Stalin, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan Unveil Portrait of AVM’s M. Saravanan in Chennai

Overview

• The portrait was unveiled at AV Meiyappan Higher Secondary School in Virugambakkam with Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan in attendance.
• Stalin praised Saravanan for choosing continuity over spectacle, preserving AVM’s values through major technological and creative shifts in cinema.
• He credited Saravanan with backing cleanliness and waste-segregation campaigns screened in theatres to widen public awareness.
• Stalin traced Saravanan’s roots to the Dravidian movement and recalled ties with M. Karunanidhi, citing the launch of the magazine Hello Madras and intervention during a labour strike at AVM.
• Rajinikanth recalled working on 11 films with Saravanan and following his advice to stay active with at least one film a year, while Kamal Haasan said Saravanan helped shape him as an actor.