Kamal Haasan is prominent among the limited group of Tamil film industry celebrities who avidly follow Tamil literature. Kamal always maintains cordial relationships with many prominent writers of modern Tamil literature.Recently the prestigious Sahithya Academy Award has been conferred on senior Tamil writer Vannadasan. Kamal came to know this when he was in USA for the work related to his upcoming film 'Sabaash Naidu.The 'Uthama Villain' star also recounted that his mentor Ananthu was an ardent fan of Vannadasan..Kamal mentioned that Vannadasan is his old friend. The 'Uthama Villain' star mentor also recounted that his mentor Ananthu was an ardent fan of Vannadasan.Writer Murugan has conveyed this in his Facebook post.