By Admin 
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.