When Shankar and Kamal Haasan Created History
Let’s go 25 years back, to the day, May 9th, 1996, when the epic masterpiece Indian released and how it has stayed strong in the history of cinema. Just like how today cinema lovers are in frenzy with the excitement of waiting to see how a young director Pa. Ranjith is going to direct Superstar Rajinikanth in Kabali, back then after the announcement of Indian with Shankar going to direct Kamal Haasan should have created the same excitement. As after all Shankar was the happening director in Tamil Cinema with two back-to-back blockbusters Gentleman and Kadhalan, who had arrived at the cinema with a bang! Another notable coincidence between Shankar and Pa. Ranjith is that their third film is with Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth respectively !!! Indian PosterTaking a social issue, adding grandeur, and bringing it out in a commercial format has always been Shankar’s strong forte where he’s proved himself as a king with that formula till Sivaji. After dealing with under-employment (not un...