Kamal Haasan is remembered in film for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Kamal Haasan as Indian actor, activist and joker (born 1954 ).
Kamal Haasan was born at Paramakudi in 1954. His recorded nationality is India. He was educated at Hindu Higher Secondary School.
The twentieth century made work collective, expensive and political, with consequences that reached well beyond the people doing it.
Kamal Haasan is described as actor, film producer and screenwriter.
Cinema keeps its people visible long after the industry that produced them has changed shape.
His work was formally recognised with the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri in arts and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
Working from India shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Kamal Haasan is still at work, and the final assessment has not been made - the ordinary condition of a living career.
Achievements
- Educated at Hindu Higher Secondary School
- Worked as actor, film producer and screenwriter
