Sivaji-The Boss enthrals movie buffs in Tamil Nadu

Kollywood star Rajnikanths latest film Sivaji - The Boss has caused a frenzy among his fans who have made a bee line at theatres on the opening day.

Trichy (Tamil Nadu), June 15 : Kollywood star Rajnikanth's latest film "Sivaji - The Boss" has caused a frenzy among his fans who have made a bee line at theatres on the opening day.

Frenzied fans danced on the streets, pierced their body and jostled for tickets as country's most expensive film so far (worth 15 million dollars) opened to a huge response on Friday (June 15).Made in Tamil "Sivaji - The Boss" has delighted the makers of the film as all tickets have been sold out for weeks.

Fans milled around cinemas screening the film from early morning. Standing in queues they were staring at cutouts and posters of the dark-skinned, heavy lidded Rajnikanth, who uses only one name.

Starring Rajnikanth, a star whose flamboyance is unequalled by the present-day Bollywood filmstars, "Sivaji--The Boss", was the most awaited film of the year.

His unique acting style is characterised by a trademark gesture-tossing a cigarette in the air, catching it in his lips, then lighting it with a matchbox struck on a shirtsleeve.

Posters show the actor sporting various hairdos, including a blonde one, standing in a strutting pose beside a young female star.

Srinivas, one of film buffs, said: "This film will be a huge hit. Rajnikant has done a wonderful job and we are proud of him. We will always support him."

The story of the film was kept a closely guarded secret, to create curiosity among the 57-year-old actor's millions of followers.

Rajnikanth's popularity remains largely restricted to South India. Though he has acted in some Bollywood films, he has never been able to replicate the success of his Tamil films in the Hindi language.

In south, fans collect opening-day ticket stubs of his movies, which change hands for exorbitant prices.

Directors cannot kill Rajnikant's character in films because angry fans have threatened to burn down the theatres.

Even Rajnikant's personal life reads like a movie script -he started as a poor bus conductor in Bangalore with a penchant for acting before making it big.

The movie King has also dabbled in politics and once strongly influenced an election in Tamil Nadu.

His last film was released in 2005 called "Chandramukhi" is completing 800 successive days in a theatre in south India!

ANI