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Rajinikanth (born Shivaji Rao Gaikwad; 12 December 1950) is an Indian actor, producer, and screenwriter who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He made his cinematic debut in a supporting antagonistic role in K. Balachander's Tamil drama *Apoorva Raagangal* (1975). Known for his distinctive acting style and dialogue delivery, he has become an established and commercially bankable actor in Indian cinema. After initially portraying villains and anti-heroes, Rajinikanth transitioned to lead roles during the late 1970s and 1980s. His collaborations with director S. P. Muthuraman included *Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri* (1977), *Murattu Kaalai* (1980), and *Nallavanukku Nallavan* (1984). His notable films of the 1990s included Suresh Krisnna's *Annamalai* (1992) and *Baashha* (1995), K. S. Ravikumar's *Muthu* (1995), and *Padayappa* (1999). During the 2000s and 2010s, Rajinikanth appeared in P. Vasu's horror-comedy *Chandramukhi* (2005), Shankar's action film *Sivaji: The Boss* (2007), and the science-fiction films *Enthiran* (2010) and *2.0* (2018). He also starred in Pa. Ranjith's dramas *Kabali* (2016) and *Kaala* (2018), and Karthik Subbaraj's action film *Petta* (2019). He received the Padma Bhushan in 2000, the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2021. In 2023, Rajinikanth starred in Nelson Dilipkumar's action film *Jailer*. His 2024 releases included an extended cameo as Moideen Bhai in Aishwarya Rajinikanth's *Lal Salaam* and the lead role in T. J. Gnanavel's action-drama *Vettaiyan*. His subsequent films include Lokesh Kanagaraj's action thriller *Coolie* (2025) and Nelson Dilip Kumar's sequel *Jailer 2* (2026). Notable Upcoming Films Ashwath Marimuthu's *Dharman* (2027) and Nelson Dilip Kumar's *RKxKH Re-Union*.
as Dharman
as Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
as Devaraj 'Deva'
as SP V. Athiyan IPS
as Moideen Bhai
as Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
as 'Annaatthe' Kaalaiyaan
as Aadithya Arunachalam IPS
as Petta 'Kaali' Velan
as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti / Kutti
as Karikaalan Vengaiyan 'Kaala'
as Self (voice)
as 'Kabali' Kabaliswaran
as 'Lingaa' K. Lingeswaran / Raja Lingeswaran
as Kochadaiiyaan / Ranadheeran / Senadheeran
as Chitti / Self
as Dr. Vaseegaran / Chitti
as Self
as Ashok Kumar
as Ashok Kumar
as Sivaji Arumugam
as Dr. Saravanan / Vettaiyan Raja
as Baba / Mahavatar Babaji
as Ghajraj Thakur
as Padayappa
as Singer (Guest appearence)
as Arunachalam / Vedhachalam
as Muthu / Muthu's father
as Munna
as Paparayudu
as Manikkam / Manik Baashha
as Muthuveerappan
as Veeraiyan
as Tamilarasan/Tamilazhagan
as Kanthavelu Vaanavarayan
as Anwar
as Pandiyan
as Annamalai
as Shankar G. "Dadhu" Dayal
as Krishnan
as Surya
as Inspector Subhash (Tamil & Hindi Version)
as Inspector Ranjeet Singh
as Kishan
as Arjun Ramojirao
as Kumar Malhotra
as Dharmadurai
as Self
as Muthu
as Jaggu
as Abdul Sattar
as Erode Shivagiri / Dada
as Arumugam
as Raja
as Siva (Tiger)
as Azam Khan
as Raja/Chinnarasu
as Shyam Sabu
as Balu(lecturer) and Shankar
as Raja aka Guru
as (archive footage)
as Vicky
as Shankar
as Cameo
as Kangeyan
as Vikram Singh
as Ragupathy
as Inspector Ranjith
as Birju Ustad
as Self
as Bhagwaan Dada
as Raja
as Ravi
as Bharat
as Rajendran
as Ranveer
as Inspector Hussein (Cameo appearance)
as Raghavendra Swami
as Ranga
as Ravi
as Vijay / Mahaguru
as Professor Vijay / Robinhood
as Atmaram
as Chameli
as Self
as Kaalimuthu
as Balu
as Viswanath
as Inspector Ashok
as Arun
as Kannan
as Vijay Kumar Singh
as God
as Paayum Puli
as Mahout
as Self
as Anand
as Raghu
as Chakravarthy/Santhosh
as Chandran / Indiran
as Rajasekar
as Rajshekhar 'Raja'
as Manohar
as Raja
as Johnny / Vidyasagar
as Kaali
as Ram
as Billa / Rajappa
as Santhanam
as Rashid
as Michael D' Souza
as Vijay
as 'Pichuva' Pakkiri
as Kamaruddin
as Deepak
as Inspector Bhaskar
as Jakku / Jayakumar
as Ganesh
as Ravi
as Kathiravan
as Thyagu
as Devu
as Rajnikanth
as Kaali
as Murali
as Mookaiyah
as Kumar
as Chandru
as Inspector Srikanth
as Simon
as Sundar
as Rajarathnam
as Rajini
as Somashekar
as Parattai
as Sampath
as Chairman of village panchayat
as Veeraiyan
as Ravi
as Murugan
as Ramanathan
as Vasu
as Prasath
as Murthy
as Kondaji
as Pandiyan
as Self
as Muthuvel 'Tiger' Pandian
