Veteran actor Rajinikanth celebrates his 74th birthday today. Having appeared in over 170 films since his debut in 1975, the superstar is geared up for his next release, Coolie, slated for a 2025 release. Take a look at some of his best works:
This romantic-drama film follows the complicated love story of two couples, a young man Prasanna (Rajinikanth) who falls in love with Bhairavi, a much older woman, and Ranjani (Bhairavi’s daughter), who falls in love with Mahendran (Prasanna’s father)
Low-lying rickshaw driver Manickam (Rajinikanth) has let go of his past life of violence, but when his police officer brother gets into trouble with some gangsters, he is forced back into it to protect those he love
Inspired by Malayalam film ‘Manichithrathazhu’, this film is a horror-comedy following the life of a NRI couple who call in psychiatrist Saravanan (Rajinikanth), when the ancestral home they reside in begin to show signs of unexplainable paranormal activities
Scientist Vaseegaran (Rajinikanth) creates a robot in his own image and calls him Chitti (also Rajinikanth). Problems arise when Chitti starts to develop feelings for Vaseegaran’s wife, Sana
Muthuvel Pandian (Rajinikanth) is a retired police officer who is on the quest for revenge when his son, ACP Arjun goes missing while investigating a smuggling case. Meanwhile, the police try to cover it up as a suicide
When gangster-turned-Union Minister Haridev Abhayankar repeatedly tries to evict the people of Dharavi and steal their land, Karikaalan (Rajinikanth) fights to protect the people and their rights
Kali is fired from his job following an accident that leaves him unable to do the same. When his ex-boss tells Kali he wishes to marry his sister Valli, he rejects the proposal, as a way to get even with him for laying him off
Raised in the slums, Surya (Rajinikanth) advocates and fights for the rights of the poor. He is then recruited by gangster Deva, which turns his whole world upside down