The timing of ‘Vietnam Veedu’ Sundaram’s death has left me nonplussed! YGP was not impressed with the script of ‘Vietnam Veedu’ when Sundaram took it to him, but Sivaji Ganesan lapped it up. ‘Prestige’ Padmanabhan (‘Vietnam Veedu’) was inspired by my father’s life. But ‘Vietnam Veedu’ is my visiting card. Pattu was the playwright and Sundaram began as his copywriter.

Source: The Hindu August 11, 2016 12:00 UTC