Welcome Ulaga Iyakunar Kamal says Balu Mahendra

Balu Mahendra

Although Kamal Haasan considers K Balachander as his prime mentor he has cited Balu Mahendra and P Bharathiraja amongst his major influences during the recently held audio launch for the Telugu version of Vishwaroopam.

Post the event his day was filled with flattering responses from Bharathiraja. However, Kamal was still a bit disappointed that Balu Mahendra could not make it to the prestigious function due to some personal problems.

Following which Kamal made sure that a special showcase of his action thriller be made for Balu Mahendra. Much to his surprise after the show Balu Mahendra remarked “Kamal should be known as Ulaga Iyakunar from now on. He is possessed by the medium of cinema like no one else and I am proud that he is a fellow Tamilian.  I pride myself in being a close friend of his.”

The statement has been well received by Kamals fans and good wishes are pouring in for the actor. His action-thriller which is written, directed and produced by Kamal will also feature Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul Bose and Shekhar Kapur in supporting roles. The movie awaits its release scheduled for January 25 all across the state. Subsequently a DTH premiere of the movie will follow a week later.