Tamil Nadu government lifted the ban from release after Haasan assured to delete some scenes from film.
Now, 48 years and innumerable awards later, the talented actor is taking on ten roles in his Tamil film Dasavatharam, which incidently was written by him and directed by K S Ravikumar.
Kamal will enact Naseeruddin Shah's role while Mohanlal will take on Anupam Kher in the Tamil version titled Unniapol Oruvan.
Kamal Haasan, who wrote the original story and idolised Dilip Kumar, wanted to remake Thevar Magan in Hindi with Dilipsaab and himself as father and son.
Anu Haasan on her Tamil talk show and her illustrious family.
The tripartite talks to break the impasse over the screening of Tamil movie 'Vishwaroopam' will take place on Saturday with the participation of actor-director Kamal Haasan, who returned to Chennai from Mumbai.
'My contribution to Uttama Villain is going to make me proud.'
With temperatures rising in Mumbai, Disha Patani finds her own way to keep her body cool.
A relatively quiet foray by actor Vijay into politics through the TN rural local body elections last month has captured the attention of many, reports Shine Jacob.
July has interesting OTT entertainment awaiting you.
As Kamal Haasan gears up for his latest Tamil venture, Dasavathaaram, Ramesh Arvind relives the memories of his tryst with the actor.
Daughter of film stars Kamal Haasan and Sarika was humility personified as she stood in a long queue to see her sister walk the ramp and profusely thanked Rediff.com staffer Hitesh Harisinghani for helping her get a celeb pass.
Kamal Haasan's daughter was the chief guest at the launch of Emcee Jesz's first Tamil pop album, Kavithai Gundar.
Rajini-Kamal duo cannot do harm to the AIADMK-led alliance in the state electorally, Jayakumar said.
Recent reports indicate that Kamal Haasan's film, Marmayogi, might fall into the hands of the Ocher Studios-Warner Brothers combine. Kamal is said to have returned the advance amount to Pyramid Saimira and has reportedly initiated talks with Soundarya and Warner Brothers to associate himself with them.
The makers of the upcoming sci-fi Project K unveiled the long-awaited official first look of Deepika Padukone from the film.
The actor now plans to move an appeal in the Supreme Court against the High Court order.
Kamal Haasan defends his film Vishwaroopam in an official statement.
Thirty-six people, including eight children, 16 women died in a stampede at the actor-politician Vijay's rally in Karur on Saturday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said.
Quite a few films didn't do well, but particularly disappointing were the films that came from the south.
The party, which is facing the elections with allies, actor R Sarath Kumar-headed All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi and India Jananayaka Katchi of Lok Sabha MP Paarivendhar, has announced it will test its fortunes from 154 of the 234 seats, leaving the rest to its two partners.
One of Tamil cinema's top film-makers, S Shankar hosted a grand wedding for his daughter Aishwarya in Chennai.
"If a situation arises wherein me and Kamal have to join hands for the welfare of people of Tamil Nadu, we will surely come together," Rajinikanth said.
Actor-director Kamal Haasan, whose film 'Vishwaroopam' is facing ban in Tamil Nadu amid a raging controversy, thanked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for her support as he addressed mediapersons in Mumbai on Thursday.
'Why India is not holding a plebiscite in Kashmir? What are they (government) afraid of?, he said in an event.
Arjun Menon gives us a preview of what the Manorathangal series will offer us.
As the year draws to a close, Rediff's Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya takes a look at the hits and misses, the highs and lows, the newsmakers and the dealbreakers in alphabetical order.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.
An unidentified stalker allegedly tried to barge into the residence of Bollywood actress Shruti Haasan, the daughter of noted actor Kamal Haasan, but her timely act of closing the door prevented the man from entering her house in suburban Bandra.
The INDIA bloc is set to field a joint candidate for the upcoming vice presidential elections. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is engaging with opposition parties to identify potential candidates and build consensus. The decision reflects a unified front among opposition parties aiming to send a strong political message.
On the admissions, he said 26 people were treated in the OPD and were discharged. And of the 67 admitted as in-patients, 2 were critical. All others were stable. One of the patients was shifted to the Madurai GH for further treatment.
Days after Deepika Padukone's look in Project K was released, we get a glimpse of Prabhas in the film.
Buildings were decorated with colourful lights and earthen lamps dotted houses as people across the country thronged temples and celebrated Diwali with pomp on Monday.
Juicy gossip from the Southern film industry
The superstar actors have romanced very young girls on screen.
Arjun Menon looks at some Tamil films from the last decade that tick all the right boxes, and lists where you can watch them.
Five months after the release of Fighter comes a film that is set to take a very good start at the box office.
