Agent Vikram 007 is missing in filmography

Thanks for pointing, Kiran! I added it now.

and vijethalu too

Naseeruddin Shah once said in an interview that Amitabh may be India's biggest star, but he (Naseeruddin) was Indian best actor. The interviewer asked him "What about Kamal Hasan?"

Without batting an eyelid, Naseeruddin Shah replied "Okay, I'm India's second best actor".

That sums up Kamal Hasan's career and skills more than anything else.

No doubt India's best actor. But sheer arrogance & indiscipline during his peak years destroyed his chances of becoming India's best star. Had he learnt from others on how to be professional, he would've definitely been miles ahead. He only managed to get one-third of his potential success. Nevertheless, he IS the best actor ever.

Thanks, KK, I added Vijethalu also.

He is the most versatile actor on Indian cinema history

I have been a fan of Kamal since my childhood. Kamal is a great actor but like many other great actors he needs a good director to restrain him on screen. Unfortunately, most of his recent movies were directed by younger guys who are in awe of his greatness and just allow him to ghost direct the movie (as per rumors). Seeing him jumping and prancing around in the role of an old lady in Dasavatharam, I wondered if he is the same actor who displayed impeccable body language as on old drunkard in Sagara Sangamam (that too when he was barely 30). His excellent timing for comedy is often spoiled by his penchant for toilet humor. He has an amazing dancing talent but he used to the full extent in only Sagara Sangamam (and Dance Master in 1-2 dances). For an actor who can express a 1000 emotions through his eyes, he is not subtle in many of his performances. And then he sleep walks through some movies that do not inspire him much (like Raghavan), which shows that he is not 100% professional like another reader mentioned on this board. But, many geniuses are eccentric and Kamal is one of them. I admire him for his performances in Pushpak, Moodram Pirai, Nayakudu, Bharathiyudu, Sagara Sangama, Swathi Muthyam and many more movies. I admire him for his support to 'different' cinema at a time when he could very well have opted for pure commercial movies and competed with Rajani. I congratulate him on his Golden Jubilee, and I wish he now moves onto roles that suit his age. I can not see him continuing to smooch teen aged girls :)

Good comments Rambo. I believe the best actors (Indian cinema) at some point of time in the career did allow the personal pride, ego and what not spoiled the acting. After all they are also humans right!!!. After Indrudu chandrudu, kamal's acting is not even on par with the action in other cinema's he acted earlier. Sathi leelavathi may be one-off( Mano's dubbing played major role though).

Congratulations to Kamal.

Hey, brilliance is no excuse for eccentricities ! One saw the downfall of many stars in the 1960s & 70s because of that problem ! One should ask K. Viswanath garu how much Kamal troubled him during the shooting of Swathi Muthyam. One should ask Manirathnam how much Kamal troubled him during Nayakan. One should ask the tollywood techies how Kamal would openly snub & demean senior telugu stars during late 70s & early 80s. It clearly shows that classy acting does not neccessarily mean a classy personality !!!

Hello Devi, we should isolate the actor's personal life from professional life. All the incidents that you mentioned (and many more written about Kamal) may be true as can be seen from the fact that Mani never worked with him again in 20 years. He may be an arrogant and unfaithful guy, who was disowned by his family. But, to an average cine goer, that is of no concern. We can only judge him by his acting merits. Respect him as an actor? Yes. Respect him as a person? We dont bother to. Just to site an example, Savithri will always be remembered as a great actress, though she was a drunkard in personal life.

Rambo is abosutely correct. We are not at all concerned with personal life. We see their films and judge by acting talents. We can't spy into their bedrooms who is sleeping with who. or we can't track who troubled who. It is none of our bussiness.
Kamal is a great great actor. I think in future generations no one can come close to his variety of talents. he even scrifised his career with his passion for acting. Some of the heros grow with buttering certain directors and choosing only roles they are comfortable with. But with Kamal sky is the limit.
Hats off to a true legend.

You guys both seem to have gotten my message wrongly, silly guys ! In my first posting itself I had admitted that he's the best. And by the way who's talking about his personal life ? I'm talking purely about his professional ife. Interaction with seniors & colleagues are all related to that only isn't it ? Got it ? It happens in our lives too right ? Despite our brilliant work at office, how we conduct ourselves with our collegues and bosses ALSO matters right ? Check within the spheres of your own lives, I'm sure you'll come across quite a few number of people who were brilliant in their output but messed themselves up professionally because of laxity in conduct. Kamal did not move to "different cinema" out of choice. It was due to compulsions. And yes, I've said this in my first post, I've said it in my second post & I'm telling it in my third post also that he's the best. My point is, I repeat, my point is the poor guy would've been much much much more ahead had he conducted himself in a professional way. Case closed.

To Devi, How do you know that "he would have been much mcuh more ahead had he conducted himself in a professional way"
Did you follow him where ever he went? were you his personal secretary?
Did you see any incident face to face where he behaved wrongly?
Did you interview with directors and Kamal and came to a conclusion he is on the wrong side?
Did you see him coming to the sets late by making a time sheet?
Did you see producer's accounts where Kamal has made the budget exceed?
Can you produce any proof that he mis-behaved professionally?
By the way..... Devi garu... like you said in a statement "Despite our brilliant work at office, how we conduct ourselves with our collegues and bosses ALSO matters right ?"
Wrong. For an end user it doen't matter how you made the product. What matters is how the product is working.
We don't care how Bill Gates used who and how professionaly the team members behaved etc.. What we care for is the end product.
who ever director/producer relalized this fact would have used him rightly. It is all filmy politics that made him not grow.

Hi Ramu,

1)On one hand you are asking me a question (how do you know he would've been much much more ahead) & on the other hand you yourself are answering it by saying "it is all filmy politics that made him not grow". Well, you've agreed with me eventually & that's what matters. Thank you for that.

2) Now my question to you is WHY did "filmy politics" not make him grow ? There should be some reason for that right ?

3) I agree with you that what matters to the end-user is the product & not the process. Well, when the demand is high & supply is low won't you think what is wrong ?

4) Do you really want me to furnish proof of his unprofessionalism ? Well, can you prove your statement that 'filmy politics made him not grow'. Were you witness to that ?

Let me reiterate again. He is no doubt India's best actor.

He is a great actor but not india's best. brahmanandam and ali are better.

KAMAL SUCKKS. DASAVATARAM is a best example for that. inspite of his multi roles in that movie. that film was a fatt at the Box office. so are most of his films.i cant remember a hit film from him in the near back.

He is a good actor. but cant give a hit film

Indias Best actor is Annaya " MEGASTAR CHIRANJEEVI" Not idots like kamal.

Chiranjeevi is the King of Indian Cinema --Amitabh bachan

What more do u want. He has been an ardent supporter of annaya chiranjeevi. Annaye number one.

Kamal Haasan is the king of Indian Kisses

He may be best actor in India. But, I definitely do not want to see him get any recognition in the form of awards internationally. If that happens, he being a Tamilian, Tamilians get a chance to brag and show arrogance about the greatness of Tamil etc. and I hate that. Already, they are doing their best to kill Telugu and other languages. It is time to pay them back in the same coin. I am glad that Eenadu flopped.

@ Sastry

Whether you agree or not Tamilians are far ahead that telugu people