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Nah, Oopathufying not that easy. Appa can very well lose all the hard-earned money and respect by falling prey to his sons’ recklessness. Appa cannot influence people's choice.

If Appas' could oppathufy everyone, the likes of Simbhu, Sibiraj, Shanthanu, Manoj Bharathiraja, SPB Charan, Venket Prabhu (as hero) all would have made it big.

Despite Nadigar Thilagam's best efforts to put Prabhu on the high-pedestal by casting himself in most of Prabhu's earlier movies, Prabhu could not replicate the heights of his father. He was a steady actor at best, who had his highs and lows, nothing quite like appa though.

Luckily, MGR did not have to play appa-oppathufying act.

Rajni and Kamal have daughters and all 3 or 4 of them would struggle to match the achievements of their fathers, largely due to the high standards set by the fathers.

Soundarya, Aishwarya and Shruti would have done a great job if they end up having a prabhu-like career. Steady, without being spectacular.

Even Abhishek Bachan seems to be heading towards a steady career, rather than a spectacular one.

All Appas' try to oppathufy their sons, some try to oppathufy in their own field/industry, others try to provide the necessary guidance/support/love to oppathufy their sons in another industry of the son's choice.

It is entirely down to the son/actor to emerge out of the shadows, justify the faiths of their appa, carve a niche for himself, receive acceptance from public, build a brand on his own, surface to the top and sustain. Only a select few do that and that is nothing short of phenomenal, on par with any appa-oppathufying-less actors.