Bring out the drums: Lingaa fever grips Chennai, Rajinikanth fans celebrate his b'day

  [caption id=“attachment_1847129” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”] The biggest poster of Rajinikanth outside Sathyam cinema. Courtesy: Shankar B[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1846971” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] The ‘Lingaa’ fever had already gripped Rajinikanth’s fans who hit Chennai’s theatres to get a glimpse of their ’thalaivar’. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1846973” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Die-hard fans of  superstar Rajinikanth arrived to watch Lingaa with their signature style celebrations–of pouring milk over cutouts of the star and dancing to the beats of percussion instruments. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1846975” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A devoted Rajinikanth fan pours milk on his poster in Chennai.[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1846977” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Rajinikanth enjoys a good fan base in Japan–his films are dubbed in Japanese and released there–with some of them turning up in Chennai, singing numbers from his earlier movies, especially ‘Muthu’ that introduced the actor in the Asian country. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1846979” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Rajini fans wearing T-shirts with the star’s face on them. Many in Chennai lined up to enjoy the superstar’s latest offering, Lingaa. Firstpost[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1846981” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Media was also in full attendance outside theatres of Chennai as fans of Rajinikanth lined up to watch Lingaa. Firstpost[/caption]