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Also known as Rajanikanth, Sivaji Rao Gaikwad, Rajini kanth

Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019, the highest

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Rajinikanth is an Indian actor who has become one of the most successful and popular figures in Indian cinema over his five-decade career, appearing in over 170 films across multiple languages including Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. His cultural significance is reflected in major honors from the Indian government, including the Padma Vibhushan (second-highest civilian honor) and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (highest national film award).

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Film & TV

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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…

Known for

  • Jailer 2 — Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian2026
  • Coolie — Devaraj 'Deva'2025
  • Vettaiyan — SP V. Athiyan IPS2024
  • Lal Salaam — Moideen Bhai2024
  • Jailer — Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian2023
  • Annaatthe — 'Annaatthe' Kaalaiyaan2021
  • Family - A Made at Home Short Film2020
  • Darbar — Aadithya Arunachalam IPS2020
  • Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth2020
  • Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar2020

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Listeners
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Total plays
1,246

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Key facts

Person.name
Rajinikanth
Person.image
Rajinikanth in 2019.jpg
Person.caption
Rajinikanth in 2019
Person.birth_name
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad
Person.birth_place
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Person.alma_mater
Adyar Film Institute
Person.years_active
1975–present
Person.works
Full list
Person.relatives
See Rajinikanth family
Person.honours
Padma Vibhushan (2016) Padma Bhushan (2000)
Person.awards
Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2019) NTR National Award (2016)Kalaimamani (1984)(See full list)

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
Bengaluru
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Hinduism
Image
Rajinikanth Felicitates Writer Kalaignanam.jpg
Residence
Chennai
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Rajinikanth
date of birth
1950-12-12
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Rajinikanth
birth name
Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
name in native language
ரசினிகாந்த்
start of work period
1975-00-00
social media followers
6378057
ethnic group
Marathi people
nickname
Thalaivaa
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