Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth is an Indian actor in Tamil cinema, who also made some Hindi films. He debuted in K. Balachander's Apoorva Raagangal (1975) in a small role, and became a solo star with Billa (1980).

His well-known films include Nallavanukku Nallavan (1984), Thalapathi (1991), Baashha (1995), Padayappa (1999), Chandramukhi (2005), Sivaji (2007), Enthiran (2010), Kabali (2016), 2.0 (2018) and Jailer (2023). His honours include the Padma Bhushan (2000), the Padma Vibhushan (2016) and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2019). He returns in Jailer 2 (2026).