Kamal Haasan by K. Hariharan

This book is a love letter to 40 of his best movies. It combines interviews from various collaborators, genesis of script ideas, interesting tidbits about props, make-up, little tricks used to create the illusions etc.

The book does feel like a slog when it tries to explain a bunch of things using the unique Dravidian politics of the state, without fully realizing Kamal is a big deal in Telugu states too, without that baggage.

K. Hariharan is an erstwhile Tamil movie director, who is now a faculty member at Ashoka university and IIT Madras. He is a good match to take on the large body of work of Kamal.

The book reads better with a chapter or two in one sitting. Otherwise, it can get a little monotonous.