Rajnikanth, the popular actor, is a superstar of the south film industry as well as Bollywood. He has been in the industry for a very long time now and charmed audiences in movies like Moondru Mudichu, Vayathinile, Bairavi, Mullum Malarum, Darbar, Lingaa, Robot. However, are you aware of how did the superstar start his acting career? We tell you today!

Rajinikanth began his career in 1975 with a relatively small role as an abusive husband with director K Balachander’s ‘Apoorva Raagangal’ starring Kamal Haasan in the lead. Rajinikanth gradually rose to become a star actor after initially playing the role of an antagonist in his early films. The growth of the star has been phenomenal.

Rajinikanth gained the superstar title from the movie Bairavi, which had Sripriya, Geetha, Sreekanth, Manorama, and Suruli Rajan in important roles. After this, Rajini’s successful career took off and it was also the first Tamil film to cast Rajinikanth as the main hero. Later, he ruled the south film industry and Bollywood circuit with his power pack acting.

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