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116-473: The Lokesh Cinematic Universe ( LCU ), also known as the Lokiverse , is an Indian media franchise and shared universe of Tamil-language action thriller films created by Lokesh Kanagaraj . It is currently the highest grossing Tamil film franchise . The first feature of the universe Kaithi was released in 2019, while the second installment Vikram was released in 2022 and third installment Leo

232-600: A character or fictional world becoming popular in one medium, and then expanding to others through licensing agreements , with respect to intellectual property in the franchise's characters and settings. As one author explains, "For the studios, a home-run is a film from which a multimedia 'franchise' can be generated; the colossally expensive creation of cross-media conglomerates predicated on synergistic rewards provides an obvious imperative to develop such products." The trend later developed wherein franchises would be launched in multiple forms of media simultaneously; for instance,

348-520: A collaboration with writer Crazy Mohan for future comedy films. Haasan won successive Best Actor awards for his portrayal of deranged, obsessive protagonists in Gunaa and Thevar Magan (which was remade in Hindi as 1997's Virasat ). He was credited with the story for the latter. Haasan won his third National Film Award this time as a producer for Thevar Magan . The film was India's submission for

464-770: A dwarf, then Chanakyan , an original Malayalam film, later Vettri Vizhaa (where he played an amnesiac) and finally Haasan played two parts in Indrudu Chandrudu , winning the Filmfare Best Actor and won him his third Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance. By the end of the 1980s Haasan was successful in the Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industries, with Filmfare Awards in each industry and two national awards. In 1990, Michael Madana Kama Rajan saw Haasan build on Apoorva Sagodharargal by playing quadruplets. It began as

580-800: A film about capital punishment which won the Best Asian Film Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival . He also appeared in Anbe Sivam with Madhavan . Priyadarshan , its original director, left and Sundar C completed the film. Anbe Sivam tells the story of Nallasivam, portrayed by Haasan as a communist. His performance was praised by critics, with The Hindu saying that he "has once again done Tamil cinema proud". In 2004 Haasan appeared in Vasool Raja MBBS ,

696-485: A franchise can even be created, which ultimately leads to the creation of brand worlds. Since the creation of Disneyland in 1955, bringing fictional media franchises to life through the theme parks slowly became increasingly popular as the way to perfectly blend tourism and real-life involvement with media itself. Similar to transmedia, the concept of bringing fictional media into a non-fictional space where fans can immerse themselves in real-life versions of elements from

812-1230: A guileless youth who falls in love with a woman who suffers from retrograde amnesia in Moondram Pirai (1982), an ordinary slum dweller who rises to a position of a highly respected don in Nayakan (1987) and dual roles in Indian (1996). He further gained immense acclaim for his performances in Sagara Sangamam (1983), Sadma (1983), Saagar (1985), Swathi Muthyam (1986), Pushpaka Vimana (1987), Sathyaa (1988), Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989), Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990), Gunaa (1991), Thevar Magan (1992), Mahanadhi (1994), Kuruthipunal (1995), Chachi 420 (1997), Hey Ram (2000), Aalavandhan (2001), Anbe Sivam (2003), Virumaandi (2004), Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006), Dasavathaaram (2008), Vishwaroopam (2013), Vikram (2022), and Kalki 2898 AD (2024). His production company, Raaj Kamal Films International , has produced several of his films. For his philanthropic efforts, Haasan received

928-512: A man who hires a detective to find out if his fiancée is cheating on him. The film was released in December 2010 to mixed reviews, with Behindwoods calling it "an entertainer, but in parts" and Sify saying it "lacks the punch to captivate the audiences". Haasan's next film after Manmadhan Ambu was 2013's Vishwaroopam , released in Hindi as Vishwaroop . It won two National Film Awards (Best Production Design and Best Choreography) at

1044-456: A masked group of vigilantes. Their victims include high-ranking officials from the narcotics department like Stephen Raj and ACP Prabhanjan, and Prabhanjan's seemingly harmless foster father, Karnan. As Amar delves deeper into the case, a tangled web of clues leads him to the mastermind behind the murders, a drug kingpin named Sandhanam, who controls the largest drug syndicate in Chennai. However,

1160-424: A modeling agency, several television shows ( Playboy's Penthouse , in 1959), and even its own television channel . Twenty-five years later, Playboy released private clubs and restaurants, movie theaters, a radio show , direct to video films, music and book publishing (including original works in addition to its anthologies of cartoons, photographs, recipes, advice, articles or fiction that had originally appeared in

1276-630: A nationwide concert tour, an American Idol book that made the bestseller list and the film From Justin to Kelly . A transmedia franchise however is often referred to by the simpler term "media franchise". The term media franchise is often used to describe the popular adaptation of a work into films, like the popular Twilight book series that was adapted into the five films of The Twilight Saga . Other neologisms exist to describe various franchise types including metaseries , which can be used to describe works such as Isaac Asimov 's Foundation series . Multimedia franchises usually develop through

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1392-418: A number of other contemporary performers. In 2021, Haasan featured in a song 'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to Venmurasu ' composed by Rajan Somasundaram and released by Director Mani Ratnam in honor of Venmurasu , the longest novel ever written in any language. Earlier, he has spoken in appreciation of Venmurasu and writer Jeyamohan on Bigg Boss during his book recommendations. In 2022, Haasan

1508-478: A number of well-known actors and technicians had been signed, and it was launched at a public ceremony by Queen Elizabeth during her 1997 visit to India. Although the film failed to materialise due to budget constraints, Haasan expressed an interest in reviving the project. In 1998, he appeared in Singeetam Srinivasa Rao 's romantic comedy, Kaathala Kaathala opposite Prabhu Deva . The film

1624-429: A party by a corrupt cop in an attempt to recover the loot and kill the officers involved in the bust. To thwart the gang, Bejoy blackmails ex-convict Dilli into assisting him by threatening to prevent him from meeting his 10-year-old daughter for the first time. Together, they embark on a mission to transport the poisoned cops to the hospital and prevent Anbu's gang from getting their hands on the busted drugs. Their journey

1740-983: A producer. Despite the film's relatively poor box-office performance, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a Filmfare Award . After a year of starring in commercial films, Haasan won the first of three National Awards for Best Actor for his portrayal of a schoolteacher caring for an amnesia patient in Balu Mahendra 's Moondram Pirai , later reprising his role in the Hindi version, Sadma . During this period he focused on Bollywood remakes of his Tamil films, including Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya and Zara Si Zindagi . In 1983 he appeared in Sagara Sangamam , directed by K. Viswanath . His portrayal of an alcoholic classical dancer won him his first Nandi Award for Best Actor and his second Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award . After 1984's multistarrer Raaj Tilak , Haasan appeared in Saagar (released 1985), winning

1856-439: A remake of Bollywood 's Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. , with Sneha which was a box-office success. The following year, he wrote and starred in the comedy Mumbai Xpress . Released during Tamil New Year , it was a disappointment at the box office despite positive reviews. He appeared Kannada comedy film Rama Shama Bhama with Ramesh Aravind . In 2006 Haasan's long-delayed project, the stylish police story Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu ,

1972-533: A result, he successfully established a shared universe and announced plans for additional projects set within this interconnected cinematic world. Though the name "Lokesh Cinematic Universe" was coined by fans, post the release of Vikram , he accepted it as the official name of the universe. Other names for the franchise include the Loki Cinematic Universe and Lokiverse, as Loki is his nickname. Narain , George Maryan and Maya S. Krishnan are

2088-412: A sequel, marking Vijay's first venture into a sequel film. In December 2023, Lokesh confirmed the project would be tentatively be titled as Parthiban . However, the project is doubtful because of Vijay's entry into politics. Owing to the film's remarkable success, Kamal Haasan, in an interview with Pinkvilla , expressed the potential for a sequel to Vikram. Additionally, there were reports indicating

2204-557: A spin-off centered around his character, Rolex from Vikram , was being planned. Lokesh pitched Suriya an idea for a standalone film of the Rolex character, and the actor too agreed to the idea, which Lokesh later confirmed in October 2024. Lokesh announced a new action thriller film titled Benz , starring Raghava Lawrence and directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan . The announcement was made on 14 April 2024. Lokesh announced that Benz will join

2320-504: A spin-off film directed by himself titled Sabaash Naidu . The film was to be made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi (as Shabhash Kundu ). The film's release date has been delayed owing to Haasan's entry into politics, and he pledged that he focus on working on Indian 2 instead. On 17 September 2020, Director Lokesh Kanagaraj announced through his Twitter handle that his next venture will have Kamal Haasan in lead role with Anirudh handling

2436-550: A surprising twist reveals that Karnan is, in fact, alive and is former Black Ops Commander Vikram , who leads the group of vigilantes, that now includes Bejoy. In the face of this revelation, Vikram, Amar, and Bejoy unite their efforts to take down Sandhanam's powerful drug syndicate. The second installment in the LCU stars Kamal Haasan , Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil with Kalidas Jayaram , Narain and Chemban Vinod Jose in supporting roles. Suriya made his first appearance in

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2552-455: A technician and joked: "Film makers like K. Balachander told me that I won't be able make much money by being a technician. So the end result is that the star Kamal funds the technician Kamal in pursuing his dreams". Haasan attended workshops for makeup technicians in the US for several years, and trained as a makeup artist under Michael Westmore . Haasan has written songs for his films. He wrote

2668-467: A thriller in which he played a psychopathic sexual killer. He appeared in the Malayalam film Eeta , for which he won his sixth Filmfare Award. He first played opposite to the Sridevi in the 1977 Malayalam movie Satyavan Savithri directed by P.G. Viswambharan , this combination was later on well-accepted and celebrated. In the 1979 Telugu film Sommokadidi Sokokadidi , Haasan played two parts. This

2784-515: A village bumpkin, which won him a fourth consecutive Best Actor award. In 1977 Haasan starred in his first Kannada film, Kokila , the directorial debut of friend and mentor Balu Mahendra . That year he also appeared in a Bengali film, Kabita , a remake of the Tamil film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai . In 1978 Haasan made his Telugu film debut with a lead role in the cross-cultural romantic Maro Charitra , directed by Balachander. His fifth consecutive Filmfare Award resulted from Sigappu Rojakkal ,

2900-494: A voice-over cameo by Kamal Haasan as Agent Vikram . It is based on 2005 film A History of Violence , which itself was an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name . Leo emerged as the highest grossing LCU film , the second highest-grossing Tamil film of 2023 , the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023 , the highest-grossing Tamil film overseas and the highest-grossing film in Tamil Nadu . As implied at

3016-453: A year. Haasan is the first Tamil actor to convert his fan clubs into welfare organisations and is involved in social-service activities through the clubs under the name Kamal Narpani Iyakkam (Kamal Welfare Association). His fan clubs help organise blood- and eye-donation drives, and donate educational materials to students. Haasan received the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his humanist activities and secular life in 2004. He

3132-506: Is Leo having left his past life behind. Following this, Vikram, knowing Parthi's identity as Leo, invites him to join forces in creating a drug-free society in India, while suggesting a mysterious connection between them from their past. The third installment in LCU stars Vijay in the title role, alongside Trisha , Sanjay Dutt , Arjun Sarja , Gautham Vasudev Menon , Priya Anand and Madonna Sebastian with George Maryan as Napoleon and

3248-663: Is a classical dancer. He received his primary education in Paramakudi before moving to Madras (now Chennai ) as his brothers pursued their higher education. Haasan continued his education in Santhome , Madras, and was attracted towards film and fine arts as encouraged by his father. When a physician friend of his mother, visited A. V. Meiyappan (AVM) to treat his wife, she brought Haasan with her. Apparently impressed by his demeanor AVM's son, M. Saravanan , recommended him for their production Kalathur Kannamma . Haasan won

3364-709: Is also interested in Tamil literature . He formed the centrist party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 21 February 2018 in Madurai. The party's flag displays six joined hands in a circle in alternate red and white colours with a white star at its centre in a black background. Haasan began his political journey from late President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's residence and his memorial at Rameswaram . His party contested in 37 seats in 2019 Indian general election and lost. Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in

3480-641: Is also known for introducing many new innovations to the Indian film industry. He has won numerous accolades, 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 . He was awarded the Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and

3596-461: Is an Indian actor , film director , film producer , screenwriter , choreographer , playback singer , lyricist , television presenter , social activist and politician who works in Tamil cinema . Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in some Malayalam , Telugu , Hindi , Kannada and Bengali films. Considered as one of the greatest and most respected actors in Indian cinema , Haasan

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3712-497: Is an atheist and has often questioned the existence of God and has highlighted the theme in his films like Anbe Sivam and Dasavathaaram . He was mistaken to be Muslim because of his Arabic-sounding name, most notably when he was denied preclearance to travel to the United States by Customs and Border Protection authorities at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2002. In Sanskrit Kamal means "lotus", but it

3828-636: Is currently in production. In addition to acting, Haasan is noted for his involvement in other aspects of filmmaking. He has written many of his films, including Raja Paarvai , Apoorva Sagodharargal , Michael Madana Kama Rajan , Thevar Magan , Mahanadhi , Hey Ram , Aalavandhan , Anbe Sivam , Nala Damayanthi , Virumaandi , Dasavathaaram , Manmadan Ambu and Vishwaroopam . Haasan's production company ( Raaj Kamal Films International ) has produced several of his films, and he directed Chachi 420 , Hey Ram , Virumaandi and Vishwaroopam . He considered directing full-time if Hey Ram

3944-446: Is currently the highest grossing Tamil film franchise . IMDb 8.4/10 8.4/10 7.2/10 Media franchise A media franchise often consists of cross-marketing across more than one medium. For the owners, the goal of increasing profit through diversity can extend the commercial profitability of the franchise and create strong feelings of identity and ownership in its consumers. Those large groups of dedicated consumers create

4060-400: Is fraught with danger as they continuously evade pursuing gang members, who receive support from a corrupt narcotics official, Stephen Raj. The first installment of the LCU, it stars Karthi in the lead role, along with Narain , Arjun Das , Harish Uthaman , George Maryan and Dheena in pivotal roles. Amar, a black ops agent, is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by

4176-609: Is on the academic advisory council for ISFM (International school of Film+Media), and was the first Indian actor invited aboard an American ship as a special friend of the US. In April 2013 he received an award on behalf of Indian cinema from Chris Brown, executive vice-president for conventions and business operations of the National Association of Broadcasters, as part of the New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards. He

4292-519: Is one of 20 film celebrities recognised by Coca-Cola India with the launch of the 24th edition of the Limca Book of Records in 2013. Recently honoured with S. S. Vasan Award for his lifetime achievement in film industry by Ananda Vikatan . Mani Ratnam who directed Haasan in Nayakan , has said that there are many things he can do that no other actor can. Veteran actor Nagesh called Haasan

4408-484: Is the Japanese term for a transmedia franchise. The term media mix gained its circulation in late 1980s and is first used to describe adaptations of Sakyo Komatsu 's Japan Sinks , but the origins of the strategy can be traced back to the 1960s with the proliferation of anime , with its interconnection of media and commodity goods. Some of the earlier popular Japanese franchises such as Vampire Hunter D in

4524-670: Is the host to the Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1) which is to be launched on Disney+ Hotstar from 30 January 2022. He exited the show after the third week owing to scheduling conflicts with his film Vikram . Later, Silambarasan replaced him as the host from week 4 onwards. Then, Kamal Haasan returned as a host in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6 . Next, Kamal Haasan is returning as a host in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 7 . Kamal Haasan launched his personal fashion line brand called KH House of Khaddar (KHHK). Haasan

4640-491: The 60th National Film Awards . Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments. Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show Vishwaroopam , citing law and order problems. However, the film was released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. A mutual agreement with

4756-651: The Academy Awards that year. A series of films followed: Singaravelan , Maharasan , Kalaignan , Mahanadhi , Nammavar , and Sathi Leelavathi Produced by Haasan, it featured himself alongside Kannada actor Ramesh Aravind and comedian Kovai Sarala . Haasan resumed his collaboration with K. Viswanath in the Telugu film, Subha Sankalpam , and starred in the police story Kuruthipunal (Tamil) simultaneously shot in Telugu as Drohi with Arjun Sarja and won Filmfare Best Actor . Haasan's success in

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4872-986: The Filmfare Best Actor Award and nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award. The film was India's representative for the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 1985. He left Bollywood temporarily after Geraftaar and Dekha Pyar Tumhara to feature in Japanil Kalyanaraman (a sequel to his 1979 Kalyanaraman). In 1986, Haasan produced the technically brilliant Vikram and collaborated with Kodandarami Reddy for Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu and then K. Viswanath in Swathi Muthyam , playing an autistic person who tries to change society and won him his second Nandi Award for Best Actor . it

4988-608: The Kalaimamani Award from the government of Tamil Nadu in 1979. Other honours include Tamil Nadu State Film Awards , Nandi , Screen and Vijay Awards , including four awards for his performance in Dasavathaaram . In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, organised by FICCI's entertainment division. He

5104-562: The Order of Arts and Letters ( Chevalier ) in 2016. Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma for which he won a President's Gold Medal . After a sabbatical, he received his breakthrough with the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal , directed by K. Balachander , in which he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman which earned him his first Filmfare Award . He earned three National Film Awards for Best Actor for his portrayal of

5220-784: The Rashtrapati Award (President's gold medal) for his performance in Kalathur Kannamma at age six and starred in five more films as a child. He debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Kannum Karalum (1962). Upon his father's encouragement, he joined a repertory company (T. K. S. Nataka Sabha) headed by T. K. Shanmugam . In the meanwhile, he continued his education at the Hindu Higher Secondary School in Triplicane . His time with

5336-619: The Swachh Bharat Mission . On 21 February 2018, Haasan formally launched his political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (lit. People's Justice Centre). Haasan was born on 7 November 1954, in a Tamil Iyengar Brahmin family, to D. Srinivasan, who was a lawyer and freedom fighter, and Rajalakshmi, who was a housewife. Haasan was initially named as Parthasarathy. His father later changed his name to Kamal Haasan. His brothers, Charuhasan (born 1931) and Chandrahasan (1937–2017), have also acted. Haasan's sister, Nalini (born 1946),

5452-491: The fantasy and science fiction genres. Similarly, fantasy, science fiction films and television shows are frequently adapted into animated television series , video games, or both. A media franchise does not have to include the same characters or theme, as the brand identity can be the franchise, like Square Enix 's Final Fantasy or the National Lampoon series , and can suffer from critical failures even if

5568-684: The "Director in Focus" category at the Rotterdam Film Festival . In 2004, Virumaandi won the inaugural Best Asian film award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan). In 2005, Sathyabama Deemed University awarded Haasan an honorary doctorate. He received the Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema at the inaugural Vijay Awards in 2006. He received

5684-518: The 1975 movie Melnaattu Marumagal . After marriage, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later. Haasan and actress Sarika began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, Shruti (born 1986). Shruti is a singer and a Tollywood - Kollywood actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991), is an assistant director and actress. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for

5800-423: The 1980s and Pokémon in the late 1990s, acted as benchmarks in the country's transmedia dominance. The latter in particular began as a video game available on Nintendo 's Game Boy , and crossed through the media of television, film, news, and other non-media related realms, such trading cards, merchandise, and more. A number of Japanese media franchises have gained considerable global popularity, and are among

5916-399: The 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested). He unsuccessfully contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from Coimbatore South and lost to BJP Mahila Morcha President Vanathi Srinivasan by a narrow margin. Haasan received, in 1990, the Padma Shri , and, in 2014, the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema . At age six, he won

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6032-404: The Hindi remake of Avvai Shanmughi , Chachi 420 , but after dissatisfaction with five days of shooting Haasan took over as director. In 1997 Haasan began directing an unfinished biopic of Dilip Kumar , Marudhanayagam ; a forty five minutes of film and a trailer was shot. Marudhanayagam was expected to be the biggest, most expensive film in Indian cinematic history and his magnum opus;

6148-604: The LCU in a cameo role as Rolex. The film is a spiritual successor of Vikram (1986). Parthiban, a café owner and animal rescuer in Theog , becomes a local hero after thwarting a group of robbers in his café. This draws the attention of gangsters Antony and Harold Das, who suspect him to be Antony's estranged son, Leo Das. Parthiban denies having any connection to them but they continue to hound him, and he takes matters into his own hands by eliminating both Antony and Harold and destroying their datura factory after confessing that he

6264-460: The LCU with the caption, "a warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier". A teaser was unveiled on Raghava Lawrence's 48th birthday, welcoming him into the universe on 29 October 2024.The first-look video for the film shows Raghava Lawrence as a chef holding a gun with blood stains on his uniform. Netflix has acquired the streaming rights for the film. Lokesh announced a short film on 29 October 2024 titled Pillaiyar Suzhi , which would describe

6380-660: The Living Legend Award in 2007 from FICCI . In 2010, the United Progressive Alliance government organised a retrospective of his films. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said the actor was unique, since his films broke regional and language barriers. That year, the government of Kerala honoured him for 50 years in Indian cinema during statewide Onam celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram . Haasan received

6496-495: The Malayalam film, Kanyakumari , for which he won his first Filmfare Award . In Tamil cinema, he had his breakthrough as a lead actor in Balachander's Apoorva Raagangal . He played a rebellious young man who falls in love with an older woman. For this character portrayal, Haasan learned to play the mridangam . The role won him his second Filmfare Award. In 1976, Haasan appeared Balachander's Manmadha Leelai ; this

6612-525: The Muslims of Tamil Nadu was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes. Vishwaroopam was the 2nd highest-grossing Tamil film of 2013. In May 2014, he was appointed as the official Indian delegate to the 67th Cannes Film Festival . As of July 2014, he was working on three films: Uttama Villain , Vishwaroopam II , the sequel of Vishwaroopam and Papanasam . After 2 years of Vishwaroopam's release, Uttama Villain

6728-593: The President's gold medal for Best Child Actor for his debut film, Kalathur Kannamma . He is tied with Mammootty for the second most Best Actor National Film Awards with three. He won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for producing the 1992 Tamil film, Thevar Magan . He has a record 20 Filmfare Awards in five languages; after his last award, in 2000, he wrote to the organisation requesting no further awards. In 2003, his films Hey Ram , Pushpak , Nayakan and Kuruthipunal were showcased in

6844-523: The best actor he had ever seen. His contributions to the film industry have been praised by his contemporaries, including Mammootty , Mohanlal , Prithviraj Sukumaran , Sridevi , Amitabh Bachchan , Venkatesh , Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan . Younger actors ( Suriya and Madhavan ) and filmmakers ( Bala , Ameer and Gautham Menon ) have been inspired by him. Hollywood filmmaker Barrie M. Osburne called Haasan's knowledge of literature, history and films "encyclopedic", and Ang Lee said he

6960-613: The commencement of Kaithi 2 . Lokesh Kanagaraj expressed his desire to create a shared universe of films after completing his debut feature, Maanagaram . He emphasized that such films have enduring appeal. During the production of Kaithi , he conceptualized and experimented with this idea, incorporating multiple open-ended plotlines in Kaithi. He further developed this concept in collaboration with Dream Warrior Pictures and Raaj Kamal Films International for his film Vikram , utilising properties owned by these production companies. As

7076-410: The day-in-the-life episodes of the many different Real Housewives series. Documentaries and docuseries are other highlights of the non-fiction branch of media franchises, such as the popular Planet Earth series, which serves as both a film and television transmedia franchise. Kamal Haasan Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan ,

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7192-487: The development of a third installment in the Vikram series. There have been many who said it would be named as Vikram 2 or Vikram 3, but the makers had decided that it would be titled Vikram Returns. In many interviews later on, Lokesh confirmed that the sequel to Vikram will be the official endgame for his universe and has always maintained that there needs to be a proper closure to it. In August 2023, Suriya revealed that

7308-407: The different media, regardless of the fact that they are being presented in sometimes completely different ways, such as the shared, interweaving storylines and elements of Spider-Man films, television shows, comics and video games. Espen Aarseth describes the financial logic of cost-recovery for expensive productions by identifying that a single medium launch is a lost opportunity, the timeliness of

7424-402: The end of Kaithi , Lokesh had planned for a sequel, which he confirmed after its release. In an interview with Subha J Rao to Firstpost , Lokesh conveyed his interest in developing the film into a franchise, stating that he had an idea for both the prequel and the sequel, which depends on the recurring schedules of the cast members. In May 2021, the film's producer, S. R. Prabhu, confirmed that

7540-725: The fictional worlds they love, adds to the overall narrative the franchise creates through its other media. Marvel's Avenger's Campus park is one of the many franchise-based theme parks created in recent times, following the creation of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure and Star Wars' Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland and Disney World . Media franchises tend to cross over from their original media to other forms. Literary franchises are often transported to film, such as Nancy Drew , Miss Marple , and other popular detectives , as well as popular comic book superheroes . Television and film franchises are often expanded upon in novels , particularly those in

7656-470: The film The Matrix Reloaded and the video game Enter the Matrix were produced at the same time, using the same actors on the same sets, and released on the same day. Transmedia franchises occasionally release content through certain media that is not canon to the main or greater story that the franchise is built around, meaning that the elements of said content do not truly exist in the main timeline of

7772-471: The film, Nag Ashwin , C. Aswani Dutt , and Swapna Dutt , he presented the panel of the film with Prabhas and Rana Daggubati . In October 2023, he gave a voice-over for his character in Leo , the third entry in the Lokiverse . After Indian 2 , he will be collaborating with H. Vinoth , for his 233rd film. He has also announced his reunion with Mani Ratnam for his 234th film, entitled Thug Life , which

7888-468: The film, writing its screenplay and lyrics; it was India's submission for the Academy Awards that year. Hey Ram was a box-office failure in India but was successful worldwide. Also in 2000, Haasan appeared in the comedy Thenali as a Sri Lankan Tamilian with PTSD who is under a psychiatrist's care. Thenali , starring Malayalam actor Jayaram , was a box-office success. Haasan's next film

8004-411: The final film. That’s the maximum I can do with this universe". Anirudh has composed the soundtracks and film scores of the LCU films under the label of Sony Music , except for Kaithi which was composed by Sam CS and Benz which was composed by Sai Abhyankkar under the label of Think Music . Lokiverse serves as the theme music for the franchise. It has two versions. The original version

8120-612: The first Abraham Kovoor National Award in 2004. He was project ambassador for the Hridayaragam 2010 event, which raised funds for an orphanage for HIV/AIDS -affected children. In September 2010, Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at Sri Ramachandra University in Porur , Chennai. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for

8236-476: The first film. Production of the film was expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022 but was delayed as Lokesh intended to resume the project after completing Leo and a film with Rajinikanth , titled Coolie (2025), which would not be a part of the LCU. As per Latest update Lokesh has completed the scriptwork of Kaithi 2 and Shooting is likely to commence once Lokesh completes Coolie. In early August 2023, reports surfaced indicating that Leo would have

8352-629: The first time in 2015. His daughter, Shruti has previously endorsed Pothys. In the past, Haasan has stated that should he ever act in commercials, the revenue earned from them would be donated to HIV affected children. Haasan publishes the magazine Mayyam , by the Kamal Haasan Welfare Association ( Narpani Iyakkam ).His views on cinema, child and drug abuse, and the Kashmir conflict have been published as Thedi Theerpom Va ( Come, Let's Find and Solve ) by his fan club. He

8468-607: The focus on the content of the commodity to "overlapping the commodity image with the character image". The book Anime's Media Mix: Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan, by Marc Steinberg, details the evolution of the media mix in Japan. Long-running franchises were common in the early studio era, when Hollywood studios had actors and directors under long-term contract. In such cases, even lead actors are often replaced as they age, lose interest, or their characters are killed. Spin-offs and adaptations of popular pieces of media within

8584-486: The former he had a supporting role and worked as an assistant director. His first full-fledged role came in K. Balachander 's Tamil film Arangetram (1973). Balachander cast him as the antagonist in his Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (1973). Haasan went on to do supporting roles in films such as Gumasthavin Magal (1974), Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Naan Avanillai . The same year, he played his first lead role in

8700-429: The franchise's fandom , which is the community of fans that indulge in many of its media and are committed to interacting with and keeping up with other consumers. Large franchise-based fandoms have grown to be even more popular in recent years with the rise of social media platforms, as many fans seek to interact with one another for discussion, debate and even to create their own fan-made pieces of media revolving around

8816-405: The franchise, on websites like tumblr , Reddit and Fandom . In the case of successful transmedia franchises, each different medium should expand the target demographic and fandom, build the interest of the consumers and add to the overarching story and narrative of the franchise itself. A connection between the characters, settings, and other elements of the media franchise do still exist within

8932-415: The franchise. Canon content often times breaks continuity, leading fans to speculate or seek to confirm which media are canon and which are not, which can get confusing if the franchise does not provide an answer themselves since entire media can be non-canon to the greater story, with a popular example occurring. On the other hand, specific episodes, volumes or parts of a series can be canon while others in

9048-563: The inception of the universe before Kaithi . Arjun Das, Narain, Kalidas Jayaram, and a few other actors from the universe will be a part of the short film. Lokesh released a first look of LCU Chapter Zero and titled it - 1 Shot 2 Stories 24 Hours, referring to the short film shot in 24 hours consisting of 2 stories and executed in a single shot. Lokesh revealed his plans for two spin-off series with George Maryan’s character Napoleon from Kaithi and Agent Tina from Vikram . However, he revealed he would let his assistants or other directors complete

9164-406: The latter was followed by his third National Film Award for Best Actor for Indian . Haasan also won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Best Actor for Indian . The film was India's submission for the Academy Awards . After Indian , Haasan played a woman in the comedy Avvai Shanmughi , which was inspired by Mrs. Doubtfire . He chose Shantanu Sheorey to direct

9280-689: The lyrics for a single in Hey Ram , songs in Virumaandi and Unnaipol Oruvan and the album for Manmadhan Ambu . Haasan's musical work has been well received by his peers in Tamil film. He is also a playback singer, singing in Tamil , Hindi , Telugu , Malayalam and English. Haasan also wrote the lyrics for a song about the COVID-19 pandemic in India and released its music video, "Arivum Anbum". The album, composed by Ghibran and directed by Haasan, featured Anirudh Ravichander, Yuvan Shankar Raja and

9396-473: The magazine), footwear, clothing of every kind, jewelry, housewares (lamps, clocks, bedding, glassware), guitars and gambling, playing cards, pinball machines and pet accessories, billiard balls, bedroom appurtenances, enhancements, plus countless other items of merchandise. Non-fiction media franchises also exist in the television and film media, with reality TV being one of the most well-known examples; ranging from competition shows like The Amazing Race to

9512-400: The media fictional material is unrelated. Non-fiction literary franchises include the ...For Dummies and The Complete Idiot's Guide to... reference books . An enduring and comprehensive example of a media franchise is Playboy Enterprises , which began expanding well beyond its successful magazine, Playboy , within a few years after its first publication, into such enterprises as

9628-634: The movie Hey Ram and won the National Film Award for Best Costume Designer . In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which became final in 2004. After their divorce, Sarika acted in movies and TV serials, winning the National Film Award for Best Actress for the 2005 film Parzania . From 2005 to 2016, Haasan was in a relationship with actress Gautami , his frequent co-star during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Early in his career, he co-starred in several films with Srividya . Haasan visited Srividya on her deathbed in 2006. Haasan

9744-401: The music with the movie titled as Vikram . It was Kamal Hassan's 232nd film as an actor. It also Stars Fahadh Faasil , Vijay Sethupathi in the leading roles along with Suriya makes a cameo appearance in the film. The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was a huge commercial success grossing ₹ 423.8 crore (US$ 51 million) and went on to become the 2nd highest-grossing Tamil film of

9860-533: The only actors who have reprised their roles in significant capacities across multiple films within the universe. Karthi and Kamal Haasan have made voice-only cameo appearances, reprising their roles as Dilli in Vikram and Vikram in Leo, respectively. After a drug bust of 900 kgs of cocaine belonging to drug peddlers Adaikalam and Anbu in Trichy, Inspector Bejoy faces a dire situation when several cops are poisoned at

9976-716: The prize money to Petral Thaan Pillaya , a nonprofit organization supporting cancer patients. Haasan was nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Swachh Bharat campaign. He chose to clean the Madambakkam lake in Chennai with the Environmentalist Foundation of India 's Arun Krishnamurthy on 7 November 2014. Known for refusing any kind of brand endorsement, Haasan endorsed Pothys for

10092-423: The production and release is more important than its integrity, the releases should raise brand awareness and the cross-ability of the work is critical for its success. American Idol was a transmedia franchise from its beginnings, with the first season winner Kelly Clarkson signing with RCA Records and having the release of A Moment Like This becoming a #1 hit on Billboard Hot 100. The success resulted in

10208-583: The role originally played by Naseeruddin Shah with Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal playing Anupam Kher 's role. It was released in Telugu as Eeenadu , with Venkatesh reprising the role played by Kher. Both versions were critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Haasan collaborated for the fifth time with Ravikumar in Manmadan Ambu , for which he also wrote the screenplay. The story concerns

10324-525: The same medium are not, such as the fact that only some of the Battlestar Galactica comics are canon, with a large amount of them breaking the continuity of the main story. In Japanese culture and entertainment, media mix ( wasei-eigo : メディアミックス , mediamikkusu ) is a strategy to disperse content across multiple representations: different broadcast media , gaming technologies, cell phones, toys, amusement parks , and other methods. It

10440-578: The same. Details of these are yet to be unveiled. In November 2024, Lokesh shared his plans for the franchise and the roadmap ahead. “The opening (first film) was so good. Now it’s structure is that there are only three films in the universe (so far). So, the fourth and fifth movies should be two basements, the sixth should be the pre-climax and the seventh or eighth should be the end. Going by that, I will get to do Kaithi 2, Rolex standalone and Vikram 2. If Vijay sir hadn’t announced retirement, I would have done Leo 2 as well. Then Leo 2 or Vikram 2 would have been

10556-451: The sequel was in the works. Kaithi 2 is intended to be a prequel for Dilli, focusing on his character. Later, in an interaction with fans through Twitter , Lokesh explained about Anbu's return in Vikram as he was knocked out and not dead, although he had stitch marks in his jaw due to his injuries. Following the success of Vikram , Lokesh planned to expand the scale of the sequel, with S. R. Prabhu admitting that it would be bigger than

10672-481: The song " Kallai Mattum " in Dasavathaaram . His oldest brother Charuhasan, like Haasan, is a National Film Award -winning actor who appeared in the Kannada film Tabarana Kathe . Charuhasan's daughter Suhasini is also a National Film Award winner married to director (and fellow award-winner) Mani Ratnam , who collaborated with Haasan on 1987's Nayakan . Chandrahasan has produced several of Haasan's films and

10788-505: The song, it became an instant hit. In August 2022, the filming for Indian 2 resumed, after a break of almost a year. It is now scheduled for release in summer 2024. In June 2023, he was cast in Kalki 2898 AD as the antagonist, marking his comeback in Telugu cinema. It was the first film in Indian cinema to attend San Diego Comic-Con , in July 2023. Along with the director and producers of

10904-522: The theatre company shaped Haasan's craft and kindled his interest in makeup. After a seven-year hiatus from films, Haasan returned to the industry as a dance assistant, apprenticing under choreographer Thankappan. During this time, Haasan made brief appearances in some films including a few uncredited roles. His first appearance came in the 1970 film Maanavan , in which he appeared in a dance sequence. He went on to assist Thankappan in films such as Annai Velankani (1971) and Kasi Yathirai (1973). In

11020-477: The world's highest-grossing media franchises . For example, Pokémon 's penetration into the American market of the franchise along with others of Japanese origin, such as Yu-Gi-Oh! , gave rise to the recognition of what is variously called transmedia storytelling , crossmedia, transmediation , media synergy, etc. Researchers argue that the 1963 Tetsuwan Atomu marked a shift in Japanese marketing from

11136-467: The year and third highest-grossing Tamil film of all time by beating the collections made by other Tamil films like Beast , Valimai , Etharkkum Thunindhavan and Don etc. The first single of Vikram titled " Pathala Pathala " received several million views from Kamal Haasan's fans and was the most viewed song on YouTube . The song also received praise for Kamal Haasan's dance performances which went viral. Despite facing controversies from

11252-532: The year 2019, followed by the events in Vikram , which transpire three months after the events in Kaithi. Subsequently, the events in Leo occur two years later in 2021. The flashback storylines in Vikram and Leo depict events from 1991 and 1999 respectively. This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in Lokesh Cinematic Universe. The Lokesh Cinematic Universe

11368-586: Was 2001's Aalavandhan , in which he played two roles: For one he had his head shaved and gained ten kilograms. To play the other Army major in Aalavandhan , he went to the NDA for a crash course. The Hindi version was distributed by Shringar Films. Despite pre-release publicity, the film was a commercial failure. After a number of successful comedies including Pammal K. Sambandam and Panchatanthiram and guest appearances, Haasan directed Virumaandi ,

11484-677: Was India's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 1986. These Tollywood films found him a large audience in Andhra Pradesh, and many of his later Tamil films were dubbed into Telugu. Following Punnagai Mannan (in which he played two roles, including a satire of Charlie Chaplin as Chaplin Chellappa) and Kadhal Parisu , Haasan appeared in Mani Ratnam 's 1987 film Nayakan . He received his second Indian National Award for his performance; Nayakan

11600-412: Was a commercial success and was dubbed in Hindi as Mirch Masala , which was never released. After a two-year hiatus from Indian cinema , Haasan decided against reviving Marudhanayagam . He directed his second film, Hey Ram , a period drama, told in flashback, with a fact-based plot centering on the partition of India and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi . Haasan produced and choreographed

11716-540: Was a success. Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon , the film is about a police officer sent to the US to investigate a series of medical murders. In 2008's Dasavathaaram , he played ten roles; the film was released in a number of languages (including Tamil, Telugu and Hindi) throughout India and overseas. Dasavathaaram , written by Haasan and director K. S. Ravikumar , is one of the first modern science-fiction films made in India. Starring Haasan and Asin Thottumkal, it

11832-469: Was also his first collaboration with director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao . He appeared in the musical Ninaithale Inikkum , a snake-horror film Neeya and Kalyanaraman . At the end of the 1970s he had six regional Best Actor Filmfare Awards , including four consecutive Best Tamil Actor Awards . Haasan's films during the 1980s included 1980 Tamil-language Varumayin Niram Sivappu , the film

11948-487: Was an executive with Raaj Kamal Films International , he died in March 2017. Chandrahasan's daughter Anu Hasan has had supporting roles in several films, including Suhasini's Indira . Haasan's sister, Nalini Raghu, is a dance teacher for whom he named an auditorium (Nalini Mahal). Her son, Gautham, played Haasan's grandson in "Hey Ram". In 1978, at age 24, Haasan married dancer Vani Ganapathy . She acted with Haasan in

12064-503: Was born into a Tamil Iyengar family in the town of Paramakudi , in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu , to criminal defence lawyer D. Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, a housewife. During 2013 his daughter Shruti Haasan appeared on an episode of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi , where "phone a friend" option is availed to Shruti and when she called her father Kamal, he stated that his parents named him Parthasarathy before he

12180-751: Was called as Kamal Haasan and his mother always used to call him by that name. In an interview with Karan Thapar , Haasan said his father was literate in Sanskrit. Haasan was the youngest of four children; his siblings are Charuhasan , Chandrahasan and Nalini (Raghu). His two older brothers followed their father's example and studied law. Haasan continued his education in Sir M.Ct. Muthiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School and Hindu Higher Secondary School in Madras (now Chennai ). Haasan has alluded to his parents in some of his works, notably Unnaipol Oruvan and in

12296-483: Was featured in Vikram (2022), while the second version was featured in Leo (2023). The second version titled " Lokiverse 2.0 " connected the elements of the franchise between the first three installments: Kaithi (2019), Vikram (2022) and Leo (2023). An official timeline has not been released by the makers, but the films give an indication of this. In the cinematic universe, the events in Kaithi unfold in

12412-418: Was followed by Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu (directed by S. P. Muthuraman ), which won him his third Filmfare Award. Haasan later appeared in the Balachander drama Moondru Mudichu . Avargal (1977) concerned the women's movement and, for this role, he learned ventriloquism . It was remade in Telugu as Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), with Haasan reprising his role. 16 Vayathinile , in which he played

12528-472: Was project ambassador for Hridayaragam 2010, which raised funds for an orphanage for HIV/AIDS -affected children. In September 2010 Haasan launched a children's cancer relief fund and gave roses to children with cancer at Sri Ramachandra University in Porur , Chennai. He has pledged his product-endorsement income to social causes. Haasan, along with his partner Gautami , won ₹  5 million on Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi in March 2013 and donated

12644-479: Was released in 2023 with Leo being the highest grosser of all LCU films . The universe follows an elaborate conflict between law enforcement officers and vigilantes in South India who are at war against dangerous drug cartels led by powerful crime lords. A 10-minute short film, named Pillaiyar Suzhi Chapter Zero - 1Shot, 2 Stories, 24 Hours, detailing the origins of the LCU will be released in late 2024 before

12760-405: Was released on 2 May 2015 with exceptional critical reviews and on 3 July 2015, Papanasam a Tamil remake of Malayalam film Drishyam was released with positive reviews and became a huge success followed by the bi-lingual Thoongaa Vanam and Cheekati Rajyam , both doing moderate business. He was set to reprise his role of Balram Naidu (a Telugu RAW Officer) from Dasavathaaram in

12876-718: Was rumoured that his name originated with a friend of his father (Yaakob Hassan, a Muslim freedom fighter who was imprisoned along with Kamal's father by the British). In a BBC interview with Karan Thapar , Haasan said that his last name derives from the Sanskrit word hasya , and although the Yaakob Hassan connection was publicised by the media it was only "a story". Haasan is considered left-leaning or independent . Although he initially abstained from politics, he entered regional politics in Tamil Nadu in 2018. He also said that his entering politics would result in his death within

12992-606: Was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Aakali Rajyam , in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first Filmfare Award in Telugu. In 1980 he appeared in the drama film Ullasa Paravaigal , Guru and Maria My Darling . Haasan made his debut in Hindi cinema with Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), the remake of his own acted Telugu -language film Maro Charitra directed by K. Balachander (which earned him his first Filmfare Hindi-language nomination). He made his 100th film appearance in 1981 in Raja Paarvai , debuting as

13108-659: Was submitted by India as its entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1987 Academy Awards , and is on the Time's All-Time 100 Movies list. Haasan appeared in his only silent film to date: Pushpaka Vimana (1987) a black comedy film, in which he played an unemployed youth and earned him a first Filmfare Award in Kannada. In 1988 he appeared Unnal Mudiyum Thambi , Malayalam film Daisy and Sathyaa which were his own productions. Haasan's all four films of 1989 were major success, Apoorva Sagodharargal , where he played

13224-593: Was successful, but changed his mind when the film failed at the box office. In his earlier career, he choreographed for MGR in Naan Yen Pirandhen , Sivaji Ganesan in Savaale Samaali and Jayalalithaa in Anbu Thangai In 2010 Haasan said he wanted to do more directing, since young actors wished to work for him. When he played supporting roles early in his career he wanted to become

13340-551: Was the highest-grossing Tamil film (as of 2008 ) and his performance was critically praised. In Canada, Dasavathaaram was the first Tamil film distributed by Walt Disney Pictures . After Dasavathaaram , Haasan directed a film tentatively titled Marmayogi , which stalled after a year of pre-production. He then produced and starred in Unnaipol Oruvan , a remake of the Bollywood film A Wednesday , where he reprised

13456-681: Was the lyricist and the playback singer for the song "Pathala Pathala" from Vikram. Haasan made his return on Star Vijay TV, hosting the first season of Bigg Boss Tamil in 2017. The show soon went onto become one of the most watched television series in Tamil Nadu and gained positive reviews among audience from season 1 onwards. Haasan also hosted the second season of Bigg Boss Tamil 2 which started its telecast on 17 June 2018, Bigg Boss Tamil 3 which started its telecast on 23 June 2019 and Bigg Boss Tamil 4 which started telecast on 4 October 2020. He hosted Bigg Boss Tamil 5 which started to telecast from 3 October 2021. Then, now he

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