Rajnikanth Biography
BIRTH: December 12, 1949 (Banglor, Karnataka India)
Family. Father :Ramo Rao Gaekwad
Mother :JIjabai
Sibilings: Two elder brother and a sister
Lifehistory:He was theyoungest among four children; has two elder brothers and a sister. After the death ofhis mother, he struggled with an impoverished lifestyle during his childhood. Hehad his formal education in Acharya Patasala and had his higher education inRamakrishna Mission inBangalore. Between 1968 and 1973 he worked in manyplaces in Chennai, thus moving continuously from Bangalore to Chennai. Heperformed various odd jobs before joining the then-Bangalore Transport Service as abus conductor. In 1973, he moved to Chennai to seek a career in acting and joinedhe Madras Film Institute with the help of a friend.
Acting career:
Rajinikanth left his job as bus conductor and joined the Madras Film Institute in1974. Rajinikanth made his debut into movies through Tamil cinema with KailasamBalachander's Apoorva Raagangal. He worked in Bollywood with Andha Kanoon. He
appeared in several Hindi films, such as Chaalbaaz, Uttar Dakshan, Gangvaa, Jeet
Hamaari, Asli Naqli, John Jani Janardhan, Meri Adaalat, Giraftaar, Hum, Farishtay,
Tyagi and many more. He starred in the 1988 American film Bloodstone, which
released with much fanfare in India but was unsuccessful in the United States. His
1995 film Muthu was dubbed into Japanese while his 2005 film Chandramukhi was
dubbed in German and released in all German-speaking nations. He has acted in
about 101 movies in Tamil, 17 in Telugu, 11 in Kannada, 2 in Malayalam, one each
in Bengali and English, and 24 in Hindi (apart from a few movies where he did guest
appearances in Hindi).
Supporting roles: 1975–1977
Rajinikanth's first film was Apoorva Raagangal, a film directed by Kailasam
Balachander. Though Rajinikanth refers to director Balachander as his guru or
mentor, it was director S. P. Muthuraman who actually revamped Rajinikanth’s
image entirely. Muthuraman first experimented with him in a positive role in
Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri (1977), as a villain in the first half of the film and a
protagonist in the second. Around this time Mullum Malarum (1978), directed by J.
Mahendran, established Rajinikanth in the Tamil film arena as a film hero. The
success of Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri prompted Muthuraman to make a mushy
melodrama with Rajinikanth as a hero sacrificing everything for his siblings in
Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
These films were the turning points in Rajinikanth’s career; he changed from an
actor who merely enthralled the audiences to one who could also evoke emotions.
The acceptance of Rajinikanth sans his stylized mannerisms proved he had at last
become a "star". His film roles were mainly as a villain during the period 1975 to
1977, co-starring frequently with Kamal Haasan as the protagonist, in movies like
16 Vayadhinilae, Moondru Mudichu and Avargal. In 1978, Rajinikanth acted in the
film Bairavi.
Lead roles: 1978–1989
His first major role as a solo hero was in Chilakamma Cheppindi, a Telugu film.
Later he performed as lead hero in the Tamil film Bairavi. He still appeared in several
films in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. In Kannada he was appreciated in movies like
Sahodarara Savaal, Galate Samsara, Kiladi Kittu and Kumkuma Rakshe. In Anthuleni
Katha, a Telugu remake of Aval Oru Thodar Kathai.
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