Kamal Haasan’s Sabaash Naidu stars his daughter Shruti Haasan in the lead role and she plays his daughter in the movie.
Asked why Shruti Haasan was picked, the ‘proud’ father says, ‘It was not an overnight decision. She was put through the grind. She proved her worth as an actress and grabbed this opportunity thanks to her hard work.’
And my younger daughter Akshara Haasan is one of the assistant directors of the movie and I know how nervous she must be now to get all things right ‘as I was once the same a few years ago when I worked under director K Balachander’, he said.
On joining hands with Lyca, Kamal Haasan said, ‘They have been after me to revive my dream venture Marudhanayagam for some time now. But I wanted to know what Raj Kamal is and what we are capable of. Hence, we chose them to be associated with Sabaash Naidu.
As a goodwill gesture, Lyca donated Rs one crore to Nadigar Sangam for constructing their own building on their association premises, while Kamal Haasan handed over Rs 2.50 lakh as rent for holding the launch of his movies today.
On asked about a few actors abstaining from the star cricket matches organised by Nadigar Sangam, he said, ‘I was there. And those who could not make it may have their own reasons. Let’s not politicise the issue.’
Besides Kamal, director T K Rajeevkumar, Lyca International’s Subashkaran, Shruti Haasan and Akshara were present on the occasion.
