India, Aug. 26 -- Filmmaker Priyadarshan recently attended the trailer launch of his daughter Kalyani Priyadarshan's upcoming Malayalam film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra. At the event, the director drew parallels between a young Malayalam actor and the Tamil star Kamal Haasan, calling him his 'second coming'.

At the event, Priyadarshan had nothing but praise for 25-year-old Malayalam actor Naslen K Gafoor, who is Kalyani's co-star in Lokah. Referring to Kamal's 1974 Malayalam film Vishnu Vijayam, he said, "Naslen is a favourite actor of mine. When I used to watch films like Vishnu Vijayam, I noticed the unique charm of Kamal Haasan as an actor. He exuded innocence while also conveying a cheeky confidence. Naslen feels like the second coming ...