Superstar Rajinikanth is currently busy shooting for his upcoming film, Darbar which is directed by AR Murugadoss. Touted to be police-oriented action film, the superstar is paired opposite Nayanthara while the supporting cast includes Yogi Babu, Jeeva, Jatin Sarna, Prateik Babbar, Nawab Shah and others. The film is all set to hit the screens on Pongal, 2020.
According to various reports and anecdotes narrated by senior artists from the Tamil film industry, legendary director K Balachander spotted a student by the name Shivaji Rao Gaekwad from a film institute, during a stage performance.
Mesmerized by the man’s style of his own, the director decided to introduce him to Kollywood in his upcoming feature Apoorva Raagangal that had Kamal Haasan playing the lead. Though it was a small role, he made sure that it was note-worthy! It has been exactly 44 years on Sunday (August 18) since the man has woven his magical charm on millions.
The legendary director named him Rajinikanth, and from there on, there is no looking back. It had been an incredible journey from being a conductor to an actor to a star, then to become the one and only Superstar and conquer millions of fans! Fans across the world have been flooding the internet with wishes and videos to celebrate 44 years of Superstar Rajinikanth’s incredible journey.