India, May 28 -- She is one of the few female actors who has worked with cinema legend Kamal Haasan several times throughout her career, both as an actor and dubbing artist. Abhirami was first seen in Virumaandi in 2014, and now she is back on screen with the Ulaganayagan in 2025 in director Mani Ratnam's magnum opus Thug Life. In an exclusive chat with Hindustan Times, Abhirami, who changed her name from Divya after being impacted by Kamal Haasan's Guna, talks about working with the Nayakan director and the legend she considers her mentor in cinema. (Also read: Kamal Haasan's kiss with Abhirami, romantic scene with Trisha in Thug Life irks Reddit)

I think Kamal Haasan is somebody that I look up to, and the world knows what a big fan I a...