How
can we forget the baby-faced boy in Kalathur Kannamma who
sang Ammavum neeye, appavum neeye? Kamal’s
journey began with this film. Even as a child he could emote
well and in many films, he played
the
role of the precocious boy with élan. Kamal
then trained under T.K. Shanmugam and his genius was polished
to shine like a diamond. His cinematic voyage began under
K.
Balachanderand he has scaled the peak
of artistic and commercial success. He is the only Indian
actor to have been commended by the great director Satyajit
Ray.
