Kamal Haasan

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Career as a film producer

He has also involved himself in film production. He wrote screenplays for several of his films and ventured into film direction with Hey Ram, a film depicting the conflict between revolutionaries and proponents of non-violence during the Indian independence movement. The film is also remembered for depicting the flashback in color and the present day events in black and white.

Related Topics:
Indian independence movement - Black and white

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Kamal Hassan renamed his recent venture Sandiyar to Virumandi owing to a protest from a community in Tamil Nadu. He then acted in "Vasool Raja M.B.B.S", a remake of Vidhu Vinod Chopra's "Munnabhai M.B.B.S". Both "Virumandi" and "Vasool Raja" were successes. Kamal then acted in a home production titled "Mumbai Xpress". It was bilingual (Hindi and Tamil) and was directed by long time friend Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film was only successful at some centres. Kamal then signed a film directed by Gautham titled "Vettayadu Villayadu". It has been in preproduction for some three months and should begin shooting in mid-July. It is a crime thriller – a genre Kamal last attempted in 1995 with "Kuruthipunal".

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His unfinished projects include Maruda Naayagam, a partition epic; the film is notable as it was inaugurated by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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