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India.com
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet 70-Year-Old Top Indian Actor Who Did Hollywood Legend Sylvester Stallones Make-Up For Rambo 3, Today Charges Rs 100 To Rs 150 Cr Per Film
photoDetails english 2910045 Updated:Jun 03, 2025, 08:00 AM IST Meet Indian Actor Who Did Sylvester Stallone's Make-Up For Rambo 3 1 / 7 He is a legendary Indian actor who made his acting debut as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma for which he won a President's Gold Medal. Parthasarathy Srinivasan is hailed as the one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian Cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in some Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali films. Can you guess who are we talking about? Meet Parthasarathy Srinivasan 2 / 7 Parthasarathy Srinivasan, famously known by his stage name Kamal Haasan has starred in over 230 movies in career spanning several decades. His 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, directed by K Balachander earned him his first Filmfare Award. He debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Kannum Karalum (1962). He has been honoured with several awards and accolades. The 70-year-old icon also formed the centrist party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. Kamal Haasan did Rambo's make-up 3 / 7 On the episode of The Kapil Sharma Show, Kamal Haasan said, 'I was working in the backlot. I made all the bumps on Mr Stallone's face. I was learning makeup then and I was there for a month-and-a-half, learning prosthetic makeup." "I wanted to learn the art because nobody wanted to learn that. It was such a pleasure because nobody knew me. I stopped at shops, drank cold drinks and I was walking in the street.' He continued. Kamal worked on Sylvester Stallone's Rambo III and later contributed to the iconic Star Trek franchise—an endeavour that eventually earned an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup. India's First Actor to learn this technique 4 / 7 Kamal Haasan's movies like Dasavathaaram, Indian, and Avvai Shanmugi showcase mind-blowing make-up transformation - all thanks to his make-up learnig skills he picked up from Hollywood. His willingness to understand the nuances of the technique make up the first Indian actor to master this skill for the love of movie-making. Kamal Haasan's personal life 5 / 7 In 1978, Kamal Haasan married dancer Vani Ganapathy, who acted with him in the 1975 movie Melnaattu Marumagal. After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later. Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, Shruti (born 1986). In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004. Kamal Haasan's Political Career 6 / 7 The actor formed the centrist party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. He began his political journey from late President APJ Abdul Kalam's residence and his memorial at Rameswaram. His party contested in 37 seats in 2019 Indian general election and lost. Kamal Haasan's Awards 7 / 7 He received the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema in in 2014. At 6, he won the President's gold medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, Kalathur Kannamma. He is tied with Mammootty for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for producing the 1992 Tamil film, Thevar Magan. He has a record 20 Filmfare Awards in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards.
Indian Express
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Kamal Haasan reveals his new nickname for Mani Ratnam; Simbu shares why he's never late to Thug Life director's set: ‘It's not because I am scared of him, but…'
Despite belonging to different generations, there is something interestingly similar about Tamil stars Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan TR (popularly known as Simbu); both of them pretty much grew up on movie sets after having made their film debuts as child artistes. While Kamal Haasan entered the world of cinema at the age of six, playing a key role in director A Bhimsingh's Gemini Ganesan and Savitri-starrer Kalathur Kannamma (1960) – which earned him the Rashtrapati Award – Simbu made his first screen appearance at the tender age of one in his father T Rajendar's Uravai Kaatha Kili (1984). Since then, the two have come a long way. Another factor that unites them is their shared admiration and deep respect for legendary filmmaker Mani Ratnam. While the two are gearing up for the release of Mani's Thug Life, which also marks the two actors' first on-screen collaboration, Kamal and Simbu recently opened up about their experience working with the veteran director. Talking about Mani's dedication to filmmaking, Kamal also revealed the new nickname he has given to the director because of his habit of arriving on set even before sunrise. 'While working on Thug Life, I was so happy to see him with the same enthusiasm that I saw in him while we were doing Nayagan (the 1987 gangster drama that marked the director and actor's last movie together). I have started calling him Anjara Mani Ratnam (Anjara in Tamil means 5.30) because he starts the shoot at 5.30 am. He would reach the set at 5 itself. Imagine the plight of the cameraman (Ravi K Chandran), who has to be there at least 15 minutes prior. Everyone welcomed this new name I gave him by applauding. I told him I won't come at 5.30, and the best I can do is 7 am. I said, 'At 5.30, it will just be the two of us, sitting there and talking. No one else will be around. So, you do you; I will come by 7.' He is not just an early bird; he is a bird with wings larger than most birds,' Kamal quipped during a promotional event organised by Raaj Kamal Films International, the co-producer of Thug Life. Simbu, meanwhile, heaped praise on the filmmaker for his professionalism and shared why he is never late to a Mani Ratnam set. The actor has frequently faced criticism for allegedly arriving late to sets and having conflicts with the makers of his films. 'Many have asked me how I go on time to Mani sir's sets and if he is strict or if I am afraid of him. It's not because I am scared of him. Yet, I have never been late to his set even once. There have been days when I reached before he did. The reason is we are actors… When we agree to act in a movie trusting a director or the producer, they should complete the movie on time,' Simbu pointed out as Kamal patted him in appreciation for speaking out. Watch Kamal Haasan's Thug Life teaser here: He continued, 'The director should come on time. Only then would the actors come on time. When Mani Ratnam comes to the set, he won't sit around thinking, 'What or how to do something?' He would know exactly what he needs and what needs to be done. And thus, he won't waste an actor's time or call sheet, would complete the movie on time, the payment would come on time, and the movie would also be released on the scheduled date. If a man has perfectly followed all these years, which actor would feel like not reaching his set on time?' Adding to Simbu's statement, Kamal Haasan mentioned that he too faced the same with people asking him why he would go to K Balachander and Balu Mahendra's sets on time, but when certain others told him to come at 9, he would reach only by 10. 'I didn't react back then (like how STR did now) because they walked around carrying staffs. But all they had were staffs (like sceptres), but it's people like them (Balachander, Balu and Mani) who ruled cinema. When we work with people like them, an alarm automatically goes off inside us.'
