Updated On: 12 August, 2020 04:49 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kamal Haasan kicked off his career as a child artist in Kalathur Kannamma that won him the Presidents Gold Medal, and there was no looking back for him.

Kamal Haasan. Pictures/PR
Kamal Haasan has clocked 61 years in the industry - 61 years of entertaining India through pathbreaking films and his strong screen presence. Popularly known as Ulaganayagan, Haasan kicked off his career as a child artist in Kalathur Kannamma that won him the President's Gold Medal, and there was no looking back for him.
Haasan has won four National Awards, 19 Filmfare Awards, a Padma Shri, a Padma Bhushan, an Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) and a mention in the Limca Book of Records. He is the only actor in the country with the distinction to have had a 61-year-long career in films. To honour this amazing feat and the superstar himself, his fans across the world are all set to celebrate.