Mumbai, May 2 -- "I feel this song was made for me 30 years ago. Thanks to Ilaiyaraaja sir and Kamal Haasan sir," filmmaker Chidambaram said while talking about the spectacular success of his latest movie, "Manjummel Boys".

Chidambaram was referring to the iconic song "Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan" from the cult classic "Guna", starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. One cannot overstate the role that this song played in making Manjummel Boys the biggest hit in the history of Malayalam cinema.

Appearing on the podcast Filmi Fiesta , Chidambaram revealed that even before he wrote the screenplay, he asked the producers to acquire the rights to use the original version of "Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan" in the movie.

"I decided to open the movie wit...