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Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor mainly working in the Tamil film industry. He also worked in films in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. He made his film acting debut with the Apoorva Raagangal in 1975, starring Kamal Haasan. In 1976, he debuted in Kannada with the movie Katha Sangama and in Telugu with the movie Anthuleni Katha. He debuted in Malayalam with the movie Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum in 1979. He debuted in Hindi with the movie Andhaa Kaanoon in 1983. He made a guest appearance in the Bengali film Bhagya Debata in 1995.

For his contributions to Indian cinema, the Indian government honored him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, which are the country’s third and second highest civilian honors, respectively. In 2019, he was also given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which is the highest Indian award in the film industry. He starred in several successful films, including Geraftaar (1985), Padikkadavan (1985), Mr. Bharath (1986), Dosti Dushmani (1986), Velaikaran (1987), Manithan (1987), Dharmathin Thalaivan (1988), and ChaalBaaz (1989). In 2024, Rajinikanth received the UAE Golden Visa.

He was born on 12 December 1950 (age 75 years) to Ramoji Rao Gaekwad, who was a police constable, and Jijabai in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. His ancestors hailed from Mavadi Kadepathar, Pune district, Maharashtra. He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers, Satyanarayana Rao and Nageshwara Rao, and a sister, Aswath Balubhai. He studied at Government Kannada Model Primary School, Gavipuram, Bangalore. He married Latha Rangachari on 26 February 1981, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The couple has two daughters: Aishwarya and Soundarya.

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Full Name	Shivaji Rao Gaikwad
Other Names	Rajinikanth
Profession	Actor
Date Of Birth	12 December 1950
Age	75
Place of Birth	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Marital Status	Married
Spouse	Latha
Children	Aishwarya, Soundarya
Parents	Father: Ramoji Rao Gaekwad Mother: Jijabai
School	Government Kannada Model Primary School, Gavipuram, Bangalore
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