Rajinikanth Reveals RB Choudary Asked Him to Lead the Producer's Unmade 100th Film

Rajinikanth, after paying his respects at the late RB Choudary’s Chennai residence on Wednesday evening, revealed that the Super Good Films founder had personally asked him to lead the producer’s 100th film, a project that will now go unmade. Choudary died on May 5 in a road accident in Rajasthan at the age of 76, with 99 productions on his ledger.

The conversation, Rajinikanth said, had taken place around four months ago when Choudary walked onto the Jailer 2 set at Aditya Ram Studios. “He told me, ‘I have made 99 films. In my 100th film you must act, and after that I am going to retire,’” the actor recounted. “I told him, ‘I will definitely act in it.’” The two had never worked together across either man’s career, despite a long-standing friendship.

Rajinikanth’s broader assessment placed Choudary alongside the late Sandow Chinnappa Devar in the lineage of Tamil producer-impresarios who absorbed early-career risk for new directors. “He created many directors. He saved this film industry,” the actor said, adding that Choudary had run his career on a deliberately conservative principle: “I won’t take risks. I make films within my limits, then it’s God’s will.” Across all 99 films, Rajinikanth noted, Choudary had stayed clear of public controversy, settling disputes off the record over a coffee.

The visit followed a steady stream of film-fraternity arrivals at the producer’s home through Wednesday evening, including Vijay, Dhanush, Suriya, Karthi and Vikram. Choudary is survived by his wife Mahjabeen and four sons, including actors Jiiva and Jithan Ramesh.