Kamal Haassan aka Kamal Hassan ventured into cinema when he was five. He debuted in K Kalathur Kannamma in 1959 and has won numerous awards including four National Awards and 19 Filmfare Awards. In the year 1990 Ulaganayakan Kamal Haasan aka Kamal Hassan was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India.