Rajinikanth Profile

It's now or never, Rajinikanth said dramatically as he announced finally today, after years of suspense, that he would join politics. "I am ready to sacrifice my life for the Tamil people," he declared passionately, not sounding unlike the larger-than-life action heroes he has played in his movies.

Superstar Rajinikanth's call for a change in Tamil Nadu, coupled with his promise of a "spiritual political government" saw the resurgence of a yogic mudra -- a symbolic hand gesture -- used in one of his films. Fans rushed to use the symbol on their profiles on social media. By afternoon, it was all over Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp and a buzz h...

Rajinikanth, who is less a force of nature and more an entire weather system, returns to the screen this week in and as Kabali, a Malaysia-based mafia don. Directed by Pa Ranjith, the film co-stars Radhika Apte and Dhansika

Rajinikanth's younger daughter Soundarya has tied the knot with Ashwin, a Chennai based entrepreneur at a high profile ceremony at Chennai today.

It's now or never, Rajinikanth said dramatically as he announced finally today, after years of suspense, that he would join politics. "I am ready to sacrifice my life for the Tamil people," he declared passionately, not sounding unlike the larger-than-life action heroes he has played in his movies.

Superstar Rajinikanth's call for a change in Tamil Nadu, coupled with his promise of a "spiritual political government" saw the resurgence of a yogic mudra -- a symbolic hand gesture -- used in one of his films. Fans rushed to use the symbol on their profiles on social media. By afternoon, it was all over Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp and a buzz h...

Rajinikanth, who is less a force of nature and more an entire weather system, returns to the screen this week in and as Kabali, a Malaysia-based mafia don. Directed by Pa Ranjith, the film co-stars Radhika Apte and Dhansika

Rajinikanth's younger daughter Soundarya has tied the knot with Ashwin, a Chennai based entrepreneur at a high profile ceremony at Chennai today.