The documentary quest to search the reason behind Rajnikanth's such extreme grandeur among his fans. The actor, who still romances women more than half his age in his films, and is the country's highest paid film-star, has made a career of playing the everyman. His characters are virtuous, and at times, fight the system.
His fans, especially the older generation, belong to lower-middle-class families, typically live in slums, and barely eke out a living. But when it comes to their “Thalaivar”, they stop at nothing.
Rajnikanth's mannerisms, especially his style of flicking his sunglasses, have been imitated several times by many Bollywood stars. Earlier this year, Shah Rukh Khan, who is Bollywood's biggest star, paid tribute to the “Thalaivar” in his film “Chennai Express.
