This time I thought of writing a review on the God of South i.e Apna Rajnikanth. I know that all those people around, know him due to his unusual action scenes in every film he does. He is one of the highest paid actors in India and people love him like crazy. With millions of fans around he is one of the Best and Most Respected in India. Here is some information about the Great Legend which people are not aware of ????
Rajinikanth (born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on December 12, 1950) is one of the most influential and bankable movie stars in Indian cinema. Rajnikanth’s mass popularity and appeal is largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue. He received India’s third highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Apart from his film career, he has is also a well known philanthropist and also serves as a notable political influence. Other than acting, Rajinikanth worked as a screenwriter, film producer and also a playback singer.
Do people know that he is a Maharashtrian ????? Rajinikanth was born in a Maratha family in Karnataka, India. He was the fourth child of his parents, Jijabai and Ramojirao Gaekwad. He was named Shivajirao Gaekwad. Gaekwad is a family name among the Marathas. He lost his mother at the age of five. He did his schooling at the Acharya Paathshala in Bangalore (N.R.Colony) and then at the Vivekananda Balaka Sangha. Rajinikanth struggled a lot during his early age because of poverty. Although his mother-tongue is Marathi, he has not acted in any Marathi movies yet.
He married Latha on February 26, 1981, at the age of 31 in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh and they have two children: Aishwarya and Soundarya Rajinikanth. Latha currently runs a school named The Ashram. His elder daughter Aishwariya married actor Dhanush on November 18, 2004 and they have one son, Yathra. His second daughter, Soundarya Rajinikanth, works as a film director, producer and graphic designer for feature films. He joined the Madras Film institute in 1973 with the help of his friend Raj Bahadur, a fellow bus driver and completed a basic course in acting. In the film institute he was helped by his fellow student Chiranjeevi and the Vice Principal A. Prabhakaran.
Rajinikanth has acted in a total 173 movies, which includes Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, English and Bengali films. Rajinikanth made a foray into Bollywood with Andha Kanoon but did not make as much of an impact as he had in the south. He still appeared a few films in Hindi, such as Chaalbaaz with Sridevi, Uttar Dakshan, Geraftaar and Hum. He made his Hollywood debut with the movie Bloodstone in 1988 with much fanfare in India at the time of its release. However, the movie failed in the United States. He also made brief stints in German- and Japanese film industries. His film Muthu was dubbed into Japanese and later turned out to become a major hit in the country, ultimately creating a huge Japanese fan-following for Rajni. In 2005, his film Chandramukhi was dubbed in German and released in all German-speaking nations.
Rajnikantha also took part in many political activities. He is the king of South Films who rules millions of hearts out there !!! I am sure that with this kind of populartiy, love from fans, hardwork and dedication he will continue ruling the South Indian film industry...
All the luck from me to this legend !!! Hope he achieves his dreams in the most unusual manner as he does for his action scenes.....