Overview
- Fan Karthik adorned the Arulmigu Sri Rajini Temple in Madurai with more than 5,500 photographs of Rajinikanth to celebrate his 50-year milestone in cinema.
- Karthik and his family performed an abhishekam ritual at the temple, blending religious practice with cinematic devotion.
- The temple, inaugurated in the early 2020s, features a 300-kg idol of Rajinikanth and has become a focal point for cross-generational fandom.
- At 74, Rajinikanth’s five-decade career began with Apoorva Raagangal in 1975 and includes landmark films such as Sivaji: The Boss, Robot and Jailer.
- Fans are now looking ahead to his next film Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and starring Upendra, Aamir Khan and Nagarjuna Akkineni, which releases on August 14, 2025.