Oh yes ofcourse. indha mAdhiri padangaLLa son character dummyA pOyidum but kudos to Rajini for shining in both roles. One funny moment - i have said this before - but worth recalling for new audience is

Son: unga mugathiraya kizhikkAtti, nAn ungaLukku poRakkalai
Chakravarthy: dei, un thittathai muRiyadikKAtti, nee enakku poRakkalai

Deleted shot:
Lakshmi: mothathula appanum piLlaiyum en character-ai asinga padutharadhunnu mudivu paNNittInga.