Kamal Haasan Birthday: 10 top-rated films of Kamal Haasan's career, some were remade in Hindi

Nov 07,2023

Kamal Haasan Birthday 10 Highest Rated Movies: Kamal Haasan is counted among the veteran actors of the Indian film industry. He is considered a complete artist, who is adept in various fields of acting art. In a career spanning almost sixty years, Kamal has given many milestone performances, for which he has also been given awards.

Kamal Haasan started his career as a child artiste in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma, for which he received a Gold Medal from the President. Primarily an artist in the Tamil film industry, Kamal has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films.

His debut film as a lead actor in Hindi cinema was Ek Duje Ke Liye, which was a tragic love story. Rati Agnihotri played the female lead role in this film released in 1981. Ek Duje Ke Liye proved to be a box office success and was included among the highest-grossing films of that year. Some of the best films of Kamal Haasan's career, also have good ratings on IMDb.

Sagara Sangamam
This is a Telugu dance film. The 1983 film was written and directed by K Vishwanath. Jaya Prada, Sarath Babu, SP Shailja, and Chakri Toleti played lead roles along with Kamal Haasan in the film. Based on the story of classical dance, this film was also a hit at the box office. Sagar Sangam movie

IMDb Rating: 8.8

Thevar Magan
This is a Tamil drama film released in the year 1992, which was directed by Bharathan. Thevar Magan film was written and produced by Kamal Haasan. Artists like Shivaji Ganesan, Revathi, Gautami, and Nassar were seen in this film along with Kamal Haasan.

The story of the film is based on the son of the village head, who wants to go to the city and do business, but his father wants him to help the villagers. Priyadarshan remade the film in Hindi titled Virasat, starring Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Pooja Batra, and Amrish Puri in the lead roles.

IMDb Rating: 8.7

Nayakan
This is a Tamil crime drama film released in the year 1987, which was written and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film featured Kamal Haasan along with Saranya, Karthika, Janraj, MV Vasudev Rao, Delhi Ganesh, Nijalgal Ravi, and Nassar in important roles. The story of the film Nayakan is based on the transformation of a slum-dwelling man into a don. It was remade in Hindi by Firoz Khan with the title Dayavan, in which Vinod Khanna played the lead role. Madhuri Dixit was the female lead.

IMDb Rating: 8.6

Anbe Sivam
This is a Tamil comedy-drama film released in the year 2003, directed by Sundar C. The film stars Madhavan and Kiran Rathod in lead roles along with Kamal Haasan. The film shows the story of Nallasivam and Anbarasu, two humans with different personalities.

IMDb Rating: 8.6

Mahanadi
This is a Tamil crime drama film released in the year 1994, directed by Santhana Bharathi. Kamal Haasan, Sukanya, SN Lakshmi, Tulsi, Shobhana, Dinesh, Purnam Vishwanathan, Rajesh, and VMC Hanifa played important roles in the film. The story of the film Mahanadi revolves around a widower and his family, who are going through many troubles due to the conspiracies of a fraudster.

IMDb Rating: 8.6

Pushpaka Vimana
This is a very popular film in Kamal Haasan's career and the reason for this is its being silent. This black comedy film, released in the year 1987, was written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Along with Kamal Haasan, Sameer Khakhar, Tinu Anand, KS Ramesh, Amala, Farida Jalal, Pratap Potan, Loknath, PL Narayan and Ramya played lead roles in the film.

The story revolves around an unemployed man who meets a rich man unconscious under the influence of alcohol and kidnaps him. The film was released with the name Pushpak in Hindi-speaking regions.

IMDb Rating: 8.6

Moondram Pirai
It is a Tamil romantic drama film released in 1982, written and directed by Balu Mahendra. Actors like Sridevi, Silk Smitha, and Purnam Vishwanathan played lead roles along with Kamal Haasan in the film. The story of the film Moondram Pirai revolves around a school teacher who suffers from amnesia. Mahendra remade it in Hindi titled Sadma, with Kamal and Sridevi playing their original characters.

IMDb Rating: 8.6

Kuruthipunal
This is a Tamil action thriller film released in the year 1995, directed by PC Sriram. The film includes actors like Kamal Haasan, Arjun, Nassar, and Gautami. Kuruthipunal is a remake of the Hindi film Drohkaal (1994).

IMDb Rating: 8.6

Michael Madana Cama Rajan
(Michael Madana Kama Rajan)
This is a Tamil comedy film released in the year 1995, which was directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and written by Kamal Haasan. The story of the film revolves around four brothers who get separated shortly after birth. These four characters were played by Kamal Haasan only.

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