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By Rinku Gupta (Subscribe to CinemaSpeak for Video updates) The hugely awaited Lyca Productions' Superstar Rajinikanth starrer Darbar, starring Nayanthara, Suneil Shetty, Yogi Babu ,Nivetha Thomas and Prateik Babbar has released today.  Directed by AR Mugadoss, the film is a cop story with a vendetta angle. A top cop Aaditya Arunasalam ( Rajinikanth in superb form) is posted as the Mumbai Police Commissioner. Known as an encounter specialist,  he doesnt follow any rule book when fighting crime, especially drugs and human trafficking.  But when he eliminates Ajay Malhotra ( Prateik Babbar) in a drug related case, he earns the wrath of international criminal Hari Chopra ( Suneil Shetty) who is determined to wreak revenge. Arunasalam for his part is determined to exterminate the drug lord. What is the reason for their personal animosity ? Who wins this deadly cat and mouse game? At what cost ? The film is a sheer delight for Thalaivar fans. Rajinikanth yet a...

By Rinku Gupta  The Sri Lanka born chairman of Lyca Mobile,  Lyca Group of companies and Lyca Productions head, Subaskaran Allirajah was conferred an honorary doctorate by a university in Malaysia recently. To felicitate him on the occasion,  a ceremony was held in Chennai in the presence of Ponniyin Selvan director, Mani Ratnam and Darbar director AR Murgadoss , yesterday. Mrs Prema Subaskaran was also present on the occasion. Incidentally, both ace directors revealed that Subaskaran's life, starting off from humble beginnings in Sri Lanka and rising to become a worldwide presence with  business across the world,  was worthy of an inspiring biopic. (Click here for full speech of AR Mugadoss and Mani Ratnam). Today the grand audio launch of Rajinikanth's Darbar is being held in Chennai. Lyca is gearing up for a Pongal release of the Rajinkanth magnum opus. Other dignitaries and journalists also spoke on the occasion.