RAJANIKANTH BIOGRAPHY
Rajanikanth is a rags to riches story. His histrionics onscreen have raised his status to that of a cult hero. His presence creates an excitement close to hysteria among his fans.
BASICS ON RAJANIKANTH
Rajanikanth was born on 12th December 1950 as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad to a Maratha family in Bangalore, karnataka. His roots are in nachikuppam, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Naidu. His father is Ramojirao Gaekwad, a police constable and his mother is Jijabai, who passed away when he was eight years old.
Rajanikanth studied at the Acharya Paathshala and Vivekananda Balaka Sangha in Bangalore. He worked as a bus conductor for the Bangalore Transport Service to earn a living. His love for acting was evident even then as he used to participate in stage plays and practice stunts atthe Rama Hanuman Temple. In 1973, he joined the Madras Film Institute with a colleague to study acting and was mentored by A.Prabhakarn, his vice Principal.
He married actor Y.G.Mahendran's wife Latha Parthasarthy in 1981 in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. She runs a school called The Ashram. They have two daughters Aishwarya and Soundarya. While Aishwarya is married to actor Dhanush, Soundarya is a director, producer and graphic designer.
Rajanikanth was honoured with the padma Bhushan in 2000 for his contribution to cinema.
Rajanikath - Politics, Social Service & Trouble
In 1995 Rajanikanth spoke to Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and confirmed that he'd support the Congress Party. But when the Congress Party joined hands with AIADMK, he withdrew support and joined the DMK-TMC alliance. He later shifted loyalties and joined the BJP-AIADMK alliance. Though his fans look forward to see more of him in Politics Rajanikanth is reluctant. His fans even started a political party in his name but he confirmed he has no hand in it.
He marked his protest against Karnataka's decision not to release water to tamil Nadu by fasting in 2002. His remarks regarding this issue angered the prokarnataka group Rajshan Vedike which threatened that his movies would not be screened in Karnataka after which he issued an apology.
Rajanikath has shown his generous side often. He used one of his banquet halls the Raghavendra Marriage Hall to help the needy. He plans to start a hospital and a school. He has made several donations - twelve lakh rupees to the family members of the victims of the Coimbatore bomb blasts, one crore rupees was handed to Chief Minister Jayalalitha for the Tsunami Relief Fund in 2004 and ten lakhs rupees to the Sri Lankan Tamil humanitarian aid in 2008.
Rajanikanth is a rags to riches story. His histrionics onscreen have raised his status to that of a cult hero. His presence creates an excitement close to hysteria among his fans.
BASICS ON RAJANIKANTH
Rajanikanth was born on 12th December 1950 as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad to a Maratha family in Bangalore, karnataka. His roots are in nachikuppam, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Naidu. His father is Ramojirao Gaekwad, a police constable and his mother is Jijabai, who passed away when he was eight years old.
Rajanikanth studied at the Acharya Paathshala and Vivekananda Balaka Sangha in Bangalore. He worked as a bus conductor for the Bangalore Transport Service to earn a living. His love for acting was evident even then as he used to participate in stage plays and practice stunts atthe Rama Hanuman Temple. In 1973, he joined the Madras Film Institute with a colleague to study acting and was mentored by A.Prabhakarn, his vice Principal.
He married actor Y.G.Mahendran's wife Latha Parthasarthy in 1981 in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. She runs a school called The Ashram. They have two daughters Aishwarya and Soundarya. While Aishwarya is married to actor Dhanush, Soundarya is a director, producer and graphic designer.
Rajanikanth was honoured with the padma Bhushan in 2000 for his contribution to cinema.
Rajanikath - Politics, Social Service & Trouble
In 1995 Rajanikanth spoke to Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and confirmed that he'd support the Congress Party. But when the Congress Party joined hands with AIADMK, he withdrew support and joined the DMK-TMC alliance. He later shifted loyalties and joined the BJP-AIADMK alliance. Though his fans look forward to see more of him in Politics Rajanikanth is reluctant. His fans even started a political party in his name but he confirmed he has no hand in it.
He marked his protest against Karnataka's decision not to release water to tamil Nadu by fasting in 2002. His remarks regarding this issue angered the prokarnataka group Rajshan Vedike which threatened that his movies would not be screened in Karnataka after which he issued an apology.
Rajanikath has shown his generous side often. He used one of his banquet halls the Raghavendra Marriage Hall to help the needy. He plans to start a hospital and a school. He has made several donations - twelve lakh rupees to the family members of the victims of the Coimbatore bomb blasts, one crore rupees was handed to Chief Minister Jayalalitha for the Tsunami Relief Fund in 2004 and ten lakhs rupees to the Sri Lankan Tamil humanitarian aid in 2008.
