Well, Rajinikanth does not need any introduction.

Superstar Rajinikanth aka Thalaivar has ruled the Indian film industry for more than four decades with his unmatched aura and acting prowess. Born on December 12, Rajinikanth will turn a year older and will celebrate his 71st birthday. The Padma Bhushan awardee is the second-highest grossing actor in Tamil cinema history after MG Ramachandran.

Rajinikanth began his acting career in 1975 with K Balachander’s Tamil film, Apoorva Raagangal. However, it was his Telugu film Chilakamma Cheppindi that shot him to fame. He went on to do 24 films with SP Muthuraman.

He established himself as a commercial entertainer by the 1990s and almost all his films became blockbuster hits.

Thalaivar’s comedy films worth watching

As Rajinikanth will celebrate his 71st birthday, we have collated a list of worth-watching comedy films of Thalaivar.

Mappillai

Helmed by Rajasekhar, Mappillai came out in 1989 and starred Rajinikanth, Srividya, Amala, SS Chandran, Nizhalgai Ravi, and Vinu Chakraborthy in lead roles. Rajinikanth played the role of Arumugam in the action-comedy.

Muthu

Muthu became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films in 1995. Directed by KS Ravikumar, the film also starred Meena in a titular role. Rajinikanth’s impeccable acting won in Muthu won him Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.

Thillu Mullu

This film was too directed by K Balachander and was considered to be one of the amusing Tamil films of all time. Thillu Mullu was the remake of the Hindi film, Golmaal and also featured Thengai Srinivasan in lead roles.

Guru Sishyan

This action-comedy is the remake of the Hindi film Insaf Ki Pukar. Directed by SP Muthuraman, Guru Sishyan was released in 1987. Apart from Rajinikanth, the film also starred Seetha, Prabhu, and Gautami in key roles.

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