Kamal Haasan to be honoured by Kerala Tourism Dept

Kamal Haasan,whose initial career was in Malayalam,would be felicitated by Kerala Tourism department on completing 50 years in cinema.

Leading actor Kamal Haasan,whose initial career was in Malayalam,would be felicitated by Kerala Tourism department on completing 50 years in cinema.

Various organisations related to Malayalam film industry had extended support to the programme to honour the actor during the inauguration of the Onam (Keralas most-celebrated festival) week celebrations on August 22,official sources in Thiruvananthapuram,said. A two-hour cultural programme featuring versatality of the actor who had done roles in Malayalam,Kannada,Tamil,Telugu and Hindi in his five-decade long career would be held as part of the event.

The actor,who had won four national awards and several other honours during his career,would be saluted by a host of programmes to be directed by noted Malayalam filmmaker T K Rajeev Kumar.

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A meeting attended by representatives of Film Exhibitors Association,Film Exhibitors Federation,State Film Producers Association,Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) and the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce held on August 5 had offered support to the event,the sources said.

Eminent directors K S Sethumadhavan,in whose film Kannum Karalum he made his debut in Malayalam and Tamil director K Balachander and other top filmmakers associated with the actor were expected to attend the programme.