South Dhanush Explains How He and His Siblings Worked in Fields to Buy Idlis During Childhood; Says, ‘Before My Father Became a Director, We Faced Poverty’

One of India's finest actors Dhanush has now substantiated his earlier claim of how his siblings and he used to collect flowers from the fields when they were children to earn money to buy idlis. Dhanush Discloses Why He Chose to Name His Next Film ‘Idli Kadai’.

It may be recalled that during the audio launch event of the film, which was held at the Nehru Indoor stadium in the city, Dhanush had explained how when he was a kid, his siblings and he used to collect flowers from the fields for over two and a half hours to earn a few pennies with which they would then buys idlis.

While his disclosure moved many fans, a few trolls on social media raised doubts about the claim, saying it was hard to believe that the son of a popular director (Dhanush's father Kasturi Raja is a well known Tami