Kamal Hassan (born November 7, 1954, in Paramakkudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is one of the most highly acclaimed and most versatile film actor in the history of Indian cinema; he is considered by many to be the greatest actor to have graced the Indian Silver Screen. His work is primarily in the Tamil film industry. He is considered to be one the greatest actor of all time in Indian movie industry. Kamal Hassan is also a critically acclaimed actor and a box office success. His recent films from the year 2000 to 2006 such as Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (Rs 500 million),Vasool Raja MBBS (Rs 400 million) and Thenali (Rs 300 million) have been commercial box office successes both in India and Internationally.