Here's The Story Behind Kamal Haasan’s Ulaganayagan Title And It Has A Delhi Ganesh Connection

Kamal Haasan Reunces Title: veteran Tamil actor took to his social media account on vember 11 to pen a long te urging his fans t to d titles in front of his name. actor reasoned that cinema is bigger than any individual and that he remained a student of it and so does t need to be dressed with anything or than his name. Kw story of how actor first got title Ulaganayagan.

Who gave Kamal Haasan Ulaganayagan title? What does it mean? 

Tamil actor has featured in more than 200 movies across langus. Over years he has been referred to by several names such as ’Kalai Gyani,’ which means a genius in arts or ’Sagalakala vallavan,’ to praise him for his astonishing versatility. However, one title - Ulaganayagan became synymous with superstars. For unversed, term Ulaganayagan translates to ‘universal hero’.
 

It was 2000 film nali that me Kamal Haasan 'Ulaganayagan'.   comedy film, directed by K. S. Ravikumar, featured actor in le role and was a blockbuster hit at box office. It was first time during credit of nali that Kamal Haasan was introduced as Ulaganayagan.

In a 2020 interview, movie director shared how Kamal Haasan and his bror helped in making of movie without any expectations of return. He shared that apart from remuneration, he wanted to give actor something special and something he could keep forever. Thus, he landed at his home and shot promo of Kamal Haasan's introduction shot as Ulaganayagan. In interview, filmmaker mitted that actor was initially hesitant about title.

What does Delhi Ganesh have to do with Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan?

Delhi Ganesh h time and again expressed his fondness for Kamal Haasan. actor, who bread his last on vember 10 at of 80, rose to fame by featuring as a loyal served in film Nayagan which was helined by Haasan. Ganesh was also a pivotal part of nali from which actor got his moniker. Interstingly, Delhi Ganesh was last seen in recent Kamal Haasan starrer Indian 2.

Kamal Haasan has w reunced all titles 

Asserting that cinema is bigger than any individual and that he remained a student, rewned actor Kamal Haasan on Monday anunced his decision to reunce titles such as ’Ulaga Nayagan’ (universal hero) bestowed on him and said he may be dressed by his name, or simply KH.

”Such accoles, given by people and recognised by esteemed colleagues and mirers, has always been humbling and I have been genuinely moved by your love in conferring it upon me,” actor said in a statement. top actor said it was his humble belief that artists must t be elevated above art. ”I prefer to remain grounded, constantly aware of my imperfections and my duty to improve. Hence, after considerable reflection, I feel compelled to respectfully decline all such titles or prefixes.” He requested that his fans, members of film fraternity, media, party cres and ’fellow Indians,’ to refer to him ’simply as Kamal Haasan or Kamal or KH.’