New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Actor Dhanush talked about his childhood at the audio launch event of his upcoming directorial, Idli Kadai. The event took place in Chennai, where he claimed that he couldn't afford idlis as a child. He said that he sold flowers to earn money for buying idlis.

His statement gained mixed reactions from netizens.

Dhanush opened up about his fondness for idlis during childhood and said he wanted to eat them every day. However, he said his family couldn't afford it.

He said, "As a kid, I always craved idlis every single day, but I couldn't afford them. Hence, we started collecting flowers from the neighbourhood. The money we get will be based on the amount of flowers we collect every day. My sister, cousins and I wou...