Chennai: Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday thanked the celebrities and fans who wished him as he is set to complete 45 years in Tamil Film Industry in a week. He was hailed as Superstar by his fans.

Rajinikanth expressed his heartfelt thanks to his fans and a host of people including celebrities who wished him well, said in a tweet. A Common Display Picture (CDP) was released on Sunday evening celebrating 45 years of ‘Rajinism’ in Tamil cinema.

The picture encapsulates several avatars of Rajinikanth in Tamil cinema since his early days in the field. The #45YearsofRajinismCDP and #Neengal Illamal Nan Illai (roughly translated as Without you I am not there) in Tamil trended on Twitter.

Rajinikanth’s deubut Tamil movie, a K Balachander directorial, ‘Apoorva Ragangal’ released on August 15, 1975 and the 69-year old actor has acted in over 170 movies. A battalion of celebrities including actor Mohanlal, directors Ranjith, Karthick Subbaraj, dance Master Raghava Lawrence, producer Thanu, former cricketer Hemang Badani greeted the top star and released the CDP.