Rajinikanth

Shivaji Rao Gaekwad was born on December 12, 1950. His Indian actor and politician, Rajinikanth, is an independent political actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He started playing in plays while working for the Bangalore bus service as a bus driver. In 1973, he joined the Madras Film Institute to obtain a degree in performance. After his debut in K. Balachander’s drama Apoulva Raagangal (1975), his acting career began with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films.

After winning 26 crores of rupees (the equivalent of 56 crores of rupees or 7.8 million dollars in 2017) for his role in Sivaji (2007), he was the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan at ‘time. While working in other regional film industries in India, Rajinikanth also appeared in cinemas in other countries, including the American film Bloodstone (1988). In 2018, Rajinikanth won six Tamil Nadu Film Awards, four Best Actor Awards and two Best Actor Special Awards, as well as a Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor. In addition to acting, he also worked as a producer and scriptwriter. In addition to his film career, he is also a philanthropist, spiritualist and influences Dravidian politics.

The Indian government awarded him Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016 for his contributions to the arts. At the 45th International Film Festival in India (2014), he received the “Centennial Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year”.

Rajinikanth married Latha Rangachari, a student at Ethiraj College for Women, who interviewed him for her university magazine. The wedding took place on February 26, 1981 in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The couple has two daughters named Aishwarya Rajinikanth and Soundarya Rajinikanth. Latha runs a school called “The Ashram”.

 Aishwarya married actor Dhanush on November 18, 2004 and they have two sons, Yathra and Linga. Soundarya, her youngest daughter, works in the Tamil film industry as a director, producer and graphic artist. She married the industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar on September 3, 2010 and has a son, Ved Krishna.