''We didn't intend to hurt superstar Vijay''

Aug 17, 2014

Those of us who have seen Sathuranga Vettai wouldn't be able to forget a snake named Ilayathalapathy Vijay, that easily. This segment was one of the con jobs pulled-off by Natty and team in the movie, and was much-enjoyed by all.

We recently asked Natty if Vijay had expressed any reservations about this and whether they sought his permission to use his name in the movie.

"Honestly, he didn't ask me anything. In fact no one did. It was a commercial move to name the snake after the superstar and it wasn't intended to hurt anyone. If it was indeed intended to hurt Vijay, I myself wouldn't have taken up the project. Vijay is my close friend and I knew he’d approve of it"