Rajinikanth
Rajinikanth (also Rajnikant , Rajnikanth , Rajinikant or Rajinikanth ; Tamil ரஜினிகாந்த் ; Kannada ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್ ; Marathi रजनीकांत Rajanīkānt ; born December 12, 1949 or 1950 in Bangalore , Karnataka ) is an Indian film actor of Tamil and Hindi films . He is particularly well respected in the Indian film scene. Even before the stars of Hindi films, he is the highest paid film actor in India.
Life
Rajinikanth was born under the name Shivajirao Gaekwad as the fourth child of Marathic parents; his father was a police officer. He first worked as a bus conductor in Bangalore and went to Madras in 1974 to become an actor. There he attended the Madras Film Institute in Adyar / Taramani . He made his film debut in 1975 in a small role in SR Puttanna Kanagal's episode film Katha Sangama ( Munithayi in the third part ). In the same year he appeared in the film Apoorva Ragangal by K. Balachander for the first time under the pseudonym "Rajinikanth". In his early films, he was cast in negative roles - often alongside Kamalahasan - and played machos, chauvinists, and porn producers. He developed his special acting style with his recurring trademark: flicking a cigarette in the air and catching it with his mouth. With make-up that hides his dark complexion, notorious overacting and unnatural bursts of energy, he became a star of Tamil film by the late 1980s , whose popularity can only be compared to the MG Ramachandrans .
He made his Hindi film debut in 1983 alongside Amitabh Bachchan in Andha Kanoon . Both were seen together in Giraftaar (1985) and Hum (1991). In Tamil film he experienced the peak of his career by the end of the 1990s and drastically reduced the number of his annual film appearances. He is now considered the most highly paid Indian actor. His film Chandramukhi (2005) was also dubbed in German.
In 2000 Rajinikanth was honored with the State Order Padma Bhushan , in 2016 he received the Padma Vibhushan .
Filmography
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literature
- Sreekanth, Gayathri: The Name is Rajinikanth , Om Books International, 2008, ISBN 978-81-291-1355-9
- Ramachandran, Naman: Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography , Penguin Books Limited, 2012, ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5
Web links
- Rajinikanth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rajnikanth THE BOSS in The Tribune June 24, 2007
- Meet India's biggest film star in The Independent on October 3, 2010
- Rajinikanth - The Kollywood King
- Collection of Rajnikant photos from The Hindu
Individual evidence
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↑ IMDb and http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070624/spectrum/main1.htm state 1949;
Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema and http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Even_more_acclaim_will_come_his_way/articleshow/2178985.cms state 1950 - ↑ Rajnikanth - THE BOSS. In: The Tribune , June 24, 2007.
- ↑ Rajnikanth rules at Rs 15 cr a film. In: CNN-IBN , June 23, 2006 (English).
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen: Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema, p. 187
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-announced/article8151257.ece
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rajinikanth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gaekwad, Shivajirao (real name); Rajnikant; Rajnikanth; Rajinikant |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bangalore , Karnataka |