10 Unknown Facts About Kamal Hassan That Every Movie Lover Should Know

Kamal Haasan started Acting at the age of 4. And at the age of 4, he won the Best Actor President’s Medal for his role in Kalathur Kannamma. 

 Kamal Haasan is a synonym for Cinema. he is an actor, Director, Script Writer, Producer, Playback Singer, Lyricist, Choreographer, Dancer.

 Kamal Haasan speaks many languages like Tamil, English, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada and French.

 Kamal Haasan is the only Indian actor who has appeared in films in six languages: Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Bengali.

 Kamal Haasan has the highest number of Films (7) which were submitted to Oscar from India under Best Foreign Language Film category

 Kamal Haasan has won 19 Filmfare Awards, most by any Indian. In 2000, he wrote to the Filmfare committee requesting not to award him further.

 From 1988 to 1998, Kamal Haasan was the highest-paid star. In 1994, he also made history as the first Indian actor to be paid INR 1 crore for a single film.

 Kamal disowned fan clubs and started ‘Narpani Iyakkam.’ He is the first person to convert all his fan clubs into social welfare.

 In 2016, the French government commemorated Kamal Haasan with ‘Chevalier’ Award for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.

 Kamal is the one of the rare Indian stars who receives remuneration via cheque. Back in the past, the Income tax department awarded him the best tax payer award.