Chennai, Jan 13 (NationPress) Actor Sivakarthikeyan expressed his heartfelt thanks for the accolades he has received for his role in director Sudha Kongara's historical film 'Parasakthi'. On Tuesday, he revealed that Superstar Rajinikanth called him to convey his commendation, referring to the film as a "very bold movie".

During a press conference organized by the 'Parasakthi' team to thank the media for their support, Sivakarthikeyan shared, "Rajinikanth sir, my Thalaivar, called yesterday and praised the film saying, 'Very bold movie. Superb second half, superb second half!'.

Sivakarthikeyan recalled that Rajinikanth also complimented his performance as fantastic.

He mentioned, "I've been receiving numerous calls and well wishes from industry peers. A big thanks to all of them."

Additionally, he noted that actor and politician Kamal Haasan had also expressed his admiration for the film. Sivakarthikeyan stated, "Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan saw this film and appreciated it. He told our team that we did a fantastic job. It's rare to get such praise from Kamal Haasan sir. He spoke to me about the film for five minutes. Even during our film 'Amaran', he didn't speak for that long. Thank you so much, Kamal sir."

For those unfamiliar, Sudha Kongara's film 'Parasakthi' stars Sivakarthikeyan and Sreeleela in lead roles, focusing on the anti-Hindi agitation that shook Tamil Nadu in the 1960s.

The film also features Ravi Mohan as the antagonist and Atharvaa in a key role.

It's worth noting that Sivakarthikeyan began dubbing for the film in the last week of November.

'Parasakthi', which was tentatively known as #SK25 as it marks Sivakarthikeyan’s 25th film, has music by G V Prakash and cinematography by the seasoned Ravi K Chandran. Stunts are choreographed by Supreme Sundar. The film premiered on January 10 in celebration of the Pongal festival.