The
film
is
crucial
for
Rajinikanth
as
it
would
be
his
first
after
his
hospitalisation
two
years
ago.
The
film
adopts
a
new
form
of
storytelling
known
as
the
Motion
Capture
technique,
where
all
of
the
Tamil
superstar's
actions
would
be
heightened
and
amplified
through
special
effects.
Understandably,
Rajini
is
said
to
be
anxious
and
has
asked
Kamal
Hassan,
known
to
have
a
deep
comprehension
of
cinema,
to
step
in
to
suggest
changes.
Only
then
will
Rajinikanth
decide
on
a
release
date.
"Rajini
considers
Kamal
to
be
extremely
cinema
literate.
He
respects
Kamal's
judgement
on
cinema.
Since
this
film
is
crucial
(for
him),
he
has
asked
Kamal
to
view
the
film," said
a
source
from
Chennai.
A
suitable
date
for
the
screening
is
being
arranged.
Speaking
fondly
about
his
friendship
and
rivalry
with
Rajinikanth,
Kamal
says,
"I'd
do
anything
he
asks
me
to,
no
question
of
refusing
him.
Both
of
us
were
young
actors
who
started
from
scratch.
He
was
the
bus
conductor
with
acting
aspirations.
I
was
the
clapper
boy
who
got
the
clap
in
my
very
film
(Kamal
Haasan
played
a
character
with
venereal
disease
in
his
first
adult
role).
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Kamal,
Balachander
And
Rajini
"We
didn't
have
fathers
to
make
movies
for
us.
But
we
had
the
same
godfather
K
Balachander.
We've
done
around
10
films
together,
most
of
them
were
hits,
though
we
did
have
failures.
We've
done
three
films
for
our
mutual
mentor
Balachander," he
added.
Kamal
With
Rajini
Kamal
also
says
he
can
never
say
'no'
to
Rajinikanth.
"I've
done
guest
roles
in
Rajini's
films.
It's
quite
strange,
but
our
paths
as
actors
were
always
intertwined.
Initially,
we
were
both
typecast
as
villains."
Kamal
With
Rajini
He
continues,
"I
got
fed
up
doing
those
and
went
away
to
Kerala
to
do
Malayalam
films.
Then
his
career
as
a
villain
took
off,
and
I
returned
to
Chennai
to
pursue
a
career
in
Tamil
cinema."
Kamal
Hassan
"We
made
our
way
up
together.
Rajini
once
pointed
out
that
though
he's
four
years
my
senior,
I'm
his
senior
professionally
and
that
he
would
take
my
advice
about
doing
a
film
with
me,
if
there's
an
occasion
for
us
to
star
together,"
Kamal
added.
A
Still
From
Kochadaiyaan
Kamal
doesn't
rule
out
the
possibility
of
doing
another
film
with
Rajinikanth.
"It
depends.
He
said
if
we
do
a
film
together,
he
won't
direct
it.
It
has
to
be
either
me
or
someone
else.
It
would
be
quite
interesting
to
do
a
film
with
him,"
he
said.