Rajinikanth and director Shankar
Rajinikanth met director Shankar Shanmugham, who has delivered some huge blockbusters with the superstar on the occasion of their film 'Sivaji' completing 15 years on Wednesday. They were joined in by Shankar's daughter Aditi. Sivaji, which went on to emerge a huge blockbuster, had Rajinikanth playing an NRI who returns home to India with the dream of making education affordable to even the poor of the country. Posting a picture of himself with Rajinikanth, Shankar took to Twitter and expressed his happiness on meeting the legendary actor. He said, "Elated to have met our 'Sivaji the Boss' Rajinikanth sir himself on this very memorable day marking 15 years of 'Sivaji'. Your energy, affection and positive aura made my day!"
Shankar's daughter Aditi Shankar, a doctor by profession who will also be making her debut as a heroine through director Muthiah's 'Viruman', also posted a picture of herself with the superstar clicked on the occasion.
"15 years of 'Sivaji'! With the boss himself Rajinikanth sir," she wrote.
Sources say that the meeting of the director with the actor lasted for a good 45 minutes during which period the two discussed a number of topics including the film industry and Shankar's upcoming film with Ram Charan.
For the unversed, director Shankar and Rajinikanth have given several hits including Sivaji: The Boss, Enthiran and 2.0.
-with IANS inputs
