Rajini Mandram files for TV channel trademark

In a letter, Rajinikanth informed the Registrar of Trademarks that an application made by the forum chief for trademarks be processed and he had no objection to the use of his name and photo in the logo of the proposed channel. He added that the application may be processed to the “next level”.

The matter came to light after the letter went viral on social media and sources close to the actor on Friday confirmed its veracity. Administrator of the Rajini Makkal Mandram, seen as a precursor to his party, V M Sudhakar applied for the trademarks ‘SUPERSTAR TV’, ‘RAJINI TV’, ‘THALAIVAR TV’. The move is seen as keeping in line with the tradition of political parties having their own TV channels to effectively propagate their policies and programmes.