Rajinikanth
Acting
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.
Born: December 12, 1950
Place of Birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Known For
Mullum Malarum
A young man, Kaali and his sister, Valli, who were orphaned as children, share a close bond. However, their relationship gets strained as Kaali butts heads with a newly appointed engineer from the city.
Insaaf Kaun Karega
Jageera Singh has always lived a life of crime, drinking alcohol and frequenting brothels, even though he is married to pregnant Laxmi, and has a son named Vikram. On the day of Laxmi's delivery, Jageera is busy molesting young Paro. Laxmi gives birth to a daughter, Jyoti, who is subsequently abducted. Jageera disappears from Laxmi's life, and she goes to live with a female friend who passes away, leaving Laxmi with the responsibility of also looking after her son, Virendra alias Veeru. Years later Jageera surfaces and joins forces with smuggler and prominent citizen, Bhanupratap. When Police Inspector Vikram's diligence causes problems for Bhanupratap, Jageera offers to kill Vikram, especially when Bhanupratap's niece, Priya, falls in love and wants to marry Vikram. It is at this point that the past will re-visit Jageera where he will come face to face with his past wrong actions and the devastation that he has inflicted on his family.
Thalapathi
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
Sahodarara Savaal
Two brothers get separated when they are young but dislike each other after reuniting as adults. Though they are initially unaware of their parentage, their interests align once they learn the truth.
Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai
Santhanam gives the best education to his siblings and takes care of all their basic needs. However, when they become financially stable they ill-treat and ignore him.
Aval Appadithan
Manju, a modern woman who works for a male chauvinist boss, helps Arun to film a documentary on the lifestyle of women from different backgrounds. As their work progresses, he falls in love with her.
16 Vayathinile
Sixteen-year-old Mayil is secretly loved by her handicapped cousin, Chappani, and the village rowdy, Parattai. But, she falls for a city doctor who takes advantage of her and deserts her. Gradually she realises how much Chappani loves her meanwhile, Parattai also eyeing for Mayil.
Baasha
Auto rickshaw driver Manickam avoids violence at all costs. When some thugs begin to intimidate Manickam's family, it triggers the revival of Manickam's old self.
Apoorva Raagangal
A young man and an older woman fall in love and decide to marry. However, their lives become more complicated when he learns that his father is in love with the same woman's daughter.
Pedarayudu
Pedarayudu, the eldest brother, sits on an ancestral throne that is cursed and whoever delivers a wrong verdict dies. However, things take a turn after his youngest brother is accused of murder.
Filmography
as Muthuvel "Tiger" Pandian
as Devaraj 'Deva'
as Athiyan IPS
as Moideen Bhai
as Muthuvel "Tiger" Pandian
as 'Annaatthe' Kaalaiyaan
as Aadithya Arunachalam IPS
as Petta 'Kaali' Velan
as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti / Kutti
as Karikaalan Vengaiyan 'Kaala'
as Self (voice)
as 'Kabali' Kabaliswaran
as Raja Lingeswaran / Lingaa
as Kochadaiiyaan / Ranadheeran / Senadheeran
as Chitti / Self
as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti
as Self
as Ashok Kumar
as Ashok Kumar
as Sivaji Arumugam
as Dr. Saravanan / Vettaiyan Raja
as Baba / Mahavatar Babaji
as Ghajraj Thakur
as Padayappa
as Singer (Guest appearence)
as Arunachalam / Vedhachalam
as Muthu / Muthu's father
as Munna
as Paparayudu
as Manikkam / Manik Baashha
as Muthuveerappan
as Veeraiyan (Extended cameo)
as Tamilarasan/Tamilazhagan
as Kanthavelu Vaanavarayan
as Anwar
as Pandiyan
as Annamalai
as Shankar G. "Dadhu" Dayal
as Krishnan
as Surya
as Inspector Subhash (Tamil & Hindi Version)
as Inspector Ranjeet Singh
as Kishan
as Arjun Ramojirao
as Kumar Malhotra
as Dharmadurai
as Muthu
as Jaggu
as Abdul Sattar
as Erode Shivagiri / Dada
as Arumugam
as Raja
as Siva (Tiger)
as Azam Khan
as Raja/Chinnarasu
as Shyam Sabu
as Balu(lecturer) and Shankar
as Raja aka Guru
as (archive footage)
as Vicky
as Shankar
as Ragupathy
as Inspector Ranjith
as Birju Ustad
as Bhagwaan Dada
as Raja
as Bharat
as Rajendran
as Ranveer
as Inspector Hussein (Cameo appearance)
as Raghavendra Swami
as Professor Vijay / Robinhood
as Chameli
as Vikram Singh
as Balu
as Viswanath
as Inspector Ashok
as Arun
as Kannan
as Raju
as Vijay Kumar Singh
as Paayum Puli
as Self
as Anand
as Chakravarthy/Santhosh
as Chandran / Indiran
as Rajasekar
as Manohar
as Raja
as Johnny / Vidyasagar
as Kaali
as Ram
as Billa / Rajappa
as Santhanam
as Rashid
as Vijay
as Kamaruddin
as Deepak
as 'Pichuva' Pakkiri
as Jakku (Jai Kumar)
as Ganesh
as Ravi
as Thyagu
as Devu
as Kaali
as Murali
as Simon
as Somashekar
as Parattai
as Sampath
as Ravi
as Veeraiyan
as Murugan
as Ramanathan
as Vasu
as Prasath
as Murthy
as Kondaji
as Pandiyan