MUMBAI: In a recent video uploaded by Kavithalaya’s YouTube channel, Superstar Rajinikanth and Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan remembered their moments with mentor and late legendary filmmaker K Balachander to commemorate his 90th birth anniversary. In the video, Rajinikanth said “Today is my Guru KB sir’s 90th birthday. I would have still been an actor, even if K Balachander sir had not introduced me. I would have acted in Kannada movies in some small roles and by now, people would have forgotten me. If I’m a celebrated actor with a huge fame, the main reason is K Balachander sir. He chose me, and offered me some meaty roles for four movies when I was nothing.”(via pinkvilla)

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Kamal Haasan, elseways, said that he was the one to mold him . He said, “To me, when I was a teenager, K Balachander was just a name with a huge fame. I had not thought that he would take many roles in the chapter of my acting career. He is a benefactor, mentor, collaborator and a father. Now that I think of his energy like a child, it makes me feel like a proud father. My salute to the son of Indian Cinema”.

K Balachander had teamed up with Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan in numerous movies. Some of the most memorable ones include Aboorva Raagangal, Moondru Mudichu, Punngai Mannan, Thillu Mullu only to name a few. He bid to heaven on December 23, 2014. His last on screen appearance was posthumously in the 2015 Kamal Haasan’s film Uttama Villain, where he played the role of a director.

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credits: pinkvilla