Happy birthday, Rajni! (the video is loading, may take long. Please bear with us...)

Rajnikanth celebrates his 57th birthday on Wednessday. Born on 12th December 1950 to a Maharashtrian family in Karnataka, Rajnikanth is considered as one of the most versatile actors of India. His career in the film industry took off in 1975, with the Kannada film Katha Sangam directed by Puttanna Kanagal. Rajnikanth is considered to be one of the most influential and bankable actors in the Indian film industry.