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Rajinikanth

1950 - Today

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Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. Known for his uniquely styled mannerism and one liners in films, he has a huge fan base and a cult following. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rajinikanth is the 3,408th most popular actor (down from 1,870th in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from India (down from 310th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rajinikanth ranks 3,408 out of 13,578. Before him are Charles Gray, Vladimir Zeldin, Marisa Allasio, Freddie Jones, Sheryl Lee, and Benoît Poelvoorde. After him are Richard Burbage, Kenny Ortega, Kelly Hu, Lya Mara, Chishū Ryū, and Sonja Wigert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Rajinikanth ranks 283. Before him are Antonio Di Pietro, Jurica Jerković, David Brin, Graham Hancock, Slava Polunin, and Johan Leysen. After him are Kenny Ortega, Álvaro Noboa, Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, Nelinho, Joe Bugner, and Gérard Lanvin.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajinikanth ranks 526 out of 1,861. Before him are Kumaragupta I (400), Fatima Jinnah (1893), Asin (1985), Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916), Ashraf Ali Thanwi (1863), and Puneeth Rajkumar (1975). After him are Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888), Mastani (1699), Kadambini Ganguly (1861), Bhaichung Bhutia (1976), Cerverí de Girona (1259), and Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Rajinikanth ranks 66. Before him are Shruti Haasan (1986), Ranveer Singh (1985), Kajol (1974), Pankaj Kapur (1954), Asin (1985), and Puneeth Rajkumar (1975). After him are Sharmila Tagore (1944), Anna Kashfi (1934), Asrani (1940), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Rekha (1954), and Anupam Kher (1955).

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