In 1977, he acted in 15 films, playing negative characters in most of them, including Avargal, 16 Vayathinile, Aadu Puli Attam and Gaayathri. His style and mannerisms in the latter earned recognition from the audience.
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. Balachander's 1975 Tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a minor role of an abusive husband.
Writing for Slate, Grady Hendrix called him the "biggest movie star you've probably never heard of." Rajinikanth has also worked in other Indian film industries such as Bollywood, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali. 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. He began his film career by playing antagonistic and supporting roles before graduating to a lead actor.
Rajinikanth is an Indian actor who has appeared in over 150 films, predominantly in Tamil cinema.
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