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 He might have earned millions for essaying various roles in reel life, but Tamil superstar Rajinikanth cherishes most a Rs 10 note that a disguise in real life fetched him recently. The superstar, who visited a temple in Bangalore in the guise of a humble old man, was mistaken for a beggar by a woman, who gave him Rs 10. This amusing anecdote has been mentioned in the actor's recently-released biography 'The Name is Rajinikanth,' authored by city-based ophthalmologist Gayathri Sreekanth. After his latest blockbuster movie ' Sivaji -- The Boss,' which kept cash registers ringing not only in India but also abroad, Rajnikanth suddenly wanted to visit a temple much to the bewilderment of his friend. When cautioned that there would be a stampede in the temple, given his immense popularity, Rajnikanth stood his ground, saying he would go in disguise, the book said. Pulling out a dental prosthesis from his kit, he got into action. Within a few minutes, Rajnikanth, reportedly the highest paid actor in the sub-continent next to Jackie Chan in the whole of Asia, was dressed in a crumpled shirt and a simple lungi, with a thick brown shawl covering his head. When the incensed friend wanted to know how a man worth millions could come out like a beggar, Rajinikanth said " I like my freedom. No one can confine me in a golden cage."
Related StoriesCourt-sends-notice-to-Rajnikanth  A city court today ordered issuance of notice to popular film star Rajnikanth and two others on a suit by a person who claimed that the story of the actor's latest Tamil film 'Sivaji' was written by him. Assistant Director A Elangovan, who filed the suit, sought to restrain Rajnikanth and others from alienating any rights, including audio, video, overseas, dubbing and remaking of 'Sivaji'. The 13th Assistant City Civil Court Judge A Nazeer Ahmed ordered notice, returnable by September 21, t more Rajnikanth-at-Puttaparthi  Superstar Rajnikanth arrived at Puttaparthi this evening. Rajnikanth is now busy meeting the officials of the Sri Sathya Sai Baba Trust. Rajnikanth learnt about the welfare activities being undertaken by the trust. It is understood that Rajnikanth is planning to make a huge donation to the trust. Rajnikanth will stay at Puttaparthi overnight. He will have darshan of Sai Baba tomorrow morning. & more All-is-well-between-Mohan-Babu-and-Rajni Some recent media reports had suggested that all was not well between Mohan Babu and Rajnikanth. The move gained currency when Rajnikanth choose to ignore Mohan Babu for the special show of Sivaji in Hyderabad. Rajnikanth did not invite Mohan Babu for the show. Now it is none other than the superstar himself who has put all this to rest. Rajnikanth made an appearance at the venue of the shooting of Mohan Babu’ son Vishnu’s new film with Nagarjuna. Rajnikanth watched the shooting for some time and offered his best wishes to Vishnu. &nb more Rajnikanth-upset  Superstar Rajnikanth is very upset with the dismal showing of his recent film Kathanayakudu. The film is about friendship and the story is stated to be close to Rajnikanth’s own personal life. But the absence of commercial elements in true Rajnikanth style has affected the fate of the film at the box office. The exhibitors have claimed that they have incurred loses to the tune of 40 crore. It now remains to be seen how far Rajnikanth will now compensate them for their loss. &nb more Rajnikanth’s-health-secrets  Rajnikanth is the only hero in Tollywood and Kollywood who seems to be getting younger and younger by the day. His energy and enthusiasm is only getting better and better with age. Rajnikanth was asked about the secret behind his youthful looks and boundless energy at the audio release function of Kathanayakudu. Rajnikanth said that it was important for all people who have crossed the age of forty to avoid while foods like Milk, Rice, Sugar, Curd and Salt. Rajnikanth also urged people to adopt a posit more Balu-dubs-for-Rajnikanth  The voice of Rajnikanth sounded very familiar but quite different to the audience who went to watch the film Kathanyakudu. For the audience, the voice of Rajnikanth sounded a bit different from what they were used to all these years. The difference is that, for a change, it was our own SP Balasubrahmanyam who lent his voice for Rajnikanth. All these years it was singer Mano who was doing the dubbing for Rajnikanth. Balu did a good job no doubt but the voice of Rajnikanth sounde more Rajni-says-no-politics-for-two-years  The superstar of cinema, Rajnikanth has finally come up with a categorical statement. Rajnikanth was reacting to the recent media speculation about his imminent political entry. Rajnikanth has put a full stop to all such stories by coming up with a categorical statement. Rajnikanth said that there was no question of him entering politics at this moment. He also said that he is not thinking about politics for the next two years. So, Rajnikanth will not think of politics for at least two y more Woman-boxer-found-dead A woman boxer was found dead in her hostel room at the Lal Bahadur stadium here this morning, police said. S Amaravati (19), a trainee at the Centre of Excellence run by the state government, belongs to Chintalbasti area in the city but was staying in the hostel, within the premises of the stadium, they said. No suicide note had been found so far and investigations are on, police said adding the reason behind the death is not known yet. more -Rajni-in-fourth-place!- Superstar Rajnikanth’s popularity graph seems to be falling drastically. In what could be a big shock for all Rajnikanth fans, the superstar has fallen down in popularity ratings. A survey conducted by a media group in Chennai shows that the late MG Ramachandran polled the highest votes in popularity rankings and he stands first. Sivaji Ganeshan came second while Vijay stood in the third position. Rajnikanth had to be satisfied with just the fourth spot. In a related survey a majority of Rajnikan more Rajni-to-mediate-between-Babu-and-Chiru Superstar Rajnikanth and megastar Chiranjeevi are very god friends. Rajnikanth and Babu are also very close friends. So both Chiru and Babu attended the film launch function of Rajnikanth in Hyderabad the other day. But Babu and Chiru may become political rival once Chiranjeevi launches his political party. But they did not show any sign of awkwardness or discomfort at the function. They both seemed to share a good rapport. Analysts now say that there could be some secret understanding between Babu and Chiru. This may have come about with the help of Rajnikanth. Even if Chiru and Babu fight the next assembly elections separately, Babu can count on the support of Chiru if he falls short of a majority. Rajni more |
