Superstar
Rajinikanth
today
thanked
the
Centre
for
choosing
him
for
the
prestigious
Padma
Vibhushan
award
last
week.
"I
express
my
hearty
thanks," he
told
reporters
at
the
airport
when
asked
about
the
Centre
announcing
the
award
for
him.
Last
week,
the
65-year-old
star
had
tweeted
that
he
was
"feeling
deeply
honoured
"on
being
chosen
for
Padma
Vibhsuan.
"Feeling
deeply
honoured
for
being
awarded
the
Padma
Vibhushan.
My
heartfelt
thanks
to
my
dear
fans,
well
wishers
&
friends
for
all
the
wishes,"
the
Enthiran
star
had
posted
on
his
social
media
page.
The
star
actor's
eagerly
anticipated
movie
Kabali,
has
entered
the
final
shooting
schedule
even
as
the
actor
proceeded
today
to
Malaysia
to
wrap
up
the
shooting.
Rajinikanth
will
also
star
in
ace
director
Shankar's
2.O
(Enthiran
2)
the
sequel
to
the
duo's
previous
sci-fi
hit
Enthiran.
Also
starring
Amy
Jackson
and
Akshay
Kumar
in
important
roles,
the
film
based
on
robots,
is
India's
costliest
project
ever
with
an
estimated
budget
of
350
Crore
rupees.
It
is
bankrolled
by
Lyca
Productions.