Kamal Haasan is the Kohinoor of Indian cinema, whose brilliance and merits earned a lot of name not only in the country but all over the world. Kamal Haasan is not only an actor but also a director, singer, politician and screenwriter. A recipient of four National Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards, including the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, Kamal Haasan is a person who has given new heights to Indian cinema.
Kamal Haasan, who started his acting career at the age of five, introduced Indian cinema to such new technology, which no one knew about before. Kamal Haasan is the first actor in the country, who told Indian cinema about such a thing as prosthetic make-up. In the WoW Wednesday series of Navbharat Times Online, we are going to tell you about Kamal Haasan’s amazing record or technology, which he brought to the South film industry and Indian cinema through his films.
Started at the age of 5, won the President’s Award
Before telling about this, let’s know a little about Kamal Haasan’s early career and life. Kamal Haasan started his acting career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma. The acting of little Kamal Haasan in this film made such an impact that he was honored with the President’s Award. After this, Kamal Haasan was discussed everywhere as a child artist. Then he did many films one after the other. Later, Kamal Haasan took a break from films for a few years and then returned as a dance assistant. Kamal Haasan’s first film as a lead came in 1975, which was named ‘Kanyakumari’. For this, Kamal Haasan also received the first Filmfare Award of his career.
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Little Kamal Haasan receiving the President’s Award, Photo: Twitter@FilmHistoryPic
country’s biggest pan india star
Kamal Haasan inspired millions of people with his films and work. He is counted among those actors of South, whose films were first released pan India. He is still considered the biggest pan India star of the country. From South to Bollywood, Kamal Haasan gave many superhit and record breaking films.
Kamal Haasan, Photo: epicture.timesgroup.com/agencies
The technology introduced by Kamal Haasan to South and Indian cinema through his films is astonishing:
1. Kamal Haasan created panic with the 1986 action-adventure film ‘Vikram’. Stars like Satyaraj, Dimple Kapadia and Janagraj were seen in this film directed by Rajasekhar. This was the first such film in South Cinema, in which a computer was used for the first time to record songs. The music of the film was given by Ilaiyaraaja.
2. Thevar Magan film’s story was written by Kamal Haasan. It was the first film in Tamil cinema to use a screenplay writing software for the first time.
3. The Tamil film ‘Mahanadi’ is the first Indian film in which avid editing software was used. This film released in the year 1994 was directed by Santana Bharathi. The story of the film was based on corruption and child trafficking, written by Kamal Haasan in association with Ra’s Rangarajan.
4. Remember the movie Kuruthipunal? In this action thriller released in the year 1995, apart from Kamal Haasan, Nassar, Gautami and Geeta were in the lead roles. The film was directed by cinematographer PC Sriram. This was the first Tamil film to use Dolby Stereo SR technology.
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5. The next year i.e. 1996 came Kamal Haasan’s film ‘Indian’, in which he played a double. Directed by Shankar, it was the first film in Indian cinema in which prosthetic makeup was used for Kamal Haasan’s getup.
6. In the year 2001, Kamal Haasan also appeared in a double role in the film Aalavandhan. In this, apart from the hero, he also played the role of villain. This is the first such film in India, in which the motion control ring was used to capture the movement of photographs. Not only this, this is the first such film in India, in which animation sequence was used.
7. Kamal Haasan had not only directed the Tamil film Virumandi, which came in the year 2004, but he also wrote its story and was also seen acting. Moreover, Kamal Haasan had also edited a large part of this film. This film is still seen as an inspiration in Tamil cinema. This is the first such film in Tamil cinema, in which live sound recording system was used.
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8. In 2005, another film of Kamal Haasan came ‘Mumbai Express’, which was discussed a lot. It was a black Indian comedy film, in which Kamal Haasan played the role of producer in addition to acting. ‘Mumbai Express’ is the first Indian film in which digital format was used. It was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi language with the same title.
9. How can anyone forget Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vishwaroopam’? Kamal Haasan had to face a lot of difficulties in making and releasing this film. ‘Vishwaroopam’ was directed by Kamal Haasan. This is the first Indian film released in the year 2013, in which the new Auro 3D sound technology was used.