"He did not propose to me," she told Sun TV in 2012,
"he informed me that he like to marry me and left."
-latha rajinikant
Latha Rangachari was a student of English literature at Ethiraj College in Chennai when she was given the assignment to interview the reigning hero of the Tamil film industry for the college magazine.
By the time 1981 came around, the two were in love enough to think of life as husband and wife. And in the spirit of machismo that he is so identified with, Rajini, by Latha's own admission, gave her no say in the matter.
"he informed me that he like to marry me and left."
-latha rajinikant
Latha Rangachari was a student of English literature at Ethiraj College in Chennai when she was given the assignment to interview the reigning hero of the Tamil film industry for the college magazine.
By the time 1981 came around, the two were in love enough to think of life as husband and wife. And in the spirit of machismo that he is so identified with, Rajini, by Latha's own admission, gave her no say in the matter.
Early life[edit]
Rajinikanth was born on 12 December 1950, in a Marathi family to Ramabai, a housewife, and Ramoji Rao Gaekwad, a police constable,[2] in Bangalore, Mysore State (present day Karnataka).[3][2][4] He was named Shivaji Rao Gaekwad after Chhatrapati Shivaji, a Maratha warrior King, and was brought up speaking Marathi at home and Kannadaoutside.[3] Rajinikanth's ancestors hailed from a village called Mavdi Kade Pathar, inf the present-day Pune district, Maharashtra.[5] He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers, Satyanarayana Rao & Nageshwara Rao and a sister, Aswath Balubhai.[6][3] After his father's retirement from work in 1956, the family moved to the suburb of Hanumantha nagar in Bangalore and built a house there.[3] When he was nine years old, he lost his mother.[7]
At the age of six, Rajinikanth was enrolled at the "Gavipuram Government Kannada Model Primary School" where he had his primary education.[8] As a child, he was studious and "mischievous" with a great interest in cricket, football and basketball. It was during this time his brother enrolled him at the Ramakrishna Math, a Hindu monastery set up byRamakrishna Mission. In the math, he was taught Vedas, tradition and history which eventually instilled a sense of spirituality in him.[9] In addition to spiritual lessons, he also began acting in plays at the math. His aspiration towards theatre grew at the math and was once given an opportunity to enact the role of Ekalavya's friend from the Hindu epicMahabharata. His performance in the play received praise from the audience and Kannada poet D. R. Bendre in particular.[3] After sixth grade, Rajinikanth was enrolled at theAcharya Pathasala Public School and studied there till completion of his pre-university course.[9] During his schooling at the Acharya Pathasala, he spent a lot of time acting in plays. In one such occasion, he performed the role of the villainous Duryodhana in the play Kurukshetra.[10] At the age of 11, Rajinikanth took the autograph of Kannada actorRajkumar and he claimed in 2014 that it is the only autograph he has taken of someone in his life.[11]
Upon completion of his school education, Rajinikanth continued to perform various jobs in the cities of Bangalore and Madras, including that of a coolie and carpenter,[12] and finally ended up being recruited in the Bangalore Transport Service (BTS) as a bus conductor.[13][14] He began to take part in stage plays after Kannada playwright Topi Muniappa offered him a chance to act in one of his mythological plays. During the time, he came across an advertisement issued by the newly formed Madras Film Institute which offered acting courses.[15] Though his family was not fully supportive of his decision to join the institute,[15] his friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur motivated him to join the institute and financially supported him during this phase.[16][17] During his stay at the institute, he was performing in a stage play and got noticed by Tamil film director K. Balachander.[10] The director advised him to learn to speak Tamil, a recommendation that Rajinikanth quickly followed.[1
Hospitalisation and return (2011–present)[edit]
In January 2011, Rajinikanth was slated to appear in Rana, a period film to be produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, who would work with the actor for a third time.[46] During the principal photography of the film on 29 April 2011, he suffered a mild foodborne illness on the sets, which led to vomiting, dehydration, and exhaustion.[92] He was treated at St. Isabel's Hospital for a day before being discharged.[93] Five days later, he was rushed to the same hospital again after suffering from breathlessness and fever.[94]He was diagnosed with bronchitis and was kept at the hospital for a week, while also spending a few days in an intensive care unit.[95] Several conflicting reports of discharge dates arose, as well as claims of Rajinikanth's health deteriorating,[96] which were continuously denied by Latha Rajinikanth. By this time, CNN-IBN reported that "Rajinikanth dead" was one of the top trends on Twitter and most searched term on Google in India.[97] Two days after his last discharge, Rajinikanth was admitted to the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute on 16 May 2011 for recurring respiratory and gastrointestinal problems.[98] The hospital maintained that Rajinikanth was in stable condition and showed positive response to treatment.[96] It was widely reported that he required a kidney transplantation, which was later denied by Dhanush.[99] On 21 May 2011, Aishwarya Rajinikanth released a photo of her and Rajinikanth in his hospital ward, both posing with a thumbs signal, responding to fans' negative reaction to news reports.[100] The hospital restricted unauthorised visitors.[101] Rajinikanth's brother, Sathyanarayana Rao Gaikwad, reported that the cause of the sudden illness was due to stress from rapid weight-loss and changes in diet, as well as withdrawal of alcohol consumption and smoking cessation.[102] After addressing fans in a 4-minute digitally recorded voice message to the media, Rajinikanth, under the advice of Amitabh Bachchan, travelled from Chennai to Singapore with his family on 21 May 2011, where he was to undergo further treatment for nephropathy at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.[103][104] After spending over two weeks at the hospital, he was finally discharged on 15 June 2011 and continued to recuperate in Singapore, before returning to Chennai on 13 July 2011.[105][1
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