Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, film actors Rajinikanth,
Chiranjeevi and Ambareesh and Parvathamma Rajkumar, in front of the
statue of the late Kannada superstar at the inauguration of his memorial
in Bengaluru on Saturday Nov 29,2014
Superstar Rajinikanth was in his element as he spoke on
the illustrious career of Rajkumar after the inauguration of his
memorial on the sprawling Kanteerava Studios premises here on Saturday.
Speaking in chaste Kannada to the delight of thousands of Rajkumar fans,
he encapsulated in his short speech both the milestones of the career
of the Kannada film icon and his personal association with him.
The gallop had begun with the 1954 release Bedara Kannappa and gone on till is death in 2006, conquering people’s hearts all over Karnataka. “No other ashwa, including Rajinikanth, could ever match its pace,” said the Tamil star.
He recalled an anecdote when both stars had gone for a walk on the Tata
Institute campus long ago. When Rajinikanth pointed out that people of
all ages had flocked to do namaskara to him, Rajkumar had said, “Always remember that namaskara is not for us, but for Saraswathi in us.”
It was this humility of Rajkumar that Telugu star-turned-politician
Chiranjeevi also remembered. “He was the very definition of simplicity
and humility,” he said, recounting his experience of meeting Rajkumar
during a shooting when he was a student. “He got up and shook hands with
each of us.”
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