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Chennai:

Superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday paid wealthy tributes to his deceased actor-friend Sarath Babu and recalled the latter’s recommendation to him to give up smoking, saying the late veteran would even snatch away the stub and put it out if he noticed him smoking. Mindful of his buddy’s views, he wouldn’t smoke in entrance of Sarath Babu, Rajinikanth stated after paying tributes to the mortal stays of the actor right here.

Sarath Babu, 71, died on Monday in a Hyderabad hospital whereas present process therapy for a number of organ failure. His mortal stays had been later introduced right here.

The veteran stated he knew Sarath Babu even earlier than changing into an actor and that they had been good associates. The late actor was an excellent human being, good buddy and all the time had a smile on his face.

“I have never seen him getting serious or angry. You all know that all the films I acted with him are very big hits, Mullum Malarum, Muthu, Annamalai and Velaikkaran. He had great love and affection for me…he would always regret about me smoking, will ask me to quit it for a long life. If he would see me smoking, he would snatch the cigarette and put it out. So, I won’t smoke before him,” Rajinikanth informed reporters.

However, indicating that Sarath Babu gave an exception to this, the highest star recalled how the previous calmed him down by getting a cigarette when an vital scene in ‘Annamalai’ didn’t materialise as desired.

“In Annamalai, there is this important scene of challenging (Rajinikanth taking on Sarath Babu after their friendship turns sour) and took lot of retakes as the emotions did not come out properly. He got me a cigarette and after that I felt relaxed and the take was approved. He always advised me about good health but he is no more now,” Rajinikanth reminisced.

Various Tamil cinema personalities together with actors Surya, Karthi and Suhasini paid tributes to Sarath Babu. 

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