Has Rajini acted in a film without taking any salary to help filmmakers?
Do you know which movie Rajinikanth starred in without getting paid a single rupee? Is there such a reason?Rajini acted in a film without taking any salary to help filmmakers. Do you know which movie it is?
Legendary director SP Muthuraman and Rajinikanth have released many films. Rajini has acted in total of 25 films directed by SB Muthuraman alone. That means Rajini has acted in two or three films a year directed by Muthuraman.
In the 1990s, as SB Muthuraman directed a series of films, the members of his team were not working in other units. Thus, the team led by SB Muthuraman had 14 key members including cinematographer Vinagam, editor Vittal, and make-up artist Mustafa.
However, SB Muthuraman was worried about the low salaries of the technicians working on his films. So, he approached Rajinikanth about this problem and requested him to act in a film for him. Pandyan is the film that was made on his request.Pandiyan is a film made on a very low budget with a low call sheet. Even in the title of this film, the crew had mentioned that Rajini acted without getting paid on the basis of friendship. This film was produced by SB Muthuraman himself. As the film was made on a very low budget, even the fight scene in this film was shot without breaking any object.That is, in the fight scene in this film, when the man who is attacking Rajini is about to hit the mirror, Rajini stops him and says, “I have come here to ask for a job. I won't get a job if you break the glass and everything. So, I will hit, but you must fall without breaking anything,” Rajini would say.Following this, the profit obtained by Pandian was shared by the 14 people in the division including S.B. Muthuraman. In that way, working as an assistant director in Pandyan's film, VA Duraikum was given a share in the film's profits. The VA later claimed that he had bought a house with it.
Legendary director SP Muthuraman and Rajinikanth have released many films. Rajini has acted in total of 25 films directed by SB Muthuraman alone. That means Rajini has acted in two or three films a year directed by Muthuraman.
In the 1990s, as SB Muthuraman directed a series of films, the members of his team were not working in other units. Thus, the team led by SB Muthuraman had 14 key members including cinematographer Vinagam, editor Vittal, and make-up artist Mustafa.
However, SB Muthuraman was worried about the low salaries of the technicians working on his films. So, he approached Rajinikanth about this problem and requested him to act in a film for him. Pandyan is the film that was made on his request.Pandiyan is a film made on a very low budget with a low call sheet. Even in the title of this film, the crew had mentioned that Rajini acted without getting paid on the basis of friendship. This film was produced by SB Muthuraman himself. As the film was made on a very low budget, even the fight scene in this film was shot without breaking any object.That is, in the fight scene in this film, when the man who is attacking Rajini is about to hit the mirror, Rajini stops him and says, “I have come here to ask for a job. I won't get a job if you break the glass and everything. So, I will hit, but you must fall without breaking anything,” Rajini would say.Following this, the profit obtained by Pandian was shared by the 14 people in the division including S.B. Muthuraman. In that way, working as an assistant director in Pandyan's film, VA Duraikum was given a share in the film's profits. The VA later claimed that he had bought a house with it.