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How Rajinikanth and Kabali mania swept India The man who got 250,000 followers with just one tweet But Kaala is a dramatic departure from this trope. The film gets its name from the hero, played by Rajinikanth, a slum lord named Kaala or black. "Black is the hue of labour; the colour of the proletariat," retorts Rajinikanth who is dressed in black throughout the film. The slum, which is home to millions of poor migrants, has a strong ethnic population of Tamils from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In the 1960s and 1970s, Dharavi was notorious for Tamil criminals. A cartoonist by trade, Thackeray formed the group in 1966, partly with a view to keeping south Indian migrants out of the state of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital. Through its references to Hindu gods and epics, the film critiques the discrimination against dark skin that is inherent in Hindu mythology - the dichotomy between fair-skinned gods and dark-skinned demons can be found across many myths. The film is clearly critical of Hindu nationalist politics and expresses Rajinikanth's affiliation with Dalit politics and Tamil identity. For his fans, Kaala is as much a cause for celebration as any other movie of his. At cinemas in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere, fans erupted into cheers and roars as Rajinikanth's name flashed on the screen.

While Rajini urged students to not indulge in politicking, Kamal said that students owe to their nation to remain politically vigilant. “I ask you the same question former President APJ Abdul Kalam asked. I’m not asking you to become politicians. I ask you to carefully watch your politics. On the other hand, Rajinikanth, addressing students at MGR University, said, “I ask students not to participate in politics. “Because students of my generation failed to stay vigilant about politics, I believe we are in this situation right now. “I thought I'm an artist … I’ll stay away and let them do their job. Meanwhile, Rajinikanth said that he had decided to enter the fray to fill the vacuum the state was seeing: “They ask why I didn't enter when Jayalalithaa was ruling. Did I come to politics because of a vacuum? There is a vacuum ... for a good leader.

While acknowledging that there cannot be another MGR for another 1000 years, Rajini noted, “MGR was a yuva purusha and even after 1000 years there can't be another person like him. I have the confidence to replicate MGR's good governance. They asked me to first speak to CM MGR. MGR has spoken to YG(Mahendra), Latha's brother and assured them(the family) that I'd take care of her well, though I'm short tempered.” Rajinikanth also said that MGR helped him get the documents for the construction of his Raghavendra wedding hall within 3 days. Addressing questions about his brand of politics, Rajinikanth once again explained the meaning of his oft-quoted 'spiritual politics’. Many say actors shouldn't enter politics as politicians don't enter politics. But you haven't done your work properly.” In an appeal vastly different from many other political leaders including actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, Rajini urged students not to get involved in politics. “I ask students not to participate in politics. In yet another contrary position to his Dravidian counterparts, Rajinikanth advised students to learn more languages. So later when they put me in English medium I became an average student.