Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: 10 Iconic Films Of The Superstar You Shouldn't Miss

Apoorva Raagangal

Apoorva Raagangal is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Srividya, Rajinikanth, and Jayasudha. The film was a critical and commercial success and won several awards.

16 Vayathinile

16 Vayathinile is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Bharathirajaa in his directorial debut. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, and Rajinikanth. The film was shot predominantly outdoors, which was a rarity in Tamil cinema at the time.

Mullum Malarum

Mullum Malarum is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by J. Mahendran. The film stars Rajinikanth, Shoba, Sarath Babu, and Jayalakshmi. The film was a critical and commercial success and won several awards.

Thillu Mullu

Thillu Mullu is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander, written by Visu, and produced by P. L. Thenappan. It stars Rajinikanth, Madhavi, Thengai Srinivasan, Nagesh, Poornam Viswanathan, Sowcar Janaki, and Viji Chandrasekhar in supporting roles.

Thalapathi

Thalapathi is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action crime drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G. Venkateswaran. It stars Rajinikanth and Mammootty with Arvind Swamy in his feature-film debut, Jaishankar, Amrish Puri, Srividya, Bhanupriya, Shobana and Geetha in supporting roles.

Annamalai

Annamalai is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth, Kushboo, Sarath Babu, Radha Ravi, Manorama, and Janagaraj.

Baashha

Baashha is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language gangster action film written and directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Rajinikanth, Nagma, and Raghuvaran. The film was a critical and commercial success and won several awards.

Padayappa

Padayappa is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Rajinikanth, Sivaji Ganesan, Soundarya, Ramya Krishnan, Abbas, Lakshmi, Radha Ravi, and Nassar. The film was a critical and commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Tamil film at the time.

Enthiran

Enthira is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Danny Denzongpa. The film was a critical and commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Tamil film at the time.

Kaala

Kaala is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith. The film stars Rajinikanth, Nana Patekar, Samuthirakani, Eswari Rao, and Huma Qureshi in supporting roles.