Tamil Superstar Rajnikanth thanked Hyderabadi’s and the Telugu audiences for the love and affection shown towards him. The actor has flown down for the premier of his latest bilingual film Kathanayakudu held on 31st July at Adlabs, Hyderabad. The who’s who of the Telugu film industry attended the do including the film’s actors Jagapathi Babu and Meena. Allu Arvind, Nagababu, Meher Ramesh, Tamareddy Bharadwaja, E.V.V, Nitin, Saikumar, Chalapathi Rao, N.V.Prasad, Achi Reddy, S.V.Krishna Reddy and a many more attended the glittery function. When quizzed about the opposition of other language films faced in Karnataka the Super star managed a diplomatic answer saying that politics was not his cup of tea. But word has it that Rajnikanth has personally written a letter to the Karnataka Film Association requesting them to ensure a safe and hassle free release of his film.

Kathanayakudu, a film directed by P.Vasu is a revamped remake of a hit Malayalam movie that was loosely based on a tale of lord Krishna and his pauper friend. In this tale of friendship Rajnikanth plays the role of a film hero while Jagapathi Babu portrays the role of Rajni’s barber friend. Nayantara and Meena are the respective leading ladies. The film will be released, world wide, with a record 1200 prints. The film’s Telugu version is being produced by Aswini Dutt.