Originally Posted by NOV 3. Is Kamal influential? If so, how? He has raised the benchmark on good movies - barring a few lapses here and there - but more importantly has it changed the trend of tamil cinema? dada movies and masala movies are being churned out continuosly. 4. Shankar (selva ) not so much for his directed movies, but more for his produced movies. New talents have risen and have provided alternative cinema.