Superstar
Rajinikanth-starrer
Tamil
action
drama
Kabali,
which
released
in
306
screens
across
Kerala
on
Friday,
literally
kept
many
awake
to
watch
it
as
early
as
5
AM,
when
the
screens
came
alive.
Incidentally,
the
Kerala
release
is
being
done
by
the
distribution
company
of
actor
Mohanlal
and
his
close
aide
Antony
Perumbavoor.
And
when
the
film
was
over,
many
felt
it
was
worth
it
to
keep
awake.
"Super,
excellent,
Rajni
has
not
failed
us,
definitely
there
has
and
must
be
a
sequel
to
it...
Then
only
it
will
be
complete," were
some
of
the
first
reactions
across
the
state.
In
the
state's
capital
alone,
eight
screens
showed
the
much
awaited
film
and
long
queues
were
seen
by
those
who
could
not
get
a
ticket
for
the
opening
show.
Yesteryear
actress
Menaka,
recalling
her
experience
acting
alongside
the
great
Rajinikanth
in
the
Tamil
film
Netrikann,
said
simplicity
is
his
hallmark
and
that's
what
has
made
him
great.
"I
was
hugely
fortunate
to
act
with
him
and
the
shooting
took
place
at
Ooty.
When
I
faltered
in
my
act,
he
came
to
me
and
tapped
my
shoulder
and
said,
'please
do
not
be
worried',
and
said
that
'When
someone
says
something
to
you,
if
it
suits
you
take
it,
if
not
let
it
out
through
the
other
ear'.
That
day
Hindi
superstar
Dharmendra
was
also
shooting
there
and
for
dinner,
even
though
I
was
not
invited
he
came
to
my
room
and
said,
'Menaka,
you
please
join
us
for
dinner',"
she
said.
"I
acted
with
him
more
than
30
years
back
and
last
year
when
I
knew
he
will
be
here
in
the
capital
city
for
shooting,
I
felt
a
desire
to
meet
him
and
wrote
a
letter
to
him.
There
was
no
reply
from
him
for
a
few
days,
then
one
day
I
got
a
call
and
the
caller
introduced
himself
saying
'Menaka,
am
Rajini' and
I
immediately
jumped
up
from
my
seat
as
a
sign
of
respect.
He
said
he
will
be
here
for
five
days
and
on
the
fifth
day,
we
will
meet.
My
daughter
who
was
studying
in
Chennai
flew
down
and
we
both
went
and
saw
him
at
his
room
and
I
just
could
not
imagine
his
simplicity.
He
remembered
me
even
after
30
years.
No
wonder
he
is
loved,
adored
and
respected,"
said
Menaka,
and
added
that
she
will
be
watching
a
6
PM
show
of
Kabali
here.
Popular
media
critic
Fakrudhin
Ali
said
that
even
while
everyone
knows
what
one
sees
in
Rajinikanth's
film
is
beyond
comprehension,
it's
his
stardom
that
has
catapulted
the
great
actor
to
great
heights.
"It's
the
acceptance
of
Rajni
as
a
simple
person
that
helped
him
to
reach
here
and
this
status
can
never
be
achieved
by
our
own
superstar
Mammootty
or
Mohanlal
and
even
Kamal
Haasan,"
said
Ali.
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Read:
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