Overview
- Actor Sivakarthikeyan’s video shouting “Thalaiva!” during Rajinikanth’s entry scene in a packed theatre went viral, underscoring the film’s sustained buzz.
- Filmmaker Soundarya Rajinikanth watched the re-release with fans in Chennai’s Rohini Silverscreens, cheering and calling the experience new even after 25 years.
- Soundarya told media, “Appa is an emotion. Padayappa is an emotion,” and noted the crowd even replayed the famous swing scene.
- The restored 1999 blockbuster returned to theatres on December 12, timed to the film’s 25th year alongside the superstar’s milestone celebrations.
- Reports describe sold-out shows, festival-like atmospheres, and social-media nostalgia as audiences and celebrities revisit the K. S. Ravikumar–A. R. Rahman classic starring Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya.