Dhanush celebrated the success of Idli Kadai by visiting his ancestral temple in Theni and hosting a feast for villagers. The gesture reflects the film’s core message of staying rooted in one’s heritage and honoring one’s ancestry
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Actor and director Dhanush's latest film Idli Kadai was released in theatres on October 1. The film has been well-received by the audience. To express his gratitude, Dhanush went back to his roots and offered prayers at his ancestral temple in Theni. He also hosted lunch for all the villagers and joined them to eat his meal. He was accompanied by his family members including his brother Selvaraghavan for his visit to their village.
Dhanush visits his ancestral temple
Video clips of the actor offering prayers and then greeting and treating those from his native place to a feast have now gone viral on social media. The actor along with his family members, was also seen eating at the feast.
Dhanush's visit to the ancestral temple is winning hearts as the actor seems to be putting into practice the suggestion he had made to his fans, ahead of the film's release.
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It may be recalled that Dhanush, during the audio launch event of the film, had spoken at length about the message the film would look to deliver.He had then said, "What is your identity? Studying well, getting a good degree and getting a good job will give you a good position in society. However, our identity lies in our ancestral roots. The lives our father, grandfather, great-grandfathers and ancestors led shouldn't just dissipate in the air. It should continue to remain in the form of a memory in the minds of the next generations to come. The breath of our ancestors along with the diety of our soil is what we worship as our ancestral diety. Please go along with your family and offer prayers at the temples of your ancestral deities. We shouldn't forget certain important things."
He further went on to add, "Just like how a bird, which goes in search of food, returns correctly back to its nest, we too, irrespective of which direction we go in search of a livelihood, shouldn't forget the way we came and the life we lived. This is the point that Idli Kadai makes."
When Dhanush spoke about importance of Idli Kadai
At a pre-release event of the film, Dhanush said, “An idli kadai is a very important aspect of my childhood. We didn’t have any money during our childhood to buy idlis from the idli kadai in our place. So, we started collecting flowers from the fields and selling them for money. My sister, cousins, and I would wake up at 4 am to do this every day so that we could have idlis from that shop. Nothing to this day beats the taste of those 4–5 idlis we bought with our hard-earned money. This film is my tribute to that place.”
For the unversed, Idli Kadai also stars Rajkiran, Nithya Menen, Arun Vijay, Sathyaraj, Shalini Pandey, and others. The film, which was earlier slated to release on April 10, is now hitting the screens on October 1.
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