Rajinikanth pays a visit to Jayam Ravi's house

Rajinikanth surprised Jayam Ravi and his family members after he visited his residence to wish the actor's father, editor Mohan on his 70th birthday. The news has been confirmed by Ravi himself on the social networking site, Twitter.

He wrote, “It was a pleasant surprise 2 hav Rajinikanth Sir at home this morning to wish Appa on his 70th bday :) I'm happy he shook Aarav's hands :))" The Endhiran star and the editor are friends from three decades. They have worked together in many films in 80s and 90s.

Meanwhile, Rajinikanth is fully recovered from his illness and has announced his next project, Kochadaiyaan, a prequel to Rana. The cast process has begun and the hunt for the female lead is on. It is expected to hit the screens in August 2012.