Kamal was kept at bay for 25 years by Aishwarya Rai.

Actress Aishwarya Rai debuted as a heroine in Mani Ratnam's film Iruvar. In the year that she won the Miss World title, she made her film debut and later rose to prominence as an actor.

She has acted in Tamil films with Rajini,  Vikram,  the course of her long career in cinema. However, the actor has not appeared in a Kamal Haasan film in his 27-year film career.

In this instance, the Mani Ratnam-Kamal team reunited after a long break with the movie Thug Life.

Actress Trisha Kamitaki is portraying the role in the movie, although actress Aishwarya Rai is anticipated to be the lead. It is notable that Aishwarya Rai has, for whatever reason, been holding back on Kamal Haasan's opportunity for the past few years.