the director AR Murugadoss He recently shared a touching and memorable incident from his ‘Sarkar’ days at the press meet of ‘Sattendru Maaruthu Vaanilai’. It stars Jai, Meenakshi Govind and Yogi Babu and is the director Babu Vijaywho earlier worked as an assistant director to Murugadoss.The film is slated to release on May 15, and its press event was recently held in Chennai. In his speech, AR Murugadoss spoke warmly about Babu Vijay and recalled how closely they worked together during the difficult phases of his career. His speech quickly became one of the highlights of the event.
AR Murugadoss recalls his funny interview with Pazha Karuppaiah
While speaking on stage, Murugadoss recalled an incident that happened after the film ‘Sarkar’. Cinema Vikatan reported that he, the heroine and actress Pazha Karuppaiah were giving interviews together when Pazha Karuppaiah called Babu Vijay for help.
According to Murugadoss, Pazha Karuppaiah told him, “I don’t know what to say in this interview.” Immediately, Babu Vijay explained what points he could talk about during the interaction. After helping him, Babu Vijay jokingly corrected him saying, “Sir, you call me Vijay Babu, but my name is Babu Vijay.” Murugadoss said that Pazha Karuppaiah enjoyed the moment and laughed happily.
AR Murugadoss says Babu Vijay helped him through tough times
AR Murugadoss further revealed that once the interview started, Pazha Karuppaiah mentioned Babu Vijay’s name several times while answering the questions, but he did not mention Murugadoss even once. After the interview was over, AR Murugadoss jokingly asked him about it.He recalled that Pazha Karuppaiah responded with a humorous line: “Everyone takes water from the river in their own bowl, I took it in a small pot.” Murugadoss said moments like these showed how close Babu Vijay was to him. The director emotionally shared that Babu Vijay had one of the toughest periods of his career by his side.
‘Sarkar’ controversy and Babu Vijay’s loyalty surprises AR Murugadoss
AR Murugados got emotional recalling the difficult days after Sarkar’s release. He said that the film faced a lot of controversy at the time, and the posters of the film were also torn at several places. The director revealed that he and Babu Vijay were sitting inside a car watching everyone with tears in their eyes.She added that Babu Vijay stood by her during the difficult period and helped her emotionally. AR Murugadoss proudly said that 12 of his assistant directors have now become filmmakers, and he feels very happy to see Babu Vijay directing his film today. His speech received loud applause from the audience at the event.
