Rajinikanth
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-12-12 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Also known As
Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
Rajini
Super Star
拉吉尼卡特
ラジニカント
Раджникант
라지 니칸 스
රජිනිකාන්ත්
ரஜினிகாந்த்
راجینیکن
Rajni kanth
Rajnikanth
Rajini kanth
Rajinikanth
Biography
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 (2019), he was honoured with the Icon of Global Jubilee award. At the 67th National Film Awards, he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Acting
2007
as Sivaji Arumugam
2011
as Chitti / Self
2008
as Ashok Kumar
2024
as Athiyan IPS
1988
as Shyam Sabu (as Rajni Kanth)
1991
as Surya
1992
as Krishnan
1997
as Arunachalam / Vedhachalam
1995
as Muthu / Muthu's father
1994
as Muthuveerappan
1993
as Veeraiyan (Extended cameo)
1990
1989
as Raja, a youth who wants to become an actor.
1989
as Erode Shivagiri / Dada
1988
as Balu(lecturer) and Shankar
1987
1987
as Kangeyan
1987
as Ragupathy
1987
as Cameo
1986
1986
as Bharat
1986
as Raja
1985
as Raghavendra Swami
1984
as Balu
1984
1983
as Arun
1983
1983
as Kannan
1983
as Paayum Puli
1982
1982
as Anand
1982
1982
1981
1981
as Rajasekar
1981
as Chakravarthy/Santhosh
1980
1980
as Kaali
1980
1980
as Raja
1979
as Kamaruddin
1979
as Deepak
1979
as Jakku (Jai Kumar)
1979
1979
as 'Pichuva' Pakkiri
1979
as Vijay
1979
as Santhanam
1978
1978
as Thyagu
1999
as Padayappa
1978
1978
1978
as Kaali
1978
as Ravi
1978
1978
as Devu
1978
as Simon
1978
as Ganesh
1977
as Murugan
1977
1977
1977
as Veeraiyan
1977
as Parattai
1977
1977
as Sampath
1976
as Prasath
1975
as Pandiyan
1981
as Chandran / Indiran
1995
as Manikkam / Manik Baashha
1992
as Annamalai
1992
as Pandiyan
2005
as Dr. Saravanan / Vettaiyan Raja
2023
as Muthuvel "Tiger" Pandian
1976
as Murthy
1995
as Paparayudu
2025
as Deva
2010
as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti
1995
as Munna
2000
as Ghajraj Thakur
1989
as Jaggu
2008
as Ashok Kumar
1983
as Vijay Kumar Singh
1984
as Chameli
2014
as Kochadaiiyaan / Ranadheeran / Senadheeran
1984
as Viswanath
1981
1983
1985
as Professor Vijay / Robinhood
1985
as Rajendran
1993
as Kanthavelu Vaanavarayan
2002
as Baba / Mahavatar Babaji
1980
as Billa / Rajappa
1991
as Inspector Subhash
1989
as Raja/Chinnarasu
2014
as Raja Lingeswaran / Lingaa
1988
as Raja aka Guru
1977
as Ramanathan
1982
as Self
1985
1988
as Vicky
1989
as Azam Khan
1991
as Arjun Ramojirao
1987
as Shankar
1993
as Anwar
1991
as Kishan
1985
as Mahaguru/Vijay
1984
as Inspector Ashok
1986
as Bhagwaan Dada
1983
as Raju
1976
as Kondaji
1976
as Vasu
1977
as Ravi
1977
as Chairman of village panchayat
1977
as Somashekar
1977
1977
1977
1978
as Inspector Srikanth
1978
as Chandru
1979
1979
as Rashid
1980
1980
1980
as Johnny / Vidyasagar
1980
as Manohar
1981
1982
1984
1985
1985
1985
as Ranveer
1986
1986
1986
as Birju Ustad
1986
as Inspector Ranjith
1984
as Vikram Singh
1987
1989
as Siva (Tiger)
1989
as Arumugam
1989
as Abdul Sattar
1991
as Dharmadurai
1991
as Inspector Ranjeet Singh
1992
as Shankar G. "Dadhu" Dayal
1993
as Tamilarasan/Tamilazhagan
1997
as Singer (Guest appearence)
1990
as Muthu
2024
as Moideen Bhai
2010
as Self
2016
as 'Kabali' Kabaliswaran
2018
as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti / Kutti
1985
as Inspector Hussein (Cameo appearance)
2018
as Karikaalan Vengaiyan 'Kaala'
1991
as Kumar Malhotra
1978
as Murali
2019
as Petta 'Kaali' Velan
2020
as Aadithya Arunachalam IPS
1980
2021
as 'Annaatthe' Kaalaiyaan
1983
2017
as Self (voice)
1989
as Raghu
2026
as Muthuvel "Tiger" Pandian
Production
2016
as Playback Singer
2021
as Playback Singer
2023
as Thanks
2023
as Playback Singer
2002
as Producer
2002
as Screenplay
2002
as Story
2013
as Thanks
2014
as Playback Singer
1992
as Playback Singer
1993
as Producer
1993
as Writer
2002
as Playback Singer
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