Rajnikanth

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Birth Name: Shivaji Rao Gaekwad

Age: 73, born 12 December 1950

Country of origin: India

Currently Residing In: India

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Latha Rangachari Rajinikanth

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Description: Rajinikanth is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon. Rajinikanth struggled as an impoverished child. He began acting in plays while working in the Bangalore Transport Service as a bus conductor. In 1973, he joined the Madras Film Institute to pursue a diploma in acting. Following his debut in K. Balachander's National Film Award-winning Apoorva Raagangal (1975), his acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. After establishing himself as a lead actor in a number of commercially successful films, he began to be referred to as a "superstar" and h ... (more)