Superstar Rajinikanth celebrates his 62nd birthday on Wednesday (12-12-12). This birthday will be a very special one for the actor as it falls on the magical date. Rajini-mania is on an all-time high as the actor's fans line up a few welfare activities.

Rajinikanth made his debut through the 1975 Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal, directed by K. Balachander, and alter essayed a slew of antagonistic characters in Tamil films. He gradually rose to become an established film actor and after a few years, Rajinikanth was acclaimed as the superstar of Tamil cinema and continues to hold a matinee idol status in India.

Rajini worked in over 150 films across various film industries is one of the most influential actors in the film industry. His mannerisms and stylised dialogue delivery contributed to his mass popularity and appeal.

The 3D version of Rajinikanth's political thriller Sivaji will be released on his 62d birthday. Also, recently, at a function, Latha Rajnikanth unveiled the album of a special birthday song, which was directed by Raghava Lawrence. The music is composed by Vijay Anthony, and sung by the music director and Malaysian singer Emcee Jazz. Lawrence came up with the idea as he himself is a big fan of the superstar. 

from TOI