Rajinikanth (Tamil: ரஜினிகாந்த்; Kannada: ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್; Marathi: रजनीकांत) (born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
on December 12, 1950 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India)[1][2]
is an Indian film actor.
He received
Rajinikanth debuted as
an actor in 1975 under the direction of K. Balachander in supporting roles. He was later favored in
portraying antagonistic characters and gradually rose to acting in lead roles.
He also appeared in the cinemas of other nations, including American cinema. He was reportedly paid Rs. 26 crore (about $5.3 million USD as of January 2009)
for Sivaji: The Boss,[4]
making him the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan.[5]
