In Popular Culture
In 1987, Mani Ratnam made his film Nayagan (meaning Hero), loosely based on Varadarajan's life. Actor Kamal Hassan played the lead role. Varadharajan Mudaliar narrated climax when he was alive.
The 1988 Hindi movie Dayavan, starring Vinod Khanna was a Hindi adaptation of Nayagan.
In a television interview, Amitabh Bachchan is reported to have modeled his dialogues in the movie Agneepath, based on Vardarajan Mudaliar. The veteran actor had once happened to observe the don and his mannerisms from close quarters, and used the same in 'Agneepath'.
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