It was during that time when M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) was invited as the chief guest for the college day during which Mahendran gave a speech that directly criticized the commercial elements that existed in cinema.
He gave Rajini a very similar kind of role in 16 Vayathinile
The third part of this movie was later remade in Tamil by Mahendran with Rajinikanth in the lead role and Revathi playing the role of the blind girl.