Name | Shivaji Gaekwad |
Screen Name | Rajnikanth |
Nick Names | Superstar |
Profession | Actor |
Date of Birth | 12 Dec 1950 |
Mother Tongue | Marathi |
Birth Place | Bangalore |
Height | 5 feet 9 inches |
Education | * Early education in Acharya Patasala and later in Raamakrishna Mission, Bangalore(PUC discontinued) * Studied in the Film Institute |
Family | Father:Ramoji Rao Mother:Rambhai Sister: Shrimathi Aswathamma Brothers:Sathya Narayana Rao & Nageshwara Rao Wife:Latha Daughters:Aishwarya & Sowandarya Son-in-law:Dhanush |
Marriage date | 26.02.1981 |
Earlier worked as | Carpenter, Bus Conductor |
Guru | K.Balachander |
Spiritual Guru | Satchithananda Swamiji |
Debut | Tamil:Aboorva Ragangal Hindi:Andhaa Kanoon Telugu:Anthuleni Katah English: Blood stone Kannada:Katha Sangama Malayalam: Alavudheenum Arputha Vilakkum Bengali: BhagyaDevta |
Career Firsts | Hero: Bhairavi Dual role: Billa Triple role:Moondru Mugam Positive role: Kavikuyil Singing: Adikuthu Kuliru (Mannan) Story and Screenplay: Valli Movie dubbed and released in Japan: Muthu |
Ardent Devotee of | Shri Raghavendra |
Director K.Balachander | * When he was studying in SIFCC institute of film acting he met Mr.K.Balachander. * Gave him his screen name 'Rajnikanth' * Gave him his first role in films. * Was the only person to encourage him to act in films and gave him good advices. * In the beginning of his career he used to get nightmares of the film he is acting and also Mr.Balachander will be there screaming at him to act properly. * K.Balachander's 'Kavithalaya' started their productions with the film 'Netri kan' |
Director S.P.Muthuraman | Directed 25 of his films. Most of them were turning points in his career. |
His favourite film of his films | 'Mullum Malluram' |
Wish list | When he was working as a conductor he wished for Vespa scooter, a single-room apartment, and all the cigarettes money can buy. |
Politics | Played a major part in putting together an alliance between the DMK and TMC which won the 1996 Tamil nadu elections. |
Admires | Lee Kwan Yew(Former Singapore prime minister) |
Dwaraka | The name of his private quarters in his home |
Art Films | Does not likes to do art films. Feels that the people involved in films should earn money and make people happy. |
Health | Yoga and Meditiation |
Pets | loves dogs |
Mannerisms | Swift movements, rapid-fire dialogue delivery |
Books | * Autobiography of a Yogi * Gita as it was * Living with the Himalayan Masters' Swami Rama * Books written by Shri Ramana Maharishi |
Favourite | Colour: Black City: Chennai Place: Himalayas Food: Non-Vegetarian items Dress: White Khurtha |
Cherishes | Appreciation Letter from K.Balachander for the film "Mullum Malarum" |
Owns | Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam |
Past time | Likes to spend time alone |
Rajini 25 | Latha Rajnikanth arranged a mega-show to celebrate 25 years of Rajni in tamil cinema |
About him | "I saw a fire in his eyes and an enthusiasm coupled with an urge to prove himself. I immediately realized that he was not just one more run-of-the-mill aspirant" - K.Balachander |
Awards | * 2000 Padma Bhushan award from the Govt of India. * Tamil Nadu Govt awards 1999 - Best Actor(Padayappa) 1989 - MGR award 1984- Kalaimamani award 1982- Best Actor (Moondru Mugam) 1978 - Best Actor(mullum Malarum) * Filmfare Awards 1984 - Best Actor(Nallavanuku Nallavan) * Cinema Express Awards 1995- Best Actor(Muthu) 1993 - Best Story writer (Valli) 1992 - Best Actor( Annamalai) 1991 - Best Actor(Thalapathy) 1988 - Best Achiever Award(Blood Stone) 1985 - Best Actor(Sri Raagavendirar) 1984 - Best Actor(Nallavanauku Nallavan) * 1995 Best Actor Screen Awards(Peaddarayadu) |
Facts | * Had a very troubled childhood. Lost his mother when he was only 5 years old. * His father was a police constable. * His ancestors were believed to be from a village called Nachiar Kuppam in Dharmapuri Dist. of Tamilnadu. * 'Å¡ö¨Á§Â ¦ÅøÖõ' is written on the entrance of his house * Got his diploma in acting from Dr.P.N.Reddy. * Was discouraged a lot by his fellow film institute students. * In the beginning he did not know to speak Tamil well. * His film 'Muthu' was dubbed as 'Dancing Maharaja' in Japan and it ran for 23 weeks in Tokyo. Film 'Yejaman' was dubbed as 'Dancing Maharaja II'' * Has acted in two malayalam films and one Bengali film. * Likes to drive on his own. * Had acted in 12 of Amitabh's remade movies in Tamil * When he was working as a conductor his salary was around Rs.750 and one his friends named Raj Bhadhur gave him money to study in the film institute in Chennai. * Always prefers Big banners. |
Address | 18, Ragaveera avenue, Poes Gardent, Chennai- 600086 |
Quote | Happiness begins when ambition ends. |
| Actor Nick Name | Rajinikanth | |
| Actor Brith Name | Shivaji Gaekwad | |
| Date of birth | 12th December 1949 | |
 Rajinikanth was born on December 12 1949 in Karnataka, India. He was the fourth child to his parents, Jija bai and Ramoji Rao Gaekwad. His original name was Sivaji Rao Gaekwad. He lost his mother at the age of five. He had his schooling at the Acharya Patasala in Bangalore and then at the Vivekananda Balak Sangh, a unit of the Ramakrishna Mission. His mother tongue is Marathi, though he has not done many films in it. There is a famous saying about Rajinikanth in southern part of India, recited as “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Rajini is a Super Star. Before starting his career in the film industry, he had to take up all sorts of odd jobs. He served as a bus conductor for Karnataka state transport corporation in Bangalore. It was during this time that he nurtured his acting interests by performing in various stage plays.A friend helped him to join the Madras Film institute where Rajinikanth completed basic acting course in 1974 at the age of 25. He started his acting career in Kannada in the movie Kathaa Sangama, directed by Puttanna Kanagal, in 1976. In Tamil, he started with playing supporting roles, beginning as a cancer patient in Apoorva Raagangal (1975), directed by K. Balachander, who assigned him his stage name Rajnikanth. After several villainous roles, his first positive role was Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri (1979), in which Rajnikanth played a failed lover in the first half and a do-  gooder in the second.After several films in the Eighties, he played a Hindu saint in his 100th movie, Sri Raghavendra. Many others followed, among them dramas, comedies (notably Thillu Mullu, a remake of Amol Palekar’s Golmaal) and, at the end of the eighties, action-oriented family entertainers like Velaikkaran and Manidhan.Annamalai, which released in 1992, was the first Rajini film to gross almost Rs. 100 million at the box office. Unlike the eighties, several movies during his nineties were successful, like Muthuor Basha. At 53, his Baba released amid fanfare. Although the film grossed enough to cover its budget, it was viewed as a miserable showing and fell short of market expectations accumulating heavy losses for the distributors. Rajnikanth himself returned the losses back to the distributors who had immense faith in him. The whole affair cost him dear in terms of repute of making a comeback. Chandramukhi, a remake of the Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu. Chandramukhi was claimed as one of the most successful Tamil films ever as it ran in theatres (particularly in one theatre in Mount Road, Chennai) for over 600 days since release and still running. His next film, Sivaji: The Boss, directed by S. Shankar will be released in 2007.Apart from Tamil, Rajnikanth has acted in over 160 movies, including Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Bengali. He has also acted in a Hollywood movie Bloodstone in 1988. Rajnikanth was awarded the Padma Bhushan award in the year 2000 and was rated as one of the most influential persons in South Asia by Asiaweek. Rajnikanth has won the Filmfare Best Actor Award, South on 2 occasions. He is the highest paid actor in India and the second highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie ChanRajinikanth was requested by his fans for many years to stand in the State election of Tamil Nadu, but has consistently resisted entering politics directly. But he did some indirect attempts in politics by announcing support to a Political Party in Tamil Nadu. | ||