Rajnikanth

Rajinikanth (Kannada: ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್,Marathi : रजनीकांत,Tamil: ரஜினிகாந்த், Telugu: రజినీకాంత్ - మట్టి బాబు) (born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, December 12, 1949) is one of the most influential and bankable movie stars in the Indian film industry, a superstar in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. He received India's third highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution to Indian cinema in 2000. He was reportedly paid Rs. 25 crores (about USD 6.25 Million) for his latest blockbuster Sivaji, which would make him the highest paid actor in all of India if all the other publicly available compensation figures for other high profile Indian stars are accurate. Rajinikanth was born to a Maratha family in Karnataka. He was the fourth child of his parents, Jijabai and Ramojirao Gaekwad. He was named Shivajirao Gaekwad. Gaekwad is a family name among the Marathas. He lost his mother at the age of five. He did his schooling at the Acharya Paatashala in Bangalore and then at the Vivekananda Balaka... full article at wikipedia