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[[Rajinikanth]] is an Indian actor who has appeared in over 170 films, mainly in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sadanand-menon-reviews-rajinikanth-the-definitive-biography-by-naman-ramachandran/1/242791.html |title=Power of the Dark Sun |work=[[India Today]] |date=18 January 2013 |accessdate=19 July 2016 |last=Menon |first=Sadanand |authorlink=Sadanand Menon |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107120140/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sadanand-menon-reviews-rajinikanth-the-definitive-biography-by-naman-ramachandran/1/242791.html |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> He began his film career by playing antagonistic and supporting roles before graduating to a lead actor.<ref name=hindu1>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/tamil-film-industry-villains-with-heroic-pasts/article8475517.ece|title=Villains with heroic pasts|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=Kesavan|first=N.|date=14 April 2016|accessdate=26 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121324/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/tamil-film-industry-villains-with-heroic-pasts/article8475517.ece|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> After starring in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he has continued to hold a [[matinée idol]] status in the popular culture of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|last=Saraswathi |first=S |title=Best films of Rajinikanth |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/40-years-of-rajinikanth-south/20150827.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=27 August 2015 |accessdate=27 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107120017/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/40-years-of-rajinikanth-south/20150827.htm |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Writing for ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', [[Grady Hendrix]] called him the "biggest movie star you've probably never heard of."<ref name="slate">{{cite web|authorlink=Grady Hendrix |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2010/09/superstar_rajinikanth.html |title=Superstar Rajinikanth! |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=27 September 2010 |accessdate=26 May 2016 |last=Hendrix |first=Grady |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107120228/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2010/09/superstar_rajinikanth.html |archivedate= 7 January 2017 }}</ref> Rajinikanth has also worked in other Indian film industries such as [[Bollywood]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]].<ref name="Zee News">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html|title=Thalaiva Rajinikanth turns 64!|last=Handoo|first=Ritika|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=12 December 2014|accessdate=24 December 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121814/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/thalaiva-rajinikanth-turns-64_1513435.html|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Overview ==
He made his cinematic debut with [[K. Balachander]]'s 1975 Tamil drama ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'', in which he played a minor role of an abusive husband.<ref name=IE1>{{cite news|title=Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: How the superstar came to be|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=12 December 2015|accessdate=27 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121907/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/happy-birthday-rajinikanth-how-the-superstar-came-to-be/|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Reed|first=Sir Stanley|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUzjAAAAMAAJ|date=1983|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|location=Bombay (Mumbai)|page=234}}</ref> He had his first major role in Balachander's Telugu drama film ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]'' (1976), and got his breakthrough in Tamil with ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]'' (1976)—also directed by Balachander. His style and mannerisms in the latter earned recognition from the audience.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Playing the Villain}} In 1977, he acted in 15 films, playing negative characters in most of them, including ''[[Avargal]]'', ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'', ''[[Aadu Puli Attam (1977 film)|Aadu Puli Attam]]'' and ''[[Gaayathri]]''.<ref name=hindu1 /><ref name=IE1 /> He had positive roles in ''[[Kavikkuyil]]'', the Kannada film ''[[Sahodarara Savaal]]'',{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}} and the Telugu film ''[[Chilakamma Cheppindi]]'', in which he played the protagonist for the first time in his career.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roy |first=Gitanjali |title=Rajinikanth, the Boss |url=http://www.ndtv.com/people/rajinikanth-the-boss-507333 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |accessdate=6 November 2016 |date=12 December 2012 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107120248/http://www.ndtv.com/people/rajinikanth-the-boss-507333 |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> His role as a failed lover in [[S. P. Muthuraman]]'s ''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri]]'' (1977) won him critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm|title=Rajini acts in front of the camera, never behind it|author=Rajitha|work=Rediff.com|date=22 December 1999|accessdate=6 June 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121339/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/22muthu.htm|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1978, he was cast as the main lead in the Tamil film ''[[Bairavi]]''.<ref name=hindu1 /> The same year, he received critical acclaim for his roles in ''[[Mullum Malarum]]'' and ''[[Aval Appadithan]]''; the former earned him a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize|Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actor]].<ref name=IE1 /> He made his Malayalam cinema debut with [[I. V. Sasi]]'s fantasy drama ''[[Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum]]'' (1979), an adaptation of a story from ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}<ref name=navhindtimes>{{cite news|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/none-thalliva-mind/|title=None other than Thalliva, mind it|work=[[The Navhind Times]]|date=19 November 2014|accessdate=6 June 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121922/http://www.navhindtimes.in/none-thalliva-mind/|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> By the end of the decade, he had worked in all [[Cinema of South India|South Indian languages]] and established a career in Tamil cinema.<ref name=IE1 /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/the-rajini-mystique/article2153059.ece|title=The Rajini mystique|last=Hariharan|first=K.|work=The Hindu|date=2 July 2011|accessdate=24 December 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121345/http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/the-rajini-mystique/article2153059.ece|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

He played [[dual role]]s in the action thriller ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]'' (1980), which was a remake of the Bollywood film ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978). It was his biggest commercial success to that point and gave him the "[[action hero|action-hero]]" image.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html|title=Ajit-The new 'Billa'!|website=[[Sify]]|date=3 December 2006|accessdate=27 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107122518/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-the-new-billa-news-tamil-kkfvgVcaegdsi.html|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-top-10-tamil-gangster-films-south/20140801.htm |title=The Top 10 Tamil Gangster Films |work=Rediff.com |date=1 August 2014 |accessdate=27 May 2016 |last=Saraswathi |first=S. |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107123701/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-top-10-tamil-gangster-films-south/20140801.htm |archivedate= 7 January 2017 }}</ref> Balachander's ''[[Thillu Mullu (1981 film)|Thillu Mullu]]'' (1981), the Tamil remake of the Bollywood film ''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979), was Rajinikanth's first full-length [[comedy film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-thillu-mullu-fails-to-deliver/20130617.htm |title=Review: Thillu Mullu fails to deliver |last=Saraswathi |first=S |work=Rediff.com |date=17 June 2013 |accessdate=28 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107123307/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-thillu-mullu-fails-to-deliver/20130617.htm |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> He played triple roles in the 1982 Tamil film ''[[Moondru Mugam]]'', which earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards ceremony. The following year, he made his Bollywood debut with [[Rama Rao Tatineni]]'s ''[[Andha Kanoon]]''; it was among the top-grossing Bollywood films in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 1980–1989 (Figures in Ind Rs)|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014090332/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archivedate=14 October 2013|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|accessdate=22 February 2013}}</ref> Muthuraman's ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]'' (1984) won him that year's [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor]].<ref name = "Zee News"/> In 1985, he portrayed the Hindu saint [[Raghavendra Swami]] in his 100th film ''[[Sri Raghavendrar]]'',<ref name=DC>{{cite news|last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |title=39 years of Rajinikanth |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140822/entertainment-kollywood/article/39-years-rajinikanth |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=23 August 2014 |accessdate=27 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107123501/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140822/entertainment-kollywood/article/39-years-rajinikanth |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> a box-office failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-rajinikanths-10-biggest-flops/20140528.htm|title=Sri Raghavendra (1985)|last=S.|first=Saraswathi|work=Rediff.com|date=28 May 2014|accessdate=17 June 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107124106/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-rajinikanths-10-biggest-flops/20140528.htm|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In the latter half of the 1980s, he starred in several films in Tamil and Hindi, including ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]'' (1985), ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' (1986), ''[[Bhagwaan Dada]]'' (1986), ''[[Velaikaran]]'' (1987), ''[[Guru Sishyan (1988 film)|Guru Sishyan]]'' (1988) and ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite news|title=Return of Rajinikanth|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=23 February 2012|accessdate=27 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107124131/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/return-of-rajinikanth/story-WwoOk94xxZ9e2qqym8kpGI.html|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> During this time, he made his debut in American cinema with a supporting role in the mystery adventure film ''[[Bloodstone (1988 film)|Bloodstone]]'' (1988), a box-office failure.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|title=Top 12 Rajinikanth movies|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/Top-12-Rajinikanth-movies/Top-12-Rajinikanth-movies/photostory/27121660.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 November 2014|accessdate=27 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107124817/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/photo-features/Top-12-Rajinikanth-movies/Top-12-Rajinikanth-movies/photostory/27121644.cms|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Rajinikanth continued to act in Bollywood, often playing supporting roles in films such as ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]'', ''[[Khoon Ka Karz]]'', and ''[[Phool Bane Angaray]]'' (all in 1991). [[Mani Ratnam]]'s Tamil film ''[[Thalapathi]]'' (1991), based on the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'', earned him critical acclaim.<ref name="TOI" /> [[Suresh Krissna]]'s ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'' (1992), [[P. Vasu]]'s ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' (1992) and ''[[Uzhaippali]]'' (1993) are among his box-office successes in Tamil.<ref name=IE2>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |title=Rajinikanth's journey from being a conductor to becoming demi-god |work=The Indian Express |date=23 May 2014 |accessdate=5 June 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107125028/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanths-journey-from-being-a-conductor-to-becoming-demi-god/ |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his debut as a screenwriter with ''[[Valli (film)|Valli]]'' (1993), a commercial failure.{{efn|He was also the producer.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Baashha, Muthu, Padayappa}}}}<ref name=navhindtimes /> The Suresh Krissna-directed  ''[[Baashha]]'', in which he played a [[Boss (crime)|crime boss]], was a major commercial success in his career and earned him a "demigod" status in Tamil Nadu.<ref name=IE2 /> Later that year he acted in [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Muthu (1995 film)|Muthu]]'', which was dubbed into Japanese.{{efn|The Japanese title is ''Mutu: Odoru Maharaja''.<ref name="rediff" />}} In Japan, the film grossed a record US$1.6&nbsp;million in 1998 and was largely instrumental in creating a fan-base for Rajinikanth in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0/ |title=Brand Rajinikanth |work=[[The Financial Express (India)]] |last=Saroj Kumar |first=S. |date=4 January 2012 |accessdate=24 December 2014 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107125040/http://www.financialexpress.com/archive/brand-rajinikanth/895433/0/ |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), his second collaboration with Ravikumar, went on to become the highest-grossing Tamil film to that point.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |title=The Rajni phenomenon |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=4 September 2005 |accessdate=6 June 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107125005/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050904/spectrum/main5.htm |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002 Rajinikanth produced, wrote and starred in the fantasy thriller ''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]'',<ref name="baba">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |title=Baba |work=The Hindu |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=16 August 2002 |accessdate=24 December 2014 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107125819/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/16/stories/2002081600960300.htm |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> which fell short of market expectations and incurred heavy losses for its distributors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |title=Film producer GV commits suicide |work=Rediff.com |last=Sathiya Moorthy |first=N. |date=3 May 2003 |accessdate=24 December 2014 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107125855/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> After a three-year sabbatical, he returned to acting with the [[comedy horror]] film ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005); it went on to become the highest-grossing Tamil film to that point,<ref name=tribune /> and its theatrical run lasted 126 weeks at a theatre in Chennai.{{efn|The film broke the 63-year-old record set by the 1944 Tamil film ''[[Haridas (1944 film)|Haridas]]'', which ran for 112 weeks at Broadway Theatre, Madras.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 100 day myth |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/mar/21/the-100-day-myth-34499.html |last=Narayanan |first=Sharadha |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=21 March 2009 |accessdate=27 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107125947/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/mar/21/the-100-day-myth-34499.html |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} Rajinikanth was paid {{INR}}260&nbsp;million for his role in [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007), which made him the second-highest paid actor in Asia after [[Jackie Chan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Rajinikanth-Lesser-known-facts/Rajinikanth-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/34830168.cms |title=Rajinikanth: Lesser known facts |work=The Times of India |date=17 August 2015 |accessdate=28 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107130117/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Rajinikanth-Lesser-known-facts/Rajinikanth-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/34830168.cms |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> He played dual roles, as a scientist and an [[Android (robot)|andro-humanoid robot]], in the science fiction film ''[[Enthiran]]'' (2010). It was [[List of most expensive Indian films|India's most expensive production at the time of its release]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/will-enthiran-20-be-the-most-expensive-indian-film-ever-made/20151226.htm |title=Will Enthiran 2.0 be the most expensive Indian film ever made? |work=Rediff.com |date=26 December 2015 |accessdate=6 June 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161117080214/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/will-enthiran-20-be-the-most-expensive-indian-film-ever-made/20151226.htm |archivedate=17 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films of all time]].{{efn|The film grossed {{INR}} 2.89 billion (approximately {{USD|43 million}}) worldwide, surpassing ''Sivaji''{{'}}s collection of {{INR}} 1.55 billion (approximately {{USD|24 million}}). As of June 2016, it remains the highest-grossing Tamil film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747|title=2nd Saturday Box Office Collection: Baahubali Beats Endhiran's Lifetime Record in 9 Days|last=H Hooli|first=Shekhar|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=19 July 2015|accessdate=6 June 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130404/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-beats-endhirans-lifetime-box-office-record-639747|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-31/news/28431985_1_indian-film-sun-tv-network-rajinikanth |title=Rajinikanth adds 30% to Kalanithi Maran's Sun TV Network revenue |work=[[The Economic Times]] |last1=Malviya |first1=Sagar |last2=Vyas |first2=Maulik |date=31 January 2011 |accessdate=19 June 2012 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107130025/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-31/news/28431985_1_indian-film-sun-tv-network-rajinikanth |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> He played triple roles in the 2014 animated film ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'', the first in India to be shot with [[motion capture]] technology;<ref name="Roundup">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846|title='Kochadaiiyaan' Review Roundup: Commendable Attempt by Soundarya; Worth Watching|work=International Business Times|last=Seshagiri|first=Sangeetha|date=23 May 2014|accessdate=24 December 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130410/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-review-roundup-commendable-attempt-by-soundarya-worth-watching-600846|archivedate=7 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> it was a commercial failure.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece | title=Now, Kochadaiyaan producers in financial tangle | work=The Hindu | date=27 December 2014 | accessdate=18 June 2016 | last=Kandavel | first=Sangeetha | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107130420/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/now-kochadaiyaan-producers-in-financial-tangle/article6729035.ece | archivedate=7 January 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, Rajinikanth played a [[Tamil Malaysians|Malaysian Tamil]] crime boss in [[Pa. Ranjith]]'s ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Madhav |first=Pramod |title=Kabali: Rajinikanth, the don of dons |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kabali-rajinikanth-pa-rajinth-don-film-release/1/715543.html |work=India Today |accessdate=6 November 2016 |date=15 July 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161117082753/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kabali-rajinikanth-pa-rajinth-don-film-release/1/715543.html |archivedate=17 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> which had the biggest weekend opening for an Indian film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajinikanth's Kabali box office collection day one: Film makes around Rs. 48 crore on Friday |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rajinikanth-kabali-box-office-collection-day-1-radhika-apte-tamil-movie-2930153/ |work=The Indian Express |date=25 July 2016 |accessdate=6 November 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161117082729/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rajinikanth-kabali-box-office-collection-day-1-radhika-apte-tamil-movie-2930153/ |archivedate=17 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |title='Magizhchi' at the box-office |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Magizhchi-at-the-box-office/article14517250.ece |work=The Hindu |date=30 July 2016 |accessdate=6 November 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170107130038/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Magizhchi-at-the-box-office/article14517250.ece |archivedate= 7 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

His recent blockbuster, ''[[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|Jailer]]'' (2023), directed by [[Nelson Dilipkumar]], grossed over {{INR}}600 crores, making it his second film to gross over the {{INR}}500 and 600 crores mark, securing the position among [[List of Tamil films of 2023|highest grossing Tamil film of 2023]] and the [[List of highest grossing Indian films|highest grossing Indian films of all time]]. With this film, he has also established himself as the only actor in Tamil cinema with  two film to gross over 600 crore. {<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 October 2023|title=Jailer worldwide closing box office collections: Superstar Rajinikanth film is Biggest Tamil film of All Time|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/jailer-worldwide-closing-box-office-collections-superstar-rajinikanth-film-is-biggest-tamil-film-of-all-time-1248206|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005035223/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/jailer-worldwide-closing-box-office-collections-superstar-rajinikanth-film-is-biggest-tamil-film-of-all-time-1248206|archive-date=5 October 2023|access-date=16 January 2024|website=PINKVILLA|language=en}}</ref>

== Films ==
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! scope="row"| ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]''
| 1975 || Pandiyan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Apoorva Raagangal}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Katha Sangama]]''
| 1976 || Kondaji || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Kanagal|[[Puttanna Kanagal]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Apoorva Raagangal}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Anthuleni Katha]]''
| 1976 || Murthy || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Playing the Villain}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''
| 1976 || Prasad || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Playing the Villain}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Baalu Jenu]]''
| 1976 || Vasu || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Balan|Balan}},<br/>{{no wrap|{{sort|Nagabushan|Kunigal Nagabushan}}}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Playing the Villain}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Avargal]]''
| 1977 || Ramanathan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Kavikkuyil]]''
| 1977 || Murugan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Mohan|[[Devaraj Mohan]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram]]''
| 1977 || Veeraiyan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Durai|[[Durai (director)|Durai]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite news|title=ரஜினியின் பெருந்தன்மை |url=http://archives.thinakaran.lk/2013/02/26/default.asp?fn=f1302265 |accessdate=1 June 2016 |work=[[Thinakaran]] |date=25 February 2013 |trans-title=Rajini's generosity |language=Tamil |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161110223623/http://archives.thinakaran.lk/2013/02/26/default.asp?fn=f1302265 |archivedate=10 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|''[[Chilakamma Cheppindi]]''
| 1977 || Ravi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Sharma|Eranki Sharma}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"|''[[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]]''
| 1977 || Sampath || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"|''[[Ondu Premada Kathe]]''
| 1977 || Local school chairman || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Simon|S. M. Joe Simon}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[16 Vayathinile]]''
| 1977 || Parattai || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Bharathiraja|[[P. Bharathiraja]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Sahodarara Savaal]]''
| 1977 || Shekhar || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Das|[[K. S. R. Das]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Aadu Puli Attam (1977 film)|Aadu Puli Attam]]''
| 1977 || Rajini || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Gaayathri]]''
| 1977 || Rajarathinam || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Pattabhiraman|R. Pattabhiraman}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Kumkuma Rakshe]]''
| 1977 || Unknown || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Chari|S. K. A. Chari}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Aarupushpangal]]''
| 1977 || Ravi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Balakrishnan|K. M. Balakrishnan}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Tholireyi Gadichindi]]''
| 1977 || Unknown || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Reddy|K. S. Rami Reddy}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Aame Katha]]''
| 1977 || Unknown || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{no wrap|{{sort|Rao|[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]}}}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Galate Samsara]]''
| 1977 || Sundar || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Rajendran|[[C. V. Rajendran]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. 1977}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Shankar Salim Simon]]''
| 1978 || Simon || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Madhavan|[[P. Madhavan]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Kiladi Kittu]]''
| 1978 || Srikanth || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Das|[[K. S. R. Das]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Annadammula Savaal]]''
| 1978 || Rangababu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Das|[[K. S. R. Das]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVxY5jHtqMs|title=Annadammula Savaal (1978)&nbsp;– HD Full Length Telugu Film&nbsp;– Krishna&nbsp;– Rajinikanth&nbsp;– Jayachitra|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=iDream HD Movies|date=23 September 2013|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Aayiram Jenmangal]]''
| 1978 || Ramesh || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Durai|[[Durai (director)|Durai]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Maathu Tappada Maga]]''
| 1978 || Unknown || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Sivaram|[[Peketi Sivaram]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Mangudi Minor]]''
| 1978 || Kumar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Guhanathan|[[V. C. Guhanathan]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8jyuXtXmFI|title=Mangudi Minor|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Raj Video Vision|date=23 June 2014|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Bairavi]]''
| 1978 || Mookaiah || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[M. Bhaskar]] ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu]]''
| 1978 || Murali || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Sridhar|[[C. V. Sridhar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Sadhurangam (1978 film)|Sadhurangam]]''
| 1978 || Kumaresan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Durai|[[Durai (director)|Durai]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BjQcou9Zf4|title=Sadhurangam Tamli Full Movie : Rajinikanth|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Tamil Movies|date=7 July 2011|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye]]''
| 1978 || Joe || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Tirulokchandar|[[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Vayasu Pilichindi]]''
| 1978 || Murali || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Sridhar|[[C. V. Sridhar]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Mullum Malarum]]''
| 1978 || Kaali || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Mahendran|[[J. Mahendran]]}} || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Iraivan Kodutha Varam]]''
| 1978 || Rajinikanth || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Bhimsingh|[[A. Bhimsingh]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Iraivan Kodutha Varam |last=Bhimsingh |first=A.  |type=motion picture |language=Tamil |publisher=Raja Cine Arts |year=1978 |trans-title=A Boon Given by God | authorlink=A. Bhimsingh}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thappida Thala]]''
| 1978 || Devu || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thappu Thalangal]]''
| 1978 || Deva || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Aval Appadithan]]''
| 1978 || Thyagu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Rudhraiya|[[C. Rudhraiya]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thai Meethu Sathiyam]]''
| 1978 || Babu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[En Kelvikku Enna Bathil]]''
| 1978 || Solomon || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Madhavan|[[P. Madhavan]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Paavathin Sambalam]]''
| 1978 || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Durai|[[Durai (director)|Durai]]}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Justice Gopinath]]''
| 1978 || Ravi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Yoganand|[[Dasari Yoganand]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Priya (1978 film)|Priya]]''
| 1978 || Ganesh || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || Tamil–Kannada bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Priya (1978 film)|Priya]]''
| 1979 || Ganesh || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||{{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || Tamil–Kannada bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Kuppathu Raja]]''
| 1979 || Raja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Ramanna|[[T. R. Ramanna]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Iddaru Asadhyule]]''
| 1979 || Bhaskar || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Das|[[K. S. R. Das]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum]]''
| 1979 || Kamruddin || [[Malayalam]] || {{sort|Sasi|[[I. V. Sasi]]}} || Malayalam–Tamil bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)|Ninaithale Inikkum]]''
| 1979 || Deepak || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} || Tamil–Telugu bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Andamaina Anubhavam]]''
| 1979 || Dileep || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} || Tamil–Telugu bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thaayillamal Naan Illai]]''
| 1979 || Bichwa Bakri || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum]]''
| 1979 || Kamruddin || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Sasi|[[I. V. Sasi]]}} || Malayalam–Tamil bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Dharma Yuddam]]''
| 1979 || Raja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Sakthi|[[R. C. Sakthi]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Naan Vazhavaippen]]''
| 1979 || Michael D'Souza || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Yoganand|[[Dasari Yoganand]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Tiger (1979 film)|Tiger]]''
| 1979 || Rashid || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Ramesh|N. Ramesh}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fvuq9ThIig|title=Tiger&nbsp;– Telugu Full Movie (1979)&nbsp;– NTR, Rajinikanth|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Ultra Regional|date=8 January 2015|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai]]''
| 1979 || Santhanam || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Annai Oru Aalayam]]''
| 1979 || Vijay || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} || Tamil–Telugu bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Amma Evarikkaina Amma]]''
| 1979 || Vijay || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} || Tamil–Telugu bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Superstar}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Billa (1980 film)|Billa]]''
| 1980 || David Billa,<br/>Rajappa || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||{{sort|Krishnamurthy|R. Krishnamurthy}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Natchathiram]]''
| 1980 || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{no wrap|{{sort|Rao|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]}}}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name="metro">{{cite news |url=http://www.metronews.lk/article.php?category=entertainment&news=8103 |title=இன்று 64 ஆவது பிறந்த தினத்தைகொண்டாடும் சுப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் குறித்த அபூர்வ தகவல்கள் |work=[[Metro News (Sri Lanka)]] |date=12 December 2014 |accessdate=1 June 2016 |trans-title=Interesting facts about Superstar Rajinikanth on his 64th birthday today |language=Tamil |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161113132059/http://www.metronews.lk/article.php?category=entertainment&news=8103 |archivedate=13 November 2016 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ram Robert Rahim]]''
| 1980 || Ram || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Nirmala|[[Vijaya Nirmala]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Anbukku Naan Adimai]]''
| 1980 || Gopinath || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Kaali (1980 film)|Kaali]]''
| 1980 || Kali || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Sasi|[[I. V. Sasi]]}} || Tamil–Telugu bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Mayadari Krishnudu]]''
| 1980 || Krishnudu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Naan Potta Saval]]''
| 1980 || Ram || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Puratchidasan|Puratchidasan}}   || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Johnny (1980 film)|Johnny]]''
| 1980 || Johnny,<br />Vidyasagar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Mahendran|[[J. Mahendran]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Kaali (1980 Telugu film)|Kaali]]''
| 1980 || Kaali || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Sasi|[[I. V. Sasi]]}} || Tamil–Telugu bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ellam Un Kairasi]]''
| 1980 || Raja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Thirumugam|M. A. Thirumugam}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Polladhavan (1980 film)|Polladhavan]]''
| 1980 || Manohar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Srinivasan|[[Muktha V. Srinivasan]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Murattu Kaalai (1980 film)|Murattu Kalai]]''
| 1980 || Kalaiyan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br />{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thee (1981 film)|Thee]]''
| 1981 || Rajashekar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Krishnamurthy|R. Krishnamurthy}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Kazhugu (1981 film)|Kazhugu]]''
| 1981 || Raja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thillu Mullu (1981 film)|Thillu Mullu]]''
| 1981 || Chandran (Indran) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=sify>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-filmography-news-tamil-kkfs8Rbffcjsi.html|title=Rajinikanth: Filmography|website=[[Sify]]|date=11 December 2012|accessdate=30 May 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114122204/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajinikanth-filmography-news-tamil-kkfs8Rbffcjsi.html|archivedate=14 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Garjanai]]''
| 1981 || Vijay || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Rajendran|[[C. V. Rajendran]]}} || Tamil–Malayalam–Kannada multilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=garjanai>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbvQT3mIRII|title=Garjanai Full Movie HD Quality Video Part 1|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher= Five Star Entertainment|date=3 April 2013|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Garjanam]]''
| 1981 || Vijay || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] || {{sort|Rajendran|[[C. V. Rajendran]]}} || Tamil–Malayalam–Kannada multilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=garjanai />
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Netrikkann]]''
| 1981 || Chakravarthi,<br />Santosh || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Garjane]]''
| 1981 || Vijay || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || {{sort|Rajendran|[[C. V. Rajendran]]}} || Tamil–Malayalam–Kannada multilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=garjanai />
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ranuva Veeran]]''
| 1981 || Raghu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Pokkiri Raja (1982 film)|Pokkiri Raja]]''
| 1982 || Raja,<br />Ramesh || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thanikattu Raja]]''
| 1982 || Suryaprakash || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Guhanathan|[[V. C. Guhanathan]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ranga (1982 film)|Ranga]]''
| 1982 || Ranganathan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Puthukavithai]]''
| 1982 || Anand || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Nandri, Meendum Varuga]]''
| 1982 || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Moulee|[[T. S. B. K. Moulee]]}} ||Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=metro />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Enkeyo Ketta Kural]]''
| 1982 || Kumaran || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=AV>{{cite web |title=பாசமிகு அண்ணனில் தொடங்கி அதிநவீன திருடன் வரை- ரஜினியின் 40 ஆண்டுகள் ஒரு பார்வை |url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/pokkisham/51131.art |last=ஆசிபா பாத்திமா |first=ந. |work=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |trans-title=From affectionate brother to new robber&nbsp;— A look into Rajini's 40 years |language=Tamil |date=18 August 2015 |accessdate=30 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161114135534/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/pokkisham/51131.art |archivedate=14 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Moondru Mugam]]''
| 1982 || Alex Pandian,<br />Arun,<br />John || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Jagannathan|[[A. Jagannathan]]}} || Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}<br/><ref name=AV />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Agni Sakshi (1982 film)|Agni Sakshi]]''
| 1982 || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} ||Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}<br/><ref name=metro />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Paayum Puli (1983 film)|Paayum Puli]]''
| 1983 || Bharani || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Uruvangal Maralam]]''
| 1983 || Himself (Raghavendrar) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Ramanan|S. V. Ramanan}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Thudikkum Karangal]]''
| 1983 || Gopi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Sridhar|[[C. V. Sridhar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Andha Kanoon]]''
| 1983 || Vijay Kumar Singh || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Rama Rao|[[Tatineni Rama Rao]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Andha Kanoon |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/andha-kanoon/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161115115742/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/andha-kanoon/cast/ |archivedate=15 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Thai Veedu]]''
| 1983 || Raju || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Sivappu Sooriyan]]''
| 1983 || Vijay || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Srinivasan|[[Muktha V. Srinivasan]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Jeet Hamaari]]''
| 1983 || Raju || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Jeet Hamaari |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jeet-hamaari/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161115115740/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jeet-hamaari/cast/ |archivedate=15 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Adutha Varisu]]''
| 1983 || Kannan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Thanga Magan (1983 film)|Thanga Magan]]''
| 1983 || Arun || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Jagannathan|[[A. Jagannathan]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Meri Adalat (1984 film)|Meri Adaalat]]''
| 1984 || Ashok || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Raghu|[[A. T. Raghu]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Naan Mahaan Alla (1984 film)|Naan Mahan Alla]]''
| 1984 || Vishwanath || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Thambikku Entha Ooru]]''
| 1984 || Balu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Rajasekhar|[[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=From a milkman to superstar!&nbsp;– A farmer in Thambikku entha Ooru? (1984) |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/30slid4.htm |work=Rediff.com |accessdate=1 June 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161115115756/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/30slid4.htm |archivedate=15 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Kai Kodukkum Kai]]''
| 1984 || Kaalimuthu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Mahendran|[[J. Mahendran]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=sify />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Naan Potta Savaal|Ethe Naasaval]]''
| 1984 || Ram || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Puratchidasan|Puratchidasan}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Anbulla Rajinikanth]]''
| 1984 || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Natraj|[[K. Natraj]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=AV /><br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Gangvaa]]''
| 1984 || Gangvaa || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Rajasekhar|[[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Nallavanuku Nallavan]]''
| 1984 || Manickam || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Tamil]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Awards}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[John Jani Janardhan]]''
| 1984 || John A. Mendez,<br/>Janardhan B. Gupta,<br/>Jani || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Rama Rao|[[Tatineni Rama Rao]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"|''[[Nyayam Meere Cheppalli]]''
| 1985 || Aathmaram || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]  || {{sort|Rammohan Rao|G. Rammohan Rao}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bX-pn9Yiis|title=Nyayam Meere Cheppali Telugu Full Movie|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher= Indian Video Guru|date=4 April 2015|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row"|''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]''
| 1985 || Vijay || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Chandrasekhar|[[S.A. Chandrasekhar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=AV />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Mahaguru (1985 film)|Mahaguru]]''
| 1985 || Vijay<br/>(Maha Guru) || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Ravichandra|S. S. Ravichandra}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Maha Guru |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/maha-guru/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161115115803/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/maha-guru/cast/ |archivedate=15 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal]]''
| 1985 || Ravi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Mahendra|[[Balu Mahendra]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Wafadaar]]''
| 1985 || Ranga || [[Hindi]] || {{no wrap|{{sort|Narayana Rao|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]}}}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Wafadaar |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/wafadaar/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161115115752/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/wafadaar/cast/ |archivedate=15 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Sri Raghavendra]]''
| 1985 || [[Raghavendra Swami]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Geraftaar]]''
| 1985 || Hussain || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Raj|Prayag Raj}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Giraftaar |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/giraftaar/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161115115744/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/giraftaar/cast/ |archivedate=15 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Yaar?]]''
| 1985 || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Kannan|[[Yaar Kannan|Sakthi–Kannan]]}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=metro />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Bewafai]]''
| 1985 || Ranvir || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Thyagarajan|R. Thyagarajan}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bewafai |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bewafai/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161115115749/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bewafai/cast/ |archivedate=15 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Padikkadavan (1985 film)|Padikkadavan]]''
| 1985 || Rajendran || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Rajasekhar|[[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Mr. Bharath]]''
| 1986 || Bharath || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Naan Adimai Illai]]''
| 1986 || Vijay || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Dwarakish|[[Dwarakish]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Jeevana Poratam]]''
| 1986 || Ravi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Rajachandra|Rajachandra}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Viduthalai (1986 film)|Viduthalai]]''
| 1986 || Raja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Vijayan|[[K. Vijayan]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Bhagwaan Dada]]''
| 1986 || Bhagwan Dada || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Om Prakash|[[J. Om Prakash]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bhagwan Dada |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bhagwan-dada/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161116135050/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bhagwan-dada/cast/ |archivedate=16 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Kodai Mazhai]]''
| 1986 || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||  {{sort|Sundar|[[Muktha S. Sundar]]}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Asli Naqli]]''
| 1986 || Birju Ustad || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Nag|Sudarsan Nag}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Asli Naqli |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/asli-naqli-2/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161116135052/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/asli-naqli-2/cast/ |archivedate=16 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Dosti Dushmani]]''
| 1986 || Ranjith || [[Hindi]] || [[Tatineni Rama Rao]] || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/08frmovieshindi/article4486215.ece |title=Dosti Dushmani |work=The Hindu |date=8 March 2013 |accessdate=1 June 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161116135101/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/08frmovieshindi/article4486215.ece |archivedate=16 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Maaveeran]]''
| 1986 || Raja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Rajasekhar|[[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]}} || Also co-producer
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. The 1980s}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xglbinn-V8c|title=Maaveeran Tamil Full Movie : Rajinikanth, Ambika, Jaishankar|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Tamil Movies|date=3 October 2015|accessdate=2 June 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Daku Hasina]]''
| 1987 || Mangal Singh || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Rao|Ashok Rao}} || Special appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Daku Hasina |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/daku-hasina/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161117113743/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/daku-hasina/cast/ |archivedate=17 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Velaikaran]]''
| 1987 || Raghupathi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite news |title=வேலைக்காரன் (1987) |url=http://cinemaexpress.com/cinemaexpress/story.aspx?Title=%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20(1987)&artid=111760&SectionID=144&MainSectionID=144&SEO=&SectionName=Fashion |work=[[The New Indian Express|Cinema Express]] |trans-title=Velaikaran (1987) |language=Tamil |accessdate=1 June 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161117113728/http://cinemaexpress.com/cinemaexpress/story.aspx?Title=%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20(1987)&artid=111760&SectionID=144&MainSectionID=144&SEO=&SectionName=Fashion |archivedate=17 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Insaaf Kaun Karega]]''
| 1987 || Vikram Singh || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Nag|Sudarsan Nag}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=sify />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Oorkavalan]]''
| 1987 || Kangeyan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Manobala|[[Manobala]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P94eE_KJOsk|title=Oorkavalan|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Rajshri Tamil|date=23 November 2012|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Manithan (1987 film)|Manithan]]''
| 1987 || Raja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite news|title=மனிதன் (1987) |url=http://www.cinemaexpress.com/cinemaexpress/story.aspx?Title=%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+(1987)&artid=111646&SectionID=144&MainSectionID=144&SectionName=Fashion&SEO= |work=[[The New Indian Express|Cinema Express]] |trans-title=Manithan (1987) |language=Tamil |accessdate=1 June 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140830080626/http://www.cinemaexpress.com/cinemaexpress/story.aspx?Title=%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D+(1987)&artid=111646&SectionID=144&MainSectionID=144&SectionName=Fashion&SEO= |archivedate=30 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Manathil Uruthi Vendum]]''
| 1987 || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Balachander|[[K. Balachander]]}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=metro />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Uttar Dakshin]]''
| 1987 || Shankar || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Khanna|Prabhat Khanna}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSCyH1a6O3Y|title=Uttar Dakshin&nbsp;– Rajnikanth, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Rajshri|date=25 January 2012|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Tamacha]]''
| 1988 || Vikram Pratap Singh || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Ahuja|Ramesh Ahuja}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Tamacha |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tamacha/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061105/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tamacha/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Guru Sishyan (1988 film)|Guru Sishyan]]''
| 1988 || Raja (Guru) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite news|title=குரு சிஷ்யன்&nbsp;– (1988) |url=http://www.cinemaexpress.com/cinemaexpress/story.aspx?Title=%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%20%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B7%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20-%20(1988)&artid=111837&SectionID=144&MainSectionID=144&SEO=&SectionName=Fashion |work=[[The New Indian Express|Cinema Express]] |trans-title=Guru Sishyan (1988) |language=Tamil |accessdate=1 June 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061034/http://www.cinemaexpress.com/cinemaexpress/story.aspx?Title=%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%20%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B7%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20-%20(1988)&artid=111837&SectionID=144&MainSectionID=144&SEO=&SectionName=Fashion |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Dharmathin Thalaivan]]''
| 1988 || Balu,<br />Shankar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite book|last=Pandian|first=Anand Sankar|title=Landscapes of Redemption: Cultivating Heart and Soil in South India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x7BPAQAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=University of California, Berkeley|pages=310–312}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Bloodstone (1988 film)|Bloodstone]]''
| 1988 || Shyam Sabu || [[English language|English]] || {{sort|Little|[[Dwight H. Little]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bloodstone |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bloodstone/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061203/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bloodstone/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Kodi Parakuthu]]''
| 1988 || Erode Shivagiri (Dada) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Bharathiraja|[[P. Bharathiraja]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=sify />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Rajathi Raja]]''
| 1989 || Raja,<br/>Chinnarasu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Sundarrajan|[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=AV />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Gair Kanooni]]''
| 1989 || Azam Khan || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Raj|Prayag Raj}} || Special appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=sify />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Siva (1989 Tamil film)|Siva]]''
| 1989 || Siva (Tiger) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Ameerjan|[[Ameerjan]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br /><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxP93pZo5Ig|title=Siva|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Raj Video Vision|date=2 October 2012|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Raja Chinna Roja]]''
| 1989 || Raja (Kumar) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Mappillai (1989 film)|Mappillai]]''
| 1989 || Aarumugam || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Rajasekhar|[[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Bhrashtachar]]''
| 1989 || Abdul Sattar || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Sippy|[[Ramesh Sippy]]}} || Special appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bhrashtachar |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bhrashtachar/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061121/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bhrashtachar/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[ChaalBaaz]]''
| 1989 || Jaggu || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Parashar|[[Pankaj Parashar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Chalbaaz |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/chalbaaz-2/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061127/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/chalbaaz-2/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Panakkaran]]''
| 1990 || Muthu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Vasu|[[P. Vasu]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRNxd71jKFw|title=Panakkaran&nbsp;– Rajnikanth, Gautami&nbsp;– Tamil Hit Movie|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Rajshri Tamil|date=9 September 2014|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Periya Idathu Pillai]]''
| 1990 || Rajinikanth || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Senthilnathan|[[Senthilnathan]]}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Athisaya Piravi]]''
| 1990 || Kaalai,<br/>Balu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Thalapathi and Annamalai}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Dharma Durai]]''
| 1991 || Dharma Durai || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Rajasekhar|[[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]''
| 1991 || Kumar Malhotra || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Anand|[[Mukul S. Anand]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Farishtay]]''
| 1991 || Arjun Thange{{efn|The full name of the character is Ranoji Rao Shivaji Rao Gaekwad Jadichmul Arjun Thange.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Thalapathi and Annamalai}}}} || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Sharma|[[Anil Sharma]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Thalapathi and Annamalai}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Khoon Ka Karz]]''
| 1991 || Kishan || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Anand|[[Mukul S. Anand]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Khoon Ka Karz |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/khoon-ka-karz/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061215/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/khoon-ka-karz/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Phool Bane Angaray]]''
| 1991 || Ranjit Singh || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Bokadia|[[K. C. Bokadia]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Phool Bane Angarey |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/phool-bane-angarey/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061303/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/phool-bane-angarey/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Nattukku Oru Nallavan]]''
| 1991 || Subhash || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Ravichandran|[[V. Ravichandran]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBcCZrbi9MI|title=Nattukku Oru Nallavan&nbsp;– Rajini Kanth Super Hit&nbsp;– Tamil Full Movie HD|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=Real Digital War|date=18 August 2015|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Thalapathi]]''
| 1991 || Surya || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Ratnam|[[Mani Ratnam]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=AV />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]''
| 1992 || Krishnan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Vasu|[[P. Vasu]]}} || Also playback singer
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Thalapathi and Annamalai}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Tyagi (film)|Tyagi]]''
| 1992 || Shankar G. "Dadhu" Dayal || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Bokadia|[[K. C. Bokadia]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=sify />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]''
| 1992 || Annamalai || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Krissna|[[Suresh Krissna]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=rediff2>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/birthday-special-the-many-avatars-of-rajinikanth/20141212.htm |title=Birthday Special: The Many Avatars of Rajinikanth |last=Saraswathi |first=S. |work=Rediff.com |date=12 December 2014 |accessdate=30 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20141217143415/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/birthday-special-the-many-avatars-of-rajinikanth/20141212.htm |archivedate=17 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Pandiyan (film)|Pandiyan]]''
| 1992 || Pandiyan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Muthuraman|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=sify /><br/><ref>{{cite book|last=Nakassis|first=Constantine V.|title=Doing Style: Youth and Mass Mediation in South India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dHTTCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA190|year=2016|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-32785-3|page=190}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Insaniyat Ke Devta]]''
| 1993 || Anwar || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Bokadia|[[K. C. Bokadia]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Insaaniyat Ke Devta |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/insaaniyat-ke-devta/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061138/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/insaaniyat-ke-devta/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Yejaman]]''
| 1993 || Vaanavarayan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Udayakumar|[[R. V. Udayakumar]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=AV />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Uzhaippali]]''
| 1993 || Thamizharasan (Thamizhazhagan) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Vasu|[[P. Vasu]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Baashha, Muthu, Padayappa}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Valli (film)|Valli]]''
| 1993 || Veeraiyan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Natraj|[[K. Natraj]]}} || Cameo appearance<br />Also producer and screenwriter
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Baashha, Muthu, Padayappa}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Veera (1994 film)|Veera]]''
| 1994 || Muthuveerappan (Veera) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Krissna|[[Suresh Krissna]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Baashha, Muthu, Padayappa}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Baashha]]''
| 1995 || Manickam (Manick Baashha) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Krissna|[[Suresh Krissna]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br /><ref name=rediff2 />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Peddarayudu]]''
| 1995 || Paparayudu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]  || {{sort|Pinisetty|[[Ravi Raja Pinisetty]]}} || Guest appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Baashha, Muthu, Padayappa}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Aatank Hi Aatank]]''
| 1995 || Munna || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Shankar|Dilip Shankar}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Aatank Hi Aatank |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aatank-hi-aatank/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061246/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aatank-hi-aatank/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]''
| 1995 || Muthuvel,<br/>Zamindar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Ravikumar|[[K. S. Ravikumar]]}} || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Baashha, Muthu, Padayappa}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Awards}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Bhagya Debata]]''
| 1995 || Unknown || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || {{sort|Raghuram|[[Raghuram]]}} || Special appearance
| style="text-align:center;"|  {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]''
| 1997 || Arunachalam,<br/>Vedachalam || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Sundar|[[Sundar C.]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=rediff2 />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Padayappa]]''
| 1999 || Aarupadayappan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Ravikumar|[[K. S. Ravikumar]]}} || Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Awards}}<br/><ref name=rediff2 />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Bulandi (2000 film)|Bulandi]]''
| 2000 || Ghajraj Thakur || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Rama Rao|[[Tatineni Rama Rao]]}} || Guest appearance
|style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bulandi |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bulandi/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119061222/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bulandi/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Baba (2002 film)|Baba]]''
| 2002 || Baba,<br/>[[Mahavatar Babaji]] (voice only) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Krissna|[[Suresh Krissna]]}} || Also producer and screenwriter
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Baba}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Chandramukhi]]''
| 2005 || Saravanan,<br/>Vettaiyan Raja || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Vasu|[[P. Vasu]]}} || Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Awards}}<br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Chandramukhi, Sivaji and Enthiran}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]''
| 2007 || Sivaji Arumugam || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Shankar|[[S. Shankar]]}} || Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor<br />[[Vijay Award for Favourite Hero]]<br />Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Tamil
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name = "Zee News"/><br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Awards}}<br/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Sivaji-3D/movie-review/17728504.cms |title=Sivaji 3D Movie Review |work=The Times of India |date=14 December 2012 |accessdate=30 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161104111557/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Sivaji-3D/movie-review/17728504.cms |archivedate= 4 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Kuselan]]''
| 2008 || Ashok Kumar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Vasu|[[P. Vasu]]}} || Cameo appearance<br />Tamil–Telugu bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=Pavithra>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk.htm |title=Rajnikanth's show all the way |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |work=Rediff.com |date=1 August 2008 |accessdate=30 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130201074518/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/01ssk.htm |archivedate= 1 February 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Kathanayakudu (2008 film)|Kathanayakudu]]''
| 2008 || Ashok Kumar || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || {{sort|Vasu|[[P. Vasu]]}} || Cameo appearance<br />Tamil–Telugu bilingual film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref name=Pavithra />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Enthiran]]''
| 2010 || Vaseegaran,<br/>Chitti || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Shankar|[[S. Shankar]]}} || Vijay Award for Favourite Hero<br />[[Vijay Award for Best Villain]]<br />Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Tamil
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name = "Zee News"/><br/>{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Awards}}<br/><ref name="NIE">{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jul/22/Rajinikanths-Kabali-magic-mesmerises-Mumbai-943171.html | title=Rajinikanth's 'Kabali' magic mesmerises Mumbai | work=The New Indian Express | date=22 July 2016 | accessdate=27 July 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114125532/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/jul/22/Rajinikanths-Kabali-magic-mesmerises-Mumbai-943171.html | archivedate=14 January 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Ra.One]]''
| 2011 || Chitti || [[Hindi]] || {{sort|Sinha|[[Anubhav Sinha]]}} || Special appearance
|style="text-align:center;"| {{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=chpt. Filmography}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Ra.One |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ra-one/cast/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=29 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119063418/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ra-one/cast/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || Kochadaiiyaan,<br/>Rana,<br/>Sena || | [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || {{sort|Soundarya|[[Soundarya Rajinikanth]]}} || Also playback singer
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Roundup" />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Lingaa]]''
| Raja Lingeswaran,<br/>Lingeswaran (Lingaa) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||{{sort|Ravikumar|[[K. S. Ravikumar]]}} || Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-movie-review-roundup-rajinikanth-show-all-way-616937 | title='Lingaa' Movie Review Roundup: Rajinikanth Show All the Way | work=International Business Times | date=12 December 2014 | accessdate=23 September 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114125623/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/lingaa-movie-review-roundup-rajinikanth-show-all-way-616937 | archivedate=14 January 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref><br/><ref>{{cite web|title=9th Vijay Awards 2015: Complete Winners' List & Photos |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/vijay-awards-2015-winners-list-photos-live-updates-630385 |last=Upadhyaya |first=Prakash |work=International Business Times |date=25 April 2015 |accessdate=30 May 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114125630/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/vijay-awards-2015-winners-list-photos-live-updates-630385 |archivedate=14 January 2017 }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]''
| 2016 || Kabaleeswaran (Kabali)|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| {{sort|Ranjith|[[Pa. Ranjith]]}} || Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Tamil
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2017/tamil/nominations | title=Tamil Nominations for Filmfare Awards South 2017 | work=Filmfare | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609074040/http://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2017/tamil/nominations | archivedate=9 June 2017 | accessdate=9 June 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref><br/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rajinikanths-next-film-loosely-based-on-real-life-don/ |title=Rajinikanth's next film loosely based on real-life don |work=The Indian Express |date=16 August 2015 |accessdate=1 June 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119063355/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rajinikanths-next-film-loosely-based-on-real-life-don/ |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kabali-superstar-rajinikanths-gangster-film-finally-has-a-release-date/1/666361.html |title=Kabali: Superstar Rajinikanth's gangster film finally has a release date |work=India Today |date=12 May 2016 |accessdate=30 May 2016 |last=Purushothaman |first=Kirubhakar |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161119063433/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kabali-superstar-rajinikanths-gangster-film-finally-has-a-release-date/1/666361.html |archivedate=19 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''Cinema Veeran''
| 2017 || Himself || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||{{sort|Dhanush|[[Aishwarya R. Dhanush]]}} || [[Documentary film]],<br/>Narrator
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cinema-veeran-rajnikanth-aishwarya-dhanush-and-ar-rahman-join-hands-for-a-documentary/1/605257.html |title=Cinema Veeran: Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Dhanush and AR Rahman join hands for a documentary |last=Purushothaman |first=Kirubhakar |date=25 February 2016 |publisher=India Today |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623062103/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cinema-veeran-rajnikanth-aishwarya-dhanush-and-ar-rahman-join-hands-for-a-documentary/1/605257.html |archivedate=23 June 2017 |url-status=live |accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref><br/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hotstar.com/movies/cinema-veeran/1000171902 |title=Cinema Veeran |publisher=Hotstar |accessdate=23 June 2017 |archive-date=23 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623062146/http://www.hotstar.com/movies/cinema-veeran/1000171902 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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! scope= "row"|''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || Dr.Vaseegaran, Chiiti, Kutty || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||{{sort|Shankar|[[S. Shankar]]}} ||
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanths-2-0-will-not-release-on-diwali-1684464 |title=Rajinikanth's 2.0 Will Not Release On Diwali |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=22 April 2017 |accessdate=22 April 2017 |first=Shruti |last=Shiksha |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170422034914/http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/rajinikanths-2-0-will-not-release-on-diwali-1684464 |archivedate=22 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope= "row" | ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]''
| Karikalan  ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| {{sort|Ranjith|[[Pa. Ranjith]]}} || 
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rajinikanth-next-titled-kaala-karikaalan-dhanush-reveals-new-posters-see-photos-4672750/ | title=Rajinikanth film Kaala Karikaalan poster: Dhanush reveals first look of Thalaivar's gangster drama | work=The Indian Express | date=25 May 2017 | accessdate=25 May 2017 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525124637/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/rajinikanth-next-titled-kaala-karikaalan-dhanush-reveals-new-posters-see-photos-4672750/ | archivedate=25 May 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope= "row"|  ''[[Petta]]  ''
|2019||Petta, Kaali||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||{{sort|Subbaraj|[[Karthik Subbaraj]]}}||
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Subhakeerthana |first=S. |date=10 January 2019 |title=Petta review: More celebration, less film |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/petta-movie-review-rating-rajinikanth-5532050/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110131700/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/petta-movie-review-rating-rajinikanth-5532050/ |archive-date=10 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope= "row"|  ''[[Darbar]]  ''
|2020||Aaditya Arunachalam ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||{{sort|Murugadoss|[[A.R. Murugadoss]]}}||
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 January 2020 |title='Darbar' review: Rajini in his element, but fails to save the plot |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/darbar-review-rajini-in-his-element-but-fails-to-save-the-plot/articleshow/73223070.cms |url-status=live |access-date=23 January 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200123035314/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/darbar-review-rajini-in-his-element-but-fails-to-save-the-plot/articleshow/73223070.cms |archive-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Annaatthe]]''
|2021
| Kaalaiyan (Annaatthe)
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|{{sort|Siva}}
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-04 |title=Annaatthe review: Rajinikanth's film is a colossal mess, weakest in Siva's filmography |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/annaatthe-review-rajinikanth-s-film-is-a-colossal-mess-weakest-in-siva-s-filmography-101635995715774.html |access-date=2021-11-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=4 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104042916/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/annaatthe-review-rajinikanth-s-film-is-a-colossal-mess-weakest-in-siva-s-filmography-101635995715774.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|Jailer]]''
|2023
| "Tiger" Muthuvel Pandian
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|{{sort|Dilipkumar|[[Nelson Dilipkumar]]}}
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2022 |title=Superstar Rajinikanth's Muthuvel Pandian from Jailer arrives today on actor's 72nd birthday. See poster |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/superstar-rajinikanths-muthuvel-pandian-from-jailer-arrives-today-on-actors-72nd-birthday-see-poster-2308038-2022-12-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212093043/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/superstar-rajinikanths-muthuvel-pandian-from-jailer-arrives-today-on-actors-72nd-birthday-see-poster-2308038-2022-12-12 |archive-date=12 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Lal Salaam (2024 film)|Lal Salaam]]''
|2024
| D. G. Moideen
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| {{sort|Rajinikanth|Aishwarya Rajinikanth}}
|
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 March 2023 |title=Aishwarya Rajinikanth's directorial 'Lal Salaam' starts rolling in Chennai |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aishwarya-rajinikanths-directorial-lal-salaam-starts-rolling-in-chennai/articleshow/98468743.cms?from=mdr |access-date=7 March 2023 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317081343/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aishwarya-rajinikanths-directorial-lal-salaam-starts-rolling-in-chennai/articleshow/98468743.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{cite book|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|authorlink=Naman Ramachandran|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3mzyPGSfwKMC|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography|year=2014|origyear=2012|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-0-670-08620-7|oclc=825198202}}
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==Other websites==
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