'Kabali' trivia and fun facts

Businesses in southern India have given their employees the day off on Friday so they can attend screenings of the film.They said this decision was made to avoid people calling in sick, turning off their phones or simply failing to show up at work.

On a highly surprising note, the Central Board of Film Certification (Indian certification board) which is infamous for it's rather stringent rules, cleared the movie with a U certificate, meaning the movie is suitable for all age groups. Meanwhile the British Board of Classification has rated the movie as suitable for audiences 15 or above.

'Kabali' is the first Indian film to have trended worldwide 4 times on Facebook.

The film teaser garnered 10 million views in two days and 1 million views in in two hours after its upload.