Superstar
Rajinikanth
visited
late
Kannada
film
legend
and
his
close
friend
Vishnuvardhan's
residence
who
passed
away
very
recently
and
pays
his
tribute
to
the
star.
According
to
the
superstar,
it
was
the
late
actor
who
encouraged
him
to
take
up
initial
offers
in
Tamil
films,
which
subsequently
paved
the
path
for
his
stardom
in
Kollywood.
The
superstar
called
on
Vishnuvardhan"s
wife
Bharati
at
her
residence
here
and
payed
his
condolences
and
recounted
his
close
association
with
Vishnuvardhan.
He
also
apologized
for
being
unable
to
attend
the
funeral
of
his
'old
and
dear'
friend
owing
to
his
hectic
schedule.
Going
down
the
memory
lane,
Rajinikanth
told
reporters,
"Once
I
got
an
offer
from
Tamil
film
producer
and
also
from
a
Kannada
producer
simultaneously.
I
was
in
a
dilemma,
which
offer
to
choose.
It
was
Vishnu
who
advised
me
to
take
up
the
Tamil
film
offer.
He
advised
me
that
I
should
achieve
something
there
and
should
go
there
and
excel," he
said.
“I
cannot
explain
the
value
of
our
friendship.
Our
friendship
was
one
that
could
be
enjoyed,
not
one
that
could
be
expressed
in
words," said
Rajinikanth.
Rajinikanth,
who
spent
some
time
with
the
bereaved
family,
said
Vishnuvardhan"s
death
is
personally
a
'great
loss'.
"I
have
no
words
to
convey
the
sense
of
loss,"
he
said.
Clad
in
white
kurta,
Rajinikanth
was
greeted
by
members
of
the
Kannada
film
industry
including
actor
Ambarish
and
producer
Rockline
Venkatesh
when
he
arrived
at
the
Jayanagar
residence
of
Vishnuvardhan.
A
posse
of
film
personnel
stood
guard
at
the
residence.
The
roads
near
the
residence
were
cordoned
off
and
movements
of
vehicles
diverted
in
wake
of
Rajinikanth"s
visit.