It has been 65 years since Kamal Haasan, the multi-faceted artist made his stellar debut as a child artist with Kalathur Kannamma. The film, which released in 1960, starred Gemini Ganesh and Savitri Ganesh in the lead roles, and directed by A Bhimsingh. You can stream the film on Aha Tamil and OTTplay Premium, if you want to revisit Kamal Haasan's performance as child artist and when he first graced the screens.

Kalathur Kannamma on OTT

Kalathur Kannamma marks the first time Kamal Haasan made his onscreen presence, as a child artist. From then on, there is no turning back, as the actor went on to prove the multi-faceted artist he is, from donning the director’s cape to that of almost all other technical aspects as well. With Tamil film industry celebrating 65 years of Kamal Haasan, here is where you can revisit Kalathur Kannamma. The film can be watched online on Aha Tamil and OTTplay Premium.

Directed by A. Bhimsingh and written by Javar Seetharaman, Kalathur Kannamma is said to be inspired from the 1960 Chinese film Nobody's Child. The film revolves arounds a couple, a wealthy landlord's son and poor farmer's daughter who get separated, leaving their child to grow up in an orphanage. While Kamal Haasan played the child, Gemini Ganesh and Savitri Ganesh played the couple.

T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Subbaiah, Javar N. Seetharaman, and Manorama among others were part of the cast. The song Ammavum Neeye featuring a young Kamal is an iconic number from the film.

65 years of Kamal Haasan

Recently, the sets of Thug Life, the upcoming film of Kamal Haasan, celebrated the landmark moment. The film's director, Mani Ratnam and his team threw a surprise celebration bash for Kamal Haasan as the latter arrived to the sets.

Kamal Haasan who was last seen in Indian 2, is currently working in Thug Life with Mani Ratnam. The actor also has a film with Anbariv duo in the pipeline. Kamal Haasan also recently stepped down as host of Bigg Boss Tamil due to cinematic commitments.

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