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Shivaji Rao Gaikwad [ a ] [ 4 ] born 12 December , known professionally as Rajinikanth , [ b ] is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.

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He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Bhushan in , Padma Vibhushan in , India's third and second highest civilian honours , and the highest award in the field of cinema Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the 67th National Film Awards ceremony for his contributions to Indian cinema.

Following his debut in K. Balachander 's Tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal , Rajinikanth's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. His major positive role as a scorned lover in S. He then played dual roles in the action thriller Billa , a remake of the Hindi film Don It was his biggest commercial success to that point, earned him stardom and gave him the action hero image.

The following year, he made his Hindi film debut with T. Rama Rao 's top grossing Andhaa Kaanoon In , Mani Ratnam 's Tamil crime film Thalapathi , earned him major critical acclaim for his performance.

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Vasu 's Mannan , Uzhaippali and K. Ravikumar 's Muthu and Padayappa ; the latter which went on to become his and Tamil cinema's highest-grossing movie, exceeding Baashha. After a few years of hiatus, he returned to acting with the comedy horror film Chandramukhi ; it went on to become again the highest-grossing Tamil film. His next, S.