"If a tiger had sex with a tornado and then their tiger-nado baby got married to an earthquake, their offspring would be Rajinikanth," says a review in slate.com.
Rajinikanth's success is all the more remarkable considering he has no obvious aptitude as a dancer - a talent so desirable for Tamil musicals.In Japan, his film Muthu was dubbed in Japanese as The Dancing Maharaja and became a huge hit in 1995.
His eccentric mannerisms and histrionics have earned him the nickname Style King. But he remains the most beloved star of the Tamils.
His fans thought nothing of queuing from the early hours outside cinemas on the day of the film's premiere.
Rajinikanth's followers have been known to perform Hindu bathing purification rituals on his posters.
The success of Endhiran ensures that their worship of the megastar will continue.
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