The Legend - Kamal Hassan: Director Trilokchander spotted a precocious young boy and in that auspicious moment something flashed. He prophesied, "this brilliant boy will go a long way, and achieve fame one day." So it was. The youngest son of Srinivasan, the freedom fighter from Paramagudi in Rameshwaram, went a loooong way, not only making a mark on regional cinema, but on Indian cinema. The history of Indian cinema has never seen the kind of Kamal Haasan - a cine lover who's just hasn't had enough of his love.

Eccentric, experimental, maverick, chameleon, wiz - all kinds of adjectives are thrown up to describe the fascinating growth of Kamal Haasan. But just as the labels become tangible, our man has outgrown it. His latest avataar being that of an actor-writer-director. And for all his tomfoolery in Chachi 420, Kamal Haasan is not an escapist. He is a lover of history, and very sensitive to his enviroment..[ More ]