Crazy things Rajinikanth fans have done to celebrate Kabali’s release;
It's a known fact that Tamil actor
Evidence of his popularity can be seen right from companies based in Bengaluru and Tamil Nadu declaring a holiday on Friday so that their employees can enjoy the movie first day first show to bulk bookings for the movie by corporate and employees faking illness to go watch
And, then there's the fact that Kabali's first day first show was at 4 am and not the usual 8 am. Such was the impatience of the fans. Again, this only happens in a Rajinikanth movie, no doubt.
Keeping this in mind, Business Insider dug around and found out five other crazy things that fans did in run-up to the release of Kabali.
2. One fan has proclaimed to watch 10 back-to-back shows of Kabali: To honor his idol, superstar Rajinikanth, Srinivasan Jayaseelean, a self-confessed 'super fan' from Chennai has announced his plan of spending all of 22 and 23 July inside a cinema hall watching 10 back-to-back shows of Kabali.
3. In Karnataka, a Rajini fan has gotten a customized KABALI number plate for his car: The owner of the vehicle is a die-hard Rajinikanth fan and much to the envy of others- has managed to procure the number (KA 8 AL 1) at a high price and changed the font to make it look like "Kabali."
4. There is a designer sari with Rajinikanth's face on it: In Bangalore, the original hometown of the Thalaivaa, entrepreneur Smitha Sarma Ranganathan has specially designed a sari with Rajinikanth's Don Kabali face on it.
4. There is a designer sari with Rajinikanth's face on it: In Bangalore, the original hometown of the Thalaivaa, entrepreneur Smitha Sarma Ranganathan has specially designed a sari with Rajinikanth's Don Kabali face on it.
5. Fans have crossed countries to watch Kabali : You know the Kabali fever is at an all-time high when a group of fans have flown down to Chennai, all the way from Japan to catch the 'first day first show' of Kabali.