Celebrating the re-release of his 1999 hit film Padayappa, Rajinikanth announced that Padayappa 2 will be titled Neelambari. Here's what he said.

When KS Ravikumar’s Rajinikanth , Ramya Krishnan, and Soundarya-starrer Padayappa was released in 1999, it became Tamil cinema’s highest-grossing hit at the time. Through the years, the film has achieved cult status, particularly for Ramya’s headstrong character, Neelambari. On the film’s re-release 25 years later, Rajinikanth confirmed a sequel to the film. (Also Read: Ramya Krishnan fights back tears while talking to Jagapathi Babu about Soundarya: ‘Never lost herself to fame’ )

Rajinikanth released a 37-minute video in which he discusses his memories of shooting for and releasing Padayappa. Talking about the craze the film had, he says

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