Kollywood came together to pay rich tributes to director Sridhar, who passed away recently
At a condolence meeting organized by Tamil Film Producers Council at South India Film Chamber on November 7, 2008, the who's who of the industry including Rajinikanth and veteran director K Balachander took part.
Rajinikanth who spoke during the occasion said, "I was not likely to act in 'Ilamai Oonjaladugiradhu'. However, I couldn't say no when Sridhar beseeched me about the movie on phone. Later, I wanted to include him as one of the producers of 'Arunachalam'. When I approached him with the offer, he said, 'Give me some other work than financial assistance."
Rajini added: "Paying heed to his words, I decided to rope in him as the dialogue writer of 'Padaiyappa'. Later, I changed my decision as I felt that he might feel bad if a need arises to alter some of the dialogues he penned."
"He has suffered pains for years before his death. As Swami Dayananda Saraswathi said those who suffer in this birth would not have any rebirth, Sridhar's pains in this birth says that he would not be born again'.
Others who took part in the meeting include Film Chamber president KRG, Producers Council chief Ramanarayanan, directors K Balachandar, Bharathiraja, producers Kalaipuli S Thanu, Sivasakthi Pandian, Muktha Srinivasan, actors Sivakumar, Radharavi, Rajesh, Jayachitra among others.
