Talk:Kamal Haasan

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[edit] Filmography

Doesn't have to be extensive and long. Selected films or films made in recent years are sufficient. Reader can then be directed to IMDB.com or other relevant websites which contain a full listing. Remember, lemmings -- this is an encyclopedia article and not a lengthy funeral eulogy. Splashprince 07:44, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kamal's No Smoking Policy

There is a statement that claims that Kamal does not take up film roles that glorify smoking. But this statement is not substantiated with evidence (such as with a reliable source). Please do this, or delete that statement altogether. Splashprince 12:02, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Awards section: Need sources!

Please provide sources for claims regarding him winning best actor at an Asian film festival, and so on. Doing so contributes to the credibility of the article. Splashprince 06:21, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photographs

The main photograph at the head of the article for Kamal Haasan has been removed for not fulfilling copyright requirements. But some photographs of him are found near the centre/base of the article. Since leaving these pictures there can be unrepresentative of Kamal (these are shots of him from film trailers/posters), may I suggest that either (i) a good, off-screen film of Kamal be found and included at the head of the article, or (ii) the other photographs from various films be temporarily removed (because they are not an actual representation of Kamal Haasan). Thanks. Splashprince 00:43, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Alwarpettai Andavar drivel

I had cleaned up this article, omitting the somewhat notorious-sounding "Alwarpettai Andavar" moniker (which clearly has no place in an encyclopedia article), but someone wrongfully restores it. Let us keep this Wikipedia entry introduction professional, taut and sweet, shall we? Splashprince 14:44, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't think the intro looks good either. Please go ahead and rewrite it. - Cribananda 14:53, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Sounds good. Thanks. - 'Cribananda 14:54, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirection

Page moved from Kamal Hassan to the Official spelling Kamal Haasan --Rrjanbiah 14:12, 15 Mar 2004 (UTC)

//The discussion between Kamal and Madhavan about Tsunami in the movie (released in 2003) showed the Tamil viewers Kamal's in depth knowledge in every field.//

Hahaha..itz a good joke indeed. Why not the viewer's take itz Madhavan's indepth knowledge in every field?! yea man, itz Madhan who wrote the dialogue of that film.

[edit] Doctorate

I'd like to know why Sundar persists on removing Doctorate from the article, when he has in fact been awarded a honorary doctorate by Sathyabama Deemed University. Is there any evidence of this being revoked?

I'm sorry. Can you provide a link to a news report on the Doctorate? Once we have that we can add that fact with the reference. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 09:31, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

Try [1].[2] has videos of the event.

Thanks Bhadri. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 10:08, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

Do we really want to acknowledge "honorary" doctorates, especially by institutions which are really just trying to get some star dust to rub off on them?--Kingsleyj 03:25, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

I would like to point out that honorary doctorate holders to use Doctor or Dr. as a title. See Honorary degree#Practical use. So, I think the use of Dr. as a title cannot be done in this case. Kamal ... no need title. Thanks. --Ragib 06:16, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Ragib, I have to This is very much the standard. I have removed that pompous "Dr. Kamal" reference to good effect. Splashprince 14:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussing the bias in the article

I'm not a fan of Kamal Hassan, the biased him. I think there are some very opinionated against him in the Personal life section that are uncalled for. for opinions.

"he does comment about?

If no one names and gives us just the outline,but inreality each deserves enormous applause." I can hardly say that these sentences towards Kamal Hassan. I would say this is against the spirit of Wikipedia -- Madhu

While he hates Hinduism and arranged marriages, adores Islam and polygamy. It is common in his movies to find a Brahmin or a Hindu being meanly culprit and a muslim a victim or kind hearted person (eg: Brahmins & Hindus: secretery in defence who is a coward spy in Vikram, a cruel Hindu villain in Anbe Sivam, all meanly brahmin characters in Avvai Shanmugi and for Muslims: a sacrificing cook in 'Avvai shanmugi', a muslim second hero in 'Kurudippunal' and 'Hey Ram') ^{[citation needed]}

There is no substantial citation for this.Potrays the actor in a negative sense as a pseudo secularist. Logicwiki 06:08, 10 February 2007 (UTC) Srikanth

[edit] Expand section on acting career

For an actor with 40 years of work experience, this section on film career is rubbing on the surface only! This is pathetic and unacceptable. I request senior editors to expand this section decadewise viz Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, Nineties and Noughts and highlight major events in Kamal's career. Anwar saadat 13:50, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Internet fame

Is this Kamal Hassan in this clip that's been getting around on the internet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koqeSXJtvvo

[edit] Suggestions

In the paragraph:

"Kamal married Vani Ganapathy in 1978. The marriage was turbulent, issueless and lasted 7 years. Kamal has two daughters through his relationship with Sarika. Shruti was born in 1985 and Akshara in 1991."

By 'issueless", did the author mean they had no children? I think 'issueless' is more of a legal, almost obscure, term.

Also, this is the only reference to Sarika. I am assuming she is well-known, but it might be helpful to put a reference to who she is for those not familiar with Indian cinema.

--Yelocab 09:52, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Kamal Haasan is simply emulating the feat of the main actor from the Tamil movie Dambachari (1936) by acting in 10 roles. Someone seems to be intent on not acknowledging that so that the hero will not bask in second hand glory. Sudar 11:55, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Added references and Kamal became a father before legally marrying Sarika

Kamal Hassan become a father without amrrying Sarika when Sarika was pregnant did Vani divorce him and he after 2nd daughter was born as he did not one child to be illgeal

Article gives impression that Kamal divorced Vani because they did not have children. Vani gave interview few years back in Kumudam that she conceived and went ahead with abortion due to joint decision. This was also confirmed by Suhasini.(Kamal's brother Charruhassan's daughter)--Indianstar 08:02, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

It seems there is an almost obsessive focus on the details of his relationship. This is not something you would find in an encyclopedia like the Britannica, would you? Please keep the article tight, focused, and fairly general, and avoid dwelling on issues such as this that detracts from the main flow of the article, which is to give a balanced and overall picture of the subject as an actor. It might be helpful to also refer to this Indian cinema Feature Article (Satyajit Ray). This is a high-quality article and does not wrangle about personal relationships of the filmmaker Satyajit Ray, or what his beliefs are and whether he forces his beliefs unto others, or whether his daughters are as talented as him (which was actually something someone wrote here in the Kamal Haasan article!) AppleJuggler 05:25, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please remove or reduce list of films that this actor has acted in

This article has a very long list of films in which this actor has acted. Just out of interest, the list of films is at least twice as long as the sections which have any substantial content about the actor himself. If one is serious about creating a high-quality article, please see how Feature articles on other actors are made (Angelina Jolie, Henry Fonda, Sharon Tate, Uma Thurman). As for the film list, it could either be (i) removed, put into another article and wikilinked to this article, or removed and readers informed that they can refer to www.imdb.com for the very same extensive list, or (ii) largely reduced, leaving just a few (say, 3) notable films of this actor from each decade.

To illustrate: the musician Ilaiyaraaja has composed songs for hundreds of films, but not all 800+ of his film albums are listed at "Ilaiyaraaja"; only a very short, partial discography is provided (it contains only 5% of his total output) and readers are referred to www.imdb.com if they are interested in checking out his full list of albums. AppleJuggler 05:45, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Other important comments for improving this article

Critically in need of sources of reference. Please back up as many statements of facts as possible with a reliable source of reference (an academic journal article, a book, a respectable newspaper article etc.) For an example of how an article could be referenced, refer to Ilaiyaraaja.
'Acting career' section seems to list notable roles more than anything else. It seems less like a section dealing broadly with acting (the path of his acting career, the types of roles played, the kind of directors he has worked with, the characteristics of his acting (acting style), etc.) than an extended 'Notable Roles in Films' section.
Gossip, unsubstantiated statements, and statements not proper for an encyclopedia article should be avoided. A (fictional) example of such a statement is as follows: "According to Galaxy magazine (Issue 4, page 51-52), Kamal Haasan is known to be secretly living with a mistress, Avvai Shanmugi, in a small village hut outside of Madras."
Language needs brushing up. For example, in the 'Awards' section of this article, there is a line that says that Kamal Haasan is an "idiol of art".
Avoid eulogistic words/statements like "Kamal Haasan is the greatest actor ever!" or "Kamal Haasan's acting is unmatchable by any other actor in the Indian film industry." etc.
More images would be desirable (e.g., photos of the actor in his early days, actor on a film set with a film director, the cover to a DVD of his film, etc.)

AppleJuggler 05:58, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kamal's megalomania

While Kamal's acting leaves others leagues behind, he seems to exhibit megalomania in his choice of roles and duration of appearance. These seems to be an overwhelming urge for him to be in as many frames as possible. Please note that I am not counting "Michael Madan Kamarajan" or "Dasavatharam", but the other movies.

As an astute filmaste, it might be worthwhile for him to take a sabbatical from acting in lead roles and focus on directing - a la Clint Eastwood. The break will definitely give him a chance to take a neutral perspective on balancing the charaters as opposed to making movies revolving around a single character. Sudar 08:09, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

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