Thousands of fans returned disappointed from his Chennai home as Rajnikanth decided to spend his birthday in Bengaluru
It was a joyous occasion yesterday for all Rajnikanth fans across the country. Fresh after the success of his film ‘Sivaji-The Boss’, there seems to be no end to his soaring popularity graph. The south Superstar turned 57 yesterday and as expected thousands of fans gathered outside his bungalow in Chennai to grab a glimpse of their very own Rajni. But all of them had to return disappointed. This time over, the demi-God chose his family, over his fans and spent his birthday with his wife Latha and daughters Aishwarya and Saundarya in Bengaluru.
“We wish we could see our Rajni sir†a heart-broken fan was overheard saying. Says a source from Chennai, “He usually prefers to stay out of Chennai on his birthday, because it is absolute mayhem here. Though, he was in Chennai last year, this time he opted to be with his daughters at his residence in Bengaluru.â€
With success of his last film ‘Sivaji-The Boss’, it seems that his admirers have almost doubled. Adds the source, “There was an unusually large crowd waiting to greet him yesterday morning near his house and the number of people were way more than usual.â€
However, even if Rajnikanth is used to the crowd, the prime reason he prefers to stay away is the fear of political issues cropping up.
Says the source, “A lot of politicians get insecure with the sheer number of people who turn up on his birthday, and he obviously doesn’t want to deal with any problematic situations then.â€But how exactly did he celebrate his birthday?
“He keeps it as a very low key affair. Usually there are a lot of phone-calls on the day which he makes sure to return.â€
The actor is now on a break before he resumes shooting for his daughter Soundarya’s first animaton film ‘Sultan: The Warrior’.
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