Kamal Haasan - The 'Casanova' of Tamil Cinema

kamal Haasan - The 'Casanova' of Tamil Cinema

If there ever needs to be decided who the 'Casanova' of Tamil Cinema is, the answer is quite obvious. The one and only - 'Ulaganayagan' Kamal Haasan. Throughout his career was, his films have had bold themes. At a time when intimacy was perceived and frowned upon as vulgarity, Kamal did the unthinkable and went ahead by showing how couples could and should be portrayed on screen.

In this feature, we bring to you a collection of Kamal Haasan's best smooches/kisses.

Kamal Haasan’s next movie finalized

Kamal Haasan’s next movie finalized

Kamal Haasan, the Ulaganayagan in Indian Cinema is known for his innovative mindset and impeccable acting ability. Apart from acting, the versatile performer has also proved his mettle in singing, dancing, scripting and even film making. He has millions of fans in all nooks of the earth, and they are now awaiting the release of his projects, ‘Uttama Villain‘, ‘Papanasam’ and ‘Viswaroopam 2′.

The actor who has completed the shooting of these movies has reportedly decided the next film in which he will be working. Sources close to the actor reveals that the upcoming movie of Ulaganayagan will be directed by himself. The film will be an in and out action thriller, and it will have those rare elements demanded to satisfy the needs of his fans.

Recently, Kamal visited Mauritius for location hunt. This new movie is reportedly inspired from a Tamil novel. As per official sources, an eminent literary figure will also take part in the script work of this film.

The shooting of the film is scheduled to begin on April 14, 2015. More details regarding the cast and crew of the movie will be unleashed in the coming days.

Some other reports claim that Kamal Haasan will work with Prabhu Deva in the remake of ‘P K’.

Uttama Villain’ is very close to my heart : Nassar

‘Uttama Villain‘ stars Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Parvathi Menon, Parvathy Nair, Nassar, Jayaram and Urvashi in important roles. Though Nassar has acted in almost innumerable number of films, looks like ‘Uttama Villain’ is the closest one to his heart. Here’s what he revealed during the audio launch of  the function that was held in Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai recently.

‘My son met with a terrible accident on ECR Road a few months back when we were shooting for the film on the same road at a few kilometers away. I left for the hospital but couldn’t see my son who was in ICU. I told Kamal that I’d come to shoot the next day but Kamal insisted that I stay there for a few days till my son recuperated. I insisted on returning to the shooting spot to which he agreed.Kamal lost some lakhs by disbanding the set erected to shoot on the day the accident took place. When I left to see my son at the hospital, I couldn’t reach the hospital soon due to traffic snarl. It was Kamal Haasan who got in touch with the Hospital staff and kept updating me every few minutes on the tests they were conducting and the mode of treatment they proposed to give.

He told me not to possess negative attidude; I followed it and till this day, I didn’t look at the photograph featuring my son’s accident. Had I not returned to the shooting spot on the day of the accident, I might never have returned to starring in films again. I remain extremely thankful to Kamal for being so cooperative; in my long career, Uttama Villain is no doubt an emotionally significant film,’.

Tamil movie released in a DVD

When Kamal Haasan declared that he would release his movie 'Viswaroopam' directly through DTH prior to a theatrical release, there was a huge outcry from exhibitors and distributors forcing Kamal to drop the idea.

It was an idea that could have spelled the death of the middlemen between filmmakers and audience and hence was not encouraged.

Today, another Tamil filmmaker, Cheran has actually gone ahead and done something similar. He has released his movie directly on ‘DVD’ and is available in the market.

For the record, Cheran is the director of the Tamil blockbuster ‘Autograph’ for which he won a national award as well. The movie was remade in Telugu with Ravi Teja as ‘Naa Autograph’.

If this attempt of Cheran turns out to be successful, it could prove to be a boon as it would present an excellent alternative to many producers who are struggling.

Kamal Haasan has the highest number of Oscar entries

Kamal Haasan has starred in the highest number of films (seven) submitted by India for the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film. 

Kamal Haasan decides on his next

When the audience and fans are eagerly awaiting his next release Uttama Villain, the Ulaganayagan has already started preparing for his next. Sources close to the actor reveal that his next would be an action thriller which would be directed by Kamal himself.

It is also said that Kamal had recently returned from a location hunt in Mauritius for his next film. Sources suggest that the story is inspired from a Tamil novel and an eminent literary personality is involved in script work. While the cast/crew and technical department are yet to be finalized, the film is expected to go on floors around the Tamil New Year’s Day of April 14^th.

Meanwhile certain sections of the media had reported that Kamal would be working under the direction of Prabhu Deva which is yet to be confirmed.

On the other hand, Kamal’s line up of releases in 2015 is Uttama Villain, Papanasam and Vishwaroopam 2.

Decoding Uttama Villain

When the first look poster released for Uttama Villain, there was lot of buzz around the title. With Kamal behind it, the title would not be JUST a title. How far did I go in guessing what the movie is about?

Just like how Viswaroopam had an Arabic font around it, Uttama Villain's "Uttama" had a significance. It immediately reminded me about Villu Paatu which is very famous both in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Moreover, in the movie's second trailer we catch a glimpse of Villu Pattu Icon "Subbu Arumugam". This thought process was conveniently reconciled with excerpts of theTheyyam form of street drama.

Things panned out well at the fundamentals, when I found my next potential breakthrough just after the Audio Launch.

A special mention here about Ghibran who has delivered a high content album that packs so much within the boundaries of every 3-5 minute song.

In the two trailers that released we see pretty obvious references of Father and Son rift, a devilish Theyyam act and on Kamal's personal life as well. Then comes the kicker, a Theyyam play track titled "Iraniyan Nadagam" that starts with the "Kamal" baritone. Now who is Iraniyan? The answer to this question unveils so much possibilities about the movie itself.

Iraniyan was another name for Hiranyakashipu who is a significant mythological character in Indian Mythology. The most famous Vishnu Avatar had its reason to emerge because of this dubious Asura (Villain). So when did this villain become Uttama (top notch/best/pure etc.)?

In his previous birth, Hiranyakashipu was a sentry to Lord Vishnu. After being cursed by the Four Kumaras, he pleaded to Lord Vishnu to lift this curse. The curse was to have him being born on earth never to return to Vaikunta (Vishnu's abode). Here Lord Vishnu gave him two choices, first, to take seven births on earth as his devotee, second, to take three births on earth as his enemy. Unable to bear the thought of his separation from Vishnu for seven births, Hiranyakashipu accepted to take the three births as Vishnu's enemy. So here is your Uttaman. Moreover, once the sentry is born on earth as Hiranyakashipu, he gets a boon from Lord Brahma that he shall master death and no one shall be able to kill him. This is observed in the teaser itself where the famous Mruthyunjaya mantra kicks in. Mruthyunjaya ofcouse meaning "Winner of death/winning death" (Mruthyu = death + Jaya = win).

What more did I get as reconciliation? Iraniyan's death under the hands of Lord Vishnu (as Narasimha Avatar) was a result of Iraniyan trying to vanquish his son who was a Vishnu devotee. Iraniyan and Prahaladan(Iraniyan's son on earth) had clashes of opinions and this mounted to heated emotional arguments. We have a very similar flow in both the Trailers of Uttama Villain where the son questions the dad about his mother. We also see Kamal oozing emotion to his son at the end of the second trailer. What more? We have a dedicated Instrumental track called "Father & Son" that chants the "Mruthyunjaya" mantra!