Page 10 - Seniorstoday July 2024 Issue

Mullum Malarum, Bhuvana Oru Kelvikuri an eagle,” he guffaws over his words of
were films that changed the course of my wisdom.
career and doused the hate and kept the
fire in me burning which is evident even
today,” he says.
The man with his wealth of experience
has a word of advice for the younger
generation. “Everyone will face hate today
in all fields, schools, colleges and the
workplace. But one should not be bothered.
Crows are the real troublemakers among
Aarilirindhu was one of the films that change the course of
birds who keep poking at other birds. Rajini’s career
But when they try it with the eagles, it Moving on to cinema, the actor says that
keeps soaring higher till the time that the there was once a time when Tamil cinema
crow cannot fly upwards. That’s what we stood right behind Hindi movies. But now
need to do, fly higher so that the crows the scenario has changed. “See what KGF
are unable to poke us. Work and that will and KGF 2 has done to Kannada Cinema
silence others. Being silent to the barbs is and taken it so big. Films like Baahubali,
the wisest thing to do. I hope the media RRR and Pushpa have changed the way
and the social media doesn’t try to say that the world looks at Telugu cinema,” signs
I called someone a crow and someone else off Rajini.

Thalaiva Through The Years
Rajinikanth’s career began in the early
1970s, and his filmography is a whirlwind
of action, drama, and larger-than-life
characters. He made his Bollywood
debut in 1983 with a top-grossing film,
then quickly established himself in
Tamil cinema with the award-winning
“Nallavanukku Nallavan” in 1984.
The following years were a golden age,
with commercially successful films like
Entertainment.ie “Annaamalai,” “Mannan,” and “Muthu”
solidifying his superstar status.

The late 1980s saw him churning out hit
after hit in both Tamil and Hindi, from
“Naan Sigappu Manithan” to “ChaalBaaz.”
But it was Mani Ratnam’s “Thalapathi” in Hindutamil.in
1991 that brought him critical acclaim.

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