Rajnikant is a best South Hero.Shivaji Rao Gaekwad His real name Rajnikant. His born 12 December 1950(age 66) Rajinikanth married Latha Rangachari, a student of Ethiraj College for Women, who interviewed him for her college magazine. The marriage took place on 26 February 1981, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The couple have two daughters named Aishwarya Rajinikanth and Soundarya Rajinikanth. Latha runs a school named "The Ashram".
Rajinikanth has received numerous awards for many of his films mostly in Tamil. He received his first Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor in 1984 for Nallavanuku Nallavan. Later he received Filmfare Award nominations for his performances in Sivaji(2007) and Enthiran(2010). As of 2014, Rajinikanth has received six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for his performances in various films The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016 for his contributions to the arts. At the 45th International Film Festival of India(2014), he was conferred with the "Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year".