hiː ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd ðə fˈɪlmz ɹᵻzˈɛmbləns tʊ ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈɪlm mˈɪsɪz. dˈaʊtfaɪɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, bˌʌt "aɪ ɡˈɛs wiː wɜː bˈoʊθ ɪnspˈaɪɚd fɹʌmðə sˈeɪm sˈoːɹs" sˈɪns hiː hæd ðɪ aɪdˈiə fɔːɹ ˈævaɪ ʃænmˈʌɡhi sˈɪks jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌv mˈɪsɪz. dˈaʊtfaɪɚ.
He acknowledged the film's resemblance to another American film Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), but "I guess we were both inspired from the same source" since he had the idea for Avvai Shanmughi six years before the release of Mrs. Doubtfire.