10 Astonishing avatars of Kamal Haasan

Kamal Hassan ‘Alavandhan’

Kamal Haasan's double role in his Telugu movie 'Alavandhan' was a difficult one as he had to portray as a lean cop and then as a bulky muscular mentally challenged person. Kamal Hassan was a convincing actor with his skills he did justice to both his roles.

Kamal Hassan ‘Anbe Sivam’

Kamal Hassan has done numerous double roles for in movies. Yet again in 'Anbe Sivam' he played a double role sharing screen space with R.Madhavan. The movie did not acclaim a lot of praise but Kamal Hassan's performance was loved by all.

Kamal Hassan ‘Appu Raja’

Kamal Hassan is known for sporting different looks for his roles. In the movie 'Appu Raja' he was seen as a dwarf. 'Appu Raja' is the hindi version of tamil movie 'Apoorva Sagodharargal'. Kamal Hassan gave a splendid performance by playing a dwarf who was half the size of Kamal's original height.

Kamal Hassan ‘Chachi 420’

Kamal Haasan in 'Chachi 420' was directed, produced and co-written by Kamal himself. Kamal Hassan has made a high mark for actors depicting ladies in movies with 'Chachi 420'. The magnificence and effortlessness with which he played a women in the film, was praiseworthy.

Kamal Hassan ‘Dashavatar’

Kamal Haasan's brilliant perfomance in 'Dashavatar' made his fans go crazy. Kamal Hassan has played 10 roles in the film from being a former US President George Bush to an ex-CIA agent, Kamal Haasan went absolutely unrecognizable in the prosthetic make-up. It wasn't astounding when it turned into the first Tamil film to beat the record set by Rajinikanth's 'Sivaji'.

Kamal Hassan ‘Hey Ram’

Kamal Hassan gave a brilliant performance in 'Hey Ram'. The movie 'Hey Ram' tells the story of Saketh Ram (Kamal Hassan), a disillusioned man who tries to kill Mohandas Gandhi (Naseeruddin Shah). After sectarian violence claims the life of his wife, Aparna (Rani Mukharjee), Saketh becomes a Hindu extremist, and, although Muslims are responsible for his wife's death, he begins to blame Gandhi and his tolerant approach to religious differences. Concerned only with his idea of vengeance, Saketh is consumed with hatred and zealotry.

Kamal Hassan ‘Indian’

Kamal Hassan made a new record with his role of a vigilante in the movie 'Indian'.Then the movie was dubbed in hindi and titled 'Hindustani' where Kamal played double role of a father and his son and gave a fantastic performance. The team of Kamal Hassan and Hollywood make up artist Michael Westmore molded the character of the father that it became a legend.

Kamal Hassan ‘Indrudu Chandrudu’

Kamal Hassan has proved his acting skills time to time by playing double roles. Kamal Hassan played a role of a corrupt mayor and a young guy for his film 'Induru Chanduru'. It was later dubbed in hindi and titled 'Mayor Sahab' the story went on as he effectively played the more youthful man faking his mental breakdown to beat a homicide accusation, he needed to walk another mile to play the Mayor.

Kamal Hassan ‘Sadma’

Kamal Hassan before he got his limelight and stardom during his initial days he was seen as a romance hero and did very limited films like Sadma, Geraftaar, Ek Duuje Ke Liye to name a few. Where he would sport his famous mustache and a damn innocent face with his caliber for which he was loved by many. Kamal Haasan one of the most memorable role in his career was in his movie 'Sadma'.

Kamal Hassan ‘Vishwaroopam’

Kamal Haasan played a double role in the movie 'Vishwaroopam' which was one of the high cost films but the film was a success. Kamal Hassan's character was one of a classical dance teacher who loves cooking and second of an undercover RAW agent who fights the terrorists.