Superstar
Rajinikanth,
despite
having
more
than
3
Million
followers
on
Twitter,
is
not
exactly
active
on
the
social
networking
site,
for
he
seldom
shares
his
thought
on
his
social
media
page.
With
just
30
tweets
in
3
years,
the
star
actor
is
one
of
the
least
active
users
of
Twitter.
His
last
tweet
came
7
months
ago
in
February
when
he
appreciated
film-maker
Vetrimaaran's
critically
acclaimed
flick
Visaaranai.
When
Panchu
Recognized
Raaja's
Talent
Written
by Panju
Arunachalam, Annakili
was
Ilaiyaraaja's
debut
film.
In
an
interview,
Panchu
had
revealed
that
it
was
him
who
recognized
the
musician's
talent
for
the
first
time.
Birth
Of
A
Maestro
When
the
team
of
Annakili
was
hunting
for
a
music
director,
it
was
Panchu
who
heard
the
tunes
from
Ilaiyaraaja,
before
bringing
him
on
board
the
project.
The
rest
as
they
say
is
history.
Shaping
Vivekh's
Career
Actor-comedian
Vivekh
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
reveal
that
it
was
Panchu
who
encouraged
him
to
quit
his
government
job
to
concentrate
on
his
acting
career.
Other
Famous
Celebs
In
Mourning
Film-maker
AR
Murugadoss
tweeted,
"RIP
Panchu
sir,
the
master
storyteller
best
in
dual
action
subject,
always
wanted
to
work
with
him.
But
lots
of
respect
for
your
work
sir."
The
Creator
With
Midas
Touch
Dhananjayan
Govind,
who
made
the
documentary
'The
Creator
With
Midas
Touch'
on
the
veteran,
tweeted:
"Panchu
Arunachalam
sir
was
born
on
22nd
March
1941,
75
years
old
now.
Big
loss
to
everyone
and
I
am
still
unable
to
believe
as
I
spoke
recently."
SIIMA
Tweets
A
tweet
from
the
official
page
of
the
South
Indian
International
Movie
Awards
(SIIMA),
who
presented
him
with
a
lifetime
achievement
award
read:
"A
Big
Loss
to
the
Industry
RIP
Legendary
Film
Personality.
Panchu
Arunachalam
Honored
to
have
presented
him
Lifetime
Achievement
Award."
Siddharth
Actor
Siddharth
wrote,
"Panchu
Arunachalam
sir
was
a
passionate
creator.
His
contribution
to
Tamil
cinema
will
live
on
forever.
RIP
sir.
Strength
to
the
family."
But
yesterday
(Aug
9),
the
Enthiran
actor
once
again
took
to
his
social
media
page
to
make
his
thoughts
known
to
his
followers.
Unfortunately,
this
time
around,
his
tweet
conveyed
a
negative
emotion.
"Panju
sir
...
I
will
really
really
miss
you.
May
your
soul
rest
in
peace,"
wrote
a
grief-stricken
Rajinikanth,
as
he
was
mourning
the
death
of
the
man
who
was
responsible
in
transforming
Rajinikanth
into
a
superstar.
While
late
filmmaker
K
Balachander
might
have
launched
Rajinikanth,
Panchu
Arunachalam
was
responsible
for
taking
the
actor
to
the
masses.
They
worked
together
in
23
films,
including
Kazhugu,
Pokkiri
Raja
and
Paayum
Puli
among
others.
Not
just
that,
Panchu
was
also
instrumental
in
introducing
maestro
Ilaiyaraaja
to
the
world
of
cinema.
Continue
reading
the
story
in
the
slides
above:
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