Superstar
Rajinikanth,
one
of
the
very
few
actors
of
the
country,
who
is
always
showered
with
adulation
and
admiration
constantly
by
his
fans,
has
also
been
seen
reciprocating
his
share
of
love
and
affection
towards
his
fans.
The
Superstar
of
the
celluloid
screen
has
started
meeting
his
fans
from
today,
which
will
continue
for
another
four
days,
at
the
Raghavendra
Mandapam
for
a
marathon
one-on-one
photo
session
with
his
fans.
It
has
been
kind
of
a
ritual
which
the
Star
had
practised
right
from
his
early
stage
of
his
career
and
after
a
gap
of
over
12
years,
Rajinikanth
has
once
again
arranged
for
a
photo
shoot
with
his
fans.
Before
getting
into
the
photo
session,
the
humble
personality
addressed
his
fans
by
initiating
his
speech
by
offering
salutations
to
his
fans
along
with
the
director,
SP
Muthuraman,
who
was
also
his
mentor
during
the
early
stage
of
the
star's
career.
The
17-minute-long
speech
covered
various
aspects
of
Rajini's
life
ranging
from
his
personal,
professional
side
of
the
life
to
his
direct/lateral
involvement
in
politics.
About
His
Professional
Life...
He
shared
a
couple
of
instances
during
his
film
shoot
under
SPM's
direction
where
the
actor
sheepishly
admitted
that
he
had
been
habituated
to
alcohol
abuse
which
made
him
non-punctual
to
sets.
This
disappointed
the
ace
director
who
advised
Rajinikanth
to
be
punctual
to
shoot
at
the
shooting
location
and
thereby
set
an
example
to
his
co-workers.
This
piece
of
advice
entered
deep
into
the
Superstar
who
then
was
seen
on
the
dot
to
all
his
film
shoots.
He
as
well
advised
his
fans
to
refrain
from
tobacco
and
alcohol
abuse
which
not
just
gushes
out
money
but
as
well
takes
a
huge
toll
on
one's
health.
On
a
lighter
note,
the
star
chuckled
that
no
one
is
a
saintly
person
to
refrain
from
bad
habits
and
that
any
form
of
life
taking
habits
such
as
alcohol
abuse
can
be
continued
as
an
occasional
freedom
and
not
an
addiction.
The
legendary
actor
also
admitted
that
though
there
were
many
instances
where
he
wanted
to
meet
his
fans
for
the
photo
session,
but
one
or
the
other
obstacle
or
hiccup
stopped
the
event.
About
His
Proposed
Trip
To
Sri
Lanka...
During
his
speech,
he
asserted
that
a
section
of
people
were
seen
to
have
lashed
out
at
the
Superstar
about
his
stance,
the
decisions
he
make
about
certain
things
and
his
stability.
This
was
mainly
targeted
towards
his
proposed
trip
to
Sri
Lanka.
The
67-year-old
Superstar
laughed
soon
after
finishing
this
statement
and
said
that
a
wise
man
who
steps
his
feet
into
water
would
take
it
back
without
any
ego
as
soon
as
he
spots
crocodiles
in
it.
He
also
quickly
added
that
blind
courage
takes
no
one
anywhere
and
that
is
what
he
claimed
to
have
done
at
certain
situations
though
the
same
could
have
fetched
criticism.
Thalaiva
gave
a
soft
yet
a
fitting
reply
to
his
critics
by
saying
that
a
section
of
people
claim
that
Rajini
performs
certain
stunts
such
as
'a
meet
with
fans
or
possibility
of
floating
a
political
party' in
order
to
gain
support
from
people
for
his
subsequent
movies
to
fare
well
at
the
box
office.
The
people's
actor
attributed
his
success
to
his
fans
by
quipping
that
the
star
tastes
success
time
and
again
due
to
the
blessing
and
love
of
Tamil
people
and
his
fans
for
which
he
is
indebted
and
that
there
has
never
been
a
need
for
him
to
involve
in
such
publicity
stunts.