Rajinikanth, 'The Supreme Galaxy': Akshay Kumar's Tweet For Him Trends

New Delhi: Rajinikanth, star of stars, celebrated his 66th birthday on Monday and his Twitter feed was flooded with wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amitabh Bachchan and others. Shah Rukh Khan called him the 'coolest of them all' but it's this special tweet from actor Akshay Kumar that made Rajinikanth the top trend on Tuesday morning. Akshay, who will be seen with the actor in the Enthiran sequel 2.0, dubbed Rajinikanth 'the supreme galaxy to our superstars.' High praise indeed and some would say that Rajinikanth deserves much more. Akshay, 49, will be seen playing the antagonist, the deadly Dr Richard, in the Shankar-directed 2.0, which will see the return of Rajinikanth's double roles of Chitti the robot and Dr Vaseegaran.

Akshay tweeted this for the birthday boy:

When you know you're in the Presence of Greatness!! Happy Birthday Dearest @superstarrajini Sir, the Supreme Galaxy to our SuperStars pic.twitter.com/XglKUES20Z

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) December 12, 2016

Rajinikanth posted this thank you message on his Twitter yesterday:
 

To all my fans, well wishers, media & friends from the film fraternity.... many thanks for your warm wishes

— Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) December 12, 2016

He received messages from PM Modi, Big B, SRK, Rishi Kapoor and many others:
 

Happy birthday @superstarrajini! Wishing you a long life filled with good health.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 12, 2016

 

T 2469 - It is Rajnikant's birthday on Dec 12th and we wish him greater glory happiness and good helath .. pic.twitter.com/hRQRyYZ7Q6

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) December 11, 2016

 

2 the coolest & greatest of em all. Wishing u health happiness & years of entertainment for us.Happy B'Day Thalaivaa pic.twitter.com/xLwRSBbuJe

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 12, 2016

 

Happy Birthday Rajnikant Garu. God Bless!Remembering those days when we shot together and discussed how little we get paid at lunch time lol pic.twitter.com/F83HqX5TpX

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) December 12, 2016

Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya spoke about her father's work and ethics in an interview with news agency IANS. "He is a very simple human being. He never forgot where he came from. As his children, my sister Aishwaryaa and I learnt this from him - to never forget our roots. With our dad, there are no two faces. What you see is what he is. Whether it's a fan or a producer, he treats them all the same. He has been down to earth all his life. He will never change. We, as his children, try to emulate that trait of our dad," Soundarya told IANS.

Rajinikanth, who was in and out of hospital for while a couple of years ago, has now returned to work with a vengeance. His films Kochadaiiyaan and Linga tanked at the box office but this year's Kabali,in which Rajinikanth played a Malaysia-based don, opened to record-breaking business.

Rajinikanth's 2.0 is one of next year's most-awaited films. A sequel to his 2010 blockbuster Enthiran, which released in Hindi as Robot, 2.0 co-stars Amy Jackson, apart from Akshay.

Last month, Rajinikanth and Akshay released the first look of 2.0, which immediately went viral.
 

And the BATTLE begins! Get set for a #3Diwali2017 with #2Point0! #2Point0FLLaunch pic.twitter.com/p9vVOdv2Sv

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 20, 2016

2.0 is expected out in October 2017.

(With inputs from IANS)