India, Jan. 5 -- Legendary Tamil producer Saravanan Surya Mani, also known as AVM Saravanan or simply M Saravanan, passed away on December 4, 2025, a few days after his 86th birthday. Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan attended the unveiling ceremony of his portrait at AV Meiyappan Higher Secondary School in Chennai on Sunday. Rajinikanth got emotional while speaking about the veteran.

At the event held in Virugambakkam, Rajinikanth became emotional while discussing his long association with Saravanan and AVM Studios. "I have done 11 films with him. Saravanan was someone who delivered many successes while sitting right there in his office. Beyond cinema, he was very close to me personally," he said.

Rajinikanth also revealed the advice that t...