Superstar Rajinikanth thanked his fans and celebrities, who wished him, as he is set to complete 45 years in Tamil cinema industry in a week.

On his twitter handle, Rajinikanth expressed his heartfelt thanks to his fans and a host of people including celebrities who wished him well.

A Common Display Picture (CDP) was released on Sunday evening celebrating 45 years of 'Rajinism' in Tamil cinema.

The picture encapsulates several avatars of Rajinikanth in Tamil cinema since his early days in the field.

The hastags #45YearsofRajinismCDP and #Neengal Illamal Nan Illai (roughly translated as Without you I am not there) in Tamil trended on Twitter.

A battalion of celebrities including actor Mohanlal, Mamooty, Sivakaarthikayan, music director AR Rahman, directors Ranjith, Karthick Subbaraj, dance master Raghava Lawrence, producer Thanu, former cricketer Hemang Badani greeted the top star and released the CDP.

Here are their tweets: