T H E S U P E R K I D

Kamal Hassan was born into an Iyengar family on the 7th November 1954 in Paramakudi in Tamil Nadu. His father Srinivasan practiced law and his mother is Rajalakshmi. His brothers Charu and Chandra also carry the surname Hassan owing to their father’s friendship with a man named Hassan.

THIS was just a sign of things to come. At the tender age of 6 , in 1960, lord kamal haasan renders a flawless and ultra cute performance as a child artist in 'gemini' ganesan starrer "kalathoor kannamma". It was only fitting that this movie fetched him the first of his 4 national awards.

He made around 5 tamil movies during is childhood days. Kalathoor kannama, Paarthal pasi theerum, Paadha kaanikkai, Vaanampaadi, Aanandha jodhi, which had lead roles done by the Superstars of that period – MGR, Sivaji, GeminiGanesan and Nagesh.

Then his father decided to place his career in cinema and joined him in TKS Drama company during his school days. And he made him learn dance and singing too.

Info Courtesy : Karthikeyan