Published 19:03 IST, November 15th 2020
Kamal Haasan's most successful movies written by him; see list
Kamal Haasan has written a number of films throughout his film career. Here's a list of films that had a huge impact on the Box office as well as the audience
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Kamal Haasan has contributed to Indian film industry for 6 long deces. He has t only showcased his acting skills but also his talent as a director, composer, singer, screenwriter as well as a writer. Many of Kamal Haasan's films that he h written received critical acclaim and also did well at box-office. Here are some of Kamal Hasaan's films that me a huge impact on box office over years.
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Vishwaroopam
Vishwaroopam is first instalment of Vishwaroopam film franchise. Kamal Haasan apart from writing film also played le role in film. He plays role of a dancer who gets married to an ambitious woman in USA. She finds him suspicious and hires a detective who reveals some secrets about him. film collected over 220 crores worldwide and earned ₹128 million (US$1.8 million) at Chennai box-office.
Vishwaroopam II
Vishwaroopam film franchise has garnered Kamal Haasan a huge fan following. It is a spy action thriller film which stars Kamal Haasan in le role and Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Shekhar Kapur, and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. Kamal Haasan portrays a RAW nt who prevents a terrorist organisation who wants to execute a delayed attack on country. film grossed ₹101.75 crores (US$14 million) at box office worldwide and became immensely popular amongst youth.
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Uttama Villain
Uttama Villain is a comedy-drama that has an ensemble cast of Kamal Haasan, K. Viswanath, K. Balachander, Jayaram, Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Nassar, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and Urvashi in prominent roles. Kamal Haasan played role of Maranjan who is a superstar that gets diagsed with a brain tumour. His last wish is to make a comedy film with a director he looks up to. film collected ₹ 70 crores at box office worldwide even though it lost a huge amount as release delayed by a day.
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Manman Ambu
Manman Ambu is a Tamil romantic comedy that features Kamal Haasan, Mhavan, and Trisha in le roles. Mhan played by R Mhavan believes that his partner Ambu is unfaithful and refuses to pay detective Mannar, played by Kamal. He cooks up a story about Ambu's infidelity to earn money. film grossed ₹46.2 million in Chennai itself and $77,360 in UK.
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Thoongaa Vanam
Thoongaa Vanam is an action thriller film that released in 2015. It starred Kamal Haasan, Trisha, Kishore, Sampath Raj, Prakash Raj, and Yugi Sethu in le roles. film received massive critical acclaim and earned approx ₹ 18-20 crores at box-office in India. plot revolves around a drug lord who ransoms a police officer's son's bag of cocaine. plot has various twists and turns as story moves furr.
Dasavathaaram
Dasavathaaram is a science fiction film that is one of most unique films from Kamal Haasan's career. film revolves around bringing lives of several people toger in 12th century and ending it in 21st century. film stars Kamal Haasan who plays 10 distinct roles in film. It grossed ₹ 200 crores in 2008 worldwide.
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19:03 IST, November 15th 2020