12th December 2005

Rajnikanth completes 56
South Indian Superstar Rajnikath completes 56 years today. Rajnikanth's real name is Sivaji Rao Gaekwad. He was born in Bangalore. His father Ramoji Rao was a police constable. He started his career as bus conductor. Then he joined Madras Film Institute. He made his debut with Katha Sangama (a black and white Kannada film made in 1975). He tasted success with Apoorva Raagangal (1975). It was K Balachandar who rechristened his name as Rajnikant.

Rajnikant acted in more than 150 films so far, out of which 26 are in Hindi. Rajnikant's superlative and flamboyant style is a treat to watch. His trademark mannerism of flipping a cigarette before he catches it with his mouth sends the masses into hysteria.

Rajnikant is also extremely popular in Japan. His blockbuster Padayappa was sold to a Japanese distributor for mind-boggling amount of 50,000$. This amount is said to be the highest amount ever paid to an Indian film in Japan.

Rajnikant's latest film Chandramukhi stood out to be the number one grosser in the entire South India. The Government of India conferred Rajnikanth with Padmabhushan award in the year 1999 when he completed 25 years as an actor.

Idlebrain.com wishes Rajnikant a great day on his birthday and we hope that Rajnikant would keep continue delighting Indian movie lovers with many more films in the years to come.

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