Published 12:35 IST, May 2nd 2020
Rajinikanth's 'Apoorva Raagangal': Here's some interesting trivia about his debut film
Rajinikanth started his acting career with the film Apoorva Raagangal in the year 1975. The actor got a small role in the film. Continue reading to know more.
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Rajinikanth is kwn to have worked on a wide variety of projects in his long acting career and has established himself as one of prominent stars of Tamil film industry. actor enjoys a massive fan following through his films. Apart from acting, he has also tried his hands on screenwriting and production of a film. Some of his memorable movies include Baasha, Kaala, Muthu, Petta, Robot, Sivaji, Kabali, 2.0 and many more. He was also awarded Entertainer of Decade Award in 2010 by former Indian Minister for Home Affairs, Mr.P. Chidambaram. actor made debut with 1975 film Apoorva Raagangal in which he starred with Kamal Hassan and Srividya. Take a look at some of facts and details of Rajini’s debut film.
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Apoorva Raagangal: film which introduced Rajinikanth
- Rajinikanth’s debut film Apoorva Raagangal was released in year 1975. He played role of Sridivya’s husband and it was a very small role. But K.Balachander, who is director of film, once revealed that although he introduced Rajini with a small role, people will remember him because he comes in climax.
- Reportedly, it was on March 27, 1975, when Balachander realized that Rajinikanth would be a good choice to make character's journey at climax. According to some reports, Rajinikanth found getting takes difficulties in his initial days and was constantly being instructed by Balachander. But, comedian Nsh, who was also playing a prominent role in film, observed his difficulty and advised him t to get tensed and imitate what director is doing.
- film revolved around character of Srividya, who plays role of a classical singer. One day, she sees much younger Kamal Haasan lying on pavement, injured and brings him home. She cares for him, and gradually, Hassan falls for her.
- On or hand, re is also a parallel storyline of Major Sundararajan who plays role of a widower. He takes a young girl played by Jayasudha under his care and eventually, she falls for him. However, twist of film is that all characters from both se storylines are already related to one ar. film was successful at box office and since n Rajini has t looked back.
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12:34 IST, May 2nd 2020