Kalathur Kannamma 1960

 Directed by             A. Bhimsingh
                                T. Prakash Rao (not credited)
Produced by            AVM Productions
Written by               N. Sitharaman
Starring                   Gemini Ganesan
                                Kamal Haasan
                                Savitri
Music by                 R Sudarshanam
Country                   India
Language                Tamil

Kalathur Kannamma is a 1960 Tamil language film directed by A. Bhimsingh. This was the first movie that starred iconic Indian actor Kamal Haasan. Kamal Haasan entered the film world at the age of four and this movie won him the President’s Gold Medal. The film's cast includes Gemini Ganesan and Savitri, among others.
40-year-old Gemini Ganesan played the father of 5-year-old Kamal Hassan in this movie.

Awards

Kamal Haasan's performance in the movie fetched him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1961, and he received the award from the second president of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.