Superstar Rajinikanth showered accolades on Suriya for his performance as a Buddhist monk and circus artiste in '7aum Arivu'. A special show was screened for the top actor in Chennai on Wednesday, after which he appreciated Suriya.

"Rajini sir patted Suriya and expressed that his performance in the film was a good one. He described the movie as 'excellent' and appreciated the efforts of director AR Murugadoss and producer Udhayanidhi Stalin," sources say.

Udhayanidhi on his microblogging page has expressed happiness about the Superstar watching the movie. Meanwhile Suriya and Murugadoss have been telling those close to them about the encouraging gesture of the numero uno actor.

In the meantime, Rajini had also watched 'Ra.One' at a special screening in Chennai, with his family members. Remember the Superstar had performed a cameo in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer, which is pulling crowd to theatres.