Rajinikanth rejected an offer to star in the Tamil remake of Malayalam blockbuster “Drishyam” because he feared two scenes in the film would not have gone down too well with his fans. According to a source, “Drishyam” director Jeethu Joseph also agreed with Rajinikanth.

Rajinikanth liked the story and Jeethu felt he could add a different dimension to the film with his presence. But Rajini had issues with the first scene when the lead characters get brutally beaten up by the police. And, the second scene is the climax sequence. Rajini sir was unsure if his fans will like seeing him getting beaten up,” a source says.

The remake was eventually made with Kamal Haasan, and is currently running in cinemas as “Papanasam”.