Some industry veterans claim Balachander himself had a change of heart. The script was so dark and politically volatile—dealing with mercury poisoning as a metaphor for systemic oppression—that the director feared it might incite real-world violence or flop miserably with family audiences. According to this theory, KB chose to shelve the film rather than compromise its devastating ending.
Srikanth (Karthik), Meera Jasmine (Anbu Selvi), Samiksha (Nisha), and Mahadevan (Rathnam). Mercury Pookkal Tamil Movie
Though the never released, its legend has only grown over three decades. In the age of the internet, rare production photos—showing an intense Kamal Haasan with a lungi and a rolled-up cigarette, and a regal Rajinikanth in a silk shawl—have gone viral multiple times. Some industry veterans claim Balachander himself had a
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