Superstar Rajinikanth turns 68 today on December 12, 2018 and Twitter is flooded with wishes.  Thalaiva has fans of all ages and in all parts of the world. While fans have been pouring in birthday wishes for the veteran actor on social media, celebrities too have taken to Twitter to wish the actor a very happy birthday. From contemporaries to newbies, who take inspiration from the 68-year-old, took to Twitter to wish the Kaala actor on his birthday. A couple of minutes ago, Akshay, who is seen in Shankar's magnum opus 2.0 alongside Rajinikanth, took to the micro-blogging site to share a heartwarming post for the superstar (on the latter's 68th birthday). Happy 68th Birthday Rajinikanth: 5 Things Every Thalaivar Fans Must Know

Akshay wrote on Twitter, "A dream co-star and a legend in every right! You are an epitome of simplicity and it was an absolute honour to work with you. #HappyBirthdaySuperstar @rajinikanth :)"

Check out the tweet here:

On the professional front, Rajinikanth is seen in Shankar's 2.0, which also stars Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson in pivotal roles. The Kaala actor will soon also be seen in Karthik Subbaraj's Petta. The makers of the film, earlier today, dropped the teaser as a surprise to all Thalaiva fans. The fans too have gotten #RajinikanthBirthdaySpecial #PettaTeaser and #PettaTreatSer trending on Twitter since yesterday. Talking about Petta, the film marks the first collaboration of Rajinikanth and filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj. Bankrolled by Sun Pictures, the film is currently underway in Lucknow. Watch this space for further updates.

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