Rajinikanth is acknowledged as the superstar of the Tamil industry. His popularity has always shown a northward climb despite obvious signs of ageing and megaflops like Baba. He has risen like the Phoenix with the thumping success of Chandramukhi. Of late, there has been hushed talk about who would be the successor to the top slot. Two guys who almost pop up are Cheeyan Vikram and Madura Vijay. Vikram’s films are sold out even before the formal inauguration ceremony while Vijay’s projects are picked up on the day of the launch. Therefore, right now they are the only two participants in the race. Yet, they have to go a long way to achieve what Rajini has done in about four decades of his career. So, the man at the top is right now quite lonely.