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On the occasion of superstar Rajnikanth’s 62nd birthday today (December 12, 2011), Koimoi.com gives you a peek into a few lesser known facts about his personal and professional life.
Rajinikanth
- is a Tamil superstar, but not a Tamilian
- his father was a Maharashtrian police constable
- learned Tamil on the advice of Tamil film director K. Balachander
- his first Bollywood film was Andha Kanoon in 1983
- wrote the screenplay for two films, Valli (1993) and Baba (2002)
- sung a song, Adikuthu kuliru, from the film, Mannan
- majority of his hits are remakes of Amitabh Bachchan’s films
- believes in simple living in real life; is often seen wearing a kurta and mundu (white dhoti)
- is known to visit the Himalayas every year on a spiritual journey
- decided to return money to the distributors of the film Kuselan and Baba as the films incurred huge losses
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