10 facts about Rajinikanth’s ‘Kabali’ that you probably didn’t know

The big day is almost here. On July 22, Rajinikanth fans all over the world will rush to the theatres to catch ‘Kabali’. It promises to be nothing short of a festival. But if you are not feeling the ‘Kabali’ fever yet then maybe these cool facts will help you out.

‘Neruppu Da’ was written in 20 minutes

The fiery and super catchy song ‘Neruppu Da’ became a rage all over the country. But the surprising fact is that the lyrics for this awesome song were written in 20 minutes flat by Arunraja Kamaraj. Impressive, isn't it?

Only Rajinikanth album without SP Balasubramanian

Ever since the movie ‘Pandian’ came out in 1992, ace singer SP Balasubramanian has always crooned a number for a Rajinikanth movie. So ‘Kabali’ becomes the first Thalaivar movie in 24 years which doesn’t involve the singer at all. Sigh!

Rajinikanth working with a new team after two decades

In almost every film, Rajinikanth always works with established people in the industry; be it directors, music composers, cinematographers, actors and even crew. But ‘Kabali’ has broken all these norms as the director, music composer, cast and also crew is somewhat new and inexperienced. ‘Kabali’ is really all about making new trends.

The movie could have been a sci-fi supernatural film

Initially, director Pa Ranjith approached Rajinikanth and his daughter with two scripts. One is the gangster flick we all know and the other was a sci-fi supernatural drama. The Superstar chose the former; otherwise ‘Kabali’ might have been a very different film today.

‘Kabali’ came into existence thanks to Soundarya Rajinikanth

The Superstar’s daughter, Soundarya was the one who approached filmmaker Pa Ranjith after Rajinikanth praised his last film ‘Madras’. Needless to say, Ranjith was super excited and scared to work with the Superstar in just his third movie. So in a way, ‘Kabali’ came about all thanks to Soundarya.

Based on a real-life don

Ever since the shooting of the film began, people have been wondering whether Kabali’s tale was inspired from a real person. Turns out it is the case. Apparently, the Rajinikanth starrer is loosely based on the life a gangster called Kabaleeshwaran who hails from Mylapore in Chennai.

Rajinikanth will enter only after the first fifteen minutes

This might make it very excruciating for Thalaivar fans, but it seems that the veteran actor will enter the screen only after the first fifteen minutes of the film. This makes it the second Rajini film where his character is introduced so late. The first was the 1991 film ‘Thalapathi’ which also had Mammootty in a crucial role.

First Indian movie to release in Malay

Since the major part of the film being shot in Malaysia, the makers of ‘Kabali’ decided to release the movie in Malay, making it the first Indian movie to do so. The Pa Ranjith film is also releasing in Japanese and Chinese versions.

There are no trailers!

Strangely, the film has had no trailer! After the initial teaser that came out on May 1, fans were waiting for an official trailer at least after the audio launch. But the trailer never came. It looks like the makers of the film want to bank on the mystery factor as much as possible.

No usual Rajinikanth clichés and mannerisms

With no punch dialogues and no typical Superstar style statements; ‘Kabali’ is all about Rajinikanth the actor. The director has apparently ensured that the actor’s larger-than-life image doesn't overshadow the actual story. This Pa Ranjith movie promises to remind us of Rajinikanth before he became a star. Interesting!