Kamal Haasan Awards | List of Awards & Nominations Won by Kamal Haasan

Parthasarathy Srinivasan is professionally known as Kamal Haasan, was born on 7 November 1954. He is an Indian Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, choreographer, playback singer, lyricist, television presenter, social activist, and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.

Kamal Haasan Awards
List of Awards & Nominations Won by Kamal Haasan

Apart from this, he also appeared in other language films, including Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Bengali Films. Through his unique and stylish acting, he is recognized as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema.

Haasan is also known for launching several new technologies in the Tamil cinema. As of 2025, he has won several accolades to his name, including, Haasan including four National Film Awards, nine Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, four Nandi Awards, one Rashtrapati Award, two Filmfare Awards, and eighteen Filmfare Awards South

If we talk about the national awards, he was awarded the Kalaimamani Award in 1984, and the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014, and the Order of Arts & Letters in 2016.

Haasan started his acting career as a child artist at the age of just six, where he won the President’s Gold Medal for his acting in his debut film Kalathur Kannamma.

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List of Awards Received By Kamal Haasan From the Indian Government

Kamal Haasan National Awards
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Shri Kamal Haasan, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 31 March 2014

Through his marvellous contributions to the indian cinema, he was awarded the Padma Shri & Padma Bhushan in 2014 by the President of India, which is the third and fourth highest civilian honors awarded by the government of India.

YearAwardHonouring Body
1990Padma ShriGovernment of India
2014Padama BhushanGovernment of India
2016Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier)France

Government, Industry & Media Awards

Kamal Haasan National Awards for Best Actor

In 2010, after completing 50 years in the film industry, he was awarded as the “CNN-IBN Indian of the Year” special achievement award presented by the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 21st December 2009.

He also won the FICCI Living Legend Award as the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and supports many governmental and non-governmental educational institutions across the country.

YearAwardHonouring body
2010CNN-IBN Indian of the YearCNN-IBN
2009FICCI Living LegendFederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

List of Government Awards Received by Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan Padma Awards

For his significant contributions to the Tamil Film Industry, the Government of Tamil Nadu awarded Kamal Haasan the Kalaimamani in 1980. In 2010, Haasan was honoured with the Honorary award by the government of Kerala upon completing 50 years in Indian cinema.

He was also awarded the Honorary Award by the government of West Bengal for his film Hey Ram, which is screened at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, West Bengal.

YearAwardHonouring Body
1980KalaimamaniGovernment of Tamil Nadu
1999Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan AwardGovernment of Tamil Nadu
2000Honorary AwardGovernment of West Bengal
2010Special Achievement AwardUnited Progressive Alliance
2010Honorary AwardGovernment of Kerala
2014NTR National AwardGovernment of Andhra Pradesh

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Kamal Haasan National Film Award List

Kamal Haasan National Film Award List
YearFilmLanguageCategory
1982Moondram PiraiTamilBest Actor
1987NayakanTamilBest Actor
1992Thevar MaganTamilBest Regional Film – Tamil (Producer)
1996IndianTamilBest Actor

Film Awards Won by Kamal Haasan

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards

Recently honoured with the S. S. Vasan Award for his lifetime achievement in the film industry by Ananda Vikatan.

YearFilmCategory
2008DasavathaaramBest Actor
2008DasavathaaramBest Screenplay
2016S. S. Vasan Lifetime Achievement Award
2022VikramBest Actor

Asianet Film Awards

Asianet Film Awards
YearArtistCategory
2009Kamal HaasanSpecial Jury Award
2012Kamal HaasanPopular Tamil Actor
2013Kamal HaasanPopular Tamil Actor

BFJA Awards (Bengal Film Journalists’ Association)

Kamal Haasan was awarded the Bengal Film Journalist Association Awards as the Most Outstanding Work of the Year award for his film Hey Ram. He was honoured in the 64th Annual Bengal Film Journalist Association (BFJA) Awards, which commenced on 21 July 2001.

YearFilmCategory
1985SaagarBest Supporting Actor
2001Hey RamMost Outstanding Work of the Year

Cinema Express Awards

The Cinema Express Awards are presented annually by The New Indian Express Group on behalf of Cinema Express film magazine to honour the artistic excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry.

YearFilmCategory
1982Moondram PiraiBest Actor
1987NayakanBest Actor
1989Apoorva SagodharargalBest Film (Producer)
1990Michael Madhana KamarajanBest Actor
1991GunaBest Actor (Special)
1992Thevar MaganBest Film (Producer)
1995KuruthipunalBest Film
1996IndianBest Actor

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Kamal Haasan Filmfare Awards List

Kamal Haasan Filmfare Awards List

In the Filmfare Awards, Kamal Haasan won two Filmfare awards and was nominated for six times in the event.

YearFilmCategory
1982Ek Duuje Ke LiyeBest Actor
1984SadmaBest Actor
1986SaagarBest Supporting Actor
1986SaagarBest Actor
1998Chachi 420Best Actor
1998VirasatBest Story

Filmfare Awards South

Kamal Haasan Filmfare Awards South

Haasan has won the Filmfare Awards South -Best Actor 17 times out of 33 nominations, while he is the only actor to be awarded the most number of times across all languages.

YearFilmLanguageCategoryOutcome
1974KanyakumariMalayalamBest ActorWon
1975Apoorva RaagangalTamilBest ActorWon
1976Oru Oodhappu Kan SimittugiradhuTamilBest ActorWon
197716 VayadhinileTamilBest ActorWon
1977AvargalTamilBest ActorNominated
1978Sigappu RojakalTamilBest ActorWon
1978Ilamai Oonjal AadukirathuTamilBest ActorNominated
1978Maro CharitraTeluguBest ActorNominated
1978YaettaMalayalamBest ActorWon
1979Ninaithale InikkumTamilBest ActorNominated
1981Raja PaarvaiTamilBest ActorWon
1981Aakali RajyamTeluguBest ActorWon
1983Sagara SangamamTeluguBest ActorWon
1986Swati MutyamTeluguBest ActorNominated
1987Pushpaka VimanaKannadaBest ActorWon
1987NayakanTamilBest ActorNominated
1989Apoorva SagodharargalTamilBest FilmWon
1989Indrudu ChandruduTeluguBest ActorWon
1991GunaTamilBest ActorWon
1992Thevar MaganTamilBest ActorWon
1995KuruthipunalTamilBest ActorWon
1995Subha SankalpamTeluguBest ActorNominated
1996IndianTamilBest ActorWon
2000Hey RamTamilBest ActorWon
2001AalavandhanTamilBest ActorNominated
2003Anbe SivamTamilBest ActorNominated
2008DasavathaaramTamilBest ActorNominated
2009Unnaipol OruvanTamilBest ActorNominated
2009EeenaduTeluguBest ActorNominated
2013VishwaroopamTamilBest ActorNominated
2013VishwaroopamTamilBest DirectorNominated
2015PapanasamTamilBest ActorNominated
2022VikramTamilBest ActorWon

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

YearFilmLanguageCategoryOutcome
2022Contribution For Film IndustryTamilRuby Jubilee AwardWon

Nandi Awards

Haasan won the Nandi Awards three times, all during the 1980s, and also won the NTR National Award in 2014.

YearFilmLanguageCategoryOutcome
1983Saagara SangamamTeluguBest ActorWon
1986Swathi MuthyamTeluguBest ActorWon
1989Indrudu ChandruduTeluguBest ActorWon
2014NTR National AwardWon

Rashtrapati Awards

YearFilmLanguageCategoryOutcome
1960Kalathur KannammaTamilBest Child ArtistWon

IIFA Awards (International Indian Film Academy Awards)

Kamal Haasan IIFA Awards
YearCategoryOutcome
2022Outstanding Achievement in Indian CinemaWon

Star Screen Awards

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
1997VirasatBest Story WriterWon

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Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

One of the most important awards given for Tamil Films and is awarded annually by the Government if Tamil Nadu, where the winners are selected the jury headed by the chairman.

Kamala Haasan won this award for nine times where eight of his awards are comes under the Best Actor category.

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
197716 VayathinileBest ActorWon
1980Varumayin Niram SivappuBest ActorWon
1982Moondram PiraiBest ActorWon
1989Apoorva SagodharargalBest ActorWon
1992Thevar MaganBest ActorWon
1992Thevar MaganSecond Best Film (Producer)Won
1996IndianBest ActorWon
2006Vettaiyaadu VilaiyaaduBest ActorWon
2008DasavathaaramBest ActorWon

Vijay Awards

Established in 2006, the Vijay Awards are presented by Star Vijay, a Tamil TV channel, to honour the artists in Tamil cinema. Haasan is the most frequent winner of the award to date.

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
2006Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian CinemaWon
2008DasavathaaramMost Popular Hero of the YearWon
2008DasavathaaramBest Villain AwardWon
2008DasavathaaramBest Comedian AwardWon
2008DasavathaaramBest Story-Screenplay Writer AwardWon
2011Manmadan AmbuBest Playback Singer by an Actor AwardWon
2013VishwaroopamBest ActorWon
2013VishwaroopamFavourite DirectorWon

Zee Cine Awards

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
1997Chachi 420Best Actor in a Comic RoleWon
2020Pride of Indian CinemaWon

International Film Festival Awards Won by Kamal Haasan

International Film Festival of Los Angeles, Independent Film Festival

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
2015Uttama VillainBest FilmWon
2015Uttama VillainBest ActorWon

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (South Korea)

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
2004VirumaandiDirector in FocusWon

International Film Festival Rotterdam

YearFilmCategoryOutcome
2000Hey RamDirector in FocusWon

Mumbai International Film Festival

Kamal Haasan International Film Festival Awards List
YearCeremonyCategoryOutcome
201315th Mumbai International Film FestivalLifetime Achievement AwardWon

Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards

YearCeremonyCategoryOutcome
20167th Norway Tamil Film FestivalLifetime Achievement AwardWon

London Indian Film Festival

Kamal Haasan was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Liff (London Indian Film Festival) by BAGRI Foundation.

YearCeremonyCategoryOutcome
20167th London Indian Film FestivalOutstanding Contribution in Indian Cinema AwardWon

New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards

Haasan will receive an award on behalf of the indian cinema presented by Chris Brown, Executive Vice President, Conventions & Business Operations for the National Association of Broadcasters.

The ceremony is a part of the New York Festival International Film & TV Awards.

YearCeremonyCategoryOutcome
2013New York Festivals International Film & TV AwardsRepresent in Indian Cinema AwardWon

Jagran Film Festival

YearFilmCeremonyCategoryOutcome
2013Vishwaroopam4th Jagran Film Festival, IndiaSpecial Jury AwardWon

Honorary Doctorate Award

He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Sathyabama University in 2005 and by Centurion University in 2019, where special guest Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik gave the award to Kamal Haasan.

YearAwardHonouring Body
2005Honorary DoctorateSathyabama University
2019Honorary DoctorateCenturion University of Technology and Management

Kamal Haasan Oscar Award

While Kamal Haasan has not personally won an Oscar or been nominated, seven of the films in which he has starred have been submitted by India for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. This makes him the Indian actor with the most films submitted for this category. 

Other Awards Won By Kamal Haasan

 Kamal Haasan National Awards
YearAwardHonouring Body
2011Honorary AwardGovernment of India
2004Abraham Kovoor National Award for Humanist ActivitiesBharatheeya Yukthivadi Sangham
2022Soman Lifetime Achievement AwardM. G. Soman Foundation
2014Honoured Maestro AwardWhistling Woods International (WWI)
2016Prix Henri-Langlois French AwardPrix Henri-Langlois French Award
2014Lifetime Achievement AwardThe Tamil Chamber of Commerce
2013Hall of FameHindustan Times
2013Lifetime Achievement AwardPuthiya Thalaimurai TV
2018Supernova of the YearOutlook
2009Viswa Kala BharathiThe Bharat Kalachar
2016Eenam Swaralaya Bharat Murali AwardEenam Swaralaya International Cultural Organization
2013Legendary Performance Award for the film VishwaroopamBehindwoods.com
2015K. Balachander Gold Medal of Excellence in Indian CinemaBehindwoods.com
2015Outstanding Contribution to MusicRadio Mirchi
2018Game Changer of the YearGalatta Tamil
2022Original Pan India Star AwardSIIMA Awards
1991–2005Most Talented Hero AwardIndia Today
2011Best Entertaining Bharatanatyam DancerBIG FM
2007Contemporary Living Legend of YearUFO Digital Cinema Company, Mumbai
2007Rashtrabhushan AwardFIE Foundation
2009–10Lifetime Achievement AwardRotary Club of Madras
2014Shifa Al Jazeera Excellence AwardShifa Al Jazeera Medical Group, Bahrain
2019The Legend of Indian Cinema AwardRetailers Association of India (RAI)
2003ATMA AwardAmrita Hospitals & Medical Group, India
2019Best Host (Bigg Boss Tamil 2)Asian Television Awards

This blog is all about Kamal Haasan Awards List, an Indian actor, who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most iconic actors in the history of Indian cinema and has several accolades to his name.

He also won many National awards that hardly any filmmaker could get! that’s why he is a national icon in South Indian Cinema, Tamil Cinema, Malayalam Cinema, Kerala Cinema and many others.

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