Kamal Haasan turns 72 today — and the tributes are already flooding in, not just from fans but from across the Indian cinematic landscape. The actor’s birthday has become a moment of reflection, celebration, and mutual admiration, especially in Kerala, where his bond with political leaders runs deep. Former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan took to social media to call Kamal a ‘truly gifted artist’ whose work has enriched Indian cinema across languages and cultures.
He highlighted Kamal’s commitment to secularism, humanism, and progressive values, values that have long defined both his art and public stance. Vijayan didn’t hold back on the personal: he referred to Kamal as a ‘dear friend’, recalling how the actor stood by him during controversy around comments made about Kannada and Tamil at the time of Thug Life’s release.
The support was reciprocal, Kamal had earlier urged voters to back the LDF in Kerala’s legislative elections, underscoring a rare alignment between star power and political solidarity. Current Kerala CM VD Satheesan echoed that sentiment, saying Kamal has never been a guest in Keralam. ‘You have always belonged,’ Satheesan wrote, adding that every film of Kamal’s carries something unforgettable, timeless, enduring.
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