Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan had made his Tamil direction debut with the movie Hey Ram, which was released in Tamil as well as Hindi, 20 years ago on this day. As the movie celebrates its 20th anniversary of release, Kamal Haasan has posted a tweet on the movie.

Kamal Haasan tweeted "20 years of Hey Ram. Glad we made that film in time. Sad the apprehensions and warnings the film spoke about are coming true. We must surmount these challenges to the harmony of this country and we shall. Hum honge kaamiyaab. நாளை நமதே.".

Hey Ram was the Tamil debut of Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji and also starred Vasundhara Das, Naseeruddin Shah, Hema Malini, Saurabh Shukhla, Abbas, and won a National award for Atul Kulkarni. Hey Ram had received great reviews and had music by Isagnani Ilaiyaraaja.

20 years of Hey Ram. Glad we made that film in time. Sad the apprehensions and warnings the film spoke about are coming true. We must surmount these challenges to the harmony of this country and we shall. Hum honge kaamiyaab. நாளை நமதே.

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 18, 2020