We decided to respect each other: Kamal Haasan opens up on Rajinikanth

After unveiling of statue of late film director K Balachander at production house of Makkal Needhi Maiam leer and actor Kamal Haasan which also saw fellow actor and political rival Rajnikanth in attendance, Haasan stated that, “We decided to respect each or deces back and we are still following it, we are fans of each or, we appreciate each or always.”

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'Kamal Haasan is my elder bror in Cinema'

Haasan furr ded, “Rajinikanth's path is different and my path was different, we decided this deces back and we are still following it.” Rajnikanth echoed similar sentiments and stated that “Kamal Haasan is my elder bror in Cinema.” megastar, commenting on wher he would contesting local elections, ded that he h “ plans to contest in local body polls.”

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'Thiruvallur is a Gyani and a Saint'

Megastar Rajnikanth furr spoke out against BJP over controversial poster that party h tweeted: “BJP has posted a saffron-cl Thiruvalluvar picture in ir Twitter handle, it’s ir view. Thiruvallur is a Gyani and a Saint, He cant be confined into any caste or religion. Valluvar was a believer of God, he is t an aist.” Rajnikanth furr stated, “y didn't insist that every statue in state should be saffronised. It's a needless controversy. re are many people related issues which needed to be given importance and discussed. It’s even very silly to talk about this.”

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BJP "saffron-cl Thiruvalluvar" tweet

Haasan's acting career

Haasan has been in film industry for a very long time as he started his career as a child artist in 1960 in Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma. He won President’s Gold Medal for this movie as well. His breakthrough as a le actor came in 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, directed by K.Balachander. In this drama, he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. He won his first National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless schoolteacher who cares for a woman who suffers from retrogre amnesia in Moondram Pirai (1983).

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