The Quint rated the claim “Rajinikanth is going to be Kerala's new governor.” False.
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Rajinikanth
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 170 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. The Government of India honoured him…
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Born 12 December 1950 · Q60068
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2026· 5 entries
NewsMobile rated the claim “A viral video shows Rajinikanth participating in the CJP protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.” False.
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Public attention spiked: 9,298 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 2,661, with 0 article edits.
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The Quint rated the claim “The video shows K Annamalai speaking about meeting Rajinikanth and calling the actor his 'guru'.” False.
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NewsMobile rated the claim “Image Shows CM Vijay Posing With Rajinikanth, Other Actors” AI-generated.
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2025· 5 entries
The Quint rated the claim “This video shows actor Rajinikanth slipping and falling.” False.
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NewsMobile rated the claim “A viral video shows Tamil actor Rajinikanth slipping and falling at his Chennai residence while picking up the morning newspaper.” False.
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Reported claimRated Misrepresentation. The person shown in the video is not Rajnikath rather a Karnataka based journalist named Rajaram Tallur. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Clip shows Rajinikanth falling at his home, raising concerns about his health.” Misrepresentation. The person shown in the video is not Rajnikath rather a Karnataka based journalist named Rajaram Tallur..
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Rajinikanth was honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 56th International Film Festival of India
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Appeared in Lokesh Kanagaraj's action thriller Coolie
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2023· 1 entry
Telugu Post rated the claim “Viral video shows Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth who is unrecognizable, in a very simple attire.” False.
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2021· 1 entry
BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Viral photoshopped image with Rajinikanth medical college of engineering for commerce and arts written on the entrance” False.
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2020· 2 entries
India Today rated the claim “Superstar Rajinikanth has apologised to the public for travelling without an e-pass during the Covid-19 lockdown in Tamil Nadu.” False.
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Rajinikanth quoted a 2017 article from Outlook, which reported that Dravidar Kazhagam founder Periyar E
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2019· 2 entries
Awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2019).
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Rajinikanth starred in Karthik Subbaraj's Petta, in which his performance received praise for his return to his vintage stereotypical style of acting and grossed over ₹250 crore (US$26 million), becoming the second highe
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Padma Vibhushan (2016).
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2015· 1 entry
A film about his fandom, For the Love of a Man, premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival
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2014· 2 entries
Was presented with the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award at the 45th IFFI
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Rajinikanth received over 210,000 followers within 24 hours, which according to The Economic Times was deemed by social media research firms as the fastest rate of followers for any Indian celebrity, as well as among the
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2012· 1 entry
Made Rajinikanth the first Indian actor to have appeared in four different forms of world cinema: black-and-white, colour, 3D and motion capture
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2011· 2 entries
Rajinikanth announced his support for the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare and offered his commercial wedding venue, the Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam, in Chennai free of cost for the India Against Corruption m
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Was awarded the Entertainer of the Decade Award by NDTV for the year 2010 by the then Indian Minister for Home Affairs P
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2010· 2 entries
Condemned the forceful inclusion of Tamil cinema personae in political affairs, broke into a controversy
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As the most expensive Indian film ever made, ultimately emerging an All Time Blockbuster and the second highest-grossing film in India of its time
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2008· 2 entries
Rajinikanth took part in a hunger strike organised by the Nadigar Sangam against Karnataka's stance on the Hogenakkal Falls water dispute, during which he gave a speech against politicians in Karnataka
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However, it entered development hell, and its development status would become unknown over the next few years
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2007· 2 entries
And visited Sathya Sai Baba at Prasanthi Nilayam in Andhra Pradesh before the release of Kuselan the following year
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It set the record of being the longest running Tamil film
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2006· 1 entry
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged the success of Muthu in the country during a speech, justifying the positive relationship between the two nations
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2004· 1 entry
Rajinikanth said he would personally vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but would not extend his support to any front during the upcoming Indian general election
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2002· 2 entries
For which he had also written the screenplay
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Rajinikanth undertook a day-long fast to protest the Government of Karnataka's decision to not release Kaveri River water into Tamil Nadu, and announced that he would contribute ₹10 million (US$100,000) toward a plan to
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded Padma Bhushan (2000).
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And the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019, the highest Indian award in the field of cinema, and the IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Ach
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1998· 1 entry
And was responsible for creating a large Japanese fan-base for the actor
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1995· 1 entry
The South Indian Film Artistes' Association presented him with the Kalaichelvam Award
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1992· 1 entry
Was yet another friendship-centric film and was loosely based on the 1987 Bollywood film Khudgarz
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1991· 3 entries
Mani Ratnam's Tamil crime film Thalapathi, earned Rajinikanth major critical acclaim for his performance
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Worked with Mani Ratnam in Thalapathi, which was heavily inspired by the Mahabharata
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Saw him doing the second main lead with Amitabh Bachchan became an inspiration for Baashha
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1990· 1 entry
And the family drama Dharmadorai (1991), did above-average business at the box office
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1988· 1 entry
Made his only American film appearance in Bloodstone, directed by Dwight Little, in which he played an English-speaking Indian taxi driver
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1984· 1 entry
Appeared in Naan Mahaan Alla, a remake of Subhash Ghai's directional Vishwanath, the film proved to be a superhit
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1983· 1 entry
Rajinikanth starred in his first Bollywood film, Andhaa Kaanoon, alongside Hema Malini, Reena Roy and Amitabh Bachchan (in an extended cameo appearance)
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1982· 1 entry
Starred in Pokkiri Raja, Moondru Mugam, Thanikattu Raja, Pudukavithai and Enkeyo Ketta Kural
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1981· 1 entry
Appeared in Garjanai which was shot simultaneously in Kannada and Malayalam, making it his last film in those two languages up until 2023
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1978· 1 entry
Rajinikanth had 20 releases across Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
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1971· 1 entry
“I did not speak on something that didn”
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1956· 1 entry
The family moved to the suburb of Hanumantha Nagar in Bangalore and built a house there
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1950· 1 entry
Born 1950-12-12.
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