Rajinikanth was paid ₹260 million for his role in S. After a three-year sabbatical, he returned to acting with the comedy horror film Chandramukhi (2005) it went on to become the highest-grossing Tamil film to that point, and its theatrical run lasted 126 weeks at a theatre in Chennai. In 2002 Rajinikanth produced, wrote and starred in the fantasy thriller Baba, which fell short of market expectations and incurred heavy losses for its distributors. Padayappa (1999), his second collaboration with Ravikumar, went on to become the highest-grossing Tamil film to that point. In Japan, the film grossed a record US$1.6 million in 1998 and was largely instrumental in creating a fan-base for Rajinikanth in the country. Ravikumar's Muthu, which was dubbed into Japanese. The Suresh Krissna-directed Baashha, in which he played a crime boss, was a major commercial success in his career and earned him a "demigod" status in Tamil Nadu. He made his debut as a screenwriter with Valli (1993), a commercial failure.
Vasu's Mannan (1992) and Uzhaippali (1993) are among his box-office successes in Tamil. Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Thalapathi (1991), based on the Indian epic Mahabharata, earned him critical acclaim. Rajinikanth continued to act in Bollywood, often playing supporting roles in films such as Hum, Khoon Ka Karz, and Phool Bane Angaray (all in 1991). During this time, he made his debut in American cinema with a supporting role in the mystery adventure film Bloodstone (1988), a box-office failure. In the latter half of the 1980s, he starred in several films in Tamil and Hindi, including Padikkadavan (1985), Mr. In 1985, he portrayed the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami in his 100th film Sri Raghavendrar, a box-office failure. Muthuraman's Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984) won him that year's Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor. The following year, he made his Bollywood debut with Rama Rao Tatineni's Andha Kanoon it was among the top-grossing Bollywood films in 1983. He played triple roles in the 1982 Tamil film Moondru Mugam, which earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards ceremony. Balachander's Thillu Mullu (1981), the Tamil remake of the Bollywood film Gol Maal (1979), was Rajinikanth's first full-length comedy film. It was his biggest commercial success to that point and gave him the " action-hero" image. He played dual roles in the action thriller Billa (1980), which was a remake of the Bollywood film Don (1978). By the end of the decade, he had worked in all South Indian languages and established a career in Tamil cinema. Sasi's fantasy drama Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum (1979), an adaptation of a story from One Thousand and One Nights. He made his Malayalam cinema debut with I. The same year, he received critical acclaim for his roles in Mullum Malarum and Aval Appadithan the former earned him a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actor. In 1978, he was cast as the main lead in the Tamil film Bairavi. Muthuraman's Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri (1977) won him critical acclaim. He had positive roles in Kavikkuyil, the Kannada film Sahodarara Savaal, and the Telugu film Chilakamma Cheppindi, in which he played the protagonist for the first time in his career. 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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