Kamalahasan began his journey as a child artist in kalathur Kannamma. Since then he has worked in over two hundred films and won umpteen awards. In spite of having been exposed to formal education only till standard IX, Kamla is a creative genius, A superb dancer, a brilliant actor, and an original writer cum director, Kamal excels in al aspercts of filmmaking.

Fiercely proud of his Tamil identity, and extremely protective of his colourful personal life, Kamal knows how to put in that extra bit in order to give a stellar performance and make even themost insipid characters come alive.