hˈɑːsən lˈeɪɾɚ dɪzˈaɪɚd tə dˈuː ɐ fˈɪlm ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈɪlmz kɹˈeɪmɚ vˌiːˈɛs. kɹˈeɪmɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ænd tˈuːtsi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ˈævaɪ ʃænmˈʌɡhi.
Haasan later desired to do a film inspired by the American films Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Tootsie (1982) which became Avvai Shanmughi.