These Rajinikanth Fans Are Getting the Day Off to Watch Kabali

Rajinikanth, who is not so much a force of nature as an entire weather system, returns to the screen in Friday's film Kabali. For many fans, this is an occasion that merits a day off from work.

Some offices have declared Friday a holiday as a pre-emptive measure. Thus have Chennai startup Fyndus and Bengaluru company Opus prevented a potential mass exodus caused by Kabali-watching

In Coimbatore, software company Payoda has bought 'first day, first show' tickets for 300 lucky employees