Kamal Haasan's much-anticipated Marudhanayagam was grandly launched in 1996. The inauguration event at Madras Film City was attended by Queen Elizabeth and then-Chief Minister Karunanidhi. This massive pan-India film at the time featured actor Vishnuwardhan in a key role. However, after two years of shooting, the film was shelved due to financial problems.The film required an estimated budget of around 50 crore rupees. At that time, with ticket prices only 10–20 rupees, recovering the budget see