distinguished people like the governor of Andhra Pradesh, Ambareesh the actor cum politician from Karnataka, and Subbi Rama Reddy along with a host of other dignitaries.

The event witnessed singer S P Balasubramanian taking the role of a host. He invited Ambareesh to the stage in Kannada which brought huge claps from the crowd. Ambareesh while speaking called himself the son-in-law of Andhra Pradesh as his wife hails from Andhra.

When veteran Akkineni Nageswara Rao was called upon to the stage, he was presented with a shawl by Super Star Rajnikanth who fell at his feet and sought his blessings. Chiranjeevi, the Telugu matinee idol gifted Nageswara Rao with a medal. This function witnessed the honoring of many prominent personalities of filmdom.

After attending the celebrations at Andhra Pradesh, superstar rushed back to Chennai to attend the cricket match between India and West Indies today. Rajnikanth was seen along with his daughters and son-in-law Dhanush enjoying the cricket match from close quarters. Rajnikanth was wearing his usual black cap and Dhanush was wearing the Indian team's blue shirt as the star family cheered for the home team.