Rajinikanth filmography

Rajinikanth is seen looking away from the camera.
Rajinikanth in 2018

Rajinikanth is an Indian actor who has appeared in over 150 films, predominantly in Tamil cinema.[1] He began his film career by playing antagonistic and supporting roles before graduating to a lead actor.[2] After starring in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he has continued to hold a matinée idol status in the popular culture of Tamil Nadu.[3] Writing for Slate, Grady Hendrix called him the "biggest movie star you've probably never heard of."[4] Rajinikanth has also worked in other Indian film industries such as Bollywood, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali.[5]

He made his cinematic debut with K. Balachander's 1975 Tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a minor role of an abusive husband.[6][7] He had his first major role in Balachander's Telugu drama film Anthuleni Katha (1976), and got his breakthrough in Tamil with Moondru Mudichu (1976)—also directed by Balachander. His style and mannerisms in the latter earned recognition from the audience.[8] In 1977, he acted in 15 films, playing negative characters in most of them, including Avargal, 16 Vayathinile, Aadu Puli Attam and Gaayathri.[2][6] He had positive roles in Kavikkuyil, the Kannada film Sahodarara Savaal,[9] and the Telugu film Chilakamma Cheppindi, in which he played the protagonist for the first time in his career.[10] His role as a failed lover in S. P. Muthuraman's Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri (1977) won him critical acclaim.[11] In 1978, he was cast as the main lead in the Tamil film Bairavi.[2] The same year, he received critical acclaim for his roles in Mullum Malarum and Aval Appadithan; the former earned him a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actor.[6] He made his Malayalam cinema debut with I. V. Sasi's fantasy Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum (1979), an adaptation of a story from One Thousand and One Nights.[12][13] By the end of the decade, he had worked in all South Indian languages and established a career in Tamil cinema.[6][14]

He played dual roles in the action thriller Billa (1980), which was a remake of the Bollywood film Don (1978). It was his biggest commercial success to that point and gave him the action hero image.[15][16] Balachander's Thillu Mullu (1981), the Tamil remake of the Bollywood film Gol Maal (1979), was Rajinikanth's first full-length comedy film.[17] He played triple roles in the 1982 Tamil film Moondru Mugam, which earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards ceremony. The following year, he made his Bollywood debut with Rama Rao Tatineni's Andha Kanoon; it was among the top-grossing Bollywood films in 1983.[18] Muthuraman's Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984) won him that year's Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor.[5] In 1985, he portrayed the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami in his 100th film Sri Raghavendrar,[19] a box-office failure.[20] In the latter half of the 1980s, he starred in several films in Tamil and Hindi, including Padikkadavan (1985), Mr. Bharath (1986), Bhagwaan Dada (1986), Velaikaran (1987), Guru Sishyan (1988) and Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988).[21] During this time, he made his debut in American cinema with a supporting role in the mystery adventure film Bloodstone (1988), a box-office failure.[22]

Rajinikanth continued to act in Bollywood, often playing supporting roles in films such as Hum, Khoon Ka Karz, and Phool Bane Angaray (all in 1991). Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Thalapathi (1991), based on the Indian epic Mahabharata, earned him critical acclaim.[22] Suresh Krissna's Annamalai (1992), P. Vasu's Mannan (1992) and Uzhaippali (1993) are among his box-office successes in Tamil.[23] He made his debut as a screenwriter with Valli (1993), a commercial failure.[lower-alpha 1][13] The Suresh Krissna-directed Baashha, in which he played a crime boss, was a major commercial success in his career and earned him a "demigod" status in Tamil Nadu.[23] Later that year he acted in K. S. Ravikumar's Muthu, which was dubbed into Japanese.[lower-alpha 2] In Japan, the film grossed a record US$1.6 million in 1998 and was largely instrumental in creating a fan-base for Rajinikanth in the country.[25] Padayappa (1999), his second collaboration with Ravikumar, went on to become the highest-grossing Tamil film to that point.[26] In 2002 Rajinikanth produced, wrote and starred in the fantasy thriller Baba,[27] which fell short of market expectations and incurred heavy losses for its distributors.[28] After a three-year sabbatical, he returned to acting with the comedy horror film Chandramukhi (2005); it went on to become the highest-grossing Tamil film to that point,[26] and its theatrical run lasted 126 weeks at Shanti Theatre in Chennai.[lower-alpha 3] Rajinikanth was paid ₹260 million for his role in S. Shankar's Sivaji (2007), which made him the second-highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan.[30] He played dual roles, as a scientist and an andro-humanoid robot, in the science fiction film Enthiran (2010). It was India's most expensive production at the time of its release,[31] and is among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.[lower-alpha 4][33] He played triple roles in the 2014 animated film Kochadaiiyaan, the first in India to be shot with motion capture technology;[34] it was a commercial failure.[35] Two years later, Rajinikanth played a Malaysian Tamil crime boss in Pa. Ranjith's Kabali,[36] which had the biggest weekend opening for an Indian film.[37][38]

Films

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films acted by Rajinikanth
Film Year Role(s) Language(s) Director(s) Notes Ref.
Apoorva Raagangal 1975PandiyanTamilK. Balachander [39]
Katha Sangama 1976KondajiKannadaPuttanna Kanagal [39]
Anthuleni Katha 1976MurthyTeluguK. Balachander [8]
Moondru Mudichu 1976PrasadTamilK. Balachander [8]
Baalu Jenu 1976VasuKannadaBalan,
Kunigal Nagabushan		 [8]
Avargal 1977RamanathanTamilK. Balachander [9]
Kavikkuyil 1977MuruganTamilDevaraj Mohan [9]
Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram 1977VeeraiyanTamilDurai [40]
[41]
Chilakamma Cheppindi 1977RaviTeluguEranki Sharma [9]
Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri 1977SampathTamilS. P. Muthuraman [9]
Ondu Premada Kathe 1977Local school chairmanKannadaS. M. Joe Simon [40]
16 Vayathinile 1977ParattaiTamilP. Bharathiraja [9]
Sahodarara Savaal 1977ShekharKannadaK. S. R. Das [9]
Aadu Puli Attam 1977RajiniTamilS. P. Muthuraman [9]
Gaayathri 1977RajarathinamTamilR. Pattabhiraman [9]
Kumkuma Rakshe 1977UnknownKannadaS. K. A. Chari [9]
Aarupushpangal 1977RaviTamilK. M. Balakrishnan [9]
Tholireyi Gadichindi 1977UnknownTeluguK. S. Rami Reddy [40]
Aame Katha 1977UnknownTeluguK. Raghavendra Rao [40]
Galate Samsara 1977SundarKannadaC. V. Rajendran [9]
Shankar Salim Simon 1978SimonTamilP. Madhavan [12]
Kiladi Kittu 1978SrikanthKannadaK. S. R. Das [12]
Annadammula Savaal 1978RangababuTeluguK. S. R. Das [40]
[42]
Aayiram Jenmangal 1978RameshTamilDurai [12]
Maathu Tappada Maga 1978ChandruKannadaPeketi Sivaram [40]
Mangudi Minor 1978KumarTamilV. C. Guhanathan [40]
[43]
Bairavi 1978MookaiahTamilM. Bhaskar [12]
Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu 1978MuraliTamilC. V. Sridhar [12]
Sadhurangam 1978KumaresanTamilDurai [40]
[44]
Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye 1978JoeTamilA. C. Tirulokchandar [12]
Vayasu Pilichindi 1978MuraliTeluguC. V. Sridhar [40]
Mullum Malarum 1978KaaliTamilJ. MahendranTamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize [12]
Iraivan Kodutha Varam 1978RajinikanthTamilA. Bhimsingh [40]
[45]
Thappida Thala 1978DevuKannadaK. Balachander [12]
Thappu Thalangal 1978DevaTamilK. Balachander [12]
Aval Appadithan 1978ThyaguTamilC. Rudhraiya [12]
Thai Meethu Sathiyam 1978BabuTamilR. Thyagarajan [12]
En Kelvikku Enna Bathil 1978SolomonTamilP. Madhavan [40]
Paavathin Sambalam 1978HimselfTamilDuraiGuest appearance [40]
Justice Gopinath 1978RaviTamilDasari Yoganand [12]
Priya 1978GaneshTamilS. P. MuthuramanTamil–Kannada bilingual film [12]
Priya 1979GaneshKannadaS. P. MuthuramanTamil–Kannada bilingual film [12]
Kuppathu Raja 1979RajaTamilT. R. Ramanna [12]
Iddaru Asadhyule 1979BhaskarTeluguK. S. R. Das [40]
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum 1979KamruddinMalayalamI. V. SasiMalayalam–Tamil bilingual film [12]
Ninaithale Inikkum 1979DeepakTamilK. BalachanderTamil–Telugu bilingual film [12]
[40]
Andamaina Anubhavam 1979DileepTeluguK. BalachanderTamil–Telugu bilingual film [40]
Thaayillamal Naan Illai 1979Bichwa BakriTamilR. ThyagarajanGuest appearance [12]
Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum 1979KamruddinTamilI. V. SasiMalayalam–Tamil bilingual film [12]
Dharma Yuddam 1979RajaTamilR. C. Sakthi [12]
Naan Vazhavaippen 1979Michael D'SouzaTamilDasari Yoganand [12]
Tiger 1979RashidTeluguN. Ramesh [40]
[46]
Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai 1979SanthanamTamilS. P. Muthuraman [12]
Annai Oru Aalayam 1979VijayTamilR. ThyagarajanTamil–Telugu bilingual film [12]
Amma Evarikkaina Amma 1979VijayTeluguR. ThyagarajanTamil–Telugu bilingual film [12]
Billa 1980David Billa, Rajappa[lower-alpha 5]TamilR. Krishnamurthy [47]
Natchathiram 1980HimselfTamilDasari Narayana RaoGuest appearance [40]
[48]
Ram Robert Rahim 1980RamTeluguVijaya Nirmala [47]
Anbukku Naan Adimai 1980GopinathTamilR. Thyagarajan [40]
Kaali 1980KaliTamilI. V. SasiTamil–Telugu bilingual film [40]
Mayadari Krishnudu 1980KrishnuduTeluguR. Thyagarajan [40]
Naan Potta Saval 1980RamTamilPuratchidasan [40]
Johnny 1980Johnny, Vidyasagar[lower-alpha 5]TamilJ. Mahendran [47]
Kaali 1980KaaliTeluguI. V. SasiTamil–Telugu bilingual film [40]
Ellam Un Kairasi 1980RajaTamilM. A. Thirumugam [40]
Polladhavan 1980ManoharTamilMuktha V. Srinivasan [40]
Murattu Kalai 1980KalaiyanTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
[47]
Thee 1981RajashekarTamilR. Krishnamurthy [40]
Kazhugu 1981RajaTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
Thillu Mullu 1981Chandran (Indran)[lower-alpha 6]TamilK. Balachander [40]
[49]
Garjanai 1981VijayTamilC. V. RajendranTamil–Malayalam–Kannada multilingual film [40]
[50]
Garjanam 1981VijayMalayalamC. V. RajendranTamil–Malayalam–Kannada multilingual film [40]
[50]
Garjane 1981VijayKannadaC. V. RajendranTamil–Malayalam–Kannada multilingual film [40]
[50]
Netrikkann 1981Chakravarthi, Santosh[lower-alpha 5]TamilS. P. Muthuraman [47]
Ranuva Veeran 1981RaghuTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
Pokkiri Raja 1982Raja, RameshTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
Thanikattu Raja 1982SuryaprakashTamilV. C. Guhanathan [40]
Ranga 1982RanganathanTamilR. Thyagarajan [40]
Puthukavithai 1982AnandTamilS. P. Muthuraman [47]
Nandri, Meendum Varuga 1982HimselfTamilT. S. B. K. MouleeGuest appearance [40]
[48]
Enkeyo Ketta Kural 1982KumaranTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
[51]
Moondru Mugam 1982Alex Pandian, Arun, John[lower-alpha 7]TamilA. JagannathanTamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize [47]
[51]
Agni Sakshi 1982HimselfTamilK. BalachanderGuest appearance [47]
[48]
Paayum Puli 1983BharaniTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
Uruvangal Maralam 1983Himself (Raghavendrar)TamilS. V. RamananGuest appearance [47]
Thudikkum Karangal 1983GopiTamilC. V. Sridhar [40]
Andha Kanoon 1983Vijay Kumar SinghHindiTatineni Rama Rao [40]
[52]
Thai Veedu 1983RajuTamilR. Thyagarajan [40]
Sivappu Sooriyan 1983VijayTamilMuktha V. Srinivasan [40]
Jeet Hamaari 1983RajuHindiR. Thyagarajan [40]
[53]
Adutha Varisu 1983KannanTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
Thanga Magan 1983ArunTamilA. Jagannathan [40]
Meri Adaalat 1984AshokHindiA. T. Raghu [40]
Naan Mahan Alla 1984VishwanathTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
Thambikku Entha Ooru 1984BaluTamilRajasekhar [40]
[54]
Kai Kodukkum Kai 1984KaalimuthuTamilJ. Mahendran [40]
[49]
Ethe Naasaval 1984RamTeluguPuratchidasan [40]
Anbulla Rajinikanth 1984HimselfTamilK. Natraj [51]
[40]
Gangvaa 1984GangvaaHindiRajasekhar [40]
Nallavanuku Nallavan 1984ManickamTamilS. P. MuthuramanFilmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil [55]
John Jani Janardhan 1984John A. Mendez, Janardhan B. Gupta, Jani[lower-alpha 7]HindiTatineni Rama Rao [40]
Nyayam Meere Cheppalli 1985AathmaramTeluguG. Rammohan RaoGuest appearance [40]
[56]
Naan Sigappu Manithan 1985VijayTamilS.A. Chandrasekhar [40]
[51]
Mahaguru 1985Vijay (Maha Guru)[lower-alpha 6]HindiS. S. Ravichandra [40]
[57]
Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal 1985RaviTamilBalu Mahendra [40]
Wafadaar 1985RangaHindiDasari Narayana Rao [40]
[58]
Sri Raghavendra 1985RaghavendraTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
Geraftaar 1985HussainHindiPrayag RajGuest appearance [40]
[59]
Yaar? 1985HimselfTamilSakthi–KannanGuest appearance [40]
[48]
Bewafai 1985RanvirHindiR. Thyagarajan [40]
[60]
Padikkadavan 1985RajendranTamilRajasekhar [40]
Mr. Bharath 1986BharathTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
Naan Adimai Illai 1986VijayTamilDwarakish [40]
Jeevana Poratam 1986RaviTeluguRajachandra [40]
Viduthalai 1986RajaTamilK. Vijayan [40]
Bhagwaan Dada 1986Bhagwan DadaHindiJ. Om Prakash [40]
[61]
Kodai Mazhai 1986HimselfTamilMuktha S. SundarGuest appearance [40]
Asli Naqli 1986Birju UstadHindiSudarsan Nag [40]
[62]
Dosti Dushmani 1986RanjithHindiTatineni Rama Rao [40]
[63]
Maaveeran 1986RajaTamilRajasekharAlso co-producer [40]
[47]
[64]
Daku Hasina 1987Mangal SinghHindiAshok RaoSpecial appearance [40]
[65]
Velaikaran 1987RaghupathiTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
[66]
Insaaf Kaun Karega 1987Vikram SinghHindiSudarsan Nag [40]
[49]
Oorkavalan 1987KangeyanTamilManobala [40]
[67]
Manithan 1987RajaTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
[68]
Manathil Uruthi Vendum 1987HimselfTamilK. BalachanderGuest appearance [40]
[48]
Uttar Dakshin 1987ShankarHindiPrabhat Khanna [40]
[69]
Tamacha 1988Vikram Pratap SinghHindiRamesh Ahuja [40]
[70]
Guru Sishyan 1988Raja (Guru)[lower-alpha 6]TamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
[71]
Dharmathin Thalaivan 1988Balu, Shankar[lower-alpha 5]TamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
[72]
Bloodstone 1988Shyam SabuEnglishDwight H. Little [40]
[73]
Kodi Parakuthu 1988Erode Shivagiri (Dada)[lower-alpha 6]TamilP. Bharathiraja [40]
[49]
Rajathi Raja 1989Raja, Chinnarasu[lower-alpha 5]TamilR. Sundarrajan [40]
[51]
Gair Kanooni 1989Azam KhanHindiPrayag RajSpecial appearance [40]
[49]
Siva 1989Siva (Tiger)[lower-alpha 6]TamilAmeerjan [40]
[74]
Raja Chinna Roja 1989Raja (Kumar)[lower-alpha 6]TamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
Mappillai 1989AarumugamTamilRajasekhar [40]
Bhrashtachar 1989Abdul SattarHindiRamesh SippySpecial appearance [40]
[75]
ChaalBaaz 1989JagguHindiPankaj Parashar [40]
[76]
Panakkaran 1990MuthuTamilP. Vasu [40]
[77]
Periya Idathu Pillai 1990RajinikanthTamilSenthilnathanGuest appearance [40]
Athisaya Piravi 1990Kaalai, Balu[lower-alpha 5]TamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
[78]
Dharma Durai 1991Dharma DuraiTamilRajasekhar [40]
Hum 1991Kumar MalhotraHindiMukul S. Anand [40]
Farishtay 1991Arjun Thange[lower-alpha 8]HindiAnil Sharma [40]
[78]
Khoon Ka Karz 1991KishanHindiMukul S. Anand [40]
[79]
Phool Bane Angaray 1991Ranjit SinghHindiK. C. Bokadia [40]
[80]
Nattukku Oru Nallavan 1991SubhashTamilV. Ravichandran [40]
[81]
Thalapathi 1991SuryaTamilMani Ratnam [40]
[51]
Mannan 1992KrishnanTamilP. VasuAlso playback singer [40]
[78]
Tyagi 1992Shankar G. "Dadhu" DayalHindiK. C. Bokadia [40]
[49]
Annamalai 1992AnnamalaiTamilSuresh Krissna [40]
[82]
Pandiyan 1992PandiyanTamilS. P. Muthuraman [40]
[49]
[83]
Insaniyat Ke Devta 1993AnwarHindiK. C. Bokadia [40]
[84]
Yejaman 1993VaanavarayanTamilR. V. Udayakumar [40]
[51]
Uzhaippali 1993Thamizharasan (Thamizhazhagan)[lower-alpha 6]TamilP. Vasu [24]
[40]
Valli 1993VeeraiyanTamilK. NatrajCameo appearance
Also producer and screenwriter		 [24]
[40]
Veera 1994Muthuveerappan (Veera)[lower-alpha 6]TamilSuresh Krissna [24]
[40]
Baashha 1995Manickam (Manick Baashha)[lower-alpha 6]TamilSuresh Krissna [40]
[82]
Peddarayudu 1995PaparayuduTeluguRavi Raja PinisettyGuest appearance [24]
[40]
Aatank Hi Aatank 1995MunnaHindiDilip Shankar [40]
[85]
Muthu 1995Muthuvel, Zamindar[lower-alpha 5]TamilK. S. RavikumarTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor [24]
[40]
[55]
Bhagya Debata 1995UnknownBengaliRaghuramSpecial appearance [40]
Arunachalam 1997Arunachalam, Vedachalam[lower-alpha 5]TamilSundar C. [40]
[82]
Padayappa 1999AarupadayappanTamilK. S. RavikumarTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor [40]
[55]
[82]
Bulandi 2000Ghajraj ThakurHindiTatineni Rama RaoGuest appearance [40]
[86]
Baba 2002Baba, Mahavatar Babaji (voice only)[lower-alpha 5]TamilSuresh KrissnaAlso producer and screenwriter [40]
[87]
Chandramukhi 2005Saravanan, Vettaiyan Raja[lower-alpha 5]TamilP. VasuTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor [40]
[55]
[88]
Sivaji 2007Sivaji (M. G. Ravichandran)[lower-alpha 6]TamilS. ShankarTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil		 [5]
[55]
[89]
Kuselan 2008Ashok KumarTamilP. VasuCameo appearance
Tamil–Telugu bilingual film		 [40]
[90]
Kathanayakudu 2008Ashok KumarTeluguP. VasuCameo appearance
Tamil–Telugu bilingual film		 [40]
[90]
Enthiran 2010Vaseegaran, Chitti[lower-alpha 5]TamilS. ShankarVijay Award for Favourite Hero
Vijay Award for Best Villain
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil		 [5]
[55]
[91]
Ra.One 2011ChittiHindiAnubhav SinhaSpecial appearance [40]
[92]
Kochadaiiyaan 2014Kochadaiiyaan, Rana, Sena[lower-alpha 7]TamilSoundarya RajinikanthAlso playback singer [34]
Lingaa 2014Raja Lingeswaran, Lingaa[lower-alpha 5]TamilK. S. RavikumarVijay Award for Favourite Hero [93]
[94]
Kabali 2016Kabaleeswaran (Kabali)[lower-alpha 6]TamilPa. RanjithNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil [95]
[96]
[97]
Cinema Veeran 2017HimselfTamilAishwarya R. DhanushDocumentary film,
Narrator		 [98]
[99]
Kaala 2018Karikaalan (Kaala)[lower-alpha 6]TamilPa. Ranjith [100]
2.0 Films that have not yet been released 2018Vaseegaran, Chitti[lower-alpha 5]TamilS. ShankarPost-production [101]
Petta Films that have not yet been released TBA TBA Tamil Karthik Subbaraj Filming [102]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ He was also the producer.[24]
  2. ↑ The Japanese title is Mutu: Odoru Maharaja.[3]
  3. ↑ The film broke the 63-year-old record set by the 1944 Tamil film Haridas, which ran for 112 weeks at Broadway Theatre, Madras.[29]
  4. ↑ The film grossed ₹ 2.89 billion (approximately US$43 million) worldwide, surpassing Sivaji's collection of ₹ 1.55 billion (approximately US$24 million). As of June 2016, it remains the highest-grossing Tamil film.[32]
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  7. 1 2 3
  8. ↑ The full name of the character is Ranoji Rao Shivaji Rao Gaekwad Jadichmul Arjun Thange.[78]

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