Throwback: Karunanidhi Saved Kamal Haasan's Film Director Who Played With MGR

Karunanidhi Saved Kamal Haasan's Director: An interesting story about Makkal Thilagam MG Ramachandran and Kalaignar Karunanidhi was revealed by the son of a famous filmmaker who directed Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan in his early stages.

During the time when MGR and Karunanidhi were in Tamil cinema, there was no competition or jealousy in the film industry. But after these two entered politics, they stood opposite each other and started exerting their dominance.

MGR and Karunanidhi were united when they were first in the same party together. When MGR broke away from the DMK, political divisions started.

Sattam En Kaiyil Director TN Balu

It was at this time that MGR and Karunanidhi had a minor conflict over a film issue. TN Balu was a writer, director and producer in Tamil cinema. Kamal Haasan and Sripriya played the lead roles in the film Sattam En Kaiyil directed by TN Balu.

When MGR and Karunanidhi were first together in the same party, TN Balu was very fond of MGR. After MGR split from DMK, TN Balu stayed with Karunanidhi because of his faith in DMK. It was at that time that he directed the film Sattam En Kayil. MGR was the Chief Minister at the time of the film's success.

Engal Thanga Rathinam

There is a line in a song called 'Engal Thanga Rathinam' in the movie that 'Good leaders are born in the country, but in poor houses'. At that time TN Balu released a poster with Karunanidhi's picture. MGR has become very strict about this. And the film also gets into a big controversy because of a liplock scene.

In the meantime, TN Balu went to invite MGRas the chief guest for the film's success event with an invitation that carries Karunanidhi's picture. MGR became fierce again and told those who were with him that TN Balu was doing too much.

Escape Plan By Kalaignar

After that, TN Balu was arrested at his house for a drunken argument. While the film's success party was also going on, TN Balu came to the party with five policemen. TN Balu went to collect the award with his son when they announce the name of the director of the film on the stage.

But at the last moment only his son received the award and Balu is missing. He escaped to Bangalore in a car through the back door of that hotel. It was said that Karunanidhi gave this master plan. TN Balu's son who gave this interesting information said that Kamal's brother Charu Haasan was driving the car.