Rajinikanth  

Politicians and film stars including Rajinikanth have condoled veteran Kannada movie actor-turned-politician Ambareesh's death on Saturday night.

Rajinikanth's movie 2.0, directed by Shankar, will hit the screens on November 29. 10 days after, the superstar would enthral his fans again with the audio tracks of his next flick Petta, directed by Karthik Subbaraj

The Rajinikanth- starrer was touted to be India's Black Panther in the reviews for its political message highlighting the struggle of dalits and director Pa Ranjith said it was difficult for him to understand that Tiger Zinda Hai was chosen, but not Kaala .

Cylone Gaja had caused destruction in many districts in Tamil Nadu, making many people homeless. 

A digitally-enhanced version of the movie would be released in Japan to celebrate its 20th year anniversary after original release in the country

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When asked about the premature release of convicts of former PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination, Rajinikanth had said that he was not aware of the issue.  
 

The new poster from Rajinikanth and Simran's upcoming movie Petta, directed by Karthik Subbaraj, was unveiled on Wednesday.

Rajinikanth's younger daughter Soundarya to get married to a businessman, actor Vishagan Vanangamudi in January 2019, according to reports.

Rajinikanth said, 'There are 10 parties getting together to fight one party. People can figure out who is stronger.'
 

Actor-politician Rajinikanth alleged that the notion behind BJP being a threat to democracy might be true

TamilRockers, the piracy website, has threatened to leak Rajinikanth starrer 2.0. The site recently leaked Vijay's blockbuster Sarkar and Aamir Khan's Thugs of Hindostan.

Rajinikanth had lashed out at the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Friday, November 09 for its protests against certain scenes in actor Vijay's Diwali release, Sarkar, questioning the rationale behind protesting against a film certified by the censor board.

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