Rajini Tamilyogi -

Born on December 12, 1950, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, aka Rajinikanth, began his journey in the film industry as a bus conductor, a stint that lasted only a few months. He then moved to Bangalore, where he worked as a coolie and a salesman. However, his passion for acting led him to join the Madras Film Society, which marked the beginning of his tryst with cinema. He made his acting debut in 1973 with the Tamil film "Kavithalayaa," but it was his breakthrough role in "Bali Chakravarthy" (1977) that catapulted him to fame.