Rajinikanth's 'Kabali' trailer release generates buzz among netizens

The much-anticipated Kabali film trailer starring Tamil film legend Rajinikanth generated much buzz on social media today.

The 66-second trailer which was posted on YouTube managed to garner 1.6 million views as of press time.

Kabali, directed by Indian director Pa. Ranjith sees Rajinikanth taking the role of an academician, based on a real-life figure.

Apart from filming in India, Thailand and Hong Kong, the film was also shot in Malaysia and featured local actors Datuk Rosyam Nor and Norman Hakim.

Following the release of the trailer, two hashtags #Kabaliteaser and #KabaliTeaserCelebrationBegins became trending on Twitter.

#kabaliteasercelebrationbegins is now trending in India https://t.co/6KlseR1xJg
— Trendsmap India (@TrendsmapIndia) May 1, 2016

Superstar Rajinikanth Watching #KabaliTeaser With #2point0 Movie Crew Members. pic.twitter.com/Mw96oXMO4j
— Film Analyst (@BoAnalyst) May 1, 2016

#KabaliTeaserCelebrationBegins - All Goosebump Moments in one collage.. pic.twitter.com/epdog4YkY5
— Ramesh (@rameshlaus) May 1, 2016

#KabaliTeaserCelebrationBegins Teaser goose bumps mass superb @beemji Bgm the best @Music_Santhosh Congrats @theVcreations Awesome one
— Actor Samuthirakani (@Samutirakani) May 1, 2016

Chennai, Posters all over the city & much more! #Kabali teaser in less than 2 hours.#KabaliTeaserCelebrationBegins pic.twitter.com/1wYVL4eC6w
— Thalaivar Fans Trend (@Rajinifanstrend) May 1, 2016

Kabali is Rajinikanth’s 159th film and is scheduled to hit cinemas end of May.