From
London
To
Mumbai
"For
the
premiere,
I'm
flying
down
to
Mumbai
from
London
and
taking
part
in
the
early
morning
pooja
and
then
the
procession
to
the
Aurora
theatre
in
Matunga
where
a
bunch
of
similar
diehards
will
do
the
'pal
(milk)
abhishekam'
followed
by
the
first
day
first
show," Naman
has
said.
High
Hopes
For
Kabali
Naman,
the
writer
of
independent
film
Brahman
Naman,
is
excited
about
Kabali
mainly
because;
"This
is
the
first
time
in
a
long
time
that
Thalaivar
has
entrusted
a
film
to
a
new
generation
director
(Pa.
Ranjith).
Madras
(Ranjith's
last
Tamil
film)
was
amazing
so
I
have
high
hopes
for
Kabali."
Fans
From
USA
For
Srinivasan
Sankar,
a
Global
Data
Officer
for
an
insurance
company
in
the
Greater
Boston
area,
Kabali
will
be
another
"crowning
glory"
in
Rajinikanth's
career. "I've
never
missed
Thalaivar
FDFS
as
far
as
I
remember
from
'Velaikkaran',
'Rajadhi
Raja' and
'Mappillai'
days,
he
said.
A
10
Hour
Drive
"After
I
migrated
to
the
US
in
1995,
it
continued
with
'Muthu'.
There's
a
nice
story
here.
In
the
late
1990s,
movies
won't
show
up
in
Boston
in
the
first
or
second
week.
So
I
drove
10
hrs
to
Washington
DC
to
watch
'Arunachalam'
FDFS," said
Srinivasan.
First
Show
In
Boston
"I'll
watch
the
11
AM
show.
That's
the
first
show
here
in
Boston
which
is
also
one
of
the
first
shows
along
with
Atlanta,
New
York,
etc
in
the
US.
Since
it's
a
weekday,
we
plan
to
have
the
first
day
celebrations
later
in
the
evening
during
the
prime-time
shows,"
Srinivasan
said.
'Kabali'
Craze
In
Bangalore
Bangalore
based
techie-turned-film
critic
Uday
Senan
will
be
watching
Kabali
with
random
strangers
he
invited
through
a
Facebook
post. "The
only
common
factor
between
all
of
us
is
our
love
for
Rajinikanth.
In
an
open
post
on
Facebook,
I've
invited
genuine
Thalaivar
fans
whom
I've
never
met,
to
join
me
to
watch
the
film
FDFS," said
Uday.
Upsetting
The
Boss
"In
2007,
a
large
group
of
us
from
school
watched
Sivaji.
Seven
of
us
from
that
group
will
be
reuniting
to
watch
Kabali.
I've
applied
for
leave
from
work
and
my
boss
is
upset
that
I've
motivated
a
few
others
to
take
leave
too," Uday
added.
All
Roads
Lead
To
Chennai..
Lalith,
who
works
in
a
managerial
position
in
Bangalore,
will
be
flying
to
Chennai
along
with
his
friends
to
watch
the
first
day
first
show.
"His
films
come
once
in
two
years,
so
it's
totally
worth
it," he
has
said.
FDFS
in
Chennai
"I've
already
blocked
tickets
for
the
FDFS
in
Chennai.
My
friends
from
Mumbai
and
Hyderabad
are
flying
down
to
watch
the
film.
It's
good
to
be
watching
'Kabali'
at
a
place
where
it's
celebrated
the
way
it's
supposed
to
be," Lalith
added.