The globe's most famous Tamilian Sundar Pichai is the head of the world's biggest company, Google, but he has obviously not forgotten his roots. In an interview to New York Times, Pichai on whom Vijay's character in 'Sarkar' is inspired has recalled fondly about his modest life in Chennai.

Sundar has stated "There was a simplicity to my life, which was very nice compared with today’s world. We lived in a kind of modest house, shared with tenants. We would sleep on the living room floor. There was a drought when I was growing up, and we had anxiety. Even now, I can never sleep without a bottle of water beside my bed. Other houses had refrigerators, and then we finally got one. It was a big deal." He has added "But I had a lot of time to read. I was processing a lot. I read whatever I could get my hands on. I read Dickens. Friends, playing street cricket, reading, books - that was kind of the totality of life. But you never felt lacking for anything."