March 19 is an important day in Superstar Rajinikanth’s calendar. For it was on this day more than three decades ago Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, an aspiring actor, was renamed as Rajinikanth by mentor and ace director K Balachander.

In other words, the numero uno actor almost considers March 19 as his birthday and this year, his family members, especially wife Latha, decided to celebrate the 36th birthday of Rajinikanth in a grand manner.

Select celebrities from the tinsel town, who have a special place in Rajini’s heart, were invited and a grand lunch was prepared at the Superstar’s residence under the personal supervision of Latha.

Those who had attended the party include Mani Ratnam, Vaali, Vairamuthu, S A Chandrasekar, Panchu Arunachalam, T M Soundararajan, Mahendran, KRG, Deva, P Vasu and Shankar Ganesh.

The Superstar couple ensured that everyone felt at home and all the invitees were presented with gift hampers. The party was also attended by Rajini’s family members, including new ‘mappillai’ Ashwin.