Superstar Rajinikanth, one of the biggest stars to grace the silver screen, is completing 50 years in his long and prolific film career on Friday, August 15.
The star, a veteran with over 170 titles to his credit, has become a cornerstone in the cultural fabric of Tamil Nadu. To celebrate his golden jubilee in films, here are a few rare stills of the superstar from over the years
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Rajinikanth in a still from ‘Thai Meethu Sathyam’
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Rajinikanth and Jayalakshmi in a still from ’Mullum Malarum’
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Rajinikanth and Jayalakshmi in a still from ’Mullum Malarum’
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Jaishankar and Rajinikanth in ‘Murattu Kalai’
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Sumithra, Sivakumar and Rajinikanth in a still from ‘Bhuvana oru Kelvi Kuri’
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Rajinikanth and Ambika in a still from ‘Naan Sigappu Manithan’
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Rajinikanth in a still from ‘Bairavi’
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Rajinikanth and Shoba in a still from ‘Thee’
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Rajinikanth and Sridevi in a still from ‘Chaal Baaz’
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Rajinikanth and Manjula in a still from ‘Kuppathu Raja’
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Rajinikanth and Amala in a still from ‘Maapillai’
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Rajinikanth and Jayalakshmi in a still from ’Mullum Malarum’
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Rajinikanth with Meena and Roja in ‘Veera’
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Rajinikanth with K Balachander on the sets of ‘Thillu Mullu’
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Rajinikanth and Madhavi in ‘Un Kannil Neer Vazhinthal’
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Rajinikanth and Sripriya in ‘Thai Meethu Sathyam’
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Rajinikanth and Saritha in ‘Thappu Thaalangal’
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Rajinikanth, Sripriya and Gokulnath in ‘En Kelvikku Enna Badhil’
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Rajinikanth and Manjula in ‘Kurinji Malar’
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Rajinikanth and Radha in ‘Sivappu Suriyan’
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Rajinikanth and Sridevi in ‘Priya’
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Rajinikanth with Anuradha (now Anuradha Sriram) and Khaja Sheriff in ‘Kaali’
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Rajinikanth and Raghuvaran in ‘Mister Bharat’
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Rajinikanth and Radhika in ‘Nallavanukku Nallavan’
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Rajinikanth and Pramila in ‘Chaturangam’
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Rajinikanth with Madhavi in the Tamil film ‘Thillu Mullu’
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Rajinikanth with Sujatha in ‘Avargal’
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Rajinikanth with Nathiya in ‘Rajathi Raja’
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Rajinikanth with Jothi in ‘Pudhukavithai’
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Rajinikanth with Gouthami and Chinni Jayanth in ‘Raja Chinna Roja’
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Rajinikanth with Lakshmi in ‘Netrikan’
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Rajinikanth and Mammootty in a still from ‘Thalapathi’
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Rajinikanth and K.S. Ravikumar in ‘Padayappa’
Published – August 14, 2025 04:54 pm IST
