The long-awaited Rajnikanth starrer Kochadaiyaan, his first release in 3 years following his illness and slow recovery, has finally found a release date. The long-anticipated spectacle is all set to be released on 12 December (2013), the day Rajnikanth turns 63. We’ve heard a lot of false release dates for Kochadaiyaan for the last 1 and a half years. But now finally the film’s co-producer Dr Murli Manohar confirms, “We are aiming at a 12 December, 2013 release for the film, finally. It’s been a long struggle. But we wanted Rajniji’s fans to get the most perfect film after a 3-year wait. I think we’ve achieved what we set out to do.” The film’s music by A R Rahman will be released in October. The release of Kochadaiyaan in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and several other languages including Japanese makes it the most global Rajnikanth release ever. It looks like Deepika Padukone who plays Rajnikanth’s female lead in Kochadaiyaan would have 4 back-to-back blockbusters in 2013.While Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express have already smashed boxoffice records, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela and Kochadaiyaan which Rajnikanth’s daughter Soundarya directs would consolidate Deepika’s position as the no.1 Bollywood diva. Interestingly this special-effects laden action film Kochadaiyaan comes just a week ahead of Yashraj Film’s Dhoom 3 which releases on 20 December.