Rajinikanth fans throng a city theatre In Tiruchi where Enthiran was released. With incredible graphics and Rajinikanth as a director's-actor, his fans were wildly excited about the film. Photo: R. Ashok
An eager fan waiting to watch the movie in Bangalore. Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai are in the lead roles in the film and the music has been scored by A.R. Rahman. Photo: K. Gopinathan
Super Star Rajinikanth’s fans ceremonially bathe the Enthiran banner with milk in Gandhiji Road in Thanjavur. Photo: M. Srinath
The tri-lingual film opened to a very positive response and with industry sources stating that tickets had been sold out for the week, die-hard fans of Rajinikanth were willing to pay any price for tickets. Photo: K. Gopinathan
Fans waiting in long queues outside the Udhayam theatre in Chennai to get tickets. The Anti Piracy Group (APG) is protecting Enthiran against online piracy.Photo: K. Pichumani
This serpentine queue of Rajni fans waits outside Thyagaraja Theatre in Chennai way ahead of the scheduled show-time. Photo: N. Sridharan
A group of youngsters proudly hold up their tickets for the movie at Thyagaraja theatre in Thiruvanmiyur. According to reports, the Tamil version will be released in 1450 theatres with 1000 plus prints. Photo: N. Sridharan
A Tiruchi theatre wears festive look, thanks to Rajnikanth's fans. Photo: R. Ashok
Die-hard Rajni fans performed poojas to the giant cut-outs in theatres and tickets were sold-out for all shows on Friday. Photo: Bhagya Prakash K
A huge crowd waits for tickets outside Udhayam theatre in Chennai. With the hype building up in Mumbai, north-Indian fans are also excited about the Hindi version of Enthiran. Photo: K. Pichumani
Fans welcome the movie with bands and music at a theatre in Chennai. The long wait for the Rajinikanth fans ended on Friday. Photo: N. Sridharan