Ilayathalapathy Vijay was one among the top stars to pay their last respects to the legendary director K Balachander yesterday who passed away on December 23. Though the star actor hasn't got the opportunity to be directed by the veteran director, his film 'Thirumalai' was produced by K Balachander.After paying his last respects to the director, expressed his feeling to have been unlucky, tweeting, "I wish I had been lucky enough to act under ur direction. But I do consider myself fortunate to have been part of a film from ur production. I wish you peace in the eternal world. Thank you for everything you gave Indian cinema. RIP KB Sir." (Sic)