Today the living legend Kamal Haasan is celebrating his 65th birthday and has remained Tamil cinema's pride on the world stage for a majority of those years. So much has been talked about and written regarding his exemplary acting and if he saw Sivaji Ganesan as his forefather in cinema, his contemporaries and the future artistes to come will celebrate him in that capacity.

The term Ulaganayagan is a perfect description of Kamal who possesses a world of knowledge not by studying but by learning through experience. His quest for innovations and the ability to adapt to the changing times have kept him forever young and he does give all his competitors a run for their money. Whatever a young filmmaker can dream of as "different" Kamal would have already done it light years back. Hence he can only be followed and never surpassed for such is the hard work and sheer dedication put into his labors of love for the better part of his sixty-five years on the planet.

Kamal's politics no doubt make his hardcore cinema fans feel cheated and many are crying out for him to stay back and continue entertaining. But then public service has been crying for a rational thinker, a persistent learner, an innovator and one who gives his all to the job on hand - Is an alternative in sight? Happy Birthday Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan - the constant innovator who will always remain miles ahead.