Kamal
Haasan,
the
veteran
actor,
is
one
of
the
finest
talents,
Indian
film
industry
has
ever
seen.
As
we
all
know,
Kamal
Haasan
is
not
only
an
exceptional
actor,
director,
and
writer,
but
also
a
strong
follower
of
Indian
cinema.
Photo
Courtesy:
Behindwoods
Recently,
the
multifaceted
talent
picked
his
70
all-time
favourite
Indian
films,
for
the
70th
Independence
day
special
edition
of
Hindustan
Times.
Interestingly,
Kamal
Haasan's
favourites
list
include
eight
Malayalam
films,
something
which
the
industry
can
be
proud
of.
Have
a
look
at
Kamal
Haasan's
favourite
Malayalam
films
here....
Chemmeen
(1965)
The
first
film
in
Kamal's
favourites
list.
The
classic
movie,
which
was
an
adaptation
of
Thakazhi's
classic
novel
of
the
same
name,
was
directed
by
Ramu
Karyat.
Chemmeen
had
featured
Sathyan,
Sheela,
and
Madhu,
in
the
lead
roles.
Anubhavangal
Paalichakal
(1971)
The
movie,
which
featured
the
legendary
Prem
Nazir-Sathyan
duo,
was
also
adaptation
of
Thakazhi's
popular
novel
of
the
same
name.
The
movie
was
scripted
by
Thoppil
Bhasi
and
directed
by
KS
Sethumadhavan.
Nirmalyam
(1973)
The
movie,
which
was
written
and
directed
by
MT
Vasudevan
Nair,
was
an
adaptation
of
his
short
story
Pallivalum
Kalchilambum.
Nirmalyam
won
the
National
Film
Award
of
1973,
for
the
Best
Feature
Film,
while
PJ
Antony
won
the
Best
Actor
trophy.
Swapnadanam
(1976)
Swapnadanam,
which
has
been
considered
as
one
of
the
finest
works
of
KG
George,
is
another
Malayalam
film
in
Kamal
Haasan's
favourites
list.
The
highly
acclaimed
movie
has
won
the
National
Film
Award
of
1976,
for
the
Best
Feature
Film
in
Malayalam.
Kodiyettam
(1978)
The
fifth
film
in
Haasan's
list
is
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan's
classic
movie,
Kodiyettam.
Bharath
Gopi
went
on
to
bag
the
National
Film
Award
trophy
for
the
Best
Actor,
for
his
performance
in
the
acclaimed
movie.
Ee
Nadu
(1982)
Kamaal
Haasan's
another
favourite
Malayalam
film
is
the
Mammootty-Ratheesh
starring
political
drama,
Ee
Nadu.
The
1982-released
movie
still
remains
as
one
of
the
best
works
of
IV
Sasi-T
Damodaran
duo.
Namukku
Parkkan
Munthiri
Thoppukal
(1986)
Namukku
Parkkan
Munthiri
Thoppukal,
the
Mohanlal-Padmarajan
movie
which
has
been
considered
as
one
of
the
classic
love
stories
of
Malayalam,
has
also
found
a
place
in
Kamal
Haasan's
favourites
list.
Thaniyavarthanam
(1987)
The
1987-released
Mammootty
movie,
which
marked
the
debut
of
Lohithadas
as
a
scenarist,
is
another
favourite
Malayalam
film
of
Kamal
Haasan.
Thaniyavarthanam,
which
was
directed
by
Sibi
Malayil,
was
a
huge
critical
and
commercial
success.
Surprisingly,
Kamal
Haasan
hasn't
chosen
even
a
single
Malayalam
film
of
1990's
and
2000's
in
his
favourite
films
list.
Instead,
the
multiple
National
Award-winner
went
on
to
choose
the
classic
films
of
1960's
to
1980's
in
his
favourite
Malayalam
films
list.
Kamal
Haasan
has
enlisted
his
22
films
in
various
languages,
among
his
70
all-time
favourite
Indian
films
list.
He
has
also
picked
several
classic
films
from
Tamil,
Telugu,
Kannada,
Marathi,
Bengali,
and
Hindi
films,
as
well
as
a
silent
film,
in
his
favourite
list.
The
actor,
who
released
his
favourite
Indian
films
list
pointed
out
that
these
films
are
strictly
his
personal
favourites.
Kamal
Haasan
also
admitted
that
he
has
not
watched
several
iconic
films
of
Indian
film
industry.