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Rajinikanth (Tamil: ரஜினிகாந்த், Marathi:रजनीकांत, Kannada: ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್ ) (born Sivaji Rao Gaekwad, December 12, [2] 1949)is a South Indian actor, and one of the most influential and bankable actors in the Indian film industry. He received India's third highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution to Indian cinema in 2000[3]. He was reportedly paid Rs. 300 millon for his latest blockbuster Sivaji