Make way for the Thalaiva as we finally have the much awaited Rajnikanth-starrer 'Kabali.'
The day started with wildfire-like excitement all over the nation with fans going gaga over their superstar.
From Twitter to roads, fans took every means to share their excitement over the release.
Some notable people from every walk of life took to their Twitter handles to share their fanboy moments.
"MAKE WAY .. THE KING ARRIVES .. #kabali FROM TOM .. Time to celebrate. #firstdayfirstshow #superstar #neruppuda," tweeted Dhanush.
"On my way to watch 1st day 1st show of #Kabali at Aurora Theatre,Matunga & excited be a part of @Rajnikanth #mania," wrote filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar on his Twitter handle.
"Fanboy in me is very jealous of my son who watched #kabali 5AM..first day first show .. That too with a mass crowd. Missed all the fun," tweeted cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran.
"Amazing Movie First Day First Show ! Let the festival begin #thalaivar #kabali #nerrupuda #magizhchi #rajnikanth sir," wrote cricket star Suresh Raina.
"#KABALI DA Ready for the biggest FDFS in a long long time. #Superstar #NeruppaDa," tweeted 'Rang De Besanti' fame Siddharth.
"In honour of Saar Rajani and #Kabali I'm taking a day off from Twitter to celebrate this momentous day. #Thalaivaaaaa," wrote TV hottie Nakul Mehta.
Meanwhile, Air Asia today dedicated their early morning special flight for the Rajni-fans to fly from Bengaluru to Chennai for the first day, first show of 'Kabaali.'
Not only in India, history has been created in France with the movie being premiered at the 2,700 seater Le Grand Rex theatres for the Indians there.
Kalaippuli S. Thanu produced 100-crore budget movie is expected to make Rs 200 crores within first two days of the release.
Reportedly, 'Kabali,' which also stars Radhika Apte, is booked solid for the first three days.
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