The evening of March 6, 2008 glistened with stars at the Taj Connemara Hotel in Chennai on the occasion of the release of 'The Name is Rajinikanth' authored by Dr. Gayathri Srikanth. Eminent personalities from the industry marked their presence for the event which commenced at 6.00 p.m. with the auspicious lighting of Kuthuvilakku by Soundarya Rajinikanth and the author Dr. Gayathri.

The Name is Rajinikanth was released by noted political analyst and veteran actor Cho Ramaswamy and received by Soundarya Rajinikanth. Samples from the book were read out to the audience. Cho, while speaking on the occasion, congratulated the author on bringing out such a book. On Rajinikanth, he asserted that the superstar should step into politics that could do wonders for the political scenario of Tamil Nadu and India.

The event was also attended by AVM Saravanan, director Muthuraman, Balachander, Sivakumar, Karthi, and Vijayakumar. The Name is Rajinikanth that gives a sneak peek into the life and career of the actor, is available for sale all over India in bookstores now.