K Bhagyaraj is a prolific director, producer, actor, music director: Amitabh Bachchan

In his recent blog post, veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan congratulated filmmaker K Bhagyaraj for completing 40 years in cinema. 

"A message to that prolific personality in the Tamil region K Bhagyaraj, a prolific director, producer, actor, music director, editor of a weekly -- on completing 40 years of his service to cinema," Amitabh wrote. 

The multi-faceted filmmaker directed Amitabh in the 1986 film Aakhri Raasta, a remake of Kamal Haasan-starrer Oru Kaidhiyin Diary. 

In the post, Amitabh recalled that Aakhri Raasta was a memorable film, which he enjoyed being part of, and also equated the final confrontation scene to scenes from Badla. 

Incidentally, Amitabh is set to make his Tamil debut with Uyarndha Manithan, directed by Tamilvaanan. Also starring SJ Suryah and Ramya Krishnan, the film will be released in Hindi as Tera Yaar Hoon Main