Happy B'day Kamal Hassan !

I know this wish is belated , but nevertheless its a wish. On occasion of his birthday ,I decided to rank his top 20 films( a very tough job).! He has done 185 films so far and the films that I have mentioned the films that came to my mind instantly and there is every chance that I may have overlooked some films.

Lets start this amazing count down....!


20)Sigappu Rojakkal
Truly a trendsetter.
An urban film from the rural director.Theme of the film very new.


19)Pesum padam
A film in which no one speaks. Superb Effort to try something new.


18)Ek Duje Ke Liye
A film which is talked about even today.Kamal's fame rose up in Bollywood.

17)Salangai Oli
A film which shows the life of a Dancer.Superb performance by Kamal.

16)SingaraVelan.
A laughriot.Sense of timing in this film is awesome.

15)MichaelMadanaKamaRajan
A film in which Kamal acts in four charachters with ease.Another laugh riot.


14)Vetaiadu vilayadu
Technically the best film Kamal has worked so far.The 2nd best cop role for Kamal.

13)Aburva Sagodharargal
A film in which he plays one characher as a dwarf.Simply superb.

12)Virumaandi
The screenplay of this film attracts me.The same story from differnt viewpoints!.

11)Punnagai Mannan
A failed suicide attempt and a Chaplin copycat.Wonderful film.

10)Avvai Shanmugi
An inspiration from Mrs.Doubtfire.Best comedy of Kamal.

9)Moondram Pirai.
The railway station climax that still brings tears when viewed.

8)Aalavandhan
I still cannot believe that this thriller flopped.

7)Kuridhipoonal
This is not an Indian film.A Great film that is sadly less talked about.Best cop role for Kamal.

6)16 vayadhinile
Amazing performance from kamal.A super vilage classic.

5)Nayagan
A hot favorite for many people.Mani Ratnam's best film.

4)Anbe Sivam
A film which I first thought would be full of atheism,but was spellbound and proven wrong after watching it.

3)DevarMagan
A classic !. No words to describe.flawless.

2)Indian
A Freedom fighter's fight against corruption.Truly shankar's best film.

1)HeyRam
My favorite.
Truly a masterpiece.!




As you saw its not that hard to prove that kamal is the greatest cineactor of India.
Once again a very happy B'day to Padmasree.Dr.KamalHassan.

P.s. As i said before i might have overlooked certain films(special thanks to sharvan for helping me out!).Please post your personal rankings and also the films you think deseve a place in this rankings and also which do not.