Rajinikanth is not just an actor but he is worshipped as Thalaiva in the country. Kabali came out today and most of the offices have declared a holiday in Chennai. That’s love and respect for Rajinikanth in the hearts of the people, mind it! Age, illness and failure would never let Rajinikanth down, every time he bounced back and proved that there is no other like Rajinikanth.
Check out some amazing facts about Rajinikanth.
1. He started off as a bus conductor
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Soon after completing his school education, Rajinikanth continued to perform various jobs including that of a carpenter, and coolie in the state of Madras and Bangalore. He finally ended up getting recruited in BTS (Banglore transport service) as a bus conductor.
2. A man who treasures old rather than new
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Even though Rajinikanth is as rich as a king now, he treasures his old car, old clothes and old memories. He believes, these things can help him remember how far he has come till now.
3. Takes a break after every release
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After the wrap up of shooting for each movie he signs, Rajnikant makes it a point to move out of Chennai. Bangalore is one of his favourite spots but, he also prefers the Himalayas to find solace and peace.
4. What makes him a true hero
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Rajnikant is known as Thalaiva, the undisputed ruler of every heart. He makes it a point to stand up and greet everyone who enters the sets during the day’s shoot.
5. Devoted social worker
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During Chennai floods, Rajnikant donated 10 Crore towards the relief and also cancelled his lavish birthday party. He is the man who asked his fans to celebrate his birthday by participating in the relief for flood victims.
6. A selfless man
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He is a selfless man and returns money to the distributors from his own pocket if his movie does not earn much on screens. But we don’t think it has happened, except in a few very rare cases.
7. He rocks the social media
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After opening his first official Twitter account in 2014, Rajinikanth received over 210,000 followers within 24-hours, which is deemed to be the fastest rate of followers of any Indian celebrity in the world.
8. He values his fans
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Once two of his fans died on their way from Rajinikanth’s birthday celebration. Rajinikanth was so badly affected by this that he stopped celebrating his birthday in Chennai.
9. Refused politics
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A few of Rajini’s fans started a political party called Desiya Dravadar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam in 2008 to pressure him to enter politics. But he refused, saying that nobody can force him to enter politics or stop him from doing so.
10. And Kabali released today
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It is for the first time when the promotion of any Indian movie was done through airlines. AirAsia became an official partner for Kabali and certain AirAsia planes were painted or wrapped with a Kabali theme. Apart from this, FinCorp is also the official partner, where silver coins embossed with the image of the actor are been produced.
Warm, friendly and affable, he’s the sort who deserves all the super stardom he’s earned. Such men, indeed, are rare.
Author: Rima Chowdhury
