Why rajnikanth is famous

His friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur supported him financially during his course. During one of his onstage performances at the institute,Tamil film director K Balachander noticed him and advised him to learn Tamil, which Rajinikanth followed without delay. In Pics: Happy 65th birthday Rajinikanth: Top 10 roles. The movie was well received and went on to win three National Awards. Director S. Soon after, J. This was the turning point in his career, where he went from an actor to a performer who not only enthralled his audience but moved them to tears.

Towards the end of the 80s, Rajinikanth had gained immense popularity down South. He suddenly decided to take a break and quit acting, but was coaxed back. His double role made the film a huge commercial success. The film was well received and went on to become the highest-grossing film at that time. However, the film failed to live up to the expectations of his fans due to a weak script, which was written by Rajinikanth himself.

India's message boards are alight with Rajnikanth jokes "Rajnikanth was bitten by a cobra. After four days of intense suffering, the snake died. Onscreen, when Rajinikanth points his finger, it's accompanied by the sound of a whip cracking. When he becomes enraged, the director cuts to a shot of a gorilla pounding his chest or inserts a tiger roaring on the soundtrack. Echo is added to enhance his "punch dialogues," rhyming lines uttered at moments of high drama.

I will also do what I don't say. Rajnikanth is no. And he's done it again. Rajnikanth has come out with yet another mega-hit movie, made with a budget of 1. Unlike his other action movies, this one is a little different. BBC reports , "India's most expensive film ever is a Frankenstein -type tale of a scientist who makes a robot in his own image, which turns into a monster and falls in love with his maker's fiancee. That makes it more than 4 movies every year since the last 39 years!

There is a first time for everything - and Rajini is usually the first one to have done it. For instance, in he became the first Indian actor to have appeared in four different forms of cinema - black and white, color, 3D and motion capture! This came after starring in 'Kochadaiiyaan' and the 3D release of 'Sivaji'. How many actors did you grow up studying about? Rajinikanth does not have an official Facebook page yet , so when the superstar stepped into social media by opening a Twitter account , he garnered a following of over , within 24 hours.

This makes for the fastest rate of followers for any Indian celebrity - and ranks among the top 10 in the world! The last reason, but certainly not the least important one, is just the mind-staggering fan following of Rajini all over India, with or without Twitter accounts.

His heart of gold and his humble attitude wins him a dedication from fans that no amount of crore films can. He might be the subject of a lot of jokes and memes - but then, greatness has always inspired envy, right?

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