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Happy Birthday Rajinikanth! Reasons why the thalaivar will always be the Superstar

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Dec 12, 2023, 08:00 IST
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Happy Birthday Rajinikanth! Reasons why the thalaivar will always be the Superstar

Rajinikanth, the name needs no introduction in the cinema world as his movies have been doing the talking for almost 5 decades. Rajinikanth is fondly called Superstar by fans and he deserves the title as he is an inspiration for the younger generation. Superstar Rajinikanth is also called Thalaivar by fans, and the veteran actor is celebrating his 72nd birthday today (Dec 12). Fans have tuned into the celebration mode on social media as several hashtags around the actor and his movies have been trending at the top. Here is a look at reasons why Rajinikanth is always the Superstar of cinema.

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Movies that explored his skills in the early stage

Rajinikanth opted to concentrate on both commercial and classic films at the start of his career. His roles in the films like 'Mullum Malarum', 'Apoorva Raagangal', 'Thillu Mullu', 'Pathinaru Vayadhinile', and others explored his skills, and he cemented his place in the industry through them. Rajinikanth cemented a strong base for him, and it made him mount higher and higher.

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His style and swag

Right from the start, Rajinikanth followed a unique style, and it's also the one that brought the actor into cinema. Rajinikanth then inspired fans through his style and swag, and it was wisely followed by fans. Rajinikanth's style has been followed by his younger generation as well, and it's hard to find an actor without a reference to the former's acting.

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Entertaining family dramas

Rajinikanth has delivered several successful films, while family dramas made him develop a huge fan base. He also resembled several real-life characters through his on-screen avatar and taught a lesson to fans through his films. 'Enthiran', 'Padaiyappa', 'Sivaji', 'Mannan', 'Padikathavan', and others are the films of Rajinikanth that will never keep you bored.

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Subject oriented films

Despite choosing commercial films, Rajinikanth has opted to do content-oriented films. 'Sri Raghavendra', 'Chandramukhi', 'Aarilirindhu Aruvathu Varai', 'Billa', 'Annamalai', and others are character-oriented films from Rajinikanth. These films proved the class of Rajinikanth, and we can see several films connecting to the subject of his films.

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Box office hits

Rajinikanth is the King of the box office, and his movies get a great reception at the box office. He holds several box office records across locations, while the highest-grossing Tamil film is also the actor's '2.0'. By delivering industry hits in regular time, Rajinikanth has proved that he can strike anytime at the box office, and his recent outing 'Jailer' proved his strength as well. Rajinikanth's star value is unmatchable, and the actor ruling for decades made him an irreplaceable actor. Happy Birthday Thalaivar Rajinikanth! Why the entertaining actor is always the Superstar of cinema

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