Actor Rajinikanth is the perfect hero in the Kollywood film industry. But in his personal life, his wife was the one who changed him as a person and Rajini revealed it himself in a speech he rendered at a cultural event.

Speaking at a cultural event in Chennai, he said his addiction to intoxicants, and gluttony for meat began during his days as a conductor. "I drink and smoke a lot, and take meat twice a day even when I was a conductor, then imagine what the stardom would have done to these habits", he added. He even funnily said there was a point in time in his life when he pitied vegetarians.

Having had his own share of health issues and hospitalisations, the star said people who don't draw a line in consumption of alcohol, smoking and non-veg foods rarely make it to their 60 or will be bed-ridden after 60.

He said his wife Latha changed him with her love and made him disciplined, leaving her, who was among the audience, teary-eyed. Rajinikanth's speech has been adored by his fans and netizens.