Rajnikanth As an actor, you have to wonder how this top hero who has received many awards and rewards is like a person! Today on the occasion of his birthday (December 12, 1950) let’s see some of those things (Happy Birthday Rajinikanth)..
- Many people know that Rajinikanth’s real name is Shivaji Rao Gaikwad and he worked as a bus conductor. But, before that, he worked as a laborer and carpenter.
- Rajinikanth’s debut film was ‘Apoorva Raagangal’ (Tamil). First Telugu movie ‘Anthuleni Katha’ (Anthuleni Katha). At the beginning of his career, he played a villain. In 1978, he acted in more than 20 films. Since then, ‘Superstar’ has been added to his name after the success of ‘Bhairavi’ in which he acted as the hero.
- While Rajinikanth was sitting in a temple in Bangalore, the beggars there put money in his hand! Recalling that incident in an interview, “That incident tells me who I am. That’s why I don’t give priority to superficialities that show his personality.
- During the shooting of the movie ‘Thalapathi’, Aravindaswamy went to Rajinikanth’s room without knowing him. He slept on the bed there. Not wanting to wake up Aravindaswamy who was fast asleep, Rajini slept on the floor in the same room. Aravindaswamy was surprised when Rajini acted like that about him, who was not so well known at that time.
- During the 1996 elections, Rajini supported a party. Actress Manorama who campaigned for another party spoke insultingly about him. So, Manorama did not get opportunities in films after the election. After knowing that, Rajini himself took it upon himself to give her a chance in his movie ‘Arunachalam’ and showed his good heart.
- Rajinikanth is the only Indian actor who has found a place in CBSE textbooks. Rajini’s life is a lesson for CBSE 6th class students titled ‘From Bus Conductor to Filmstar’.
- Rajini, who allocates 50 percent of his earnings to service activities, has always wanted to settle in the Himalayas.
- Awarded Padma Bhushan (2000), Padma Vibhushan (2016), Dada Phalke (2019). He dedicated the ‘Phalke’ award to his mentor, director Balachander, friend (bus driver) Raj Bahadur, producers, directors, co-actors, technicians, theater owners, fans, and Tamil people who made films with him.
- At one point, Rajini was interested in entering politics but later refused. On one occasion, it was said that they were away from politics due to their health conditions.
- In 2007, Rajinikanth became the second highest-paid actor in Asia. Jackie Chan is the first.
- Rajini also sang songs in the movies ‘Mannan’ and ‘Kochdaiyan’. He worked as a screenwriter for Valli (1993) and ‘Baba’ (2002). He is also the producer. It was Rajinikanth who introduced a new culture to the film industry where the distributors who bought the film, he acted in would be reimbursed if they lost money.
- On the one hand, he is getting older and on the other hand, the movie ‘Baba’ was a huge failure and many people think that ‘Rajinikanth’s work is over’. After a gap of almost three years, he answered the critics with ‘Chandramukhi’. After that, ‘Shivaji’ and ‘Robo’ were also hits at the box office.
- ‘Linga’, ‘Kabali’, ‘Kaala’, ‘Peta’, ‘Darbar’, ‘Annathe’. This year’s release ‘Jailer’ filled that gap. ‘Lal Salaam’ in which he played a key role will be released on Sankranti 2024. Currently, he is busy with his 170th film (Thalaivar 170). TG Gnanavel is the director. After completion of this, Lokesh Kanagaraj will act under the direction.
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