Rajinikanth is an Indian actor. In a career spanning five decades Rajinikanth has won so many awards from numerous associations. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016, India's third and second highest civilian honours respectively, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019, the highest Indian award in the field of cinema, and the IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to world cinema. He has won numerous film awards including one National Film Award, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, a Nandi Award, one Filmfare Award South and two Maharashtra State Film Awards.
Rajinikanth received the Kalaimamani award in 1984 and the M. G. R. Award in 1989, both from the Government of Tamil Nadu. In 1995, the South Indian Film Artistes' Association presented him with the Kalaichelvam Award. He was selected as the Indian Entertainer of the Year for 2007 by NDTV, competing against the likes of Shahrukh Khan. The Government of Maharashtra honoured him with the Raj Kapoor Award the same year. He received the Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema at the 4th Vijay Awards. Rajinikanth was also named one of the most influential persons in South Asia by Asiaweek. He was named by Forbes India as the most influential Indian of the year 2010.
In 2011, he was awarded the Entertainer of the Decade Award by NDTV for the year 2010 by the then Indian Minister for Home Affairs P. Chidambaram. In December 2013, he was honoured by NDTV as one among the "25 Greatest Global Living Legends". In 2014, he was presented with the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award at the 45th IFFI.
Civilian honours No.ImageRibbonDecorationFieldConferred dateConferred byPresenter1Padma Bhushan(Third Highest Civilian Award of India)Art26 January 2000Government of IndiaK. R. Narayanan2.Padma Vibhushan(second Highest Civilian Award of India)Art25 January 2016Government of IndiaPranab Mukherjee
National Film Awards Year Award Honoring body2021Dadasaheb Phalke AwardDirectorate of Film Festivals
International Film Festival of India Year Award 2014 Indian Film Personality of the Year Award2019Golden Jubilee ICON Award2025Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
Maharashtra State Film Award Year Award 2006Raj Kapoor Award 2012Rajiv Gandhi Award
Nandi Awards Year Award Honoring body2016NTR National AwardNandi Awards
NDTV Award Year Award 2007 Indian Entertainer of the Year 2011 Entertainer of the Decade Most Stylish Actor 2013 The 25 Greatest Global Living Legends
Cinema Express Awards Year Film(s) Category Outcome1984Nallavanuku NallavanBest Actor 1985Sri Raghavendra 1988BloodstoneBest Achiever 1991ThalapathyBest Actor 1992Annaamalai 1993ValliBest Story Writer 1995Baashha, MuthuBest Actor
Filmfans Association Awards
Year Film(s) Category Outcome1979Aarilirunthu Arubathu VaraiBest Actor 1982Enkeyo Ketta Kural 1984Nallavanuku Nallavan 1985Sri Raghavendra 1991Thalapathy 1992Annaamalai 1993ValliBest Story Writer 1995Baashha, MuthuBest Actor
Filmfare Awards South Rajinikanth won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil in 1984 from a total of eighteen nominations, his first and only win in the category.
Year Film(s) Category Outcome 1977Chilakamma CheppindiBest Actor – Telugu 1978 Mullum Malarum Best Actor – Tamil 1979 Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai 1980 Johnny 1981 Thillu Mullu 1982 Moondru Mugam 1984Nallavanukku Nallavan 1987 Velaikaran 1990 Panakkaran 1991 Thalapathi 1992 Annaamalai 1993 Uzhaippali 1995 Baashha Muthu 1997 Arunachalam 1999 Padayappa 2007 Sivaji 2010 Enthiran 2016Kabali
South Screen Awards Year Film Category Outcome 1995 Peddarayudu Best Actor
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Year Film Category Outcome1978Mullum MalarumSpecial Award (Best Actor) 1982Moondru Mugam 1989 Tribute for his Contribution for Tamil CinemaHonorary Award - M.G.R. Award 1999Padayappa Best Film (Producer)1995MuthuBest Actor 1999Padayappa 2005Chandramukhi 2007Sivaji
Vijay Awards
Year Film Category Outcome 2008 Sivaji Favourite Hero 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema 2012 Enthiran Favourite Hero2012 EnthiranBest Villain 2015Lingaa Favourite Hero
See also Rajinikanth filmography
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