Rajinikanth: See the rare pictures of the legendary megastar 'Thalaivaa' on his 67th birthday
'If you don't know Rajnikanth, Rajnikanth knows you'. The most invincible and the popular superstar of Tamil Nadu has captured the world with his great cinematic presence and acting skills. The legendary actor has been one of the greatest entertainers on this planet. If he weren't there we would have never known the world of cinema can be so charismatic and fascinating. Due to his extreme popularity, Rajnikanth has a cult-like figure from across the globe. On his 66th birthday know these amazing facts about the reigning 'Thalaivaa'.
'If you don't know Rajnikanth, Rajnikanth knows you'. The most invincible and the popular superstar of Tamil Nadu has captured the world with his cinematic presence and acting skills. The legendary actor is one of the greatest entertainers on this planet.
His real name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad and his mother tongue is Marathi. However, he has not done any Marathi films yet. (Express Photo Service)
Coming from an economically poor family, Shivaji Rao used to do odd jobs so that he could add an extra income to ease his family's burden. He worked as a bus conductor in Bengaluru Transport Service. (Express Photo Service)
Rajinikanth started his acting career with the Tamil movie Apoorva Raagangal, in which he had a very small role to play. With Kamal Haasan playing the lead role of hero, his performance as a villain was noticed by few. (Express Photo Service)
Rajinikanth is the only celebrity to attract 150,000 followers on his very first day on Twitter. (Express Photo Service)
Rajinikanth is the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan. However, he hasn't forgotten his roots and remains simple and humble. IN PIC: Rajinikanth in 'Oorkaval'. (Express Photo Service)
Rajnikanth 's trademark is his style of tossing a cigarette, which he had practised during his early years. He started tossing his cigarettes to impress his seniors in school, so that he could join their gang. (Express Photo Service)
His latest movie, Kabali which released in 2016 was the Superstar's 159th film . IN PIC: Rajinikanth and Vijitha in 'Raja Madhanaraja'. (Express Photo Service)
Many get surprised when they hear that Rajinikanth had acted in a Hollywood movie. Yes. our beloved superstar had starred in the 1988 action-adventure movie Bloodstone. IN PIC: Rajinikanth with Prasanth, Raama Veerappan and AVM Saravanan in the audio release of the film 'Engathambi'. (Express Photo Service)
Rajnikanth's movies have special screenings, some as early as 4 in the morning. Some companies in Chennai and Bengaluru had declared a holiday on the release of Rajini's Kabali just to avoid the pile up of leave letters and excuses. People travel to Chennai from across the world to watch his movie. IN PIC: Rajnikanth and Amala. (Express Photo Service)
His film 'Enthiran' is the only Tamil film to make into IMDB top 50 films worldwide. IN PIC: Chennai Corporation Mayor M K Stalin with the Superstar. (Express Photo Service)
Rajini's fans conduct rituals on huge cutouts of the star just before the release of his films for goodwill and success. (Express Photo Service)
