Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have officially announced their cinematic reunion for a new project titled Thalaivar 174 (KH238), marking their first collaboration in nearly four decades. Produced by Red Giant Movies and Raaj Kamal Films International, the film is scheduled for a formal launch on February 20 at 12:07 PM. The announcement was accompanied by a viral poster featuring the tagline, "When the stars align, you don't choose sides."

Director Sundar C has officially shared the reasons behind his exit from Rajinikanth’s upcoming project, tentatively titled Thalaivar 173. The filmmaker clarified that while he was in discussions to helm the film, the collaboration did not materialize due to creative and timing differences, clearing recent industry speculations regarding the production's directorial lineup.

Reports surfaced on July 16, 2026, indicating that the Telugu dubbing rights for Rajinikanth’s upcoming action thriller Coolie have been acquired for approximately ₹52 crore. Additionally, actress Rukmini Vasanth has reportedly joined the cast of his 173rd film, Dharman, directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, where Rajinikanth is set to portray a surgeon.

Superstar Rajinikanth personally reached out to actor Vishnu Vishal to convey his appreciation for the recently released film Gatta Kusthi 2. In a telephonic conversation reported on July 14, 2026, the veteran actor praised the movie as a fun entertainer and lauded the performances of the lead cast, including Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi.

Actor Rajinikanth has reportedly completed filming for the introductory song and key action sequences for his 173rd film, titled Dharman, during the ongoing Chennai schedule. The project is directed by Ashwath Marimuthu and produced by Kamal Haasan under Raaj Kamal Films International. Additionally, reports suggest that production for the superstar's upcoming release Jailer 2 is progressing toward its scheduled worldwide theatrical launch on October 15, 2026.

When Rajini was working as a conductor his salary was around Rs.750

Rajinikanth was born to Jijabai and Ramoji Rao Gaikwad, a Maharashtrian couple living in Bangalore, and was named Shivaji Rao Gaikwad.

He started off his acting career with mythological Kannada plays. His most prominent role was that of Duryodhana.

His friend Raj Bahadur, with whom he is still close, encouraged him to pursue his dreams and become an actor. Bahadur asked him to enrol in the Madras Film Institute.

Rajinikanth was noticed in a Kannada play at the Film Institute by director K Balachander. 'Learn Tamil,' the director told Rajini before leaving.

After playing several negative roles and characters with grey shades, his first positive role was in S P Muthuraman's Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri.

Rajinikanth's first big commercial success was Billa, a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer, Don.

Moondru Moogam had Rajini playing a triple role for the first time. It earned him a Best Actor award from the Tamil Nadu government.

T Rama Rao's Andha Kanoon was Rajinikanth's first Bollywood film.

In 1988, Rajinikanth made an appearance in the English action adventure Bloodstone.

Rajinikanth's film Raaja Chinna Roja was the first Tamil film that included animation in the movie.

Thalapathi was also the superstar's only film that was released by the Censor Board with a U/A certificate.

The first movie that Rajinikanth wrote the screenplay for was Valli. He did a guest role in the film as well.

Baasha, which released in 1995, established the actor as a superstar and broke several box-office records.

Besides starring in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films, Rajinikanth also starred in a Bengali film, Bhagya Debata.

Enthiran is the only Tamil film that made it into IMDb's Top 50 films from around the world list in 2010.

Rajinikanth usually goes to the Himalayas after the release of his films. Also to Bangalore however, is his favourite spot to hang out with his old buddies.

Enthiran has been included as a case study in an IIM-A postgraduate elective course, Contemporary Film Industry: A Business Perspective.

Meena is the only actress who has acted with him as a child artist and then as his heroine.

The superstar's blockbuster movie Enthiran was originally supposed to be done by Kamal Haasan.

A few of Rajini's fans started a political party called Desiya Dravadar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam in 2008 to pressure him to enter politics.But he refused, saying that nobody can force him to enter politics or stop him from doing so.