Rajinikanth is celebrating his 71st birthday today. Superstar Rajinikanth is the top most actor of the country with millions of fans all over the country. Rajinikanth who started as bus conductor has been acting for over 4 decades now and has gained everything in the cinema industry to be gained. Being his birthday, We dig deep looking for some lesser known facts about the superstar: 


1. Rajinikanth's first salary: As we all know, Rajinikanth first started as a conductor. The lesser known fact about his employment is his salary. Rajinikanth's first salary as a conductor was just Rs. 750. 

2. Only Superstar film with U / A certificate: Rajinikanth is one of the few actors who has fans from 6 y / o kid to 60 y / o grandpa. Being so, his movies always catered to all the audience. Being so, Manirathnam's Thalapathi was the first movie of Rajinikanth that was rated U / A by the censor board. 

3. Rajinikanth the writer: The first movie that Rajinikanth penned the screenplay was 'Valli'. He even gave a guest appearance in the movie. 

4. Rajinikanth across the country: We know he has acted in all the south indian languages and hindi. He even acted in hollywood film. The lesser known fact is Rajinikanth has acted in bengali movie as well. He acted in "Bhagya Debata" in the year 1997. 

5, Rajinikanth rules it all: Rajnikanth has wide fanbase. He made his first appearance on twitter in May 5, 2014. He created a record for gaining most followers in the single day as he achieved 2.5 lakhs follower in the single day. 

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