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In an interview to Anu Haasan in the talk show Koffee with Anu, Balu Mahendra stated that the film Moondram Pirais theme – a temporary relationship between a childlike woman and a matured man, with their relationship abruptly ending – was based on his relationship with actress Shobha who died in 1980, shortly after their marriage.