Actor Kamal Haasan celebrates his 58th Birthday - Nov 7,2012

• Kamal Haasan,who debuted as a four-year-old child artist in 'Kalathur Kannamma' (1959) is considered one of Indian cinema's greatest contemporary actors.

• Kamal Haasan has played an astounding number of roles in his career spanning five decades in cinema

• Kamal Haasan is one of Indian cinema's rarest actors who likes to experiment with the roles he accepts

• Kamal Haasan has won 4 National Film Awards and 19 Filmfare Awards

• Kamal Haasan's Nayagan (1987)directed by Mani Ratnam was ranked by the Time magazine as one of the best films of all time

• Kamal Haasan won the Vijay Awards for 'Dasavathaaram' for Most Popular Hero of the Year, Best Villain, Best Comedian and Best Story-Screenplay Writer.In the film 'Dasavathaaram' Kamal Haasan played 10 roles

• Kamal Haasan won his first regional Filmfare Award in his Malayalam debut film 'Kanyakumari' in 1974

• Kamal Haasan is also the only actor who has starred in the largest number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Kamal Haasan meets J Jayalalithaa on his birthday