Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 12, 1950
Place of Birth
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Credits
191 titles
Rajinikanth
Biography
Rajinikanth (born Shivaji Rao Gaikwad; 12 December 1950) is an Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He made his cinematic debut in a supporting antagonistic role in K. Balachander's Tamil drama *Apoorva Raagangal* (1975). Known for his distinctive acting style and dialogue delivery, he has become an established and commercially bankable actor in Indian cinema. After initially portraying villains and anti-heroes, Rajinikanth transitioned to lead roles during the late 1970s and 1980s. His collaborations with director S. P. Muthuraman included *Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri* (1977), *Murattu Kaalai* (1980), and *Nallavanukku Nallavan* (1984). His notable films of the 1990s included Suresh Krisnna's *Annamalai* (1992) and *Baashha* (1995), K. S. Ravikumar's *Muthu* (1995), and *Padayappa* (1999). During the 2000s and 2010s, Rajinikanth appeared in P. Vasu's horror-comedy *Chandramukhi* (2005), Shankar's action film *Sivaji: The Boss* (2007), and the science-fiction films *Enthiran* (2010) and *2.0* (2018). He also starred in Pa. Ranjith's dramas *Kabali* (2016) and *Kaala* (2018), and Karthik Subbaraj's action film *Petta* (2019). He received the Padma Bhushan in 2000, the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2021. In 2023, Rajinikanth starred in Nelson Dilipkumar's action film *Jailer*. His 2024 releases included an extended cameo as Moideen Bhai in Aishwarya Rajinikanth's *Lal Salaam* and the lead role in T. J. Gnanavel's action-drama *Vettaiyan*. His subsequent films include Lokesh Kanagaraj's action thriller *Coolie* (2025) and Nelson Dilip Kumar's sequel *Jailer 2* (2026). Notable Upcoming Films Ashwath Marimuthu's *Dharman* (2027) and Nelson Dilip Kumar's *RKxKH Re-Union*.
Known For
Filmography
Jailer 2
Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
Coolie
Devaraj 'Deva'
Vettaiyan
SP V. Athiyan IPS
Lal Salaam
Moideen Bhai
Jigarthanda DoubleX
Thanks
Jailer
Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
Annaatthe
'Annaatthe' Kaalaiyaan
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
Darbar
Aadithya Arunachalam IPS
Petta
Petta 'Kaali' Velan
2.0
Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti / Kutti
Kaala
Karikaalan Vengaiyan 'Kaala'
Cinema Veeran
Self (voice)
Kabali
'Kabali' Kabaliswaran
Lingaa
Raja Lingeswaran / Lingaa
Kochadaiiyaan
Kochadaiiyaan / Ranadheeran / Senadheeran
Chennai Express
Thanks
Ra.One
Chitti / Self
Enthiran
Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti
Endhiran Making of Robot
Self
Kathanayakudu
Ashok Kumar
Kuselan
Ashok Kumar
Sivaji: The Boss
Sivaji Arumugam
Chandramukhi
Dr. Saravanan / Vettaiyan Raja
Baba
Baba / Mahavatar Babaji
Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary
Writer
Bulandi
Ghajraj Thakur
Padayappa
Padayappa
Bhagya Debata
Singer (Guest appearence)
Arunachalam
Arunachalam / Vedhachalam
Muthu
Muthu / Muthu's father
Aatank Hi Aatank
Munna
Pedarayudu
Paparayudu
Baasha
Manikkam / Manik Baashha
Veera
Muthuveerappan
Valli
Veeraiyan
Uzhaippali
Tamilarasan/Tamilazhagan
Yejaman
Kanthavelu Vaanavarayan
Insaniyat Ke Devta
Anwar
Pandiyan
Pandiyan
Annamalai
Annamalai
Tyagi
Shankar G. "Dadhu" Dayal
Mannan
Krishnan
Thalapathi
Surya
Shanti Kranti
Inspector Subhash (Tamil & Hindi Version)
Phool Bane Angaray
Inspector Ranjeet Singh
Khoon Ka Karz
Kishan
Farishtay
Arjun Ramojirao
Hum
Kumar Malhotra