Biography:
Shivaji Rao Gaekwad[a] (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. In addition to acting, he has also worked as a producer and screenwriter. He has won many award including,four Tamil Nadu State Film Best Actor Awards and a Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award. The Government of India has honored him with the Padma Bhushan (2000) and the Padma Vibhushan (2016). He received the Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema at the 4th Vijay Awards.At the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014), he was conferred with the "Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year". At the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India (2019), he was honoured with the Icon of Global Jubilee award.He is the second-highest grossing actor in Tamil cinema history, behind M. G. Ramachandran. At the 67th National Film Awards, he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Following his debut in K. Balachander's 1975 Tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal, Rajinikanth's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. The Suresh Krissna-directed Baashha (1995) in which Rajinikanth played a crime boss, was a major commercial success in his career and earned him a 'god-like' status in Tamil Nadu. Sivaji (2007) was the third Indian film to enter the 100 Crore Club.[8] He played dual roles, as a scientist and an andro-humanoid robot, in the science fiction film Enthiran (2010) and its sequel 2.0 (2018), both being India's most expensive production at the time of their release, and among the one of highest-grossing Indian films of all time.
Rajinikanth is widely regarded as one of the popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. His popularity has been attributed to his uniquely styled dialogues and idiosyncrasies in films, as well as his political statements and philanthropy. A philanthropist, he undertook a day-long fast in 2002 to protest the Government of Karnataka's decision to not release Kaveri River water into Tamil Nadu, and donated ₹10 million (US$140,000) toward a plan to interlink Indian rivers. Rajinikanth is the only Indian actor to be featured in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus, in a lesson titled From Bus Conductor to Superstar. In 2015, a film about his fandom, For the Love of a Man, premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.
Rajinikanth was born as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad on 12 December 1950 in a Marathi family in Bangalore, Mysore State (present day Karnataka). He was named after the Maratha Empire king Shivaji, and was brought up speaking Marathi at home and Kannada outside. His mother was a housewife, and his father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad was a police constable. His ancestors hailed from Mavadi Kadepathar, Pune, Maharashtra. He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers (Satyanarayana Rao and Nageshwara Rao) and a sister (Aswath Balubhai). After his father's retirement from work in 1956, the family moved to the suburb of Hanumantha Nagar in Bangalore and built a house there. He lost his mother at the age of nine.
Rajinikanth had his primary education at the Gavipuram Government Kannada Model Primary School in Bangalore.As a child, he was "studious and mischievous" with a great interest in cricket, football and basketball. During this time, his brother enrolled him at the Ramakrishna Math, a Hindu monastery set up by the Ramakrishna Mission. In the math, he was taught Vedas, tradition and history, which eventually instilled a sense of spirituality in him. In addition to spiritual lessons, he also began acting in plays at the math. His aspiration towards theatre grew at the math and was once given an opportunity to enact the role of Ekalavya's friend from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. His performance in the play received praise from the Kannada poet D. R. Bendre. After sixth grade, Rajinikanth was enrolled at the Acharya Pathasala Public School and studied there till completion of his pre-university course. During his schooling at the Acharya Pathasala, he spent a lot of time acting in plays.
Upon completion of his school education, Rajinikanth performed several jobs including that of a coolie, before getting a job in the Bangalore Transport Service (BTS) as a bus conductor. He continued to take part in plays after the Kannada playwright Topi Muniappa offered him a chance to act in one of his mythological plays. He decided to take up an acting course in the newly formed Madras Film Institute after coming across an advertisement. Though his family was not fully supportive of his decision to join the institute, his friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur motivated him to join the institute and financially supported him during this phase. During his stay at the institute, he was noticed by the Tamil film director K. Balachander. The director advised him to learn to speak Tamil, a recommendation that Rajinikanth quickly followed.
Rajinikanth
Biography:
|
Name
|
|
Real
Name
|
Shivaji
Rao Gaekwad
|
Screen
Name
|
Rajinikanth
|
Profession
(s)
|
Actor,
Screenplay writer,
Philanthropist, and Producer.
|
Physical
Stats & More:
|
Physical
Stats
|
|
Height
|
173
cm (in centimeters)
1.73 m (in meters)
5’8″ (in feet inches)
|
Weight
|
75 kg
(in kilograms)
165 Ibs (in pounds)
|
Body
Measurements
|
Chest:
40 Inches
Waist: 33 Inches
Biceps: 12 Inches
|
Eye
Colour
|
Brown
|
Hair
Colour
|
Black
|
Personal
Life:
|
Personal
Life
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
December
12, 1950
|
Age
|
71
Years
|
Birthplace
|
Bangalore,
Karnataka, India.
|
Hometown
|
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India.
|
Zodiac
Sign
|
Sagittarius
|
Religion
|
Hindu
|
Nationality
|
Indian
|
School
|
Kannada
Model Primary School, Bangalore, and
Acharya Pathasala Public School, Bangalore.
|
College
|
Madras
Film Institute
|
Educational
Qualifications
|
Diploma
in Acting
|
Debut
|
Film:
Tamil: Apoorva Raagangal (1975)
Kannada: Katha Sangama (1976)
Telugu: Anthuleni Katha (1976)
Malayalam: Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum (1979)
Hindi: Andha Kanoon (1983)
Production: Maaveeran (1986)
|
Hobbies
|
Traveling,
Reading, and Gardening.
|
Family:
|
Family
|
|
Parents
|
Father: Ramoji
Rao Gaekwad
Mother: Jijabai
|
Siblings
|
Brother: Satyanarayana
Rao and Nageshwara Rao
Sister: Aswath Balu Bhai
|
Martial
Status
|
Married
|
Wife/Spouse
|
Latha
Rajinikanth
|
Marriage
Date
|
February
26, 1981
|
Children
|
Daughter: Aishwarya
Rajinikanth (1 January 1982) and
Soundarya Rajinikanth (September 20, 1984).
|
Awards:
|
S.
NO
|
Awards
|
Year
|
1)
|
Padma
bhushan
|
2000
|
2)
|
Padma
vibhushan
|
2016
|
|
Filmography:
S/N
|
Name
of Film
|
Language
|
Director
|
Music
|
Release
Date
|
1.
|
Apoorva Raagangal
|
Tamil
|
K.Balachander
|
M.S.V
|
15.08.1975
|
2.
|
Katha
Sangama
|
Kannada
|
Puttanna
|
Vijaya
Baskar
|
23.01.1976
|
3.
|
Anthuleni Katha
|
Telugu
|
K.Balachander
|
M.S.V
|
27.02.1976
|
4.
|
Moondru
Mudichu
|
Tamil
|
K.Balachander
|
M.S.V
|
22.10.1976
|
5.
|
Baalu Jenu
|
Kannada
|
Kunigal Naga Bhushanam Balan
|
G.K.Venkatesh
|
10.12.1976
|
6.
|
Avargal
|
Tamil
|
K.Balachander
|
M.S.V
|
25.02.1977
|
7.
|
Kavikkuyil
|
Tamil
|
Devaraj & Mohan
|
Ilayaraja
|
29.07.1977
|
8.
|
Raghupathi
Raghavan Rajaram
|
Tamil
|
Durai
|
Sankar
Ganesh
|
12.08.1977
|
9.
|
Chilakamma Cheppinthi
|
Telugu
|
Eranki Sharma
|
M.S.V
|
13.08.1977
|
10.
|
Bhuvana
Oru Kelvikkuri
|
Tamil
|
S.R.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
02.09.1977
|
11.
|
Onthu Prematha Kathe
|
Kannada
|
S.M.Joe Simon
|
|
02.09.1977
|
12.
|
16
Vayathinile
|
Tamil
|
Bharathiraja
|
Ilayaraja
|
15.09.1977
|
13.
|
Sahodara Saval
|
Kannada
|
K.S.R.Das
|
Sathyam
|
16.09.1977
|
14.
|
Aadu
Puli Attam
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Vijaya
Bhaskar
|
30.09.1977
|
15.
|
Gayathri
|
Tamil
|
R.Pattabhiraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
07.10.1977
|
16.
|
Kumkuma
Rakshe
|
Kannada
|
S.K.A.Chari
|
Vijaya
Bhasker
|
14.10.1977
|
17.
|
Aaru Pushpangal
|
Tamil
|
K.M.Balakrishnan
|
M.S.V
|
10.11.1977
|
18.
|
Tholireyi
Gadichindi
|
Telugu
|
K.S.Rami
Reddy
|
Sathyam
|
17.11.1977
|
19.
|
Aame Katha
|
Telugu
|
K.Raghavendra Rao
|
Chakravarthy
|
18.11.1977
|
20.
|
Galatta
Samsara
|
Kanada
|
C.V.Rajendran
|
G.K.Venkatesh
|
02.12.1977
|
21.
|
Shankar Salim Simon
|
Tamil
|
P.Madhavan
|
M.S.V
|
10.02.1978
|
22.
|
Killadi
Kittu
|
Kannada
|
K.S.P.Das
|
Mohan
Kumar
|
03.03.1978
|
23.
|
Annadammula Savaal
|
Telugu
|
K.S.R.Das
|
Sathyam
|
03.03.1978
|
24.
|
Aayiram
Janmangal
|
Tamil
|
Durai
|
M.S.V
|
10.03.1978
|
25.
|
Maathu Tappadamaga
|
Kanada
|
Peketi Sivaram
|
Ilayaraja
|
31.03.1978
|
26.
|
Mangudi
Minor
|
Tamil
|
V.C.Gunanathan
|
Chandrabose
|
19.05.1978
|
27.
|
Bairavi
|
Tamil
|
M.Bhaskar
|
Ilayaraja
|
02.06.1978
|
28.
|
Ilamai
Oonjaladukirathu
|
Tamil
|
Sridhar
|
Ilayaraja
|
09.06.1978
|
29.
|
Sadurangam
|
Tamil
|
Durai
|
V.Kumar
|
30.06.1978
|
30.
|
Vanakkatukuriya
Kathaliye
|
Tamil
|
Thirulokachander
|
M.S.V
|
14.07.1978
|
31.
|
Vayasu Pilichindi
|
Telugu
|
Sridhar
|
Ilayaraja
|
04.08.1978
|
32.
|
Mullum
Malarum
|
Tamil
|
Mahendiran
|
Ilayaraja
|
15.08.1978
|
33..
|
Iraivan Kodutha Varam
|
Tamil
|
A.Bhimasingh
|
M.S.V
|
22.09.1978
|
34.
|
Thappida
Thala
|
Kanada
|
K.Balachander
|
Vijayabasker
|
06.10.1978
|
35.
|
Thappu Thalangal
|
Tamil
|
K.Balachander
|
Vijayabasker
|
30.10.1978
|
36.
|
Aval
Appadithan
|
Tamil
|
C.Rudhriah
|
Ilayaraja
|
30.10.1978
|
37.
|
Thai Meethu Sathiyam
|
Tamil
|
R.Thyagarajan
|
Sankar Ganesh
|
30.10.1978
|
38.
|
En
Kelvikku Enna Bathil
|
Tamil
|
P.Madhavan
|
M.S.V
|
09.12.1978
|
39.
|
Justice Gopinath
|
Tamil
|
Yoganand
|
K.S.viswanathan
|
16.12.1978
|
40.
|
Priya
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
22.12.1978
|
41.
|
Priya
|
Kannada
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
12.01.1979
|
42.
|
Kuppathu
Raja
|
Tamil
|
Ramanna
|
M.S.V
|
12.01.1979
|
43.
|
Iddaru Asadhyule
|
Telugu
|
K.S.R.Das
|
Sathyam
|
25.01.1979
|
44.
|
Allauddinum
Albhutha Vilakkum
|
Malayalam
|
I.V.Sasi
|
Devarajan
|
14.04.1979
|
45.
|
Ninaithale Inikkum
|
Tamil
|
K.Balachander
|
M.S.V
|
14.04.1979
|
46.
|
Andhamaina
Anubhavam
|
Telugu
|
K.Balachander
|
M.S.V
|
19.04.1979
|
47.
|
Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum
|
Tamil
|
I.V.Sasi
|
Devarajan
|
08.06.1979
|
48.
|
Dharma
Yuddam
|
Tamil
|
R.C.Sakthi
|
Ilayaraja
|
29.06.1979
|
49.
|
Naan Vazhavaippen
|
Tamil
|
D.Yoganand
|
Ilayaraja
|
10.08.1979
|
50.
|
Tiger
|
Telugu
|
N.Ramesh
|
Sathyam
|
05.09.1979
|
51.
|
Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
14.09.1979
|
52.
|
Annai
Oru Alayam
|
Tamil
|
R.Thyagarajan
|
Ilayaraja
|
19.10.1979
|
53.
|
Amma Evarikkaina Amma
|
Telugu
|
R.Thyagarajan
|
Ilayaraja
|
08.11.1979
|
54.
|
Billa
|
Tamil
|
R.Krishnamoorthy
|
M.S.V
|
26.01.1980
|
55.
|
Ram Robert Rahim
|
Telugu
|
Vijaya Nirmala
|
Chakravarthy
|
31.05.1980
|
56.
|
Anbukku
Naan Adimai
|
Tamil
|
R.Thyagarajan
|
Ilayaraja
|
04.06.1980
|
57.
|
Kali
|
Tamil
|
I.V.Sasi
|
Ilayaraja
|
03.07.1980
|
58.
|
Mayadari
Krishnudu
|
Telugu
|
R.Thyagarajan
|
Ilayaraja
|
19.07.1980
|
59.
|
Naan Potta Saval
|
Tamil
|
Puratchidasan
|
Ilayaraja
|
07.08.1980
|
60.
|
Jhonny
|
Tamil
|
Mahendran
|
Ilayaraja
|
15.08.1980
|
61.
|
Kaali
|
Telugu
|
I.V.Sasi
|
Ilayaraja
|
19.09.1980
|
62.
|
Ellam
Un Kairasi
|
Tamil
|
M.A.Thirumugam
|
Ilayaraja
|
09.10.1980
|
63.
|
Pollathavan
|
Tamil
|
V.Srinivasan
|
M.S.V
|
06.11.1980
|
64.
|
Murattu
Kalai
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
20.12.1980
|
65.
|
Thee
|
Tamil
|
R.Krishnamoorthy
|
M.S.V
|
26.01.1981
|
66.
|
Kazhugu
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
06.03.1981
|
67.
|
Thillu Mullu
|
Tamil
|
K.Balachander
|
M.S.V
|
01.05.1981
|
68.
|
Garjanai
|
Tamil
|
C.V.Rajendran
|
Ilayaraja
|
06.08.1981
|
69.
|
Garjanam
|
Malayalam
|
C.V.Rajendran
|
Ilayaraja
|
14.08.1981
|
70.
|
Netrikan
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
15.08.1981
|
71.
|
Garjane
|
Kanada
|
V.C.Rajendran
|
Ilayaraja
|
23.10.1981
|
72.
|
Ranuva
Veeran
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
M.S.V
|
26.10.1981
|
73.
|
Pokkiri Raja
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
M.S.V
|
14.01.1982
|
74.
|
Thanikattu
Raja
|
Tamil
|
V.C.Gohanathan
|
Ilayaraja
|
12.03.1982
|
75.
|
Ranga
|
Tamil
|
R.Thyagarajan
|
Sankar Ganesh
|
14.04.1982
|
76.
|
Puthukavithai
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
11.06.1982
|
77.
|
Enkeyo Ketta Kural
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
14.08.1982
|
78.
|
Moondru
Mugam
|
Tamil
|
A.Jagannathan
|
Sankar
Ganesh
|
01.10.1982
|
79.
|
Paayum Puli
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
14.01.1983
|
80.
|
Thudikkum
Karangal
|
Tamil
|
Sridhar
|
S.P.Bala.
|
04.03.1983
|
81.
|
Andhaa Kaanoon
|
Hindi
|
T.Rama Rao
|
Lakmikant Pyarelal
|
07.04.1983
|
82.
|
Thai
Veedu
|
Tamil
|
B.Thyagarajan
|
Sankar
Ganesh
|
14.04.1983
|
83.
|
Sivappu Sooriyan
|
Tamil
|
V.Srinivasan
|
M.S.V
|
27.05.1983
|
84.
|
Jeet
Hamaari
|
Hindi
|
R.Thyagarajan
|
Bappi
Lahiri
|
17.06.1983
|
85.
|
Adutha Varisu
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
07.07.1983
|
86.
|
Thanga
Magan
|
Tamil
|
A.Jagannathan
|
Ilayaraja
|
04.11.1983
|
87.
|
Meri Adaalat
|
Hindi
|
A.T.Raghu
|
Bappi Lahiri
|
13.01.1984
|
88.
|
Naan
Mahaan Alla
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
14.01.1984
|
89.
|
Thambikku Entha Ooru
|
Tamil
|
Rajasekar
|
Ilayaraja
|
20.04.1984
|
90.
|
Kai
Kodukkum Kai
|
Tamil
|
Mahendran
|
Ilayaraja
|
15.06.1984
|
91.
|
Ethe Naasaval
|
Telugu
|
Puratshidasan
|
Ilayaraja
|
15.06.1984
|
92.
|
Anbulla
Rajinikanth
|
Tamil
|
K.Natraj
|
Ilayaraja
|
02.08.1984
|
93.
|
Gangvaa
|
Hindi
|
Rajasekar
|
Bappi Lahiri
|
14.09.1984
|
94.
|
Nallavanuku
Nallavan
|
Tamal
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
22.10.1984
|
95.
|
John Jani Janardhan
|
Hindi
|
T.Rama Rao
|
Laxmikant Pyarelal
|
26.10.1984
|
96.
|
Naan
Sikappu Manithan
|
Tamil
|
S.A.Chandrasekar
|
Ilayaraja
|
12.04.1985
|
97.
|
Mahaguru
|
Hindi
|
S.S.Ravichandra
|
Bappi Lahiri
|
26.04.1985
|
98.
|
Un
Kannil Neer Vazhindal
|
Tamil
|
Balumahendra
|
Ilayaraja
|
20.06.1985
|
99.
|
Wafadaar
|
Hindi
|
Dasari Narayana Rao
|
Bappi Lahri
|
01.09.1985
|
100.
|
Sri
Raghavendra
|
Tamil
|
S.P.Muthuraman
|
Ilayaraja
|
01.09.1985
|
101.
|
Geraftaar
|
Hindi
|
Prayag Raaj
|
Bappi Lahiri
|
13.09.1985
|
102
|
Bewafai
|
Hindi
|
R.Thyagaarrajan
|
Bappi
Lahiri
|
20.09.1985
|
103
|
Padikkadavan
|
Tamil
|
Rajasekar
|
Illayaraja
|
11.11.1985
|
104
|
Mr.Bharath
|
Tamil
|
Sp.Muthuraman
|
Illayaraja
|
10.01.1986
|
105
|
Nann Adimai Illai
|
Tamil
|
Dwarakish
|
Vijay Anand
|
01.03.1986
|
106
|
Jeevana
Poratam
|
Telugu
|
Rajachandra
|
Chakravarthy
|
10.04.1986
|
107
|
Viduthalai
|
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Bhagawann
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Hindi
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110
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111
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Tamil
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Illayaraja
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01.11.1986
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112
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Sp.Muthuraman
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Illayaraja
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07.03.1987
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113
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Hindi
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114
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Tamil
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04.09.1987
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115
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ChandraBose
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116
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117
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Hindi
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26.02.1988
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118
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S.P.Muthuraman
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Illayaraja
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13.04.1988
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119
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24.09.1988
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120
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07.10.1988
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121
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Hamsaleka
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08.11.1988
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122
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Tamil
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R.Sundar
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04.03.1989
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123
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Hindi
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Prayag Raj
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24.03.1989
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124
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Ammerjan
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Illayaraja
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05.05.1989
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125
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20.07.1989
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126
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28.10.1989
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127.
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128
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129
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14.01.1990
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130
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15.06.1990
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131
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