The veteran actor was born on November 7th, 1954 in Paramakudi (Madras). At the age of six, he debuted in Kalathur Kannamma and won the President’s Gold Award for the film. He has won nineteen Filmfare Awards and four National Film Awards. He was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian Cinema.
On his birthday, a brand new trailer of his upcoming project ‘Vishwaroopam’ will be launched. The film will be released in multiple languages. Vishwaroopam is a thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Kamal Hassan. He also portrays the lead role. The film also cast Pooja Kumar, Rahul Bose, Jaideep Ahlawat, Andrea Jeremiah, Zarina Wahab, Samrat Chakrabarti and a special appearance by Oscar nominated director Shekhar Kapur. The music for the film is given by musical trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Vairamuthu has penned lyrics for the Tamil version whereas noted poet Javed Akhtar has penned lyrics for the Hindi version of the film. The film is made both in Hindi and Tamil.