5 Iconic onscreen avtaars of Kamal Haasan on his Birthday

5 Iconic onscreen avtaars of Kamal Haasan on his Birthday

Top Tamil film actor Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, producer, playback singer, choreographer, lyricist, philanthropist and dancer. He shall be celebrating his 62 birthday on Monday. Haasan has won several Indian film awards including three National Film Awards and 19 Filmfare Awards. With seven submissions, Kamal Haasan has starred in the highest number of films submitted by India for the Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film. Haasan's production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films.

Check out Kamal Haasn in different avtaars:

5 Iconic onscreen avtaars of Kamal Haasan on his Birthday

Kamal Haasan has set a standard for actors portraying women in films with Chachi 420. The film was directed, produced and co-written by him. Kamal Haasan looked beautiful in a woman’s get-up.

5 Iconic onscreen avtaars of Kamal Haasan on his Birthday

Kamal Haasan surprised his fans when he played 10 roles in the film Dasavathaaram which was released in Hindi as Dashavatar the next year. From playing former US President George Bush to an ex-CIA agent, Kamal Haasan went totally unrecognizable in the prosthetic make-up.

5 Iconic onscreen avtaars of Kamal Haasan on his Birthday

Kamal Haasan set a benchmark for his contemporaries in the film Indian. The film was dubbed in Hindi with the title Hindustani and the original became India’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1996. Kamal played double role of a father and his son in the movie.

5 Iconic onscreen avtaars of Kamal Haasan on his Birthday

Kamal Haasan was seen as a corrupt mayor in Telugu film Indrudu Chandrudu.The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Mayor Sahab. 

5 Iconic onscreen avtaars of Kamal Haasan on his Birthday

Kamal Haasan's role in Telugu movie Alavandhan,portrayed two widely different people in physique. The variation in the two characters was the result of Kamal Haasan’s acting finesse which made both the roles equally convincing.