In January this year, Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan’s cult class Sathyaa completed 36 years and there was much celebration on social media. Sathyaa was the directorial debut of well-known director Suresh Krissna and starred Kamal and Amala Akkineni. It was released in theatres in 1988 and became one of the biggest blockbusters of Tamil cinema that year. On Wednesday, news emerged that this classic was being remade or adapted now with Ashok Selvan in the lead and Por Thozhil director Vignesh Raja at the helm. Social media has been divided over this news ever since it broke out. Also read: Kamal Haasan’s best work spanning five decades Amala Akkineni and Kamal Haasan in Sathyaa (1988). About Kamal Haasan’s Sathyaa To recap the 1988 film, Kamal Haasan played a jobless rough-and-tough youngster named Sathyaa (Sathyamurthy), who can’t tolerate any sort of injustice and ends up getting involved in brawls constantly. He also sees salesgirl Geetha (Amala Akkineni) one day and falls for her. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. Meanwhile, a corrupt …