The Suresh Krissna-directed Baashha (1995) in which Rajinikanth played a crime boss, was a major commercial success in his career and earned him a 'god-like' status in Tamil Nadu. Balachander's 1975 Tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal, Rajinikanth's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. At the 67th National Film Awards, he was awarded India's highest award in the field of cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke Award.įollowing his debut in K. He is the second-highest grossing actor in Tamil cinema history, behind M. At the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (2019), he was honoured with the Icon of Global Jubilee award. At the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014), he was conferred with the 'Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year'. He received the Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema at the 4th Vijay Awards. The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan (2000) and the Padma Vibhushan (2016). He has won many awards, including four Tamil Nadu State Film Best Actor Awards and a Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award. Karthik Subbaraj said he roped in Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vijay Sethupathi as the story needed two strong villains.Rajinikanth (born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad 12 December 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works primarily in Tamil cinema. Revealing about the antagonists in Petta, he said Rajinikanth believed that it is important to have strong antagonists for a film to have the 'kick'.

The director further said he wanted to make Petta memorable for himself as a fan and called Rajinikanth 'one of the greatest performers in our country'. 'There are shots that people will relate to and connect with his old films,' the director told the Scroll in the interview. Karthik Subbaraj said there are many scenes in Petta, like the one where Rajinikanth opens a gate -seen in the trailer of the movie-that are inspired from the earlier films of the superstar like Apoorva Raagangal. 'Challenge to find your path when you come from film family, says Akhil Akkineni'.'Jai Bhim' controversy: Suriya gets threats, makers given legal notice.Ajith Kumar requests fans to stop calling him 'Thala'.Kamal Haasan has fully recovered from COVID-19, says hospital.'Valimai' trailer out the Ajith-starrer is everything that fans can ask for.

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