevar Magan">Thevar Magan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mahanadhi_(film)" title="Mahanadhi (film)">Mahanadhi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Ram" title="Hey Ram">Hey Ram</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Aalavandhan" title="Aalavandhan">Aalavandhan</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Anbe_Sivam" title="Anbe Sivam">Anbe Sivam</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_(2003_film)" title="Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)">Nala Damayanthi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Virumaandi" title="Virumaandi">Virumaandi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dasavathaaram" title="Dasavathaaram">Dasavathaaram</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Manmadan_Ambu" title="Manmadan Ambu">Manmadan Ambu</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Vishwaroopam" title="Vishwaroopam">Vishwaroopam</a></i>. Haasan's production company (<a href="/wiki/Raaj_Kamal_Films_International" title="Raaj Kamal Films International">Raaj Kamal Films International</a>) has produced several of his films, and he directed <i><a href="/wiki/Chachi_420" title="Chachi 420">Chachi 420</a></i>, <i>Hey Ram</i>, <i>Virumaandi</i> and <i>Vishwaroopam</i>. He considered directing full-time if <i>Hey Ram</i> was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-Stardustpg2_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stardustpg2-81">&#91;80&#93;</a></sup> In his earlier career, he choreographed for <a href="/wiki/MGR" class="mw-redirect" title="MGR">MGR</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Naan_Yen_Pirandhen" title="Naan Yen Pirandhen">Naan Yen Pirandhen</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> in <i>Savaale Samaali</i> and <a href="/wiki/Jayalalithaa" class="mw-redirect" title="Jayalalithaa">Jayalalithaa</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Anbu_Thangai" title="Anbu Thangai">Anbu Thangai</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82">&#91;81&#93;</a></sup> In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become a technician and joked: "Film makers like <a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams".<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_Haasan_wanted_to_be_Technician_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_Haasan_wanted_to_be_Technician-83">&#91;82&#93;</a></sup> Haasan attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under <a href="/wiki/Michael_Westmore" title="Michael Westmore">Michael Westmore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Marudhunayagam_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marudhunayagam-84">&#91;83&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Haasan has written songs for his films. He wrote the lyrics for a single in <i>Hey Ram</i>, songs in <i>Virumaandi</i> and <i>Unnaipol Oruvan</i> and the album for <i>Manmadhan Ambu</i>. Haasan's musical work has been well received by his peers in Tamil film.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_writes_lyrics_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_writes_lyrics-85">&#91;84&#93;</a></sup> He is also a playback singer,<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_singer_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_singer-86">&#91;85&#93;</a></sup> singing in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> and English.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_English_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_English-87">&#91;86&#93;</a></sup> Haasan also wrote the lyrics for a song about the <a href="/wiki/Coronavirus" title="Coronavirus">Coronavirus</a> and released its music video, "Arivum Anbum". The album, composed by <a href="/wiki/Ghibran" title="Ghibran">Ghibran</a> and directed by Haasan, featured Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja and a number of other contemporary performers.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88">&#91;87&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89">&#91;88&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Haasan featured in a song 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to <a href="/wiki/Venmurasu" title="Venmurasu">Venmurasu</a>' composed by <a href="/wiki/Rajan_Somasundaram" title="Rajan Somasundaram">Rajan Somasundaram</a> and released by Director <a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> in honor of <a href="/wiki/Venmurasu" title="Venmurasu">Venmurasu</a>, the longest novel ever written in any language.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90">&#91;89&#93;</a></sup> Earlier, he has spoken in appreciation of <a href="/wiki/Venmurasu" title="Venmurasu">Venmurasu</a> and writer <a href="/wiki/Jeyamohan" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeyamohan">Jeyamohan</a> on Bigg Boss during his book recommendations.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91">&#91;90&#93;</a></sup> In 2022, Haasan was the lyricist and the playback singer for the song "Pathala Pathala" from Vikram.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92">&#91;91&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Bigg_Boss_Tamil">Bigg Boss Tamil</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Bigg Boss Tamil">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Haasan made his return on <a href="/wiki/Star_Vijay" title="Star Vijay">Star Vijay</a> TV, hosting the first season of <i><a href="/wiki/Bigg_Boss_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigg Boss Tamil">Bigg Boss Tamil</a></i> in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93">&#91;92&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94">&#91;93&#93;</a></sup> The show soon went onto become one of the most watched television series in Tamil Nadu and gained positive reviews among audience from season 1 onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95">&#91;94&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96">&#91;95&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97">&#91;96&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98">&#91;97&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99">&#91;98&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100">&#91;99&#93;</a></sup> Haasan also hosted the second season of <i><a href="/wiki/Bigg_Boss_Tamil_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigg Boss Tamil 2">Bigg Boss Tamil 2</a></i> which started its telecast on 17 June 2018,<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101">&#91;100&#93;</a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Bigg_Boss_Tamil_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigg Boss Tamil 3">Bigg Boss Tamil 3</a></i> which started its telecast on 23 June 2019<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102">&#91;101&#93;</a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Bigg_Boss_Tamil_4" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigg Boss Tamil 4">Bigg Boss Tamil 4</a> which started telecast on 4 October 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103">&#91;102&#93;</a></sup> He hosted <i><a href="/wiki/Bigg_Boss_(Tamil_season_5)" title="Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)">Bigg Boss Tamil 5</a></i> which started to telecast from 3 October 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104">&#91;103&#93;</a></sup> Then, now he is the host<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105">&#91;104&#93;</a></sup> to the <a href="/wiki/Bigg_Boss_Ultimate_(Season_1)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)">Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)</a> which is to be launched on <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B_Hotstar" title="Disney+ Hotstar">Disney+ Hotstar</a><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106">&#91;105&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107">&#91;106&#93;</a></sup> from 30 January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108">&#91;107&#93;</a></sup> He exited the show after the third week owing to scheduling conflicts with his film <i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(2022_film)" title="Vikram (2022 film)">Vikram</a></i>. Later, <a href="/wiki/Silambarasan" title="Silambarasan">Silambarasan</a> replaced him as the host from week 4 onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109">&#91;108&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110">&#91;109&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span id="KH_House_of_Khaddar_.28KHHK.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="KH_House_of_Khaddar_(KHHK)">KH House of Khaddar (KHHK)</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: KH House of Khaddar (KHHK)">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Kamal Haasan launched his personal fashion line brand called KH House of Khaddar (KHHK).<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111">&#91;110&#93;</a></sup> of Film as Killer in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dhamaka_(2022)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Dhamaka (2022) (page does not exist)">Dhamaka (2022)</a> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Family">Family</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Family">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Haasan was born into a <a href="/wiki/Tamils" title="Tamils">Tamil</a> Iyengar family<sup id="cite_ref-indiatimes1_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indiatimes1-112">&#91;111&#93;</a></sup> in the town of <a href="/wiki/Paramakudi" title="Paramakudi">Paramakudi</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram" title="Ramanathapuram">Ramanathapuram</a> district of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, to criminal defence lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, a housewife.<sup id="cite_ref-father_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-father-113">&#91;112&#93;</a></sup> During 2013 his daughter <a href="/wiki/Shruti_Haasan" title="Shruti Haasan">Shruti Haasan</a> appeared on an episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Neengalum_Vellalam_Oru_Kodi" title="Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi">Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi</a></i>, where "phone a friend" option is availed to Shruti and when she called her father Kamal, he stated that his parents named him Parthasarathy before he was called as Kamal Haasan and his mother always used to call him by that name.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114">&#91;113&#93;</a></sup> In an interview with <a href="/wiki/Karan_Thapar" title="Karan Thapar">Karan Thapar</a>, Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are <a href="/wiki/Charuhasan" title="Charuhasan">Charuhasan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chandrahasan" title="Chandrahasan">Chandrahasan</a> and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law.<sup id="cite_ref-yaakob_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yaakob-115">&#91;114&#93;</a></sup> Haasan continued his education in Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116">&#91;115&#93;</a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Hindu_Higher_Secondary_School" title="Hindu Higher Secondary School">Hindu Higher Secondary School</a> in Madras (now <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>Haasan has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably <i>Unnaipol Oruvan</i> and in the song "<a href="/wiki/Kallai_Mattum" class="mw-redirect" title="Kallai Mattum">Kallai Mattum</a>" in <i><a href="/wiki/Dasavathaaram" title="Dasavathaaram">Dasavathaaram</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-familfy_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-familfy-117">&#91;116&#93;</a></sup> His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Haasan, is a <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award (India)">National Film Award</a>-winning actor who appeared in the <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Tabarana_Kathe" title="Tabarana Kathe">Tabarana Kathe</a></i>. Charuhasan's daughter <a href="/wiki/Suhasini_Mani_Ratnam" class="mw-redirect" title="Suhasini Mani Ratnam">Suhasini</a> is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) <a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a>, who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's <i>Nayakan</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-maniy_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maniy-118">&#91;117&#93;</a></sup> Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films and was an executive with <a href="/wiki/Raaj_Kamal_Films_International" title="Raaj Kamal Films International">Raaj Kamal Films International</a>, he died in March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119">&#91;118&#93;</a></sup> Chandrahasan's daughter <a href="/wiki/Anu_Hasan" title="Anu Hasan">Anu Hasan</a> has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's <i><a href="/wiki/Indira_(film)" title="Indira (film)">Indira</a></i>. Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal).<sup id="cite_ref-sistyer_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sistyer-120">&#91;119&#93;</a></sup> Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in "Hey Ram". </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Relationships">Relationships</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Relationships">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Kamal_Haasan_with_Akshara_%26Shruti_Haasan_at_Alice_in_wonderland_premiere.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Haasan in white, next to daughters Shruti and Akshara, dressed in black" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kamal_Haasan_with_Akshara_%26Shruti_Haasan_at_Alice_in_wonderland_premiere.jpg/220px-Kamal_Haasan_with_Akshara_%26Shruti_Haasan_at_Alice_in_wonderland_premiere.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kamal_Haasan_with_Akshara_%26Shruti_Haasan_at_Alice_in_wonderland_premiere.jpg/330px-Kamal_Haasan_with_Akshara_%26Shruti_Haasan_at_Alice_in_wonderland_premiere.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kamal_Haasan_with_Akshara_%26Shruti_Haasan_at_Alice_in_wonderland_premiere.jpg/440px-Kamal_Haasan_with_Akshara_%26Shruti_Haasan_at_Alice_in_wonderland_premiere.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="439" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Kamal_Haasan_with_Akshara_%26Shruti_Haasan_at_Alice_in_wonderland_premiere.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Haasan with daughters <a href="/wiki/Shruti_Haasan" title="Shruti Haasan">Shruti</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Akshara_Haasan" title="Akshara Haasan">Akshara</a> (right)</div></div></div> <p>In 1978, at age 24, Haasan married dancer <a href="/wiki/Vani_Ganapathy" title="Vani Ganapathy">Vani Ganapathy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal-vani_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal-vani-121">&#91;120&#93;</a></sup> She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Melnaattu_Marumagal" title="Melnaattu Marumagal">Melnaattu Marumagal</a></i>. After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>Haasan and actress <a href="/wiki/Sarika" title="Sarika">Sarika</a> began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, <a href="/wiki/Shruti_Haasan" title="Shruti Haasan">Shruti</a> (born 1986). Shruti is a singer and a <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Tollywood</a>-<a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Kollywood</a> actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991), was <a href="/wiki/Assistant_director" title="Assistant director">assistant director</a> for 2013's <i>Vishwaroopam</i> and actress for 2019's <i><a href="/wiki/Kadaram_Kondan" title="Kadaram Kondan">Kadaram Kondan</a></i>. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Ram" title="Hey Ram">Hey Ram</a></i> and won the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="National Film Award for Best Costume Design">National Film Award for Best Costume Designer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47thaward_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47thaward-122">&#91;121&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47thawardPDF_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47thawardPDF-123">&#91;122&#93;</a></sup> In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-sarika_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sarika-124">&#91;123&#93;</a></sup> After their divorce, Sarika acted in movies and TV serials, winning the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="National Film Award for Best Actress">National Film Award for Best Actress</a> for the 2005 film <i><a href="/wiki/Parzania" title="Parzania">Parzania</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>From 2005 until 2016, Haasan was in a relationship with actress <a href="/wiki/Gautami" title="Gautami">Gautami</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup>, his frequent co-star during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gautami had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him<sup id="cite_ref-IT_Gautami_split_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IT_Gautami_split-125">&#91;124&#93;</a></sup> writing, "It is heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life."<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126">&#91;125&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with <a href="/wiki/Srividya" title="Srividya">Srividya</a>. Haasan visited <a href="/wiki/Srividya" title="Srividya">Srividya</a> on her deathbed in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-srividya_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srividya-127">&#91;126&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Views"><span class="anchor" id="Religious_views"></span><span class="anchor" id="Political_views"></span>Views</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Views">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Haasan is an atheist.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128">&#91;127&#93;</a></sup> He has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the theme in his films like <i><a href="/wiki/Anbe_Sivam" title="Anbe Sivam">Anbe Sivam</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Dasavathaaram" title="Dasavathaaram">Dasavathaaram</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-rediffreview_129-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rediffreview-129">&#91;128&#93;</a></sup> He was mistaken to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied <a href="/wiki/United_States_border_preclearance" title="United States border preclearance">preclearance</a> to travel to the United States by <a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">Customs and Border Protection</a> authorities at <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Pearson_International_Airport" title="Toronto Pearson International Airport">Toronto Pearson International Airport</a> in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-islamname_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-islamname-130">&#91;129&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>In Sanskrit <i>Kamal</i> means "lotus", but it was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with <a href="/wiki/Karan_Thapar" title="Karan Thapar">Karan Thapar</a>, Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word <i>hasya</i>, and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story".<sup id="cite_ref-yaakob_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yaakob-115">&#91;114&#93;</a></sup> Haasan is considered <a href="/wiki/Left-leaning" class="mw-redirect" title="Left-leaning">left-leaning</a> or <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a>. Although he initially abstained from politics, he entered regional politics in Tamil Nadu in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_red_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_red-131">&#91;130&#93;</a></sup> He also said that his entering politics would result in his death within a year.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamalpolitics_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamalpolitics-132">&#91;131&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Filmography">Filmography</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: Filmography">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1033289096"/><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan_filmography" title="Kamal Haasan filmography">Kamal Haasan filmography</a></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Humanitarian_work">Humanitarian work</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: Humanitarian work">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/wiki/File:M.B._Nirmal_with_Kamal_Haasan.JPG" class="image"><img alt="Man with jacket standing with smiling, bespectacled younger man" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/M.B._Nirmal_with_Kamal_Haasan.JPG/200px-M.B._Nirmal_with_Kamal_Haasan.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/M.B._Nirmal_with_Kamal_Haasan.JPG/300px-M.B._Nirmal_with_Kamal_Haasan.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/M.B._Nirmal_with_Kamal_Haasan.JPG 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="233" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:M.B._Nirmal_with_Kamal_Haasan.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Haasan with social activist <a href="/wiki/M._B._Nirmal" title="M. B. Nirmal">M. B. Nirmal</a> (right) in Chennai</div></div></div> <p>Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_clubs_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_clubs-133">&#91;132&#93;</a></sup> and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name <i>Kamal Narpani Iyakkam</i> (Kamal Welfare Association).<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_Narpani_Iyakkam_134-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_Narpani_Iyakkam-134">&#91;133&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-I_believe_in_excellence_135-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I_believe_in_excellence-135">&#91;134&#93;</a></sup> His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_eyedonation_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_eyedonation-136">&#91;135&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_Haasan_helps_30000_students_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_Haasan_helps_30000_students-137">&#91;136&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kamaldonates_138-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamaldonates-138">&#91;137&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-awards_139-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-awards-139">&#91;138&#93;</a></sup> He was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage for <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS" title="HIV/AIDS">HIV/AIDS</a>-affected children.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_Hasan_supports_cause_of_Aids_affected_kids!_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_Hasan_supports_cause_of_Aids_affected_kids!-140">&#91;139&#93;</a></sup> In September 2010 Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at <a href="/wiki/Sri_Ramachandra_Medical_College_and_Research_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute">Sri Ramachandra University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Porur" title="Porur">Porur</a>, Chennai.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_does_it_again_141-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_does_it_again-141">&#91;140&#93;</a></sup> He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_pledges_support_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_pledges_support-142">&#91;141&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_in_Ads_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_in_Ads-143">&#91;142&#93;</a></sup> Haasan, along with his partner <a href="/wiki/Gautami" title="Gautami">Gautami</a>, won <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>&#160;5&#160;million on <i><a href="/wiki/Neengalum_Vellalam_Oru_Kodi" title="Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi">Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi</a></i> in March 2013 and donated the prize money to <i>Petral Thaan Pillaya</i>, a <a href="/wiki/Nonprofit_organization" title="Nonprofit organization">nonprofit organization</a> supporting cancer patients.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144">&#91;143&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the <a href="/wiki/Swachh_Bharat" class="mw-redirect" title="Swachh Bharat">Swachh Bharat</a> campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the <a href="/wiki/Environmentalist_Foundation_of_India" title="Environmentalist Foundation of India">Environmentalist Foundation of India</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Arun_Krishnamurthy" title="Arun Krishnamurthy">Arun Krishnamurthy</a> on 7 November 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145">&#91;144&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146">&#91;145&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Haasan endorsed <a href="/wiki/Pothys" title="Pothys">Pothys</a> for the first time in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147">&#91;146&#93;</a></sup> His daughter, Shruti has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Haasan has stated that should he ever act in commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148">&#91;147&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Writings"><span class="anchor" id="Literary_contributions"></span>Writings</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=19" title="Edit section: Writings">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Haasan publishes the magazine <i>Mayyam</i>, by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association (<i>Narpani Iyakkam</i>).His views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as <i>Thedi Theerpom Va</i> (<i>Come, Let's Find and Solve</i>) by his fan club.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal&#39;s_Mayyam_149-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal&#39;s_Mayyam-149">&#91;148&#93;</a></sup> He is also interested in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_literature" title="Tamil literature">Tamil literature</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamalpoems_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamalpoems-150">&#91;149&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kamalwriter_151-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamalwriter-151">&#91;150&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Political_career">Political career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20" title="Edit section: Political career">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>He formed the centrist party <a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</a> (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours with a white star at its centre in a black background. Haasan began his political journey from late President <a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a>'s residence and his memorial at <a href="/wiki/Rameswaram" title="Rameswaram">Rameswaram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-political_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-political-10">&#91;9&#93;</a></sup> His party contested in 37 seats in <a href="/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election" title="2019 Indian general election">2019 Indian general election</a> and lost. Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested).<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152">&#91;151&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>He unsuccessfully contested the <a href="/wiki/2021_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a> from <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_South_(state_assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coimbatore South (state assembly constituency)">Coimbatore South</a> and lost to <a href="/wiki/BJP_Mahila_Morcha" title="BJP Mahila Morcha">BJP Mahila Morcha</a> President <a href="/wiki/Vanathi_Srinivasan" title="Vanathi Srinivasan">Vanathi Srinivasan</a> by a narrow margin.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153">&#91;152&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections_contested">Elections contested</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=21" title="Edit section: Elections contested">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Election </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Vote&#160;% </th> <th width="100">Opposition Candidate </th> <th width="70">Opposition Party </th> <th width="70">Opposition vote </th></tr> <tr style="background:#FFA07A;"> <td bgcolor="FFA07A"><a href="/wiki/2021_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_South_Assembly_constituency" title="Coimbatore South Assembly constituency">Coimbatore South</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">MNM</a></td> <td>Lost</td> <td>33.26%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanathi_Srinivasan" title="Vanathi Srinivasan">Vanathi Srinivasan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td> <td>34.38% </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Awards_and_honours">Awards and honours</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=22" title="Edit section: Awards and honours">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1033289096"/><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Kamal_Haasan" title="List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan">List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan</a></div> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Kamal_Haasan_interviews_Ang_Lee.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Ang Lee, a grey-haired man, looking at Haasan (who is speaking)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Kamal_Haasan_interviews_Ang_Lee.jpg/220px-Kamal_Haasan_interviews_Ang_Lee.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="126" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Kamal_Haasan_interviews_Ang_Lee.jpg/330px-Kamal_Haasan_interviews_Ang_Lee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Kamal_Haasan_interviews_Ang_Lee.jpg/440px-Kamal_Haasan_interviews_Ang_Lee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="335" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Kamal_Haasan_interviews_Ang_Lee.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Haasan with <a href="/wiki/Ang_Lee" title="Ang Lee">Ang Lee</a></div></div></div> <p>Haasan received, in 1990, the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>, and, in 2014, the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> for his contributions to <a href="/wiki/Indian_cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian cinema">Indian cinema</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154">&#91;153&#93;</a></sup> At age six, he won the President's Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, <i><a href="/wiki/Kalathur_Kannamma" title="Kalathur Kannamma">Kalathur Kannamma</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155">&#91;154&#93;</a></sup> He is tied with <a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Tamil" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil">National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil</a> for producing the 1992 Tamil film, <i><a href="/wiki/Thevar_Magan" title="Thevar Magan">Thevar Magan</a></i>. He has a record 19 <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards" title="Filmfare Awards">Filmfare Awards</a> in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.<sup id="cite_ref-awards_139-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-awards-139">&#91;138&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156">&#91;155&#93;</a></sup> In 2003, his films <i>Hey Ram</i>, <i>Pushpak</i>, <i>Nayakan</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Kuruthipunal_(film)" title="Kuruthipunal (film)">Kuruthipunal</a></i> were showcased in the "Director in Focus" category at the <a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_Rotterdam" title="International Film Festival Rotterdam">Rotterdam Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-KamalFilmFest_157-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KamalFilmFest-157">&#91;156&#93;</a></sup> In 2004, <i><a href="/wiki/Virumaandi" title="Virumaandi">Virumaandi</a></i> won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the <a href="/wiki/Puchon_International_Fantastic_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival">Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival</a> (PiFan).<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_Virumandi_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_Virumandi-52">&#91;51&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-KamalFilmFest_157-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KamalFilmFest-157">&#91;156&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, <a href="/wiki/Sathyabama_Deemed_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Sathyabama Deemed University">Sathyabama Deemed University</a> awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate.<sup id="cite_ref-Dr_Kamal_158-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr_Kamal-158">&#91;157&#93;</a></sup> He received the <a href="/wiki/Chevalier_Sivaji_Ganesan_Award_for_Excellence_in_Indian_Cinema" title="Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema">Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema</a> at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-Chevalier_awards_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chevalier_awards-159">&#91;158&#93;</a></sup> He received the Living Legend Award in 2007 from <a href="/wiki/FICCI" class="mw-redirect" title="FICCI">FICCI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FICCI_Living_Legend_Award_160-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FICCI_Living_Legend_Award-160">&#91;159&#93;</a></sup> In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister <a href="/wiki/Ambika_Soni" title="Ambika Soni">Ambika Soni</a> said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers.<sup id="cite_ref-Retrospective_of_Kamal_films_161-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retrospective_of_Kamal_films-161">&#91;160&#93;</a></sup> That year, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Kerala" title="Government of Kerala">government of Kerala</a> honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide <a href="/wiki/Onam" title="Onam">Onam</a> celebrations in <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kerala_honours_Kamal_162-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kerala_honours_Kamal-162">&#91;161&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Haasan received the <a href="/wiki/Kalaimamani" title="Kalaimamani">Kalaimamani</a> Award from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">government of Tamil Nadu</a> in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-kalaimamani_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kalaimamani-163">&#91;162&#93;</a></sup> Other honours include <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Awards">Tamil Nadu State Film Awards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Screen_Awards" title="Screen Awards">Screen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Awards" title="Vijay Awards">Vijay Awards</a>, including four awards for his performance in <i><a href="/wiki/Dasavathaaram" title="Dasavathaaram">Dasavathaaram</a></i>. In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_FICCI_164-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_FICCI-164">&#91;163&#93;</a></sup> He is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media),<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_ISFM_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_ISFM-165">&#91;164&#93;</a></sup> and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US.<sup id="cite_ref-Kamal_Ship_166-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal_Ship-166">&#91;165&#93;</a></sup> In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film &amp; TV Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167">&#91;166&#93;</a></sup> He is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the <i><a href="/wiki/Limca_Book_of_Records" title="Limca Book of Records">Limca Book of Records</a></i> in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168">&#91;167&#93;</a></sup> Recently honoured with <a href="/wiki/S._S._Vasan" title="S. S. Vasan">S. S. Vasan</a> Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by <a href="/wiki/Ananda_Vikatan" title="Ananda Vikatan">Ananda Vikatan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169">&#91;168&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Public_perception">Public perception</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=23" title="Edit section: Public perception">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajinikanth_and_Kamal_Haasan_at_audio_release_of_Shamitabh.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Rajinikanth_and_Kamal_Haasan_at_audio_release_of_Shamitabh.jpg/220px-Rajinikanth_and_Kamal_Haasan_at_audio_release_of_Shamitabh.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="thumbimage" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Rajinikanth_and_Kamal_Haasan_at_audio_release_of_Shamitabh.jpg/330px-Rajinikanth_and_Kamal_Haasan_at_audio_release_of_Shamitabh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Rajinikanth_and_Kamal_Haasan_at_audio_release_of_Shamitabh.jpg/440px-Rajinikanth_and_Kamal_Haasan_at_audio_release_of_Shamitabh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="489" data-file-height="318" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajinikanth_and_Kamal_Haasan_at_audio_release_of_Shamitabh.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Haasan with <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rajinikanth</a></div></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Mani_Ratnam" title="Mani Ratnam">Mani Ratnam</a> who directed Haasan in <i>Nayakan</i>, has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can.<sup id="cite_ref-Mani_Ratnam_on_Kamal_170-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mani_Ratnam_on_Kamal-170">&#91;169&#93;</a></sup> Veteran Tamil actor <a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a> called Haasan the best actor he had ever seen.<sup id="cite_ref-Nagesh_on_Kamal_171-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nagesh_on_Kamal-171">&#91;170&#93;</a></sup> His contributions to the film industry have been praised by his contemporaries, including <a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prithviraj_Sukumaran" title="Prithviraj Sukumaran">Prithviraj Sukumaran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sridevi" title="Sridevi">Sridevi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shah_Rukh_Khan" title="Shah Rukh Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aamir_Khan" title="Aamir Khan">Aamir Khan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sridevi_172-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sridevi-172">&#91;171&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173">&#91;172&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Aamir_on_Kamal_174-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aamir_on_Kamal-174">&#91;173&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MLal_on_Kamal_175-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLal_on_Kamal-175">&#91;174&#93;</a></sup> Younger generation actors (<a href="/wiki/Suriya" title="Suriya">Suriya</a> and <a href="/wiki/R._Madhavan" title="R. Madhavan">Madhavan</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Surya_on_Kamal_176-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Surya_on_Kamal-176">&#91;175&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kamal&#39;s_advise_to_Surya_177-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kamal&#39;s_advise_to_Surya-177">&#91;176&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Maddy_on_Kamal_178-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maddy_on_Kamal-178">&#91;177&#93;</a></sup> and filmmakers (<a href="/wiki/Bala_(director)" title="Bala (director)">Bala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ameer_(director)" title="Ameer (director)">Ameer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gautham_Vasudev_Menon" title="Gautham Vasudev Menon">Gautham Menon</a>) have been inspired by him.<sup id="cite_ref-Bala_says_Anbe_Sivam_inspired_him_179-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bala_says_Anbe_Sivam_inspired_him-179">&#91;178&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ameer_on_Kamal_180-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ameer_on_Kamal-180">&#91;179&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gautham_181-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gautham-181">&#91;180&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gautham_on_Kamal_182-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gautham_on_Kamal-182">&#91;181&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic",<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183">&#91;182&#93;</a></sup> and Ang Lee said he was stunned by his brilliance and knowledge of films.<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184">&#91;183&#93;</a></sup> Some of his films were inspiration for some Hollywood films.<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185">&#91;184&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186">&#91;185&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>'The Week', in its 13 September 1992 edition, reported that Chiranjeevi charged Rs. 12.5&#160;million per film, which was the highest remuneration for an Indian actor at the time. In 1994, Haasan became the first Indian actor to charge 15&#160;million per film.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>In 2015, Haasan was criticised by the-then Tamil Nadu Finance Minister <a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a>, who stated that Haasan was "confused" and had "blabbered", unaware of the ground reality for his statement on the government's response to rain relief efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187">&#91;186&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188">&#91;187&#93;</a></sup> Haasan was also criticised by <i>Nayakan</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;s</span> producer Muktha Srinivasan for his article in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a></i> taking unnecessary credit for that film.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189">&#91;188&#93;</a></sup> </p><p>Haasan has been accused of self-indulgence,<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190">&#91;189&#93;</a></sup> and has been criticised for sexually explicit scenes and themes, offending religious sentiments and superficiality on social issues depicted in his films.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191">&#91;190&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192">&#91;191&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193">&#91;192&#93;</a></sup> There have also been complaints about his obsession with perfection, which may have caused some of his films to <a href="/wiki/Cost_overrun" title="Cost overrun">run over budget</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Curse_of_talent_194-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Curse_of_talent-194">&#91;193&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195">&#91;194&#93;</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196">&#91;195&#93;</a></sup> In November 2017, Haasan said that right-wing Hindus have started employing extremism to propagate their communal agenda.<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197">&#91;196&#93;</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajinikanth&amp;action=edit&amp;section=24" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan%27s_unrealized_projects" title="Kamal Haasan&#39;s unrealized projects">Kamal Haasan's unrealized projects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raaj_Kamal_Films_International" title="Raaj Kamal Films International">Raaj Kamal Films International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_Indian_film_families#Haasan_family" title="List of South Indian film families">Haasan family</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notes">Notes</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Times+of+India&amp;rft.atitle=Vikram+surpasses+Beast+Day+2+collection&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fm.timesofindia.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fbox-office%2Fvikram-box-office-collection-day-8-kamal-haasans-action-entertainer-gets-a-powerful-start-to-the-second-week%2Famp_articleshow%2F92140895.cms&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARajinikanth" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/may/12/vikram-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-for-taking-on-union-government-31446.html">"Vikram: Complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's Pathala Pathala for taking on Union Government"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Cinema_Express" title="Cinema Express">Cinema Express</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Cinema+Express&amp;rft.atitle=Vikram%3A+Complaint+filed+against+Kamal+Haasan%27s+Pathala+Pathala+for+taking+on+Union+Government&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemaexpress.com%2Ftamil%2Fnews%2F2022%2Fmay%2F12%2Fvikram-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-for-taking-on-union-government-31446.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARajinikanth" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/police-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-song/articleshow/91534472.cms">"Police complaint filed against Kamal Haasan's 'Pathala Pathala' song"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&amp;rft.atitle=Police+complaint+filed+against+Kamal+Haasan%27s+%27Pathala+Pathala%27+song&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fpolice-complaint-filed-against-kamal-haasans-pathala-pathala-song%2Farticleshow%2F91534472.cms&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARajinikanth" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasans-next-is-with-director-mahesh-narayanan/articleshow/92000035.cms">"Kamal Haasan's next is with director Mahesh Narayanan"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Times+of+India&amp;rft.atitle=Kamal+Haasan%27s+next+is+with+director+Mahesh+Narayanan&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftamil%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Fkamal-haasans-next-is-with-director-mahesh-narayanan%2Farticleshow%2F92000035.cms&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARajinikanth" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kamal-haasan-to-join-hands-with-pa-ranjith-for-madurai-based-rural-film-exciting-combo-1950080-2022-05-16">"Kamal Haasan to join hands with Pa Ranjith for Madurai-based rural film. Exciting combo!"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Kamal+Haasan+to+join+hands+with+Pa+Ranjith+for+Madurai-based+rural+film.+Exciting+combo%21&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Fmovies%2Fregional-cinema%2Fstory%2Fkamal-haasan-to-join-hands-with-pa-ranjith-for-madurai-based-rural-film-exciting-combo-1950080-2022-05-16&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARajinikanth" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indian-2-shooting-to-resume-only-after-vikram-and-rc15-are-wrapped-up/amp_articleshow/89748531.cms">"Indian 2 shooting to resume only after Vikram and RC15 are wrapped up"</a>. <i>Times Of India</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm">the original</a> on 11 November 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/25/stories/2006082502240100.htm">the original</a> on 11 November 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">As screenwriter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Paarvai" title="Raja Paarvai">Raja Paarvai / Amavasya Chandrudu</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(1986_Tamil_film)" title="Vikram (1986 Tamil film)">Vikram</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Sagodharargal_(1989_film)" title="Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)">Apoorva Sagodharargal</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Madana_Kama_Rajan" title="Michael Madana Kama Rajan">Michael Madana Kama Rajan</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thevar_Magan" title="Thevar Magan">Thevar Magan</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mahanadhi_(film)" title="Mahanadhi (film)">Mahanadhi</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nammavar" title="Nammavar">Nammavar</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kuruthipunal_(film)" title="Kuruthipunal (film)">Kuruthipunal / Drohi</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaathala_Kaathala" title="Kaathala Kaathala">Kaathala Kaathala</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aalavandhan" title="Aalavandhan">Aalavandhan / Abhay</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panchatanthiram" title="Panchatanthiram">Panchatanthiram</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anbe_Sivam" title="Anbe Sivam">Anbe Sivam</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_(2003_film)" title="Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)">Nala Damayanthi</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Xpress" title="Mumbai Xpress">Mumbai Xpress</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dasavathaaram" title="Dasavathaaram">Dasavathaaram</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manmadan_Ambu" title="Manmadan Ambu">Manmadan Ambu</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uttama_Villain" title="Uttama Villain">Uttama Villain</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thoongaa_Vanam" title="Thoongaa Vanam">Thoongaa Vanam / Cheekati Rajyam</a></i> (2015)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bigg_Boss_(Tamil_TV_series)" title="Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series)">Bigg Boss</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marudhanayagam" title="Marudhanayagam">Marudhanayagam</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raaj_Kamal_Films_International" title="Raaj Kamal Films International">Raaj Kamal Films International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shruti_Haasan" title="Shruti Haasan">Shruti Haasan</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akshara_Haasan" title="Akshara Haasan">Akshara Haasan</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charuhasan" title="Charuhasan">Charuhasan</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrahasan" title="Chandrahasan">Chandrahasan</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._Shanmugam" title="T. K. Shanmugam">T. K. Shanmugam</a> (mentor)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (mentor)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ananthu_(screenwriter)" title="Ananthu (screenwriter)">Ananthu</a> (mentor)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1061467846"/></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_Kamal_Haasan" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Awards_for_Kamal_Haasan" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Kamal_Haasan" title="List of awards and nominations received by Kamal Haasan">Awards for Kamal Haasan</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-size:114%"><div style="padding:0px"> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1061467846"/></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Recipients_of_Padma_Shri_in_Art" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1063604349"/><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Padma_Shri_Award_Recipients_in_Art" title="Template:Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art"><abbr title="View this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Padma_Shri_Award_Recipients_in_Art" title="Template talk:Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Padma_Shri_Award_Recipients_in_Art&amp;action=edit"><abbr title="Edit this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Recipients_of_Padma_Shri_in_Art" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Recipients of <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> in Art</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Omkarnath_Thakur" title="Omkarnath Thakur">Omkarnath Thakur</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sthanam_Narasimha_Rao" title="Sthanam Narasimha Rao">Sthanam Narasimha Rao</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_Khastgir" title="Sudhir Khastgir">Sudhir Khastgir</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwaram_Venkataswamy_Naidu" title="Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu">Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debaki_Bose" title="Debaki Bose">Debaki Bose</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shambhu_Maharaj" title="Shambhu Maharaj">Shambhu Maharaj</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nargis" title="Nargis">Nargis</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devika_Rani" title="Devika Rani">Devika Rani</a> (1958)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Hebbar" title="K. K. Hebbar">K. K. Hebbar</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan" title="Bismillah Khan">Bismillah Khan</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Krishna_Phadke" title="Raghunath Krishna Phadke">Raghunath Krishna Phadke</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehboob_Khan" title="Mehboob Khan">Mehboob Khan</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melville_de_Mellow" title="Melville de Mellow">Melville de Mellow</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayak_Pandurang_Karmarkar" title="Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar">Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adi_Pherozeshah_Marzban" title="Adi Pherozeshah Marzban">Adi Pherozeshah Marzban</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Sorcar" title="P. C. Sorcar">P. C. Sorcar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guru_Kunchu_Kurup" title="Guru Kunchu Kurup">Guru Kunchu Kurup</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Nagayya" title="V. Nagayya">V. Nagayya</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravishankar_Raval" title="Ravishankar Raval">Ravishankar Raval</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinalini_Sarabhai" title="Mrinalini Sarabhai">Mrinalini Sarabhai</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._F._Husain" title="M. F. Husain">M. F. Husain</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumitra_Charat_Ram" title="Sumitra Charat Ram">Sumitra Charat Ram</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Bhanumathi" title="P. Bhanumathi">P. Bhanumathi</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daji_Bhatawadekar" title="Daji Bhatawadekar">Daji Bhatawadekar</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Desai" title="Vasant Desai">Vasant Desai</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddheshwari_Devi" title="Siddheshwari Devi">Siddheshwari Devi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashadhar_Mukherjee" title="Sashadhar Mukherjee">Sashadhar Mukherjee</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinjamuri_Venkata_Lakshmi_Narasimha_Rao" title="Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao">Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Acharekar" title="M. R. Acharekar">M. R. Acharekar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begum_Akhtar" title="Begum Akhtar">Begum Akhtar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharan_Rani_Backliwal" title="Sharan Rani Backliwal">Sharan Rani Backliwal</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikhil_Banerjee" title="Nikhil Banerjee">Nikhil Banerjee</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Khote" title="Durga Khote">Durga Khote</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy" title="Yamini Krishnamurthy">Yamini Krishnamurthy</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayodhya_Prasad" title="Ayodhya Prasad">Ayodhya Prasad</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Lal_Samar" title="Devi Lal Samar">Devi Lal Samar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala">Vyjayanthimala</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Ahmad_Abbas" title="Khwaja Ahmad Abbas">Khwaja Ahmad Abbas</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Abraham_Cheulkar" title="David Abraham Cheulkar">David Abraham Cheulkar</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Bendre" title="N. S. Bendre">N. S. Bendre</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indrani_Rahman" title="Indrani Rahman">Indrani Rahman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balraj_Sahni" title="Balraj Sahni">Balraj Sahni</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._N._Swamy_(artist)" title="S. N. Swamy (artist)">S. N. Swamy (artist)</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Bose" title="Sukumar Bose">Sukumar Bose</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Dhawan" title="Prem Dhawan">Prem Dhawan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratna_Fabri" title="Ratna Fabri">Ratna Fabri</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak" title="Ritwik Ghatak">Ritwik Ghatak</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damayanti_Joshi" title="Damayanti Joshi">Damayanti Joshi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Halim_Jaffer_Khan" title="Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan">Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Jamshed_Khandalavala" title="Karl Jamshed Khandalavala">Karl Jamshed Khandalavala</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhaviah_Krishnan" title="Madhaviah Krishnan">Madhaviah Krishnan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Mullick" title="Pankaj Mullick">Pankaj Mullick</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair" title="Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair">Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relangi_(actor)" title="Relangi (actor)">Relangi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gummadi_(actor)" title="Gummadi (actor)">Gummadi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Raghav_Rao" title="Vijay Raghav Rao">Vijay Raghav Rao</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Satyanarayana_Sarma" title="V. Satyanarayana Sarma">V. Satyanarayana Sarma</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maisnam_Amubi_Singh" title="Maisnam Amubi Singh">Maisnam Amubi Singh</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Sundarambal" title="K. B. Sundarambal">K. B. Sundarambal</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avinash_Vyas" title="Avinash Vyas">Avinash Vyas</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna" title="M. Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sankho_Chaudhuri" title="Sankho Chaudhuri">Sankho Chaudhuri</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manna_Dey" title="Manna Dey">Manna Dey</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripti_Mitra" title="Tripti Mitra">Tripti Mitra</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhenkada_Kunchu_Nair" title="Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair">Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chenganoor_Raman_Pillai" title="Chenganoor Raman Pillai">Chenganoor Raman Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Dandayudhapani_Pillai" title="K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai">K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanta_Rao" title="Shanta Rao">Shanta Rao</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(composer)" title="Ravi (composer)">Ravi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahir_Ludhianvi" title="Sahir Ludhianvi">Sahir Ludhianvi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siyaram_Tiwari_(musician)" title="Siyaram Tiwari (musician)">Siyaram Tiwari (musician)</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeet_Chakraborty" title="Chiranjeet Chakraborty">Chiranjeet Chakraborty</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girija_Devi" title="Girija Devi">Girija Devi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasudeo_S._Gaitonde" title="Vasudeo S. Gaitonde">Vasudeo S. Gaitonde</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Janah" title="Sunil Janah">Sunil Janah</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalgudi_Jayaraman" title="Lalgudi Jayaraman">Lalgudi Jayaraman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi" title="Bhimsen Joshi">Bhimsen Joshi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor" title="Mahendra Kapoor">Mahendra Kapoor</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Kumar_(artist)" title="Ram Kumar (artist)">Ram Kumar (artist)</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhuvoor_Ramaiah_Pillai" title="Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai">Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samta_Prasad" title="Samta Prasad">Samta Prasad</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Radha" title="M. K. Radha">M. K. Radha</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghu_Rai" title="Raghu Rai">Raghu Rai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Reddy_(artist)" title="Krishna Reddy (artist)">Krishna Reddy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juthika_Roy" title="Juthika Roy">Juthika Roy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gubbi_Veeranna" title="Gubbi Veeranna">Gubbi Veeranna</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitara_Devi" title="Sitara Devi">Sitara Devi</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Krishnan" title="T. N. Krishnan">T. N. Krishnan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishan_Maharaj" title="Kishan Maharaj">Kishan Maharaj</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram_C._S._Murugabhoopathy" title="Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy">Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair" title="Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair">Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Sharma" title="Uma Sharma">Uma Sharma</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._G._Thakur_Singh" title="S. G. Thakur Singh">S. G. Thakur Singh</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi" title="Kaifi Azmi">Kaifi Azmi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushkar_Bhan" title="Pushkar Bhan">Pushkar Bhan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Mani Madhava Chakyar">Mani Madhava Chakyar</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bindhyabasini_Devi" title="Bindhyabasini Devi">Bindhyabasini Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naina_Devi_(singer)" title="Naina Devi (singer)">Naina Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Karnad" title="Girish Karnad">Girish Karnad</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriram_Lagoo" title="Shriram Lagoo">Shriram Lagoo</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra" title="Kelucharan Mohapatra">Kelucharan Mohapatra</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutan" title="Nutan">Nutan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._D._Ramanathan" title="M. D. Ramanathan">M. D. Ramanathan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Som_Nath_Sadhu" title="Som Nath Sadhu">Som Nath Sadhu</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emani_Sankara_Sastry" title="Emani Sankara Sastry">Emani Sankara Sastry</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kripal_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Kripal Singh Shekhawat">Kripal Singh Shekhawat</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manik_Varma" title="Manik Varma">Manik Varma</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gopalakrishnan" title="M. S. Gopalakrishnan">M. S. Gopalakrishnan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasraj" title="Jasraj">Jasraj</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan" title="Amjad Ali Khan">Amjad Ali Khan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopi_Krishna_(dancer)" title="Gopi Krishna (dancer)">Gopi Krishna</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjukta_Panigrahi" title="Sanjukta Panigrahi">Sanjukta Panigrahi</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basavaraj_Rajguru" title="Basavaraj Rajguru">Basavaraj Rajguru</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanam_Raghuramayya" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanam Raghuramayya">Kalyanam Raghuramayya</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Sathyu" title="M. S. Sathyu">M. S. Sathyu</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gitchandra_Tongbra" title="Gitchandra Tongbra">Gitchandra Tongbra</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra" title="Raghunath Mohapatra">Raghunath Mohapatra</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narayan" title="Ram Narayan">Ram Narayan</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Narayanaswamy" title="K. V. Narayanaswamy">K. V. Narayanaswamy</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Nagendra_Rao" title="R. Nagendra Rao">R. Nagendra Rao</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Somasundaram" title="S. Somasundaram">S. Somasundaram</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parveen_Sultana" title="Parveen Sultana">Parveen Sultana</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanraj_Bhagat" title="Dhanraj Bhagat">Dhanraj Bhagat</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheik_Chinna_Moulana" title="Sheik Chinna Moulana">Sheik Chinna Moulana</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alla_Rakha" title="Alla Rakha">Alla Rakha</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jehangir_Sabavala" title="Jehangir Sabavala">Jehangir Sabavala</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Rasool_Santosh" title="Ghulam Rasool Santosh">Ghulam Rasool Santosh</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Karanth" title="B. V. Karanth">B. V. Karanth</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namagiripettai_Krishnan" title="Namagiripettai Krishnan">Namagiripettai Krishnan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambhir_Singh_Mura" title="Gambhir Singh Mura">Gambhir Singh Mura</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dashrath_Patel" title="Dashrath Patel">Dashrath Patel</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._H._Raza" title="S. H. Raza">S. H. Raza</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allah_Jilai_Bai" title="Allah Jilai Bai">Allah Jilai Bai</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jabbar_Patel" title="Jabbar Patel">Jabbar Patel</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virendra_Prabhakar" title="Virendra Prabhakar">Virendra Prabhakar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharafat_Hussain_Khan" title="Sharafat Hussain Khan">Sharafat Hussain Khan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Mahata" title="Nepal Mahata">Nepal Mahata</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handel_Manuel" title="Handel Manuel">Handel Manuel</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulam_Mohammed_Sheikh" title="Gulam Mohammed Sheikh">Gulam Mohammed Sheikh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghubir_Singh_(photographer)" title="Raghubir Singh (photographer)">Raghubir Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobha_Singh_(painter)" title="Sobha Singh (painter)">Sobha Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habib_Tanvir" title="Habib Tanvir">Habib Tanvir</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganga_Devi_(painter)" title="Ganga Devi (painter)">Ganga Devi</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purushottam_Das" title="Purushottam Das">Purushottam Das</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Khakhar" title="Bhupen Khakhar">Bhupen Khakhar</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Kingsley" title="Ben Kingsley">Ben Kingsley</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinay_Chandra_Maudgalya" title="Vinay Chandra Maudgalya">Vinay Chandra Maudgalya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roshan_Kumari" title="Roshan Kumari">Roshan Kumari</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavelikara_Krishnankutty_Nair" title="Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair">Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Rajam" title="N. Rajam">N. Rajam</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_and_Radha_Reddy" title="Raja and Radha Reddy">Raja and Radha Reddy</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nek_Chand" title="Nek Chand">Nek Chand</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Vijayvargiya" title="Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya">Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Dave" title="Shanti Dave">Shanti Dave</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asa_Singh_Mastana" title="Asa Singh Mastana">Asa Singh Mastana</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Pai" title="Laxman Pai">Laxman Pai</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palghat_R._Raghu" title="Palghat R. Raghu">Palghat R. Raghu</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Bapu_Apegaonkar" title="Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar">Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanika_Banerjee" title="Kanika Banerjee">Kanika Banerjee</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrata_Mitra" title="Subrata Mitra">Subrata Mitra</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Singhajit_Singh" title="Rajkumar Singhajit Singh">Rajkumar Singhajit Singh</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisam-ud-din_Usta" title="Hisam-ud-din Usta">Hisam-ud-din Usta</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumudini_Lakhia" title="Kumudini Lakhia">Kumudini Lakhia</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Mehta" title="Vijaya Mehta">Vijaya Mehta</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Ramani" title="N. Ramani">N. Ramani</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aparna_Sen" title="Aparna Sen">Aparna Sen</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Sohal" title="Naresh Sohal">Naresh Sohal</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teejan_Bai" title="Teejan Bai">Teejan Bai</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bikash_Bhattacharjee" title="Bikash Bhattacharjee">Bikash Bhattacharjee</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="Zakir Hussain (musician)">Zakir Hussain</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chindodi_Leela" title="Chindodi Leela">Chindodi Leela</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudharani_Raghupathy" title="Sudharani Raghupathy">Sudharani Raghupathy</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_Sahoo" title="Sudarshan Sahoo">Sudarshan Sahoo</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudrat_Singh" title="Kudrat Singh">Kudrat Singh</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adyar_K._Lakshman" title="Adyar K. Lakshman">Adyar K. Lakshman</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haku_Shah" title="Haku Shah">Haku Shah</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Subramaniam" title="L. Subramaniam">L. Subramaniam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratan_Thiyam" title="Ratan Thiyam">Ratan Thiyam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upendra_Trivedi" title="Upendra Trivedi">Upendra Trivedi</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Agashe" title="Mohan Agashe">Mohan Agashe</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Atre" title="Prabha Atre">Prabha Atre</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgari_Bai" title="Asgari Bai">Asgari Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulab_Bai" title="Gulab Bai">Gulab Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balwantrai_Bhatt" title="Balwantrai Bhatt">Balwantrai Bhatt</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwaliben_Bhil" title="Diwaliben Bhil">Diwaliben Bhil</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bisaria" title="Raj Bisaria">Raj Bisaria</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Ganapathy" title="S. M. Ganapathy">S. M. Ganapathy</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishamber_Khanna" title="Bishamber Khanna">Bishamber Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishen_Khanna" title="Krishen Khanna">Krishen Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarun_Majumdar" title="Tarun Majumdar">Tarun Majumdar</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavi_Mudgal" title="Madhavi Mudgal">Madhavi Mudgal</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanak_Rele" title="Kanak Rele">Kanak Rele</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Samson" title="Leela Samson">Leela Samson</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharajapuram_Santhanam" title="Maharajapuram Santhanam">Maharajapuram Santhanam</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranbir_Singh_Bisht" title="Ranbir Singh Bisht">Ranbir Singh Bisht</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Gopy" title="Bharat Gopy">Bharat Gopy</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_(singer)" title="Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)">Ghulam Mustafa Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafeez_Ahmed_Khan" title="Hafeez Ahmed Khan">Hafeez Ahmed Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanno_Khurana" title="Shanno Khurana">Shanno Khurana</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratima_Barua_Pandey" title="Pratima Barua Pandey">Pratima Barua Pandey</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Parekh" title="Manu Parekh">Manu Parekh</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurcharan_Singh_(painter)" title="Gurcharan Singh (painter)">Gurcharan Singh (painter)</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharda_Sinha" title="Sharda Sinha">Sharda Sinha</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alarmel_Valli" title="Alarmel Valli">Alarmel Valli</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Charan_Das" title="Pankaj Charan Das">Pankaj Charan Das</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biren_De" title="Biren De">Biren De</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srirangam_Gopalaratnam" title="Srirangam Gopalaratnam">Srirangam Gopalaratnam</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabri_Khan" title="Sabri Khan">Sabri Khan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunita_Kohli" title="Sunita Kohli">Sunita Kohli</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_N._Krishnan" title="Madurai N. Krishnan">Madurai N. Krishnan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meera_Mukherjee" title="Meera Mukherjee">Meera Mukherjee</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Parekh" title="Asha Parekh">Asha Parekh</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nataraja_Ramakrishna" title="Nataraja Ramakrishna">Nataraja Ramakrishna</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagaban_Sahu" title="Bhagaban Sahu">Bhagaban Sahu</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anandji_Virji_Shah" title="Anandji Virji Shah">Anandji Virji Shah</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanji_Virji_Shah" title="Kalyanji Virji Shah">Kalyanji Virji Shah</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundari_K._Shridharani" title="Sundari K. Shridharani">Sundari K. Shridharani</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthiah_Sthapati" title="Muthiah Sthapati">Muthiah Sthapati</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitra_Visweswaran" title="Chitra Visweswaran">Chitra Visweswaran</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipali_Barthakur" title="Dipali Barthakur">Dipali Barthakur</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunja_Bihari_Meher" title="Kunja Bihari Meher">Kunja Bihari Meher</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnarao_Sable" title="Krishnarao Sable">Krishnarao Sable</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zohra_Sehgal" title="Zohra Sehgal">Zohra Sehgal</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ibomcha_Sharma" title="K. Ibomcha Sharma">K. Ibomcha Sharma</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._Srinivas" title="U. Srinivas">U. Srinivas</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javed_Akhtar" title="Javed Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saryu_Doshi" title="Saryu Doshi">Saryu Doshi</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar" title="Sulochana Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Mutatkar" title="Sumati Mutatkar">Sumati Mutatkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Deepak_Singh" title="Shobha Deepak Singh">Shobha Deepak Singh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan_Sursagar" title="Jagmohan Sursagar">Jagmohan Sursagar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_V._Sutar" title="Ram V. Sutar">Ram V. Sutar</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kanhai_Chitrakar" title="Kanhai Chitrakar">Kanhai Chitrakar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur" title="Shekhar Kapur">Shekhar Kapur</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjolie_Ela_Menon" title="Anjolie Ela Menon">Anjolie Ela Menon</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shubha_Mudgal" title="Shubha Mudgal">Shubha Mudgal</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyque_Padamsee" title="Alyque Padamsee">Alyque Padamsee</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar" title="Ramanand Sagar">Ramanand Sagar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aamir_Raza_Husain" title="Aamir Raza Husain">Aamir Raza Husain</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Phenany_Joglekar" title="Padmaja Phenany Joglekar">Padmaja Phenany Joglekar</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Tayab_Khan" title="Mohammed Tayab Khan">Mohammed Tayab Khan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kothari" title="Sunil Kothari">Sunil Kothari</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerella_Venu_Madhav" title="Nerella Venu Madhav">Nerella Venu Madhav</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Naidu" title="Shobha Naidu">Shobha Naidu</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._V._S._Raju" title="D. V. S. Raju">D. V. S. Raju</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadhanam_Sita_Raman" title="Avadhanam Sita Raman">Avadhanam Sita Raman</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siramdasu_Venkata_Rama_Rao" title="Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao">Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thota_Tharani" title="Thota Tharani">Thota Tharani</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._D._Amaradeva" title="W. D. Amaradeva">W. D. 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Actor</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1954–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Bhushan" title="Bharat Bhushan">Bharat Bhushan</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Kapoor" title="Raj Kapoor">Raj Kapoor</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Kapoor" title="Raj Kapoor">Raj Kapoor</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shammi_Kapoor" title="Shammi Kapoor">Shammi Kapoor</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Khanna" title="Rajesh Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Khanna" title="Rajesh Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rishi_Kapoor" title="Rishi Kapoor">Rishi Kapoor</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajesh_Khanna" title="Rajesh Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</a> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar" title="Sanjeev Kumar">Sanjeev Kumar</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar" title="Sanjeev Kumar">Sanjeev Kumar</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amol_Palekar" title="Amol Palekar">Amol Palekar</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> (1983)</li> <li><a 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title="Mukhram Sharma">Mukhram Sharma</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subodh_Ghosh" title="Subodh Ghosh">Subodh Ghosh</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ruby_Sen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Ruby Sen (page does not exist)">Ruby Sen</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Sridhar" title="C. V. Sridhar">C. V. Sridhar</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._P._Kottarakara&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="K. P. Kottarakara (page does not exist)">K. P. Kottarakara</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarasandha_(writer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jarasandha (writer)">Jarasandha</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Bhatt&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Bhatt (page does not exist)">Ban Bhatt</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhtar_Mirza" title="Akhtar Mirza">Akhtar Mirza</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._K._Narayan" title="R. K. Narayan">R. K. Narayan</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sachin_Bhowmick" title="Sachin Bhowmick">Sachin Bhowmick</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Shankar_Kanetkar" title="Vasant Shankar Kanetkar">Vasant Shankar Kanetkar</a> (1970)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1971–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chandrakant_Kakodkar&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Chandrakant Kakodkar (page does not exist)">Chandrakant Kakodkar</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basu_Bhattacharya" title="Basu Bhattacharya">Basu Bhattacharya</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salim%E2%80%93Javed" title="Salim–Javed">Salim–Javed</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi" title="Kaifi Azmi">Kaifi Azmi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ismat_Chughtai" title="Ismat Chughtai">Ismat Chughtai</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salim%E2%80%93Javed" title="Salim–Javed">Salim–Javed</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Balaichand_Mukherjee&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Balaichand Mukherjee (page does not exist)">Balaichand Mukherjee</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarat_Chandra_Chattopadhyay" title="Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay">Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Thakur" title="Dinesh Thakur">Dinesh Thakur</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanker_Shesh" title="Shanker Shesh">Shanker Shesh</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Tendulkar" title="Vijay Tendulkar">Vijay Tendulkar</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chetan_Anand_(director)" title="Chetan Anand (director)">Chetan Anand</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samaresh_Basu" title="Samaresh Basu">Samaresh Basu</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=S._D._Palwalker&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="S. D. Palwalker (page does not exist)">S. D. Palwalker</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Bhatt" title="Mahesh Bhatt">Mahesh Bhatt</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aleem_Masroor&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Aleem Masroor (page does not exist)">Aleem Masroor</a> (1986)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1987)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subodh_Ghosh" title="Subodh Ghosh">Subodh Ghosh</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1991–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Santoshi" title="Rajkumar Santoshi">Rajkumar Santoshi</a> (1991 )</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_Irani" title="Honey Irani">Honey Irani</a> (1992)</li> <li><i>no award given</i> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sutanu_Gupta&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Sutanu Gupta (page does not exist)">Sutanu Gupta</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Singh" title="K. K. Singh">K. K. Singh</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Varma" title="Ram Gopal Varma">Ram Gopal Varma</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Bhatt" title="Mahesh Bhatt">Mahesh Bhatt</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinay_Shukla" title="Vinay Shukla">Vinay Shukla</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_Irani" title="Honey Irani">Honey Irani</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashutosh_Gowariker" title="Ashutosh Gowariker">Ashutosh Gowariker</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaideep_Sahni" title="Jaideep Sahni">Jaideep Sahni</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagesh_Kukunoor" title="Nagesh Kukunoor">Nagesh Kukunoor</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aditya_Chopra" title="Aditya Chopra">Aditya Chopra</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_Mishra" title="Sudhir Mishra">Sudhir Mishra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ruchi_Narain" title="Ruchi Narain">Ruchi Narain</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Shiv_Kumar_Subramaniam" title="Shiv Kumar Subramaniam">Shiv Kumar Subramaniam</a> (2006 )</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani" title="Rajkumar Hirani">Rajkumar Hirani</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Vidhu_Vinod_Chopra" title="Vidhu Vinod Chopra">Vidhu Vinod Chopra</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amole_Gupte" title="Amole Gupte">Amole Gupte</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhishek_Kapoor" title="Abhishek Kapoor">Abhishek Kapoor</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhijat_Joshi" title="Abhijat Joshi">Abhijat Joshi</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani" title="Rajkumar Hirani">Rajkumar Hirani</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2011–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anurag_Kashyap" title="Anurag Kashyap">Anurag Kashyap</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Vikramaditya_Motwane" title="Vikramaditya Motwane">Vikramaditya Motwane</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Chauhan_(screenwriter)" title="Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)">Sanjay Chauhan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juhi_Chaturvedi" title="Juhi Chaturvedi">Juhi Chaturvedi</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhash_Kapoor" title="Subhash Kapoor">Subhash Kapoor</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajat_Kapoor" title="Rajat Kapoor">Rajat Kapoor</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Vijayendra_Prasad" title="V. Vijayendra Prasad">V. Vijayendra Prasad</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakun_Batra" title="Shakun Batra">Shakun Batra</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amit_V._Masurkar" title="Amit V. Masurkar">Amit V. Masurkar</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anubhav_Sinha" title="Anubhav Sinha">Anubhav Sinha</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anubhav_Sinha" title="Anubhav Sinha">Anubhav Sinha</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Gaurav_Solanki_(writer)" title="Gaurav Solanki (writer)">Gaurav Solanki</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anubhav_Sinha" title="Anubhav Sinha">Anubhav Sinha</a> &amp; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mrunmayee_Lagoo_Waikul&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul (page does not exist)">Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul</a> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1061467846"/></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Malayalam_Actor" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1063604349"/><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Malayalam" title="Template:Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam"><abbr title="View this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Malayalam" title="Template talk:Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Malayalam&amp;action=edit"><abbr title="Edit this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Malayalam_Actor" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Malayalam" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam">Best Malayalam Actor</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1972–1989</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_(actor)" title="Madhu (actor)">Madhu</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Antony" title="P. J. Antony">P. J. Antony</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Bhasi" title="Adoor Bhasi">Adoor Bhasi</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_(actor)" title="Madhu (actor)">Madhu</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_(actor)" title="Madhu (actor)">Madhu</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prathap_K._Pothan" class="mw-redirect" title="Prathap K. Pothan">Prathap Pothan</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prathap_K._Pothan" class="mw-redirect" title="Prathap K. Pothan">Prathap Pothan</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumudi_Venu" title="Nedumudi Venu">Nedumudi Venu</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharath_Gopi" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharath Gopi">Bharath Gopi</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharath_Gopi" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharath Gopi">Bharath Gopi</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumudi_Venu" title="Nedumudi Venu">Nedumudi Venu</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premji" title="Premji">Premji</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990–2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murali_(Malayalam_actor)" title="Murali (Malayalam actor)">Murali</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayaram" title="Jayaram">Jayaram</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandra_Menon" title="Balachandra Menon">Balachandra Menon</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayaram" title="Jayaram">Jayaram</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dileep" title="Dileep">Dileep</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayaram" title="Jayaram">Jayaram</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lal_(actor)" title="Lal (actor)">Lal</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salim_Kumar" title="Salim Kumar">Salim Kumar</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fahadh_Faasil" title="Fahadh Faasil">Fahadh Faasil</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fahadh_Faasil" title="Fahadh 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title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivakumar" title="Sivakumar">Sivakumar</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivakumar" title="Sivakumar">Sivakumar</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_(actor)" title="Mohan (actor)">Mohan</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Bhagyaraj" title="K. Bhagyaraj">Bhagyaraj</a> (1983)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rajinikanth</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayakanth" title="Vijayakanth">Vijayakanth</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karthik_(actor)" title="Karthik (actor)">Karthik</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karthik_(actor)" title="Karthik (actor)">Karthik</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990–2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Karthik_(actor)" title="Karthik (actor)">Karthik</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karthik_(actor)" title="Karthik (actor)">Karthik</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Sarathkumar" title="R. Sarathkumar">R. Sarathkumar</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Sarathkumar" title="R. Sarathkumar">R. Sarathkumar</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Sarathkumar" title="R. Sarathkumar">R. 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Madhavan">R. Madhavan</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi" title="Vijay Sethupathi">Vijay Sethupathi</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanush" title="Dhanush">Dhanush</a> / <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi" title="Vijay Sethupathi">Vijay Sethupathi</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriya" title="Suriya">Suriya</a> (2020-2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1061467846"/></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Telugu_Actor" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1063604349"/><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Template:Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu"><abbr title="View this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Template talk:Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu&amp;action=edit"><abbr title="Edit this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Telugu_Actor" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Telugu" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu">Best Telugu Actor</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1972–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobhan_Babu" title="Sobhan Babu">Sobhan Babu</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobhan_Babu" title="Sobhan Babu">Sobhan Babu</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobhan_Babu" title="Sobhan Babu">Sobhan Babu</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Mohan_(Telugu_actor)" title="Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)">Chandra Mohan</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobhan_Babu" title="Sobhan Babu">Sobhan Babu</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._V._Somayajulu" title="J. V. Somayajulu">Somayajulu</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajasekhar_(actor)" title="Rajasekhar (actor)">Rajasekhar</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajasekhar_(actor)" title="Rajasekhar (actor)">Rajasekhar</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Babu" title="Mohan Babu">Mohan Babu</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_(actor)" title="Nagarjuna (actor)">Nagarjuna</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatesh_(actor)" title="Venkatesh (actor)">Venkatesh</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uday_Kiran" title="Uday Kiran">Uday Kiran</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddharth_(actor)" title="Siddharth (actor)">Siddharth</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao_Jr." title="N. T. Rama Rao Jr.">N. T. Rama Rao Jr.</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu Arjun</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan" title="Ram Charan">Ram Charan</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu Arjun</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kalyan" title="Pawan Kalyan">Pawan Kalyan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Arjun" title="Allu Arjun">Allu Arjun</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahesh_Babu" title="Mahesh Babu">Mahesh Babu</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao_Jr." title="N. T. Rama Rao Jr.">N. T. 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title="Anant Nag">Anant Nag</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lokesh" title="Lokesh">Lokesh</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Rajkumar" title="Dr. Rajkumar">Dr. Rajkumar</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anant_Nag" title="Anant Nag">Anant Nag</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Karnad" title="Girish Karnad">Girish Karnad</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Rajkumar" title="Dr. Rajkumar">Dr. Rajkumar</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Rajkumar" title="Dr. Rajkumar">Dr. Rajkumar</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Rajkumar" title="Dr. Rajkumar">Dr. Rajkumar</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnuvardhan_(actor)" title="Vishnuvardhan (actor)">Vishnuvardhan</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anant_Nag" title="Anant Nag">Anant Nag</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990–2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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title="Sudeepa">Sudeepa</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudeepa" title="Sudeepa">Sudeepa</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudeepa" title="Sudeepa">Sudeepa</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnuvardhan_(actor)" title="Vishnuvardhan (actor)">Vishnuvardhan</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Kumar_(Kannada_actor)" title="Prem Kumar (Kannada actor)">Prem Kumar</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puneeth_Rajkumar" title="Puneeth Rajkumar">Puneeth Rajkumar</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duniya_Vijay" title="Duniya Vijay">Duniya Vijay</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganesh_(actor)" title="Ganesh (actor)">Ganesh</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganesh_(actor)" title="Ganesh (actor)">Ganesh</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shiva_Rajkumar" title="Shiva Rajkumar">Shiva Rajkumar</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puneeth_Rajkumar" title="Puneeth Rajkumar">Puneeth Rajkumar</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darshan_(actor)" title="Darshan (actor)">Darshan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Kumar_(Kannada_actor)" title="Prem Kumar (Kannada actor)">Prem Kumar</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yash_(actor)" title="Yash (actor)">Yash</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puneeth_Rajkumar" title="Puneeth Rajkumar">Puneeth Rajkumar</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anant_Nag" title="Anant Nag">Anant Nag</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puneeth_Rajkumar" title="Puneeth Rajkumar">Puneeth Rajkumar</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yash_(actor)" title="Yash (actor)">Yash</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhananjaya_(actor)" title="Dhananjaya (actor)">Dhananjaya</a> (2020/2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Prabhakar Reddy">M. Prabhakar Reddy</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Prabhakar_Reddy" title="M. Prabhakar Reddy">M. 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G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a> <a href="/wiki/19th_National_Film_Awards" title="19th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1971)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar" title="Sanjeev Kumar">Sanjeev Kumar</a> <a href="/wiki/20th_National_Film_Awards" title="20th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1972)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Antony" title="P. J. Antony">P. J. Antony</a> <a href="/wiki/21st_National_Film_Awards" title="21st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1973)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadhu_Meher" title="Sadhu Meher">Sadhu Meher</a> <a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Film_Awards" title="22nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1974)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._V._Vasudeva_Rao" title="M. V. Vasudeva Rao">M. V. Vasudeva Rao</a> <a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Film_Awards" title="23rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1975)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty" title="Mithun Chakraborty">Mithun Chakraborty</a> <a href="/wiki/24th_National_Film_Awards" title="24th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1976)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharath_Gopi" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharath Gopi">Bharath Gopi</a> <a href="/wiki/25th_National_Film_Awards" title="25th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1977)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arun_Mukherjee" title="Arun Mukherjee">Arun Mukherjee</a> <a href="/wiki/26th_National_Film_Awards" title="26th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1978)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> <a href="/wiki/27th_National_Film_Awards" title="27th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1979)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balan_K._Nair" title="Balan K. Nair">Balan K. Nair</a> <a href="/wiki/28th_National_Film_Awards" title="28th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #BDB76B;width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> <a href="/wiki/29th_National_Film_Awards" title="29th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1981)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> <a href="/wiki/30th_National_Film_Awards" title="30th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> <a href="/wiki/31st_National_Film_Awards" title="31st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1983)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> <a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Film_Awards" title="32nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1984)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashi_Kapoor" title="Shashi Kapoor">Shashi Kapoor</a> <a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Film_Awards" title="33rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1985)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charuhasan" title="Charuhasan">Charuhasan</a> <a href="/wiki/34th_National_Film_Awards" title="34th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1986)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> <a href="/wiki/35th_National_Film_Awards" title="35th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1987)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premji" title="Premji">Premji</a> <a href="/wiki/36th_National_Film_Awards" title="36th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1988)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> <a href="/wiki/37th_National_Film_Awards" title="37th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1989)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> <a href="/wiki/38th_National_Film_Awards" title="38th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1990)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> <a href="/wiki/39th_National_Film_Awards" title="39th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1991)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty" title="Mithun Chakraborty">Mithun Chakraborty</a> <a href="/wiki/40th_National_Film_Awards" title="40th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1992)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> <a href="/wiki/41st_National_Film_Awards" title="41st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1993)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nana_Patekar" title="Nana Patekar">Nana Patekar</a> <a href="/wiki/42nd_National_Film_Awards" title="42nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1994)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajit_Kapur" title="Rajit Kapur">Rajit Kapur</a> <a href="/wiki/43rd_National_Film_Awards" title="43rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1995)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> <a href="/wiki/44th_National_Film_Awards" title="44th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1996)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandra_Menon" title="Balachandra Menon">Balachandra Menon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suresh_Gopi" title="Suresh Gopi">Suresh Gopi</a> <a href="/wiki/45th_National_Film_Awards" title="45th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1997)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajay_Devgn" title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> <a 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title="Ajay Devgn">Ajay Devgn</a> <a href="/wiki/50th_National_Film_Awards" title="50th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2002)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(actor)" title="Vikram (actor)">Vikram</a> <a href="/wiki/51st_National_Film_Awards" title="51st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2003)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saif_Ali_Khan" title="Saif Ali Khan">Saif Ali Khan</a> <a href="/wiki/52nd_National_Film_Awards" title="52nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2004)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> <a href="/wiki/53rd_National_Film_Awards" title="53rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2005)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soumitra_Chatterjee" title="Soumitra Chatterjee">Soumitra Chatterjee</a> <a href="/wiki/54th_National_Film_Awards" title="54th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2006)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Raj" title="Prakash Raj">Prakash Raj</a> <a href="/wiki/55th_National_Film_Awards" title="55th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2007)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upendra_Limaye" title="Upendra Limaye">Upendra Limaye</a> <a href="/wiki/56th_National_Film_Awards" title="56th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2008)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> <a href="/wiki/57th_National_Film_Awards" title="57th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2009)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanush" title="Dhanush">Dhanush</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salim_Kumar" title="Salim Kumar">Salim Kumar</a> <a href="/wiki/58th_National_Film_Awards" title="58th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Kulkarni" title="Girish Kulkarni">Girish Kulkarni</a> <a href="/wiki/59th_National_Film_Awards" title="59th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2011)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irrfan_Khan" title="Irrfan Khan">Irrfan Khan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Gokhale" title="Vikram Gokhale">Vikram Gokhale</a> <a href="/wiki/60th_National_Film_Awards" title="60th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajkummar_Rao" title="Rajkummar Rao">Rajkummar Rao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suraj_Venjaramoodu" title="Suraj Venjaramoodu">Suraj Venjaramoodu</a> <a href="/wiki/61st_National_Film_Awards" title="61st National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2013)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanchari_Vijay" title="Sanchari Vijay">Sanchari Vijay</a> <a href="/wiki/62nd_National_Film_Awards" title="62nd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2014)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> <a href="/wiki/63rd_National_Film_Awards" title="63rd National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akshay_Kumar" title="Akshay Kumar">Akshay Kumar</a> <a href="/wiki/64th_National_Film_Awards" title="64th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2016)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riddhi_Sen" title="Riddhi Sen">Riddhi Sen</a> <a href="/wiki/65th_National_Film_Awards" title="65th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2017)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayushmann_Khurrana" title="Ayushmann Khurrana">Ayushmann Khurrana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vicky_Kaushal" title="Vicky Kaushal">Vicky Kaushal</a> <a href="/wiki/66th_National_Film_Awards" title="66th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2018)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanush" title="Dhanush">Dhanush</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manoj_Bajpayee" title="Manoj Bajpayee">Manoj Bajpayee</a> <a href="/wiki/67th_National_Film_Awards" title="67th National Film Awards"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2019)</span></a></li> <li><a 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C. Bhargava">Ravindra Chandra Bhargava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Blackwill" title="Robert D. Blackwill">Robert D. Blackwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafeez_Contractor" title="Hafeez Contractor">Hafeez Contractor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indu_Jain" title="Indu Jain">Indu Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heisnam_Kanhailal" title="Heisnam Kanhailal">Heisnam Kanhailal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anupam_Kher" title="Anupam Kher">Anupam Kher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sania_Mirza" title="Sania Mirza">Sania Mirza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallonji_Mistry" title="Pallonji Mistry">Pallonji Mistry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udit_Narayan" title="Udit Narayan">Udit Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saina_Nehwal" title="Saina Nehwal">Saina Nehwal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarlagadda_Lakshmi_Prasad" title="Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad">Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinod_Rai" title="Vinod Rai">Vinod Rai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Ramanuja_Tatacharya" title="N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya">N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._V._Rama_Rao" title="A. V. Rama Rao">A. V. Rama Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Nageshwara_Reddy" title="D. Nageshwara Reddy">D. Nageshwara Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dayananda_Saraswati_(Arsha_Vidya)" title="Dayananda Saraswati (Arsha Vidya)">Dayananda Saraswati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barjinder_Singh_Hamdard" title="Barjinder Singh Hamdard">Barjinder Singh Hamdard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_V._Sutar" title="Ram V. Sutar">Ram V. Sutar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tejomayananda" title="Tejomayananda">Tejomayananda</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2017</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vishwa_Mohan_Bhatt" title="Vishwa Mohan Bhatt">Vishwa Mohan Bhatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deviprasad_Dwivedi" title="Deviprasad Dwivedi">Deviprasad Dwivedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratnasundarsuri" title="Ratnasundarsuri">Ratnasundarsuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niranjanananda_Saraswati" title="Niranjanananda Saraswati">Niranjanananda Saraswati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cho_Ramaswamy" title="Cho Ramaswamy">Cho Ramaswamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirindhorn" title="Sirindhorn">Maha Chakri Sirindhorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tehemton_Erach_Udwadia" title="Tehemton Erach Udwadia">Tehemton Erach Udwadia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2018</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Advani_(billiards_player)" title="Pankaj Advani (billiards player)">Pankaj Advani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philipose_Mar_Chrysostom_Mar_Thoma" title="Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma">Philipose Mar Chrysostom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MS_Dhoni" title="MS Dhoni">Mahendra Singh Dhoni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Kadakin" title="Alexander Kadakin">Alexander Kadakin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Nagaswamy" title="R. Nagaswamy">Ramachandran Nagaswamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Pai" title="Laxman Pai">Laxman Pai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arvind_Parikh" title="Arvind Parikh">Arvind Parikh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharda_Sinha" title="Sharda Sinha">Sharda Sinha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2019</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_T._Chambers" title="John T. Chambers">John T. Chambers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukhdev_Singh_Dhindsa" title="Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa">Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pravin_Gordhan" title="Pravin Gordhan">Pravin Gordhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharampal_Gulati" title="Dharampal Gulati">Dharampal Gulati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darshan_Lal_Jain" title="Darshan Lal Jain">Darshan Lal Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Laxmanrao_Kukade" title="Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade">Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kariya_Munda" title="Kariya Munda">Kariya Munda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budhaditya_Mukherjee" title="Budhaditya Mukherjee">Budhaditya Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nambi_Narayanan" title="Nambi Narayanan">Nambi Narayanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuldip_Nayar" title="Kuldip Nayar">Kuldip Nayar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bachendri_Pal" title="Bachendri Pal">Bachendri Pal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Shunglu" title="V. K. Shunglu">V. K. Shunglu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hukmdev_Narayan_Yadav" title="Hukmdev Narayan Yadav">Hukmdev Narayan Yadav</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div># Posthumous conferral <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1954%E2%80%931959)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1954–1959)">1954–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1960%E2%80%931969)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1960–1969)">1960–1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1970%E2%80%931979)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1970–1979)">1970–1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1980%E2%80%931989)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–1989)">1980–1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1990%E2%80%931999)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1990–1999)">1990–1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2000%E2%80%932009)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2000–2009)">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2010%E2%80%932019)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2020%E2%80%932029)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2020–2029)">2020–2029</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1061467846"/></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1063604349"/><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Tamil_Nadu_State_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Template:Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actor"><abbr title="View this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Tamil_Nadu_State_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Template talk:Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actor"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Tamil_Nadu_State_Award_for_Best_Actor&amp;action=edit"><abbr title="Edit this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor">Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1967–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._V._M._Rajan" title="A. V. M. Rajan">A. V. M. Rajan</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1970)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1971)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1972)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1973)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1974)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1975)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srikanth_(Tamil_actor,_born_1940)" title="Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)">Srikanth</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivakumar" title="Sivakumar">Sivakumar</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivakumar" title="Sivakumar">Sivakumar</a> (1982)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1983)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1984)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1985)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1986)</li> <li><i>no award</i> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayakanth" title="Vijayakanth">Vijayakanth</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karthik_(actor)" title="Karthik (actor)">Karthik</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabhu_(actor)" title="Prabhu (actor)">Prabhu</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arjun_Sarja" title="Arjun Sarja">Arjun</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Sarathkumar" title="R. Sarathkumar">R. Sarathkumar</a> (1994)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rajinikanth</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/R._Parthiepan" class="mw-redirect" title="R. Parthiepan">Parthiban</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Sarathkumar" title="R. Sarathkumar">R. Sarathkumar</a> (1998)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rajinikanth</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Murali_(Tamil_actor)" title="Murali (Tamil actor)">Murali</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Suriya" title="Suriya">Suriya</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Madhavan" title="R. Madhavan">Madhavan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(actor)" title="Vikram (actor)">Vikram</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayam_Ravi" title="Jayam Ravi">Jayam Ravi</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a> &amp; <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rajinikanth</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (2006)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rajinikanth</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karan_(actor)" title="Karan (actor)">Karan</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(actor)" title="Vikram (actor)">Vikram</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vimal_(actor)" title="Vimal (actor)">Vimal</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jiiva" title="Jiiva">Jiiva</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arya_(actor)" title="Arya (actor)">Arya</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddharth_(actor)" title="Siddharth (actor)">Siddharth</a> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1061467846"/></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Zee_Cine_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Comic_Role" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1063604349"/><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Zee_Cine_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Comic_Role" title="Template:Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role"><abbr title="View this template" 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govinda_(actor)" title="Govinda (actor)">Govinda</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paresh_Rawal" title="Paresh Rawal">Paresh Rawal</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lever" title="Johnny Lever">Johnny Lever</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paresh_Rawal" title="Paresh Rawal">Paresh Rawal</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arshad_Warsi" title="Arshad Warsi">Arshad Warsi</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riteish_Deshmukh" title="Riteish Deshmukh">Riteish Deshmukh</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riteish_Deshmukh" title="Riteish Deshmukh">Riteish Deshmukh</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arshad_Warsi" title="Arshad Warsi">Arshad Warsi</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinay_Pathak" title="Vinay Pathak">Vinay Pathak</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boman_Irani" title="Boman Irani">Boman Irani</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divyendu_Sharma" class="mw-redirect" title="Divyendu Sharma">Divyendu Sharma</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhishek_Bachchan" title="Abhishek Bachchan">Abhishek Bachchan</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varun_Sharma" title="Varun Sharma">Varun Sharma</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawazuddin_Siddiqui" title="Nawazuddin Siddiqui">Nawazuddin Siddiqui</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rishi_Kapoor" title="Rishi Kapoor">Rishi Kapoor</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kartik_Aaryan" title="Kartik Aaryan">Kartik Aaryan</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kartik_Aaryan" title="Kartik Aaryan">Kartik Aaryan</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Diljit_Dosanjh" title="Diljit Dosanjh">Diljit Dosanjh</a> (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Raja_Paarvai" title="Raja Paarvai">Raja Paarvai</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(1986_Tamil_film)" title="Vikram (1986 Tamil film)">Vikram</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kadamai_Kanniyam_Kattupaadu" title="Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu">Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sathyaa" title="Sathyaa">Sathyaa</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Apoorva_Sagodharargal_(1989_film)" title="Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)">Apoorva Sagodharargal</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thevar_Magan" title="Thevar Magan">Thevar Magan</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magalir_Mattum_(1994_film)" title="Magalir Mattum (1994 film)">Magalir Mattum</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kuruthipunal_(film)" title="Kuruthipunal (film)">Kuruthipunal</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sathi_Leelavathi_(1995_film)" title="Sathi Leelavathi (1995 film)">Sathi Leelavathi</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chachi_420" title="Chachi 420">Chachi 420</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Ram" title="Hey Ram">Hey Ram</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_(2003_film)" title="Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)">Nala Damayanthi</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Virumaandi" title="Virumaandi">Virumaandi</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Xpress" title="Mumbai Xpress">Mumbai Xpress</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unnaipol_Oruvan_(2009_film)" title="Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)">Unnaipol Oruvan</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vishwaroopam" title="Vishwaroopam">Vishwaroopam</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uttama_Villain" title="Uttama Villain">Uttama Villain</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thoongaa_Vanam" title="Thoongaa Vanam">Thoongaa Vanam</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vishwaroopam_II" title="Vishwaroopam II">Vishwaroopam II</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kadaram_Kondan" title="Kadaram Kondan">Kadaram Kondan</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(2022_film)" title="Vikram (2022 film)">Vikram</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marudhanayagam" title="Marudhanayagam">Marudhanayagam</a></i> (TBA)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1061467846"/></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_frameless&amp;#124;text-top&amp;#124;10px&amp;#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&amp;#124;link=https&amp;#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60068#identifiers&amp;#124;class=noprint&amp;#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="padding:3px"><table 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/261042/">FAST</a></span></li> <li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://isni.org/isni/0000000119530341">ISNI</a></span></li> <li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/95080136">VIAF</a></span></li> <li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84109545/">WorldCat</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://d-nb.info/gnd/138379629">Germany</a></span></li> <li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84109545">United States</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://musicbrainz.org/artist/16d2d214-139d-4727-a423-d97c2f8cad5c">MusicBrainz</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.idref.fr/229546986">IdRef</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>'
Whether or not the change was made through a Tor exit node (tor_exit_node)
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Unix timestamp of change (timestamp)
'1681606886'