Kamal Haasan meets CEO Aravind Srinivas at Perplexity HQ: "From cinema to Silicon, the tools evolve"

Their dialogue highlighted a mutual admiration for innovation, a shared curiosity, and an unwavering commitment to excellence in their respective fields.

Legendary actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan recently paid a visit to the headquarters of Perplexity, a cutting-edge AI-powered search platform recognized for its global innovation. During his time at the facility, Mr. Haasan engaged in a meaningful conversation with Aravind Srinivas, the co-founder and CEO of Perplexity.

Haasan, celebrated for revolutionizing Indian cinema through decades of boundary-pushing storytelling and cinematic brilliance, and Srinivas, a true leader in the world of artificial intelligence. The interaction between the two pioneers was indeed interesting.

Their dialogue highlighted a mutual admiration for innovation, a shared curiosity, and an unwavering commitment to excellence in their respective fields.

Taking to his X account, Kamal Haasan shared his reflections of the meeting in a post along with glimpses of the two involved in their interaction. The post read, “From cinema to Silicon, the tools evolve—but our thirst for what’s next remains. Inspired by my visit to Perplexity HQ in San Francisco, where Indian ingenuity shines through @AravSrinivas and his brilliant team building the future—one question at a time. Curiosity didn’t kill the cat — it created @AravSrinivas and @perplexity_ai!”

From cinema to Silicon, the tools evolvebut our thirst for whats next remains. Inspired by my visit to Perplexity HQ in San Francisco, where Indian ingenuity shines through @AravSrinivas and his brilliant team building the futureone question at a time.Curiosity didnt kill pic.twitter.com/7Xe1WyIawC
Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 10, 2025

Aravind Srinivas also expressed his gratitude after meeting Kamal Haasan and shared it in a post on X. “Was great to meet and host you @ikamalhaasan at the Perplexity office! Your passion to still learn and incorporate cutting-edge technology in filmmaking is inspirational! Wish you the best for Thug Life and the future projects you are working on!” he wrote.

Was great to meet and host you @ikamalhaasan at the Perplexity office! Your passion to still learn and incorporate the cutting edge technology in film making is inspirational! Wish you the best for Thug Life and future projects you are working on! pic.twitter.com/o2XjLt2PO9 Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) April 11, 2025

Kamal Hassan will be next seen in his upcoming Film Thug Life. Produced by Kamal Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International, Mani Ratnam’s Madras Talkies, R. Mahendran, and Siva Ananth, Thug Life features an ensemble cast of stellar performers including Kamal Haasan leads the film as Rangaraaya Sakthivel Naicker, alongside Silambarasan TR, Trisha Krishnan, Ashok Selvan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George, and Abhirami in pivotal roles.

Thug Life is all set to hit the theatres worldwide on June 5, 2025.