Mamata wishes Rajinikanth on turning 67

Kolkata, Dec 12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wished megastar Rajinikanth on his 67th birthday.

"Wishing a very happy birthday to actor Rajinikanth," Banerjee tweeted.

Rajinikanth made his debut in K. Balachander's Tamil drama "Apoorva Raagangal" in 1975. Some of his popular works include "Mullum Malarum", "Moondru Mugam", "Kalaimamani", "Muthu", "Sivaji" and "Enthiran".

He has also contributed in Hindi films like "Bulandi", "Aatank Hi Aatank", "Insaniyat Ke Devta", "Hum" and "Khoon Ka Karz". The government honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016.