Kamal Haasan’s love for Malayalam cinema: It’s high time the actor made a comeback

Movies By Arjun Ramachandran Jul 16, 2024 Read the article

Kamal Haasan can be defined as a versatile ‘Indian’ actor, who has worked across industries and is a polyglot.

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Popular among his fans as “Ulaganayagan”, the actor has been a phenomenon who describes himself as a technician.

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Interestingly, Kamal Haasan has a special love for Malayalam cinema, which is relatively small compared to other Indian film industries.

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How many of us know that he acted in more than 30 Malayalam films? In fact, he did his first solo hero film in 1974 in Malayalam with Kanyakumari.

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Kanyakumari was a box-office hit and was shot entirely in Kanyakumari and its surroundings. Kamal received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance.

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Despite his strong association with Malayalam cinema, Kamal Haasan hasn’t done any Malayalam films for a long time.

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He last appeared in a cameo role in Four Friends (2010), directed by Saji Surendran.

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Movie buffs in Kerala strongly feel it’s high time that the actor made a comeback in Malayalam.

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