By:
Settu
Shankar
Monday,
June
11,
2007
There
was
a
special
screening
of
Shivaji
arranged
by
AVM
for
its
hero
the
evergreen
superstar
Rajinikanth
on
Friday
evening
at
the
AVM
premises.
The
actor
is
happy
the
final
outcome
of
the
film
after
all
the
patch
works
and
editing
being
completed.
Shivaji
is
the
first
ever
Indian
movie
which
has
got
rave
publicity
and
gossips
in
the
media
for
more
than
two
years
since
it
was
launched.
The
budget
of
the
movie
stunned
everyone
in
the
Industry.
It
is
said
that
more
than
Rs.85
crores
have
been
spent
on
the
movie
including
the
salary
of
the
superstar
which
amounts
to
around
Rs.25
crores.
Rajini
is
the
only
Asian
actor
getting
this
record
salary
for
a
film.
After
his
return
from
the
Himalayas,
the
was
eager
to
watch
the
film
before
its
formal
release.
M.S.Guhan,
The
Joint
Managing
Director
and
one
of
the
producers
of
AVM
Productions
arranged
a
special
screening
of
the
film
for
their
Hero
in
their
premises.
After
watching
the
movie,
the
superstar
used
only
one
word
to
accolade
the
work
of
the
technicians
including
director
Shankar
who
is
in
Canada
at
the
moment: