Superstar Rajinikanth, the matinee idol of South Asian Film Industry celebrates his 60th birthday (December 12). Usually, the actor spends this day alone somewhere in an unknown place to avoid public visits and fans thronging at his place.

But this year has been special for him, as his elder daughter Aishwarya Dhanush has is expecting a baby.

We bring you the exclusive look of his journey in filmdom, which has been a great inspiration for the young generation of actors.

K Balachandar introduced Rajinikanth, who captivated the audience with his individualistic style and dialogues that were delivered with a twist, in the film ‘Apoorva Raagangal'.

Rajni who followed the Sivaji style of acting developed his own style of acting in no time. In 1977, he donned the role of Parattai in ‘16 Vayathinile'. He very frequently used the dialogue ‘Idhu Eppadi Irrukku' which means ‘How is it?'

This dialogue became the favorite catch phrase of teenagers of those days. In ‘Murattu Kalai' he used the dialogue ‘Seeviduvein Seevi'.

Similarly in the film ‘Manithan' he used the dialogue, "I will do what I say and say what I will do". These dialogues where much appreciated by the audience. In a short span of time, he captured the hearts of lakhs and lakhs of fans with his stylish acting.

In the earlier days of his career he was known to be a short-tempered person but he toned down after his marriage in 1981 to Latha Rangachari. In 1980 there was a great speculation whether Rajni will enter politics.

Moreover, his dialogues like, "If I say once, it is like 100 times" and "god commands Arunachalam does it" boosted the energy of his fans. In the month of April, 1996 Tamil Nadu State election the whole world was waiting for his announcement regarding which party he is going to support. He made a statement from abroad on April 20th.

He said that even god couldn't save Tamil Nadu. The results were also similar to his comments. In the 1998 Parliamentary elections he gave his support to DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) but AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won the elections.

After this, Rajni starrer ‘Padaiyappa' was released. This film took him to great heights. The dialogue ‘En Vazhi Thani Vazhi' in this film enthralled the whole of Tamil Nadu. Because of this, a tremendous Rajni wave was created. In the year 2002, his film ‘Baba' did not do well at the box-office.

But he proved himself that he has people support by fasting in protest of Cauvery dispute. This protest elevated him more and more. His success journey continued in ‘Chandramukhi' and ‘Sivaji'....

His previous film ‘Kuselan' won critical acclamations at box office and his upcoming flick ‘Endhiran' is expected to be the one of the most costly films in Indian Film Industry. He has almost completed shooting his younger daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth's debut directorial ‘Sultan– The Warrior' and it is slated to hit screens in April 2010. We convey our heartiest wishes to the superstar that he might continue walking on the roads of success in years to come.