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Aliases: 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 , Rajni Kanth
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Movie Involvements: 119
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Shanti Kranti
(1991) Inspector Subhash (Tamil & Hindi Version)Coolie
(2025) Devaraj 'Deva'Enthiran
(2010) Dr. Vaseegaran / ChittiVettaiyan
(2024) Athiyan IPSJustice Gopinath
(1978) RaviTiger
(1979) RashidDharma Yuddam
(1979) VijayKabali
(2016) 'Kabali' KabaliswaranActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Muthuvel "Tiger" Pandian | |
| 2025 | Devaraj 'Deva' | |
| 2024 | Athiyan IPS | |
| Moideen Bhai | ||
| 2023 | Muthuvel "Tiger" Pandian | |
| 2021 | 'Annaatthe' Kaalaiyaan | |
| 2020 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Aadithya Arunachalam IPS | ||
| 2019 | Petta 'Kaali' Velan | |
| 2018 | Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti / Kutti | |
| Karikaalan Vengaiyan 'Kaala' | ||
| 2017 | Self (voice) | |
| 2016 | 'Kabali' Kabaliswaran | |
| 2014 | Raja Lingeswaran / Lingaa | |
| Kochadaiiyaan / Ranadheeran / Senadheeran | ||
| 2011 | Chitti / Self | |
| 2010 | Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti | |
| Self | ||
| 2008 | Ashok Kumar | |
| Ashok Kumar | ||
| 2007 | Sivaji Arumugam | |
| 2005 | Dr. Saravanan / Vettaiyan Raja | |
| 2002 | Baba / Mahavatar Babaji | |
| 2000 | Ghajraj Thakur | |
| 1999 | Padayappa | |
| 1997 | Singer (Guest appearence) | |
| Arunachalam / Vedhachalam | ||
| 1995 | Muthu / Muthu's father | |
| Munna | ||
| Paparayudu | ||
| Manikkam / Manik Baashha | ||
| 1994 | Muthuveerappan | |
| 1993 | Veeraiyan (Extended cameo) | |
| Tamilarasan/Tamilazhagan | ||
| Kanthavelu Vaanavarayan | ||
| Anwar | ||
| 1992 | Pandiyan | |
| Annamalai | ||
| Shankar G. "Dadhu" Dayal | ||
| Krishnan | ||
| 1991 | Surya | |
| Inspector Subhash (Tamil & Hindi Version) | ||
| Inspector Ranjeet Singh | ||
| Kishan | ||
| Arjun Ramojirao | ||
| Kumar Malhotra | ||
| Dharmadurai | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Muthu | ||
| 1989 | Jaggu | |
| Abdul Sattar | ||
| Erode Shivagiri / Dada | ||
| Arumugam | ||
| Raja | ||
| Siva (Tiger) | ||
| Raghu | ||
| Azam Khan | ||
| Raja/Chinnarasu | ||
| 1988 | Shyam Sabu | |
| Balu(lecturer) and Shankar | ||
| Raja aka Guru | ||
| Vicky | ||
| 1987 | Shankar | |
| Cameo | ||
| Kangeyan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ragupathy | ||
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| 1986 | N/A | |
| Inspector Ranjith | ||
| Birju Ustad | ||
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| Bhagwaan Dada | ||
| Raja | ||
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| Bharat | ||
| 1985 | Rajendran | |
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| Ranveer | ||
| Inspector Hussein (Cameo appearance) | ||
| Raghavendra Swami | ||
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| Mahaguru/Vijay | ||
| Professor Vijay / Robinhood | ||
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| 1984 | N/A | |
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| Chameli | ||
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| Vikram Singh | ||
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| Balu | ||
| Viswanath | ||
| Inspector Ashok | ||
| 1983 | Arun | |
| Kannan | ||
| Raju | ||
| N/A | ||
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| Vijay Kumar Singh | ||
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| Paayum Puli | ||
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| 1982 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
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| Anand | ||
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| 1981 | Chakravarthy/Santhosh | |
| N/A | ||
| Chandran / Indiran | ||
| Rajasekar | ||
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| 1980 | N/A | |
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| Manohar | ||
| Raja | ||
| N/A | ||
| Johnny / Vidyasagar | ||
| Kaali | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ram | ||
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| Billa / Rajappa | ||
| 1979 | N/A | |
| Santhanam | ||
| Rashid | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vijay | ||
| Kamaruddin | ||
| Deepak | ||
| 'Pichuva' Pakkiri | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jakku (Jai Kumar) | ||
| 1978 | Ganesh | |
| Ravi | ||
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| Thyagu | ||
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| Devu | ||
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| Kaali | ||
| Murali | ||
| Joe | ||
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| Chandru | ||
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| Inspector Srikanth | ||
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| Simon | ||
| 1977 | N/A | |
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| Somashekar | ||
| Parattai | ||
| Sampath | ||
| Chairman of village panchayat | ||
| Ravi | ||
| Veeraiyan | ||
| Murugan | ||
| Ramanathan | ||
| 1976 | Vasu | |
| Prasath | ||
| Murthy | ||
| Kondaji | ||
| 1975 | Pandiyan | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Thanks | |
| 2013 | Thanks | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Playback Singer | |
| 2021 | Playback Singer | |
| 2016 | Playback Singer | |
| 2014 | Playback Singer | |
| 2002 | Playback Singer | |
| 1992 | Playback Singer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Producer | |
| 1993 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Screenplay | |
| Story | ||
| 1993 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |