Rajinikanth on his past struggles with alcoholism: If there was no alcohol in my life...

The audio launch of Rajinikanth's Jailer was held on Friday, July 28. It proved to be a star-studded affair, which was attended by big names for the industry. Speaking at the event, the Enthiran star opened up about his past battles with alcholism. 

3 things you need to know

• Jailer will be releasing in theatres on August 10.
• The film also stars Tamannaah Bhatia, Shiva Rajkumar, and Ramya Krishhnan, among others. 
• At the audio launch, the star also reflected on thew events that transpired when Best failed to live up to expectations. 

Rajinikanth reflects on past struggles with alcoholism

The veteran  actor called alcoholism the "biggest mistake" of his life. He revealed that if there had been no alcohol, he would have in all probability ended up serving society. Rajinikanth also gave some interesting advice to his fans about alcohol consumption. Rajinikanth did not ask them to completely abstain from alcohol. He, instead, asked them to enjoy it every time they consumed it. However, what they needed to control, was the frequency of their consumption.  He warned his fans how daily consumption of alcohol can  not only ruin health, but also destroy one's happiness. 

IF THERE WAS NO ALCOHOL, I WOULD HAVE SERVED THE SOCIETY 👏👏

Alcoholism is the biggest mistake I have made in life.

I am not saying to avoid it totally.
Have alcohol when you have fun. Don’t drink regularly. It will spoil the health & happiness.

- Superstar Rajinikanth

— Venkatramanan (@VenkatRamanan_) July 28, 2023

He said, "If there was no alcohol in my life, I would have served the society. Alcoholism is the biggest mistake I have made in life. I am not saying to avoid it totally. Have alcohol when you have fun. Don’t drink regularly. It will spoil the health & happiness," said Rajinikanth.

Rajinikanth gets candid at Jailer's audio launch

Besides his experience with alcoholism, the actor also got candid about a few other things. Rajinikanth revealed how he had  the word  'superstar' removed from the song Hukum.  He also shared how he chose to retain director Nelson for the film despite distributors for Jailer being jittery about having the former on board especially after Thalapathy Vijay's Beast received poor reviews.