“In everyday Tamil life, there is no recreational avenue other than films. A Rajini film, therefore, is the apogee of entertainment. The hysteria that Rajini releases end whipping up is a result of the herd mentality that we witness during New Year’s Eve in other Indian cities. Sometimes this hysteria manifests itself when celebrities die. Since we are utterly bereft of heroes to look up to, we end up creating icons and start worshiping them.”
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