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In a documentary ‘For the Love of a Man’ on the superstar Rajinikanth that was made in 2015 by Rinku Kalsy and Joyojeet Pal has unfolded some of the ‘deep secrets’ of the fans craze for Rajinikanth.
Two shades of a legendary superstar
Chennai: While the Nation is celebrating the 79th Independence Day today on 15 August, the film world and millions and millions of audience are also commemorating the 50 years of legendry Tamil superstar Rajinikanth in the world of 'light, camera, action'. And even at 74 today, Rajnikanth has still many miles to go, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
It was 50 years ago on 15 August 1975 that a 24-year old Shivaji Rao Gaekwad debuted in the 1975 K Balachander film Apoorva Raagangal in a Madras (now Chennai) studio. It was a brief role and at that time absolutely nobody could even imagine that this young bus conductor would soon be known as Rajinikanth--the Superstar.
It is no secret that once Ranjinikanth worked as a coolie, and even a bus conductor before making it in films.
The legendry superstar is a phenomenon - a real phenomenon. A number of Temples are built for him where he is worshipped by his fans. During his film promotions his images are carried on airplanes. Not only in India but in a number of other countries also this passion for Rajinikanth can widely be seen.
Rajinikanth in action
The story of Rajinikanth is an exemplary example from rags-to-riches journey. Rajinikanth has seen both the ends of life - from extreme poverty to one of the most affluent life.
Rajinikanth has been conferred to the country's highest cinematic honour, Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He is also bestowed with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award. Besides he has several other awards and decorations hailing his memorable talent.
For millions and millions of his fans, Rajinikanth is a demigod. Therefore it is no surprise that there are 50,000 odd fan clubs that celebrate their hero from time to time.
In his book 'Rajinikanth: A Definitive Biography', the author Naman Ramachandran describes that Rajinikanth has a wide range of fan following from Wall Street bankers in New York City USA to washerwomen in Tamil Nadu India.
In a documentary 'For the Love of a Man' on the superstar Rajinikanth that was made in 2015 by Rinku Kalsy and Joyojeet Pal has unfolded some of the 'deep secrets' of the fans craze for Rajinikanth. Some of the fans even sell the family gold and their houses to celebrate any occasion related to Rajinikanth including his film releases like a festival.
