Kamal Haasan responds to Alphonse Puthren’s request, gives a masterclass on ‘Michael Madhana Kama Rajan’

In a series of posts on his social media page, actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan shared interesting anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories about the making of ‘MMKR’, directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

A few weeks ago, Kamal Haasan took to Facebook to share a series of posts on what went into the making of Dasavatharam, his magnum opus which completed 13 years recently. In the comments section, Malayalam filmmaker Alphonse Puthren requested Haasan to give a similar “masterclass” on Michael Madhana Kama Rajan (MMKR), often regarded as one of the best comedies in Tamil cinema. Upon Puthran’s request, Haasan recently took to his social media page to share interesting anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories from MMKR, directed by veteran Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. . Recalling the meeting he had with Singeetam during the filming of the Malayalam film Chanakya, Haasan said that the seed of thought for MMKR came when the duo was making Pushpak, another classic from the Haasan-Rao combination. The plot, which revolves around quadruplets, was inspired by films such as Yaadon Ki Baaraat (Hindi), Sivaji Ganesan’s Deiva Magan and MGR’s Nadodi Mannan. “The idea itself was decades-old. I drew a diagram and explained the plot with a sketch I made, which was full of arrows and squares and a high point which we call the climax. Mr.Singeetam understood it and said ‘okay’ right away,” said Haasan.