Actor-filmmaker
Kamal
Haasan,
who
has
worked
with
R
Madhavan
in
movies
like
Anbe
Sivam,
Manmadan
Ambu
and
Nala
Damayanthi,
has
wished
the
latter
for
his
upcoming
film
Irudhi
Suttru,
in
which
he
plays
a
boxing
coach.
The
trailer
of
Saala
Khadoos
(Hindi
version
of
the
movie)
was
released
recently.
On
the
occasion,
Madhavan
paid
tribute
to
Haasan,
whom
he
considers
his
mentor.
Haasan,
however,
said
he
doesn't
treat
Madhavan
as
his
protege,
but
as
his
friend.
"When
I
first
cast
Madhavan
in
a
film
I
had
written,
his
role
was
secondary
to
mine.
We
enjoyed
working
on
the
film.
When
everybody
saw
the
film,
they
felt
that
the
two
roles
were
equal.
That's
why
I
like
Madhavan
and
that's
why
he
could've
mistaken
me
for
mentor," Haasan
said.
Describing
Madhavan
as
"hardworking",
Kamal
said
he
deserves
all
the
success
he
has
been
getting.
"From
beefing
up
his
body
and
thinking
about
the
script,
I
can
see
he's
very
passionate
about
the
film.
I
also
wondered
how
he's
going
to
play
'khadoos'.
I
think
he
has
to
tuck
away
his
smile
away
somewhere
through
the
film," he
added.