Rajinikanth has turned 75 today, but his energy, humility and magical screen-presence are still the same as they were in his early days. He is not just a superstar of cinema but also the heartbeat of millions of hearts.

A name for which fans build temples and celebrate the release day like a festival. His sad fans celebrate fiercely in sadness and happiness. Let us tell you that Rajinikanth has a record in his name, which still stands. No one has been able to break that record yet.

Won hearts with a small role
Let us tell you that Rajinikanth has worked in about 170-180 films since 1975. These include films in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages.

He started his film career with ‘Aparatha Papam’ in 1975. Rajinikanth’s role in this film was very small. He got a lot of screen space. But he had forced the audience to attract him with his side roles. His acting and screen presence in the film was immediately noticed.

Rajinikanth’s first fee
If media reports are to be believed, today they charge Rs 250-300 crore as fees. But you will be surprised to know about his first fee that he got only Rs 1,500 for his first film. At that time this amount was quite nominal. Later, this amount proved to be an important milestone in the beginning of his career.

Unique record made with ‘Muthu’
Now let’s talk about that film whose record no one has been able to break yet. That film was ‘Muthu’ which was an action film. It was released in the year 1995. This film was directed by KS Ravikumar. Rajinikanth was in the lead role in the film.

Stars like Meena, Sarath Babu, Radha Ravi, Jayabharathi, Vadivelu were also with him. The film was produced by Rajam Balachander and Pushpa Kandasamy under the banner of Kavithalaya Productions. The music was composed by AR Rahman. This film has been the biggest hit of Rajinikanth’s career. Its music and story still resonate in the hearts of the audience.

Special things about ‘Muthu’

• IMDb Rating: 6+
• Made on a budget of around Rs 6-8 crores, the worldwide box office collection of this film was around Rs 45-50 crores.
• Due to the popularity of Rajinikanth, the film also got cult status in Japan.
• This Japanese release came under the name of ‘Muthu Odoru Maharaja’.
• It is the highest grossing Indian film in Japan.
• It was the highest grossing Indian film in Japan for a long time.
• It remained Japan’s cult status film for 26 years.

Let us tell you that director SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster film ‘RRR’, released in the year 2022, definitely became the highest-grossing Indian film in Japan. However, the title of cult status film remained only in the name of Rajinikanth.

South superstar Rajinikanth has given many superhit films in his film career. The actor has a strong fan following across the world. Rajinikanth is going to celebrate his birthday on 12th December. The superstar is about to celebrate his 75th birthday and on this occasion we are telling you about his religion, caste and real name. Very few people know the real name of Rajinikanth.

Rajinikanth was born on 12 December 1950 in Bangalore. His father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad was a police constable and his mother was a housewife. The actor belongs to a Maratha Hindu family and follows Hindu religion.

Which caste does Rajinikanth belong to?
Talking about Rajinikanth’s caste, he belongs to the Gaekwad community which is considered to be associated with Kunbi or Maratha groups in Maharashtra. Very few people know the real name of the superstar. Let us tell you that Rajinikanth’s real name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad.

Rajinikanth has worked in more than 170 films
Rajinikanth started his acting career with the Tamil film ‘Apoorva Raagangal’ released in 1975. Of. He played a supporting role in this film made under the direction of Balachander. After this, the film ‘Bhairavi’ released in 1978 was his first film in which he was seen as a lead actor. Rajinikanth has been active in the film industry for more than 50 years. He has worked in more than 170 films in his career. Along with Tamil, the superstar has also worked in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam language films.

Rajinikanth’s workfront
On the work front, Rajinikanth was last seen in the film ‘Coolie’. This film, released in 2025, proved to be a hit at the box office. Now the superstar will be seen in ‘Jailor 2’. This film will hit the theaters on June 12, 2026. Apart from this, Rajinikanth also has a film with Kamal Haasan in the pipeline.