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
- Darbar as Aadithya Arunachalam IPS
- Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Rajinikanth
- Into the Wild with Bear Grylls & Akshay Kumar
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
- Muthu as Muthu / Muthu's father
- Aatank Hi Aatank as Munna
- Baasha as Manikkam / Manik Baashha
1994
- Veera as Muthuveerappan
1993
- Valli as Veeraiyan
- Insaniyat Ke Devta as Anwar
- Yejaman as Kanthavelu Vaanavarayan
- Uzhaippali as Tamilarasan/Tamilazhagan
1992
1991
- Dharma Durai as Dharmadurai
- Thalapathi as Surya
- Phool Bane Angaray as Inspector Ranjeet Singh
- Hum as Kumar Malhotra
- Farishtay as Arjun Ramojirao
- Khoon Ka Karz as Kishan
- Shanti Kranti as Inspector Subhash (Tamil & Hindi Version)
1990
- Panakkaran as Muthu
- Periya Idathu Pillai as Self
- Athisaya Piravi
1989
- Siva as Siva (Tiger)
- Kodi Parakuthu as Erode Shivagiri / Dada
- Chaalbaaz as Jaggu
- Mappillai as Arumugam
- Bhrashtachar as Abdul Sattar
- Gair Kanooni as Azam Khan
- Raja Chinna Roja as Raja
- Rajathi Raja as Raja/Chinnarasu
1988
- Guru Sishyan as Raja aka Guru
- Bloodstone as Shyam Sabu
- Dharmathin Thalaivan as Balu(lecturer) and Shankar
- Tamacha as Vicky
- Dreams of Hind and Camilia as (archive footage)
1987
- Manithan
- Velaikkaran as Ragupathy
- Manathil Uruthi Vendum as Cameo
- Daku Hasina
- Uttar Dakshin as Shankar
- Oorkavalan as Kangeyan
- Insaaf Kaun Karega as Vikram Singh
1986
- Mr. Bharath as Bharat
- Kodai Mazhai as Self
- Viduthalai as Raja
- Asli Naqli as Birju Ustad
- Dosti Dhushmani as Inspector Ranjith
- Maaveeran
- Jeevana Poratam as Ravi
- Bhagwaan Dada as Bhagwaan Dada
- Naan Adimai Illai
1985
- Chithirame Chithirame
- Naan Sigappu Manithan as Professor Vijay / Robinhood
- Un Kannil Neer Vazhinthal... as Ravi
- Wafadaar as Ranga
- Yaar?
- Geraftaar as Inspector Hussein (Cameo appearance)
- Mahaguru as Vijay / Mahaguru
- Bewafai as Ranveer
- Nyayam Meere Cheppali as Atmaram
- Sri Raghavendrar as Raghavendra Swami
- Padikkadavan as Rajendran
1984
- Nallavanukku Nallavan
- Kai Kodukkum Kai
- Anbulla Rajinikanth
- Naan Mahaan Alla as Viswanath
- Thambikku Entha Ooru as Balu
- Meri Adalat as Inspector Ashok
- Gangvaa as Chameli
- John Jani Janardhan
1983
- Paayum Puli as Paayum Puli
- Thanga Magan as Arun
- Sashti Viratham as Mahout
- Thai Veedu
- Andhaa Kaanoon as Vijay Kumar Singh
- Sivappu Sooriyan
- Adutha Varisu as Kannan
- Thudikkum Karangal
- Uruvavugal Maralam as God
1982
1981
- Kazhugu as Rajasekar
- Ranuva Veeran as Raghu
- Thee as Rajshekhar 'Raja'
- Thillu Mullu as Chandran / Indiran
- Garjanai
- Netrikan as Chakravarthy/Santhosh
1980
- Anbukku Naan Adimai
- Murattu Kaalai
- Ellam Un Kairasi as Raja
- Naan Potta Saval
- Billa as Billa / Rajappa
- Johnny as Johnny / Vidyasagar
- Polladhavan as Manohar
- Saranam Ayyappa
- Natchathiram
- Kaali as Kaali
- Ram Robert Rahim as Ram
1979
- Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai as Santhanam
- Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum as Kamaruddin
- Kuppathu Raja as Jakku / Jayakumar
- Dharma Yuddam as Vijay
- Iddaru Asadhyule as Inspector Bhaskar
- Thaayillamal Naanillai as 'Pichuva' Pakkiri
- Tiger as Rashid
- Ninaithale Inikkum as Deepak
- Annai Oru Alayam
- Naan Vazhavaippen as Michael D' Souza
1978
- Aval Appadithan as Thyagu
- Mangudi Minor as Kumar
- Maathu Tappada Maga as Chandru
- Thappu Thalangal as Devu
- Kiladi Kittu as Inspector Srikanth
- Thai Meethu Sathiyam
- Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu
- Justice Gopinath as Ravi
- Iraivan Kodutha Varam as Rajnikanth
- Bairavi as Mookaiyah
- Paavathin Sambalam as Kathiravan
- Vayasu Pilichindi as Murali
- Annadammula Savaal
- Priya as Ganesh
- Mullum Malarum as Kaali
- En Kelvikku Enna Bathil
- Aayiram Jenmangal
- Vanakkathukuriya Kathaliye as Joe
- Sadhurangam
- Shankar Salim Simon as Simon
1977
- Chilakamma Cheppindi as Ravi
- Avargal as Ramanathan
- Gayathri as Rajarathnam
- 16 Vayathinile as Parattai
- Aaru Pushpangal
- Tholireyi Gadichindi
- Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri as Sampath
- Ondu Premada Kathe as Chairman of village panchayat
- Aame Katha
- Galaate Samsaara as Sundar
- Kavikkuyil as Murugan
- Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram as Veeraiyan
- Kumkuma Rakshe
- Sahodarara Savaal as Somashekar
- Aadu Puli Attam as Rajini
1976
- Katha Sangama as Kondaji
- Baalu Jenu as Vasu
- Moondru Mudichu as Prasath
- Anthuleni Katha as Murthy
1975
- Apoorva Raagangal as Pandiyan