Name	Kamal Hassan
Height
Naionality	Indian
Date of Birth	7 November 1954
Place of Birth	Paramakudi, Madras State, India
Famous for	Actor, Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Playback singer, Lyricist

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting.

Kamal Haasan has won several Indian film awards, including four National Film Awards and numerous Filmfare Awards, and is known for having starred in the largest number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In addition to acting, screenwriting and directing, he has also featured in films as a songwriter, playback singer and choreographer. His film production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films. In 1990, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema. Kamal Haasan is also a recipient of an Honorary doctorate by Sathyabama University.
In 2009, he became one of very few Indian actors to have completed 50 years in cinema.