Kamal Haasan congratulates Rajinikanth for Dadasaheb Phalke Award honour

Rajinikanth will be honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. His friend and actor Kamal Haasan took to Twitter to congratulate him.

Superstar Rajinikanth will be honoured with the prestigious 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Thursday (April 1). His dear friend and actor Kamal Haasan took to Twitter to congratulate him. He also called Rajinikanth “the supreme star” and wrote that he deserves the award 100 per cent. . 100% . Happy to announce #Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 to one of the greatest actors in history of Indian cinema Rajnikant jiHis contribution as actor, producer and screenwriter has been iconicI thank Jury @ashabhosle @SubhashGhai1 @Mohanlal@Shankar_Live #BiswajeetChatterjee pic.twitter.com/b17qv6D6BP Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have appeared in 16 films together, including Rajinikanth's 1975 debut film titled Apoorva Raagangal. Kamal Haasan shared a congratulatory tweet for Rajinikanth after the announcement of Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The tweet reads, “It is with great pleasure that the highest award, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, has been announced to Rajinikanth, the supreme star and my dearest friend. The award is 100% appropriate for Rajini, who has proved that he can win over fans by appearing on screen (sic).”