Actor

Rajinikanth

Acting

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Acting credits

167

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.5

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Movies: 167Series: 2Crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 91555

IMDb ID: nm0707425

Known for: Acting

Born: December 12, 1950

Age: 75

Place of birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1975 - 2026

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 6.41

Wikidata: Q60068

Also known as

රජිනිකාන්ත් • Rajni Kanth • Shivaji Rao Gaikwad

Other jobs

Playback Singer (5)Thanks (2)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Story Developer (1)

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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.