Director Bharathiraja created the iconic Parattai character for Superstar Rajinikanth in '16 Vayadhinile' which catapulted him into the big league in Tamil cinema. Though the duo shares a strong friendship over the past four decades Bharathiraja in the recent past has severely criticized and attacked Rajini for political reasons.

Now as a big surprise Bharathiraja has accepted an invitation to be one of the chief guests at Rajinikanth's 70th birthday celebrations in Vellore titled "Elimayana Manitharin Ezhubadhavadhu Pirantha Naal". Producer Kalaipuli S Thanu, Pattmandran Raja and journalist Rangaraj Pandey are the others celebrities who would be handing over welfare schemes and aide to the Rajini fans on Saturday, November 30th at 4.30 pm at Sri Krishna Mahal.