sentences:  Rajinikanth hoped that people, who considered him to be made for "rough roles", would change their perspective after seeing the film; he accepted the film due to Balachander's suggestion that he should do try to break the stereotyped action hero mould for which he was known at the time.Rajinikanth was initially reluctant to shave his moustache to portray his character, given the success he had with it but ultimately did so, making "Thillu Mullu" the first film which featured him without one.It was also Rajinikanth and Balachander's last film together.