What Vaali borrowed from Rajini

Vasanth TV and the Tamil daily Daily Thanthi honored the veteran musician M.S. Viswanathan at the YMCA Ground, Royapettah recently. The musician-turned-actor’s achievements in Tamil cinema are lauded with many of his colleagues and contemporary artistes making speeches at the event.

Vivek, reminisced his Kadhal Mannan days. He recounted how stubborn MSV was when he was invited to play the role of Mess Viswanathan for the movie. MSV refused the offer outright stating that he was not inclined to act. However, Vivek was persistent in his efforts stalking the veteran during his morning walks until he gave in.

Lyricist Vaali, in his speech, borrowed superstar Rajinikanth’s quote regarding Balachander in a different event, and referred MSV as his mentor who was responsible for his successful career in the Tamil film industry. ‘There is no Vaali without MSV,’ he stated.