Rajinikanth
Born: 1950-12-12 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, 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.
Filmography
2026
- Jailer 2 as Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
2025
- Coolie as Devaraj 'Deva'
2024
- Vettaiyan as SP V. Athiyan IPS
- Lal Salaam as Moideen Bhai
2023
- Jailer as Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
- Jigarthanda DoubleX ... (Thanks)
2021
- Annaatthe as 'Annaatthe' Kaalaiyaan
2020
2019
- Petta as Petta 'Kaali' Velan
2017
- Cinema Veeran as Self (voice)
2016
- Kabali as 'Kabali' Kabaliswaran
2014
- Kochadaiiyaan as Kochadaiiyaan / Ranadheeran / Senadheeran
- Lingaa as Raja Lingeswaran / Lingaa
2013
- Chennai Express ... (Thanks)
2011
- Ra.One as Chitti / Self
2010
- Enthiran as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti
- Endhiran Making of Robot as Self
2008
- Kuselan as Ashok Kumar
- Kathanayakudu as Ashok Kumar
2007
- Sivaji: The Boss as Sivaji Arumugam
2005
- Chandramukhi as Dr. Saravanan / Vettaiyan Raja
2002
- Baba as Baba / Mahavatar Babaji
2000
- Bulandi as Ghajraj Thakur
1999
- Padayappa as Padayappa
1997
- Arunachalam as Arunachalam / Vedhachalam
- Bhagya Debata as Singer (Guest appearence)
1995
- Pedarayudu as Paparayudu
- Aatank Hi Aatank as Munna
- Muthu as Muthu / Muthu's father
- Baasha as Manikkam / Manik Baashha
1994
- Veera as Muthuveerappan
1993
- Valli as Veeraiyan
- Insaniyat Ke Devta as Anwar
- Uzhaippali as Tamilarasan/Tamilazhagan
- Yejaman as Kanthavelu Vaanavarayan
1992
1991
- Dharma Durai as Dharmadurai
- Thalapathi as Surya
- Shanti Kranti as Inspector Subhash (Tamil & Hindi Version)
- Hum as Kumar Malhotra
- Khoon Ka Karz as Kishan
- Phool Bane Angaray as Inspector Ranjeet Singh
- Farishtay as Arjun Ramojirao
1990
1989
- Kodi Parakuthu as Erode Shivagiri / Dada
- Mappillai as Arumugam
- Siva as Siva (Tiger)
- Zulm Ki Zanjeer as Raghu
- Chaalbaaz as Jaggu
- Gair Kanooni as Azam Khan
- Raja Chinna Roja as Raja
- Bhrashtachar as Abdul Sattar
- Rajathi Raja as Raja/Chinnarasu
1988
- Tamacha as Vicky
- Dharmathin Thalaivan as Balu(lecturer) and Shankar
- Guru Sishyan as Raja aka Guru
- Bloodstone as Shyam Sabu
- Dreams of Hind and Camilia as (archive footage)
1987
- Manathil Uruthi Vendum as Cameo
- Velaikkaran as Ragupathy
- Manithan
- Uttar Dakshin as Shankar
- Daku Hasina
- Insaaf Kaun Karega as Vikram Singh
- Oorkavalan as Kangeyan
1986
- Kodai Mazhai
- Viduthalai as Raja
- Mr. Bharath as Bharat
- Asli Naqli as Birju Ustad
- Dosti Dhushmani as Inspector Ranjith
- Bhagwaan Dada as Bhagwaan Dada
- Maaveeran
- Naan Adimai Illai
- Jeevana Poratam
1985
- Naan Sigappu Manithan as Professor Vijay / Robinhood
- Chithirame Chithirame
- Un Kannil Neer Vazhinthal... as Ravi
- Nyayam Meere Cheppali
- Sri Raghavendrar as Raghavendra Swami
- Geraftaar as Inspector Hussein (Cameo appearance)
- Padikkadavan as Rajendran
- Wafadaar
- Yaar?
- Bewafai as Ranveer
- Mahaguru as Mahaguru/Vijay
1984
- Nallavanukku Nallavan
- Ethe Naasaval
- Anbulla Rajinikanth
- Thambikku Entha Ooru as Balu
- Naan Mahaan Alla as Viswanath
- John Jani Janardhan
- Kai Kodukkum Kai
- Gangvaa as Chameli
- Meri Adalat as Inspector Ashok
1983
- Andhaa Kaanoon as Vijay Kumar Singh
- Thai Veedu
- Paayum Puli as Paayum Puli
- Thanga Magan as Arun
- Adutha Varisu as Kannan
- Sivappu Sooriyan
- Uruvavugal Maralam as God
- Jeet Hamaari as Raju
- Thudikkum Karangal
- Sashti Viratham
1982
1981
- Kazhugu as Rajasekar
- Thillu Mullu as Chandran / Indiran
- Thee
- Garjanai
- Netrikan as Chakravarthy/Santhosh
1980
- Murattu Kaalai
- Billa as Billa / Rajappa
- Ellam Un Kairasi as Raja
- Anbukku Naan Adimai
- Johnny as Johnny / Vidyasagar
- Saranam Ayyappa
- Kaali as Kaali
- Naan Potta Saval
- Polladhavan as Manohar
- Natchathiram
- Ram Robert Rahim as Ram
1979
- Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai as Santhanam
- Iddaru Asadhyule
- Dharma Yuddam as Vijay
- Thaayillamal Naanillai as 'Pichuva' Pakkiri
- Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum as Kamaruddin
- Annai Oru Alayam
- Kuppathu Raja as Jakku (Jai Kumar)
- Ninaithaale Inikkum as Deepak
- Naan Vazhavaippen
- Tiger as Rashid
1978
- Vayasu Pilichindi as Murali
- Mangudi Minor
- Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu
- Annadammula Savaal
- Paavathin Sambalam
- Thappu Thalangal as Devu
- Bairavi as Mookaiyah
- Maathu Tappada Maga as Chandru
- Aval Appadithan as Thyagu
- Thai Meethu Sathiyam
- Justice Gopinath as Ravi
- En Kelvikku Enna Bathil
- Priya as Ganesh
- Mullum Malarum as Kaali
- Kiladi Kittu as Inspector Srikanth
- Iraivan Kodutha Varam
- Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye as Joe
- Shankar Salim Simon as Simon
- Sadhurangam
- Aayiram Jenmangal
1977
- Galaate Samsaara
- Chilakamma Cheppindi as Ravi
- Aame Katha
- Tholireyi Gadichindi
- 16 Vayathinile as Parattai
- Aaru Pushpangal
- Avargal as Ramanathan
- Kumkuma Rakshe
- Sahodarara Savaal as Somashekar
- Gayathri as Rajarathnam
- Ondu Premada Kathe as Chairman of village panchayat
- Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri as Sampath
- Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram as Veeraiyan
- Kavikkuyil as Murugan
- Aadu Puli Attam
1976
- Baalu Jenu as Vasu
- Anthuleni Katha as Murthy
- Katha Sangama as Kondaji
- Moondru Mudichu as Prasath
1975
- Apoorva Raagangal as Pandiyan