DYK Kamal Haasan wrote Mahanadhi after he found his househelp's plot to kidnap his daughter? On Tuesday Trivia

Kamal Haasan is a treasure trove of talent. The filmmaker always shared anecdotes when it comes to his films. His 1994-film, Mahanadhi, was inconic in so many ways. Be it the hard-hitting climax or the superlative performances, every scene still stands in one's memory even after three decades.

Directed by Santhana Bharathi, Mahanadhi is a crime drama with screeplay jointly written by Kamal Haasan and Ra Ki Rangarajan. The story is written by Kamal Haasan.

And did you know who is the inspiration behind writing the story? His househelp! Yes, you read that right. In this week's Tuesday Trivia, let us go back in time and find out how Kamal Haasan came up with the heart-wrenching story.

STORY OF MAHANADHI

Mahanadhi follows the story of widower Krishnaswamy (Kamal Haasan), who is conned into a chit fund business and sent to jail. He is tortured in the prison and in the outside world, his family suffers and disintegrates. After coming out of the prison, Krishnaswamy finds out that his son is with a group of street artists and brings him back.

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While searching his daughter, he finds out that she was sold to a guy and sexually assualted for money. She was in th redlight distrcit called Sonagachi. Krishna goes to Calcutta's Sonagachi, to rescue his daughter. How he seeks revenge against the guy who conned him and who was responsible for his family's suffering forms the story.

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KAMAL HAASAN'S INSPIRATION FOR MAHANADHI

In an interview with Hindustan Times, Kamal Haasan revealed what prompted him to write the story of Mahanadhi. He revealed that his houself had plotted to kidnap his daughters.

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He said, "I have never spoken of what prompted me to write Mahanadi. Now my daughters are old enough to understand the ways of this world I can... My household help, all of them, conspired to kidnap my daughter for ransom. They even did a dry run. By accident I discovered their plan. I was angry, unnerved and ready to kill for my baby's safety."

"But I saw sense in time. I was to write a new script and I kept delaying it for a month. Later when I sat down to write, the script wrote itself...maybe assisted by my fear, apprehension and paranoia," Kamal added.

Kamal Haasan has two daughters with his ex-wife, Sarika - Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan.