All India Actor RajiniKanth Profile (Biography) and Upcoming Movies

RajiniKanth popular celebrity from India Cinema industry and especially favorite for all category people in India and has million of fans across the world. He established himself as one of the Emerging Multi-Talented, most popular high profile actor and influential celebrities in India cinema.

Rajinikanth Biography/Wiki

He is an Indian film Actor/works in primarily in Tamil film Industry
RajiniKanth is one of the most influential and bankable movie stars in Indian cinema. He has mass popularity and appeal is largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue.
He received third highest hounour the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Indian Cinema.
Rajinikanth joined the Madras film institute in 1973 with the help of his friend has acted in a total 190 movies which includes Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, English and Bengali films. Rajinikanth made his Bollywood debut with 'Andha Kanoon' but did not make as much of an impact as he had in south and thereafter continued acting his bollywood career in Chaalbaaz, Uttar Dakshan, Geraftaar and Hum.
He made his Hollywood debut with the movie 'Bloodstone' in 1988 but failed in the United States of America.
Rajini's film 'Muthoo' was dubbed into Japanese and later turned out to become a major hit in Japan and created a huge fan-following across Japan country.
Chandramukhi was dubbed in German and released in all German-speaking Nations.

Career Turning Movies:

• During this phase of his career when he was reaching dazzling heights, Rajinikanth abruptly chose to quit acting,but was coaxed back. He started again with Billa, which was then remaked as a blockbuster bollywood movie Don. With its phenomenal success he was accepted as a full-fledged hero. Billa was followed by a row of hits like Murattukaalai, Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Naan Mahaan Alla, Pudukavithai and Moondru Mugam. K. Balachander’s first home production, Netrikan proved to be yet another milestone in Rajini’s career.
• He even acted as himself alongside Meena, who was a child actor then, in the movie Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984). More box-office hits dominated the 80's with Padikkathavan, Thee, Velaikaran, Dharmathin Thalaivan, Mr. Bharath, and Maaveeran. In his 100th movie, Sri Raghavendra, he played the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami.
• The vast majority of his movies released during the nineties were extremely successful, notably Thalapathy, Mannan, Annamalai, Uzhaippali, Veera, Baasha, Muthu,, Arunachalam and Padayappa. Rajinikanth wrote his first screenplay and acted in the film Valli (1993)which failed at box office.
• His cult classic Baasha, released in 1995, went on to become a massive blockbuster and is routinely touted by his fans and critics alike as the movie which elevated him from being just another very popular actor with loads of charisma to an almost demigod status in the eyes of the masses.
• Rajinikanth's 150th film, Padayappa, directed by K. S. Ravikumar, undoubtedly turned out to be the largest blockbuster in his career. Finally, after more than a three year sabbatical from cinema, at 52 years of age, he starred in his home production, Baba, which released on August 15, 2002 amidst much fanfare and extreme hype.

Brand Ambassador/Promotions
He never acted in any advertisement to promote products.

Personal Profile:

Rajinikanth born on 12th December (Tuesday at 23:49:00 hrs), 1950 in a Maratha family in Karnataka (India).
Originally his birth name is 'Shivaji Rao Gaekwad' better known as 'Rajini Kanth' in Indian film industry.
His nick name is 'Thalaiva, Rajini Kanth'.
Zodiac Sign: Saggitarius
Religion: Hindu
Height: 5'9"
Nativity: Maratha
Status: Married
Nationality: Indian
Debut Film: Aboorva Raganagal (Tamil) in 1975
Specialty: Uniquely style dialogues and idiosyncrasies in films, mannerism, style of tossing cigarette, laughing.

Unknown Rajinikanth's Facts

• He lost his mother at age of nine years.
• Rajinikanth struggled a lot during his early age because of his family's low income. Although his mother-tongue is Marathi, he has not acted in any Marathi films yet.
• Does Rajinikanth Smoke?: He was a chain smoker but last year he quit smoking after he was admitted to hospital due to illness
• Does Rajinikanth Drink Alcohol?: Occasionally
• His much famous style of tossing cigarette came from a incidence when he wanted to join gang in school, they were his seniors so they refused so he thought he would impress the guys by this trick. He used to practice this trick in bushes of the school.
• He was very naughty and spoiled brat in his childhood.
• Even though, his parents died in his early childhood, Rajinikanth always had a strong love for his mom and used to bother his elder brother to let him know about their past days along with vivid explanation of his mother.
• When he was doing job as a conductor his pay was around Rs.750 and one of his friend named Raj Bhadhur gave him funds to learn in the film institution in Chennai.
• He used to show his acting skills in the bus while he was a bus conductor.
• His elder brother helped him a lot in his childhood. They were so poor that there was not enough food for them to fill their stomach, sometimes his brother used to sacrifice food for his younger brother Rajini.
• He met his wife Latha when a group of college girls came to him for his interview, Latha was leading the group. Rajinikanth got so attracted to girl that he proposed Latha on the same day.
• He likes to spend time in his garden are instead of sitting at home.
• His is very punctual.
• He is very humble and down to earth. In his marriage ceremony, he treated the media persons like his guests.

Rajinikanth's favorite Things:

• Favorite actor: Kamal Haasan
• Favorite actress: Rekha
• Favorite sport: Cricket, Football and Basketball
• Favorite place: Himalayas (Spiritual places) for meditation

Family background:

Rajinikanth's Ramoji Rao Gaekwaad a police constable and his mother Ramabai house-maker.
He has two brothers Sathyanarayana Rao Gaekwad, Nageshwara Rao Gaekawad and a sister, Aswath Balubhai.
Rajini married Latha Rangachari and they have two daughters.
Rajini's elder daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth married actor Dhanush on November, 18th.
His second daughter Soudarya works in the film industry as adirector, producer and graphic designer.

Education/Training/Jobs:

He attended the 'Gavipuaram Government Kannada Model Primary School in Bangalore and then Acharya Pathasala Public School and studied there till completion of his pre-university course.
He worked as an office boy, a coolie, carpenter, in Mysore Machinery and at one time earned money by loading rice sacks.
He obtained a bus conductor license by appearing for an exam later became a friend of bus driver Raj Bahudur and became conductor in Bangalore popular among passengers due to his style of issuing tickets and returning the change.
He joined the Madaras Film Institute in 1973 to pursue a diploma in acting while working in the Bangalore Transport Service as bus Conductor.

Off-screen work:

He donated all his income on 'Raghavendra Public Charity Trust' after his death.
He donates 50% of his income to charities mentioned in the 'Rajinikanth: the definitive Biography' written by Suman Ramachandran.

Rajinikanth Words:

I believe in Miracles ... That's why turning a Bus Conductor to a Superstar is a miracle.

Girlfriend/Dating/Marriage/Children:

Few rumors spreaded that he has affair with Silksmitha.
Rajinikanth married Latha Rangachari, sister of actor Y.G.Mahendran's wife on 26th February, 1981 at the age of 31 in Tirupathi, Andhrapradesh and they have two daughters named Aishawarya Rajinikanth and Soundarya Rajinikanth.
Latha runs a school named 'The Ashram'.

Residence:
Chennai, Tamilnadu (India)

Titles/Awards won/Nominations received:

• He received first filmfare award for Best Tamil actor in 1984 for Nallavanuku Nallavan.
• He received six Tamilnadu State film Awards for his performances in various films.
• Rajini received the Kalaimamani award in 194 and teh M.G.R award in 1989 from the government of Tamilnadu in 1995.
• He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padman Vibhushan in 2016 by the Government of India.
• Maharashtra government awarded Raj Kapoor award the same year.
• He was named by Forbes India as the most influential Indian of the Year 2010.

Filmography/Films Released/Tobe release:

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