13 January,2026 04:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rajinikanth and Sivakarthikeyan
Actor Sivarkarthikeyan, who expressed gratitude for the appreciation he has been getting for his performance in director Sudha Kongara's period film Parasakthi, on Tuesday disclosed what Superstar Rajinikanth thought about the film. He revealed that he received a call from the superstar who praised the film.
Participating in a press conference called by the team of Parasakthi to express gratitude to the media for the support they had given to the film, actor Sivakarthikeyan said, "Rajinikanth sir, my Thalaivar, called yesterday and appreciated the film saying,'Very bold movie. Superb second half, superb second half!'"
Sivakarthikeyan recalled that Rajinikanth had said that he had performed fantastically.
"I have been receiving a lot of phone calls and wishes from those in the industry. A big thanks to all of them," the actor further said.
Sivakarthikeyan also said that actor and parliamentarian Kamal Haasan too had appreciated the film.
He said, "Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan saw this film and appreciated it. He said he had told everyone in our team that we had done a fantastic job. It is very difficult to get such appreciation from Kamal Haasan sir. He spoke to me about the film for five minutes. Even for our film Amaran, he did not speak for five minutes. Thank you so much Kamal sir."
Sivakarthikeyan's Parasakthi has fared worse than The RajaSaab on its first Monday. According to Sacnilk, the film collected less than Rs 2 crore on Monday. On its opening day, Saturday, the film earned Rs 12.5 crore, which dipped to Rs 10.1 crore on day two.
On day three, it's first Monday, Parasakthi earned Rs 1.98 crore nett in India as per early estimates. So far, the film has collected Rs 24.58 crore. The film recorded an overall Tamil occupancy of 18.05 percent on Monday.
For the unaware, director Sudha Kongara's film Parasakthi, featuring Sivarkarthikeyan and Sreeleela in the lead, revolves around the anti-Hindi agitation that rocked the state of Tamil Nadu in the 1960s.
Apart from Sivakarthikeyan and Sreeleela, the film also features Ravi Mohan as the antagonist and Atharvaa in a pivotal role. It may be recalled that Sivakarthikeyan had begun dubbing for the film in the last week of November.
