Actor Kamal Hassan knows the difficulty in doing Hindi remakes. He had been part of Vasool raja, is maker of Munna bhai MBBS and also remade A Wednesday as Unnaipol Oruvan.
After watching Nanban, a remake of Three Idiots in a special preview, the actor was elated. He said, ' retaining the same essence and flavor of the original is a difficult task. Kudos to Shankar for it'.
He also expressed his laurels on Vijay for playing the lead role with finesse. The movie was watched by Kamal Hassan accompanied by Vijay in city.