Kamal Haasan is an Indian actor, director, dancer, writer, lyricist, playback singer, choreographer, screenwriter and politician.

He primarily works in Tamizh films and has also worked in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Bengali films.
His production company, Raaj Kamal Films International, has produced several of his films.

He has won four National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards. At age six, he won the President’s Gold Medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, Kalathur Kannamma. 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.