The frame of film 'Nallavanuku Nallavan' at 1:07:48 in the shot where Manickam (Rajinikanth) gives a surprise reaction to his boss (Visu), was used as a reference in the film 'Kaala', which also features Superstar Rajinikanth as the lead. His look and facial expression was re-created by hand-drawn animation for the flashback sequence, where Kaala (Rajinikanth) falls in love at first sight of Zareena (Huma Qureshi).