The News Minute| August 18, 2014| 9.00 pm IST
It was in director Balachander’s Apoorva Ragangal released on August 18, 1975 that super star Rajinikanth first made an appearance.
Naman Ramachandran writes in Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography, “It was 27 March 1975. Balachander, with some foresight, realized that Rajinikanth would be good at making an entry, and the shot was suitably dramatic. In a low-angle shot, B.S. Lokanathan’s camera is at ground level, looking up at a pair of closed gates. A dishevelled-looking Rajinikanth, sporting a stubble and wearing an ill-fitting suit, flings the gates open and strides forward. The frame freezes and the Tamil text ‘Shruti Bedam’ (A Variation of Pitch) appears on the screen.”
After the film shoot was over, director Balachander told a journalist that the actor called Rajinikanth will leave a mark in cinema. The rest is history.
Its been 39 years since Apporva Ragangal released and Rajinikanth fans are celebrating. Of course, Rajini fans need to excuse to celebrate! Most fans have even changed their display pictures on social media to #39yearsofRajinism
Not ly His Formula Even His Title(NextSuperStar) Has been Used By Few In Order To Sustain In Tamil Cinema #39YearsOfRajinism
— Diva_Says (@diva_avadi) August 18, 2014When i was born Rajini is the SUPERSTAR,when i die Rajini will b the SUPERSTAR#39YearsOfRajinism
— Eashwar (@EashwarRajni) August 18, 2014#39YearsOfRajinism August 18th, 1975 - The Day that changed the History of Indian Cinema !
— edwin siby (@edwinsiby) August 18, 2014#39yearsofRajinismThis day, 39 years ago, a dark-lean-stubbled-quirky young man opened the gates of Tamil film... http://t.co/NMUZZhjNP4
— Kerala Rajini Fans (@Keralarajinifan) August 18, 2014I don't know when I became die hard Thalaivar fan..at least once in my lifetime I want to meet him ....May god bring that #39YearsOfRajinism
— Rajkumar Sekar (@I_Raj13) August 18, 2014No one can b d next Super Star. Its a copyright for my one n only @superstarrajini . #39YearsOfRajinism #Thalaivarrocks #diehardfan
— Gowthami Boominathan (@Gow07988) August 18, 2014#39YearsOfRajinism salute the LORD of STYLE for completing 39 years in CINE FIELD as a BOSS of MASS.. Thank you Thalaivaaaa Love You Loads
— ChitrambalaSelvan (@Selvan_SSRK) August 18, 2014