Tamil superstar Rajinikanth quietly ringed in his 61st birthday today while his fans marked the occasion with boisterous celebrations in Chennai, including sweets, crackers and special prayers for their idol.

The actor chose to remain low profile, though the past year brought him highs, both professional and personal.

His mega-budget film 'Enthiran', which was released as 'Robot' in Hindi, turned out to be one of the biggest hits in 2010 and his younger daughter Soundarya, also a film producer, got married to Chennai-based entrepreneur Ashwin this year.

Fans offered sweets to one another and posters of Rajinikanth adorned the walls in Chennai and other cities in the state with followers organising pujas in temples for the cinestar.

Born as Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, Rajinikanth's climb to stardom is no different than a movie screenplay.

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