Superstar Rajanikanth celebrated 36 years of his career in Indian movie industry by throwing a never before party to his colleagues, friends and relatives. For those of who might be wondering the calculation behind 36 years, it was 36 years before on a March 19th that Shivaji Roa Gaekwad was rechristened as Rajanikanth by his mentor K Balachander.

The superstar considers March 19th as his birthday and celebrated 36 years of his career. He threw a grand lunch to a long list of celebrities including Mani Ratnam, Vaali, Vairamuthu, S A Chandrasekar, Panchu Arunachalam, T M Soundararajan, Mahendran, KRG, Deva, P Vasu and Shankar Ganesh. The party was hosted by him and his family and was attended by his son-in-laws and daughters and other kith and kin.