Tamil Nadu Timeline

Rajinikanth

5 events, 1977 to 1998.

  1. 1977

    1. 15 Sep 1977ChennaiCinema

      Bharathiraja's 16 Vayathinile released

      Bharathiraja's first film, 16 Vayathinile, with Kamal Haasan, Sridevi and Rajinikanth, moved Tamil cinema from studio sets to real village settings.

  2. 1995

    1. 12 Jan 1995ChennaiCinema

      Rajinikanth's Baashha released

      Baashha, Suresh Krissna's gangster drama with Rajinikanth as an auto-rickshaw driver hiding his past, opened and became one of the actor's most famous films.

  3. 1996

    1. 29 Mar 1996ThiruparankundramPolitics

      G. K. Moopanar forms Tamil Maanila Congress

      Opposing the Congress's alliance with the AIADMK, G. K. Moopanar led a breakaway to form the Tamil Maanila Congress.

    2. Apr 1996ChennaiPolitics

      Rajinikanth backs the DMK-TMC alliance

      Staying out of politics himself, Rajinikanth warned that 'even God cannot save' Tamil Nadu if Jayalalithaa's party won again, and endorsed the DMK-TMC alliance.

  4. 1998

    1. 1998ChennaiCinema

      Rajinikanth's Muthu becomes a hit in Japan

      Shown in Japan as 'Muthu: The Dancing Maharaja', the 1995 Tamil film earned more there than any other Indian film, holding that record for 24 years.