<p>Kollywood legend Rajinikanth lit a candle on Sunday (April 5) to show solidarity with those leading the country’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak that recently forced the central government to impose a 21-day lockdown. Sharing a photo in which he is seen with his wife Latha, ‘Superstar’ urged the aam janta to stay home during these testing times.</p>.<p>Rajinikanth has been supporting the central government’s initiatives for controlling the COVID-19 situation right from the word go. Some time ago, he had requested citizens to respect the ‘Janta Curfew ‘and honour ‘frontliners’. This, however, landed him in a soup as Twitter removed the video for allegedly spreading misinformation. Following this, the Kaala hero had said that a section of the audience had misunderstood his video and assumed that he had said that the COVID-19 outbreak can be checked only by following the curfew.</p>.<p>The coronavirus scare has brought the film world to a standstill with most production houses pushing back the release dates of major flicks. <em>F9</em>, <em>No Time to Die</em>, <em>Sooryavanshi</em> and the Ranveer Singh starrer <em>83 </em>are some of the biggies that failed to keep their date with movie buffs. Moreover, the shoots of movies such as <em>Jersey </em>and <em>Acharya </em>have been suspended to avoid mass gatherings.</p>.<p>Coming back to Rajinikanth, he was last seen in the Pongal/Sankranti release <em>Darbar</em>, which opened on a good note. The actioner, featuring him in the role of a cop, had a stellar cast that included Nayanthara, Nivetha Thomas, Suniel Shetty and Yogi Babu.</p>.<p>Rajini will next be seen in <em>Annaatthe</em>/<em>Thalaivar 168</em> that marks his first collaboration with top filmmaker ‘Siruthai’ Siva. The rural drama features Nayanthara, Khushboo and Meena as the leading ladies.</p>
<p>Kollywood legend Rajinikanth lit a candle on Sunday (April 5) to show solidarity with those leading the country’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak that recently forced the central government to impose a 21-day lockdown. Sharing a photo in which he is seen with his wife Latha, ‘Superstar’ urged the aam janta to stay home during these testing times.</p>.<p>Rajinikanth has been supporting the central government’s initiatives for controlling the COVID-19 situation right from the word go. Some time ago, he had requested citizens to respect the ‘Janta Curfew ‘and honour ‘frontliners’. This, however, landed him in a soup as Twitter removed the video for allegedly spreading misinformation. Following this, the Kaala hero had said that a section of the audience had misunderstood his video and assumed that he had said that the COVID-19 outbreak can be checked only by following the curfew.</p>.<p>The coronavirus scare has brought the film world to a standstill with most production houses pushing back the release dates of major flicks. <em>F9</em>, <em>No Time to Die</em>, <em>Sooryavanshi</em> and the Ranveer Singh starrer <em>83 </em>are some of the biggies that failed to keep their date with movie buffs. Moreover, the shoots of movies such as <em>Jersey </em>and <em>Acharya </em>have been suspended to avoid mass gatherings.</p>.<p>Coming back to Rajinikanth, he was last seen in the Pongal/Sankranti release <em>Darbar</em>, which opened on a good note. The actioner, featuring him in the role of a cop, had a stellar cast that included Nayanthara, Nivetha Thomas, Suniel Shetty and Yogi Babu.</p>.<p>Rajini will next be seen in <em>Annaatthe</em>/<em>Thalaivar 168</em> that marks his first collaboration with top filmmaker ‘Siruthai’ Siva. The rural drama features Nayanthara, Khushboo and Meena as the leading ladies.</p>
