Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, producer,
playback singer, choreographer, lyricist, philanthropist and dancer who works primarily in the
Tamil film industry. Haasan has won several Indian film awards including four
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. Kamal Haasan received the
Kalaimamani Award in 1979, the Padma Shri Award in 1990 and the Padma Bhushan Award in 2014.