Chennai, May 22 -- Kamal Haasan's deep respect and affection for the legendary actor Sivaji Ganesan is well known. Even over two decades after Ganesan's passing, Kamal continues to acknowledge the towering influence his mentor had on his craft and career.

In a recent interview with ANI during the promotions of his upcoming film 'Thug Life', Kamal Haasan fondly recalled working with Sivaji Ganesan in the 1992 National Award-winning Tamil film 'Thevar Magan', which was produced under Kamal's banner, Raaj Kamal Films International.

"We'll have to wind down and wind up because we forget. I still remember Sivaji Saab, the actor for us, wanting to redo all his close-ups in Thevar Magan, which I produced. I didn't even want to know why. But st...