Rajinikanth showed up to pay respects to AVM Saravanan after the veteran producer died from age-related health problems at 86, and he got pretty emotional talking about their connection. The superstar mentioned working on nine hits under the AVM banner, and he credited Saravanan for a big chunk of their success while calling him out as someone who helped during rough patches in his career.
The actor talked about major films like Murattu Kalai from the eighties and Sivaji from the 2000s that Saravanan produced on massive budgets. They were apparently planning another collaboration for the 2020s that never came together before the producer passed away just a day after his birthday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and a bunch of other industry people came through to honor the guy, and production houses canceled their scheduled events as a tribute to someone who basically shaped Tamil cinema for decades.
The actor talked about major films like Murattu Kalai from the eighties and Sivaji from the 2000s that Saravanan produced on massive budgets. They were apparently planning another collaboration for the 2020s that never came together before the producer passed away just a day after his birthday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and a bunch of other industry people came through to honor the guy, and production houses canceled their scheduled events as a tribute to someone who basically shaped Tamil cinema for decades.
