Guess which hero had tears in his eyes when Pawan Kalyan's 'Johnny' flopped? It's Nithiin, a diehard Powerstar fan since the days of 'Toli Prema'.

The same was revealed by his longtime industry friend, director Sukumar. "I saw tears in his eyes when 'Johnny' flopped. He has been a big PK fan," the 'Rangasthalam' director said.

He said this in the context of speaking of his association with Nithiin since the days of 'Dil'. "I was the assistant director of Nithiin's 'Dil'. Nithiin was the first audience of 'Arya'. Actually, he was among the first ones to whom I narrated its story. It's like he is my first hero. I am glad to see him in this tough role in 'LIE'. He has so much of emotion in him," Sukumar said.