Birth
and childhood…
Rajinikanth was born in a Maharashtrian family
to mother Jigabai and father Ramoji Rao Gaikwad
on 12/12/1949. His real name is Shivaji Rao
Gaekwad. He lost his mother at the age of 5
and led a destitute life. He attended Acharya
Patasala for his elementary studies.
As a teenager…
He did coolie jobs during the second decade
of his life to survive and had his higher education
at the Ramakrishna Mission in Bangalore. This
was when he shuttled between Chennai and Bangalore
for doing odd jobs.
The role called Abaswaram…
He worked as a conductor in the third decade
of his life Bangalore Transport Service. This
was also the time when he came to Chennai and
his friend Raj Bahadur persuaded him to join
the Madras Film Institute. The doors of Tamil
cinema opened in 1975 when he started his acting
career in Apoorva Raagangal. His name in that
movie was Abaswaram. He acted mainly in negative
characters during his early days in Tamil cinema.
Quitting cinema…
After debuting as a solo hero in Bairavi, he
never looked back. The fourth decade saw him
climbing the ladder with movies like Aarilirunthu
Arubathu Varai. Rajini almost quit acting at
this time when he was coaxed back and started
a new chapter with Billa. Johnny, Murattu Kaalai,
Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Naan Mahaan Alla
and Moondru Mugam followed. He became a household
name with movies like Padikkathavan, Thee, Velaikaran,
Dharmathin Thalaivan and Mr. Bharath. Sri Ragavendra
was his 100th movie which was released in 1985.
The Superstar saga…
The next decade saw Rajini attaining the status
of Superstar. With movies like Thalapathy, Mannan,
Annamalai, Veera, Badsha, Muthu, and Padayappa,
he achieved what many others could only dream.
He became the mass-favorite and was even called
"Trendiest heartthrob in Japan replacing
Hollywood's Leonardo DiCaprio" in 1999.
The Golden era…
After rumors and speculations of his entry into
politics, Rajini ended all rumors by acting
in Chandramukhi. Shivaji - the Boss happened.
Endhiran created records in many ways and still
continues to do so.
We wish the Superstar many more golden decades
of healthy life!
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