Superstar Rajinikanth has a staggering fan following and a daunting screen presence. The actor is one such celebrity, who has never been named the world’s richest actor neither he does any TV commercials or talk shows. In fact, the actor does not even do extensive promotions for his films, but yet the kind of popularity he enjoys across the world is crazy. Rajinikanth is a brand himself, anything that is associated with him automatically becomes famous. But it was not a cakewalk for the actor to be what he is today. Nawazuddin Siddiqui Joins Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Petta’ and Fans Are Going Crazy Over This Deadly Combo! (View Pic)

As the 67-year old turns a year older tomorrow, Twitter is flooded with wishes (ahead of his birthday) already. The veteran, who has fans of all ages and in all parts of the world, gets birthday wishes from entire Indian film industry. Fans too have taken to social media to wish the actor in the most adorable way possible. They do make an extremely entertaining read.

In other news, Rajinikanth, on his 68th birthday, has the best gift for fans. Yes, you read that right. The makers of the film will drop the teaser of Thalaiva's next, Petta, at 11 am tomorrow and fans have already gotten #RajinikanthBirthdaySpecial #PettaTeaser and #PettaTreatSer trending on Twitter.

Check out fans tweets here:

On the professional front, Rajinikanth is seen in Shankar's magnum opus 2.0, which also stars Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson in pivotal roles. The film is now the third highest grosser of 2018. The actor will also be seen in Karthik Subbaraj's Petta. The film marks the first collaboration of Rajinikanth and filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj. Bankrolled by Sun Pictures, the film is currently underway in Lucknow. Watch this space for further updates.

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