The stage is set for the launch of the teaser of "Kabali," with the date being May 1. People, cutting cross language barriers, are eagerly looking forward for the clip to hit the internet with a bang. Fans of Rajinikanth are expecting the teaser to become a much bigger hit than those of Vijay's "Theri" and Ajith Kumar-starrer "Vedalam" on YouTube. [Find the Teaser Below]
Vijay's "Theri" holds the record for garnering the highest number of "likes" for a Tamil film teaser. The clip, released on the midnight of Feb. 5, 2016, has got over 3 lakh "likes" and more than 55,000 "dislikes" so far. The official video has also amassed above 1 crore hits on YouTube.
Ajith's "Vedalam" is in the second place with over 1.45 lakh likes and above 66,000 dislikes. The video has garnered over 60 lakh hits on YouTube after hitting the internet on the midnight of Oct. 8, 2015.
Rajinikanth has a huge fan following worldwide, and the teaser of "Kabali" is being awaited by millions across the globe. Keeping this in mind, it is safe to assume the video may go viral on the internet. But it remains to be seen whether the clip will beat the YouTube records of "Theri" and "Vedalam."
However, the biggest challenge for "Kabali" will be to become the highest-viewed Tamil teaser on YouTube, beating the record of Vikram's "I," which has garnered over 1.1 crore hits, but only 49,000-odd likes and around 3,000 dislikes till date.
Here is the list of Tamil teasers that got stupendous response from the audience in recent years. (Note: These are the numbers taken from YouTube before the article was published.)
| Movie Name | Likes | Dislikes | Hits |
| Vijay's "Theri" | 300,396 | 55,481 | 10,363,077 |
| Ajith's "Vedalam" | 145,760 | 66,177 | 6,475,483 |
| Ajith's "Yennai Arindhaal" | 97,307 | 10,058 | 5,493,807 |
| Suriya's "24" | 89,476 | 9,505 | 4,275,173 |
| Vikram's "I" | 49,823 | 3,698 | 11,358,066 |
| Rajinikanth-starrer "Lingaa" | 20,467 | 1,692 | 4,413,454 |
The teaser of "Kabali" is expected to give a glimpse at Rajinikanth's character in the Tamil movie, and would not be complete without Rajini mouthing powerful dialogues.
"Kabali" has been written and directed by Pa Ranjith and produced by Kalaippuli S Thanu. Radhika Apte, Dhansika and Kishore are among the cast in the movie, which is about an ageing gangster.
