- Rajinikanth recalls Aishwarya Rai’s rejection, Jayalalithaa’s Padayappa screening India Today
- Rajinikanth confirms Padayappa 2 titled Neelambari ahead of 75th birthday, 25 years after 1st film’s release Hindustan Times
- ‘Padayappa’ returns after 25 years: Why Rajinikanth kept this Tamil blockbuster elusive The Hindu
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was Rajinikanth’s dream pick for Padayappa but she wasn’t interested: ‘Was willing to wait 3 years’ The Indian Express
- Official: Rajinikanth’s iconic Padayappa a.k.a Narasimha to get a sequel 123telugu.com