Kamal Haasan Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Children, Family, Biography
Kamal Haasan Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Children, Family, Biography
Quick Infoâ
Age: 70 Years
Hometown: Chennai
Marital Status: Divorced
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Alwerpettai Aaandavar check sources IBTimes |
| Nickname | Universal Hero |
| Profession(s) | Actor, Director, Producer, and Philanthropist |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 7" (170 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 7 November 1954 (Sunday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 70 Years |
| Birthplace | Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| School | Sir M.Ct.Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School, Chennai Hindu Higher Secondary School, Chennai |
| Debut | Film: Kalathur Kannamma (1959, as a child artist) Arangetram (1973) |
| Family | Father- D. Srinivasan (Lawyer) Mother- Rajalakshmi Srinivasan Brother- Chandrahasan and Charuhasan (Actor)   Sister- Nalini Raghu |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Reading |
| Controversies | ⢠His film 'Hey Ram' faced protest from political parties as they considered that the film portrayed Mahatma Gandhi negatively. ⢠He was forced to change the name of his film 'Sandiyar to Virumandi' in 2004 after Pudhiya Tamizhagam political party said that the film title could create caste-related violence. ⢠In 2013, he was threatened to leave Tamil Nadu, after his film 'Viswaroopam' was opposed by 'Hindu Makkal Katchi' (a political party), Theatre Owners' Association and Muslim groups due to various reasons. ⢠In July 2017, the 'Hindu Makkal Katchi' filed a complaint against Kamal Haasan for tarnishing Tamil culture by hosting 'Boss Tamil 1.' ⢠In May 2019, he attracted controversy by referring to Nathuram Godse as free Indiaâs first Hindu terrorist. ⢠Accused of serving cocaine at parties In an interview in May 2024, Suchitra Ramadurai accused Kamal Haasan of serving cocaine at parties hosted by him. check sources The Free Press Journal |
| Favourites | |
| Food | Karimeen fish |
| Actor | Nagesh, Shivaji Ganesan, M.G. Ramachandran and Rajesh Khanna |
| Actress | Sridevi and Sripriya |
| Film | Bicycle Thief, Mughal-e-Azam and Sholay |
| Musician | Naushad and Ilaiyaraaja |
| Book | Amma Vandhaal by Thi. Janakiraman and Marapasu by Thi. Janakiraman |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Gautami Tadimalla (Actress; 2004-2016)  |
| Wife | Vani Ganapathy (Dancer,1978â88)  Sarika Thakur (Actress,1988â04)  |
| Children | Daughter- Shruti Haasan (Actress), Akshara Haasan (Actress), and Subbalakshmi   Son- None |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | 30 crore/film (INR) |
| Net Worth | $100 million |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Kamal Haasan
Haasan started his acting career when he was just 4 years old and won the Presidentâs Gold medal for his performance in his debut film Kalathur Kannamma.
Kamal Haasan as a child actor
He actually wanted to be a film director.
He is the only Indian actor to get more than 18 Filmfare Awards, behind him is A. R. Rahman with 14 Filmfare Awards.
He has also won 3Â National Awards for best actor.
His film Pushpaka Vimana (The Love Chariot) was the first Indian colour silent film.
He is the only Indian actor whose 7 films made an entry to Oscars.
His film Nayaganis listed among the top 100 greatest films ever made by the TIMEÂ magazine.
He is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.
His dream film Marudhanayagam that was started in 1997 and inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth 2, was finally released in 2015.
Kamal Haasan with Queen Elizabeth 2
His Welfare Association, Kamal Narpani Iyakkam organizes blood and eye donation campaign, and he even won the Abraham Kovoor National Award for his noble work in 2004.
He is the only actor who has played 10 different roles, in the film Dasavathaaram.
Kamal Haasan in Dasavathaaram
Director Mani Ratnam is his relative, as his niece, Suhasini is married to him.
He has acted in different languages like Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali.
Once, he was offered 100 crores (INR) to join a political party but he refused them.
He is the only Indian actor who has given 5 hit films in a year (1982).
He was the first Indian actor to get a salary of 1 crore (INR) in 1994.
He has donated his body to Madras Medical college after his life.
His film, Raja Paarvai was the first Indian film with visual effects and animation.
Throughout his acting career, he has suffered more than 30 fractures while performing the stunts.
After the success of his 2022 film Vikram, Kamal Hassan was on a gifting spree. After gifting bikes and a car to the direction team of the film, he gifted an expensive Rolex watch to Suriya, who essayed the role of Rolex in the film.
Kamal Haasan gifted Suriya an expensive Rolex watch post Vikramâs success
Kamal Haasan was awarded the Best Actor (Tamil) Award at the 11th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA), held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE, in September 2023 for the film âVikram.â
He worked as a technician on the sets of Ramesh Sippy âs film Sholay (1975).
In September 2025, he won the Best Actor in a Negative Role â Telugu award for the film âKalki 2898 ADâ at the 13th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA), held in Dubai, UAE.
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