Rajinikanth is a brand in and of himself, thus anything he is linked with gets well-known. But the actor’s journey to where he is today was not easy. Before beginning his career in the film industry, the 67-year-old had to do a variety of odd jobs. The actor, whose real name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, was born in Karnataka and went to school in Bangalore before working for the Karnataka State Transport Corporation as a bus conductor. To have accomplished so much has not been an easy road. It was certainly a roller coaster ride from nothing to Superstar to World Cinema.

Rajinikanth has appeared in a variety of films over the years. He has worked as a producer and screenwriter in the Indian film business, in addition to stunning everyone with his acting prowess. Rajinikanth made his acting debut in the 1975 Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal, which also starred Kamal Haasan. He gradually rose to notoriety and became one of the industry’s most sought-after actors. The star has been in the film industry for almost 45 years and has a long list of notable successes.

We have compiled a list of his hit movies that will take you back in time and you would like to reminisce.

Thalapathi (1991)

Annamalai (1992)

Baasha (1995)

Padaiyappa (1999)

Kabali (2016)

These are some of the dialogues popularized by him which are famous even today.

“Idhu eppadi irukku?” (How’s this?)

“Seeeviduven” (I’ll chop off your head)

“Naan oru thadava sonna, nooru thadava sonna maadiri” (Anything I say once is equivalent to saying it a hundred times)

“Andavan solran. Arunachalam seiran” (God commands, Arunachalam acts)

“En Vazhi, Thani Vazhi” (My way is my own)