From being a bus conductor to undisputed box office king: Celebrating Thalaivar Rajinikanth’s 50 years of journey in Indian cinema

Rajinikanth, celebrated as the ‘Superstar’ of Tamil cinema, marks 50 years since his debut in ‘Apoorva Ragangal’. From his early roles as a villain to becoming a mass hero in the 1980s with films like ‘Billa,’ he achieved global recognition with movies such as ‘Muthu’. His career continued to evolve with technological advancements, as seen in ‘Enthiran’ and ‘2.