Rajinikanth’s 75th Birthday: Padayappa gets a big-screen re-release, and why it was never streamed on OTT

Rajinikanth Birthday: Famous person Rajinikanth’s iconic 1999 movie Padayappa is about for a grand theatrical re-release on December 12, coinciding with the legendary actor’s seventy fifth birthday. This re-release is very important for followers as a result of, not like most older movies now out there on digital platforms, Padayappa has by no means been launched on any OTT service. Rajinikanth has additionally shared the rationale behind that call.

In an period the place audiences usually revisit classics by digital streaming, the Padayappa star deliberately stored the film off OTT platforms. In keeping with a report by India At the moment, Rajinikanth declined a number of provides to promote the streaming rights as a result of he believes the movie is supposed to be skilled solely in theatres.

He mentioned, “I didn’t give the rights to any telecast participant, regardless of a number of requests. I wished individuals to look at it solely on the large display. It must be a kondattam (celebration) for followers on my fiftieth 12 months in cinema, being the producer and author of the movie.”

Insights about Padayappa

The movie holds deep private significance for Rajinikanth. Whereas asserting its theatrical return, he posted a video on his X (previously Twitter) account titled The Return Of Padayappa, seventy fifth Birthday Particular. In it, he recalled the film’s swift 70-day capturing schedule and cherished recollections of working with Sivaji Ganesan.

[With TOI inputs]