Rajinikanth, Suriya wish fans on Tamil New Year

Superstar Rajinikanth and actor Suriya led a slew of celebrities from the southern and Hindi film industries to wish fans on Tamil New Year on Sunday.

The Tamil New Year is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month Chithirai which normally falls on April 13 or 14 annually. The film celebrities sent out message of love to fans via social media.

Actor Suriya chose the day to share a poster of his upcoming film with K.V. Anand while composer A.R. Rahman put out devotion song "Sai Shirdi Sai".

"Like they say, you don't compose a song, the song composes you... Here it is, celebrate your Tamil New Year's Day with 'Sai Shirdi Sai'."

Hansika Motwane, Kajal Aggarwal, Siddharth, Rupa Manjari and Esha Deol were other actors to share their wishes.

"Wishing my Tamil audience a very happy New Year," tweeted Kajal. Siddharth wrote: "Tamil New Year. Peace and love."

Rupa shared: "May God bless you all a life full of sunshine and peace always. Happy Tamil New Year."

--IANS

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