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Rajinikanth
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Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019, the highest
Rajinikanth is an Indian actor who has become one of the most successful and popular figures in Indian cinema over his five-decade career, appearing in over 170 films across multiple languages including Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. His cultural significance is reflected in major honors from the Indian government, including the Padma Vibhushan (second-highest civilian honor) and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (highest national film award).
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Person · Open Library
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- 4
Top works
- Biomedical Signal and Image Examination with Entropy-Based Techniques
- Advances in Artificial Intelligence Systems
- Signal and Image Processing Techniques for the Development of Intelligent Healthcare Systems
- Applications of Bat Algorithm and its Variants
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Film & TV
Acting · Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, known by his mononymous stage name Rajinikanth, is an immensely popular actor in Tamil film industry of South India. He received the coveted Padma Vibhushan Award in 2016. At the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014), he was conferred with the "Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year". At the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India…
Known for
- Jailer 2 — Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian2026
- Coolie — Devaraj 'Deva'2025
- Vettaiyan — SP V. Athiyan IPS2024
- Lal Salaam — Moideen Bhai2024
- Jailer — Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian2023
- Annaatthe — 'Annaatthe' Kaalaiyaan2021
- Family - A Made at Home Short Film2020
- Darbar — Aadithya Arunachalam IPS2020
- Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth2020
- Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar2020
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 200
- Total plays
- 1,246
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- Post-anaesthesia pulmonary complications after use of muscle relaxants (POPULAR): a multicentre, prospective observational study
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- Bangalore, Mysore State, India
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- Adyar Film Institute
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- 1975–present
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- See Rajinikanth family
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- Padma Vibhushan (2016) Padma Bhushan (2000)
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- Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2019) NTR National Award (2016)Kalaimamani (1984)(See full list)
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- Rajinikanth
- date of birth
- 1950-12-12
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- Rajinikanth
- birth name
- Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
- name in native language
- ரசினிகாந்த்
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
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- 6378057
- nickname
- Thalaivaa
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- Early life and background
- Acting career
- 1975–1977: Early career
- 1978–1989: Experimentation and breakthrough
- 1990–2010: Superstardom
- 2011-present: Career fluctuations and return to success
- Political career
- Public image
- Personal life
- Relationships
- Family
- Views
- Philanthropy
- Controversies
- Money lending allegation
- Comments on social issues
- Filmography
- Awards and recognition
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019, the highest Indian award in the field of cinema, and the IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to world cinema.
Following his debut in K. Balachander's 1975 Tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal, Rajinikanth's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. His major positive role as a scorned lover in S. P. Muthuraman's Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri (1977), 1978's Mullum Malarum and Aval Appadithan received him critical acclaim; the former earned him a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actor. By the end of the decade, he had worked in all South Indian film industries and established a career in Tamil cinema. He then played dual roles in the action thriller Billa (1980), a remake of the Hindi film Don (1978). It was his biggest commercial success to that point, earned him stardom and gave him the action hero image. He starred in triple role in Moondru Mugam (1982), which earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards ceremony. The following year, he made his Hindi film debut with T. Rama Rao's top grossing Andhaa Kaanoon (1983). Nallavanukku Nallavan (1984) won him that year's Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor. In the latter half of the 1980s, he starred in several successful films in Tamil and Hindi, including Geraftaar (1985), Padikkadavan (1985), Mr. Bharath (1986), Dosti Dushmani (1986), Velaikaran (1987), Manithan (1987), Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988) and ChaalBaaz (1989).