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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography
| image = Rajinikanth Definitive Biography.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first edition
| author = [[Naman Ramachandran]]
| publisher= New Delhi, Vikings, 2012
| country = India
| genre = Biography
| pages = 290 pp.
| isbn= 9780670086207
| oclc= 825198202
}}
'''''Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography''''' is a 2012 biography of the Indian actor [[Rajinikanth]], written by [[Naman Ramachandran]]. It is the second biography of the actor, following ''The Name is Rajinikanth'' (2008) by Gayathri Sreekanth.<ref name="Menon" />

==Background==
[[Naman Ramachandran]] writes for ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' and has previously authored ''[[Lights, Camera, Masala|Lights, Camera, Masala: Making Movies in Mumbai]]''. Ramachandran wanted to meet Rajinikanth when he began his work on the book, but was not allowed to meet him for reasons of health. Later, Rajinikanth sent a note to him. The author said that he had "tried to humanise Rajinikanth".<ref name=Dundoo /> Ramachandran met various people involved in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Telugu films, Rajinikanth's brother, Rajinikanth's daughters Soundarya and Aishwarya and his friends and acquaintances. He also searched [[Wikipedia]] and found that a fact about the actor's early life was wrong. His mother had died when he was nine years old and not five as the online encyclopedia [[Reliability of Wikipedia|claimed]].<ref name=Dundoo /> Ramachandran watched each of his films twice and was spending so much time for his research work that his wife said that she had "lost [him] to Rajinikanth" for those two years.<ref name=Dundoo /> Ramachandran met Rajinikanth while the book's subject was filming for ''[[Kochadaiiyaan]]'' in London. Prepared after two years of work researching, the book was released on 12 December 2012.<ref name="Dundoo">{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=21 January 2013 |title=The man behind the idol |work=[[The Hindu]] |publisher=[[The Hindu Group]] |location=Hyderabad |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/the-man-behind-the-idol/article4328739.ece |access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref> A second edition was released in [[paperback]] form in January 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |url=https://www.amazon.com/Rajinikanth-The-Definitive-Biography-Ramachandran/dp/0143421115 |access-date=15 April 2014 |website=[[Amazon.com]]}}</ref> Ramachandran has stated that he would aim to make a third edition of the book if [[Penguin India]] agrees.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=549191212075192321 |user=namanrs |title=Will surely aim for it if @PenguinIndia is agreeable |author=Naman Ramachandran |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |date=28 December 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180222050508/https://twitter.com/namanrs/status/549191212075192321 |archive-date=22 February 2018}}</ref>

==Summary==
The book includes details about Rajinikanth's early life, struggle, films, personal life and stardom. At the beginning of his career, Rajinikanth mostly played supporting and negative roles. Half of the fees he charges for every film is spent in charity. Several anecdotes are included.<ref name="DNA">{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Kaushani |date=25 January 2013 |title=Book review: Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |publisher=Diligent Media Corporation |location=Mumbai |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/review-book-review-rajinikanth-the-definitive-biography-1792479 |access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref> Plot details and analysis of several of his films are also included. Rajinikanth acted in the 1977 Telugu film ''[[Chilakamma Cheppindi]]'' alongside [[Sripriya]]. He wished to act with the Kannada actor [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] but could not do so. His 50th film was ''Tiger''. He had said that he would write an autobiography only if he became courageous enough like [[Mahatma Gandhi]] whose biography ''[[The Story of My Experiments with Truth]]'' revealed many unknown facts about him.<ref name="Dundoo" />

Rajinikanth worked as an office boy, a coolie, a carpenter, in Mysore Machinery and at one time earned money by loading rice sacks. He obtained a bus conductor licence by appearing for an exam. He later became a friend of the bus driver. When he was working as a conductor in Bangalore he became very popular among passengers due to his style of issuing tickets and returning the change. They wanted to travel only in the bus which had Rajinikanth. It was during this time he acted in stage plays, watched a lot a films and imitated [[Sivaji Ganesan]], Rajkumar and [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. He said that Ganesan was the reason he has been in cinema. He joined the [[Madras Film Institute]] to learn acting skills. Director [[K. Balachander]] named him after [[A. V. M. Rajan|A V M Rajan]]'s character in the film ''[[Major Chandrakanth (1966 film)|Major Chandrakanth]]'' (1966).<ref name="PTI">{{Cite news |date=23 January 2013 |title=Bus conductor Rajini was a big hit with Bangalore passengers |work=[[The Siasat Daily]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |location=Hyderabad |url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/bus-conductor-rajini-was-big-hit-bangalore-passengers |access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref>

==Reception==
[[Sadanand Menon]], writing for ''[[India Today]]'', criticised the book. He compared Tamil film actors' biographers to the ones "who light a candle to look at the sun". He said that the author was "totally mixed up about whether he [was] writing a 'biography' or a 'filmography'."<ref name="Menon">{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Sadanand |date=18 January 2013 |title=Power of the Dark Sun |work=[[India Today]] |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sadanand-menon-reviews-rajinikanth-the-definitive-biography-by-naman-ramachandran/1/242791.html |access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref> [[Anurag Kashyap]], [[Suresh Krissna]], [[Rajiv Menon]], [[Sreenivasan]] and Rajinikanth himself praised the book.<ref name="DNA" /> Writing for ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'', Kaushani Banerjee praised the author and said that he had "[entered] into the soul of the persona of the star". Banerjee credited Ramachandran for "[doing] complete justice in explaining the Rajinikanth phenomenon."<ref name="DNA" /> Joginder Tuteja of [[Bollywood Hungama]] called it "just an above average read" and praised Gayathri Sreekanth's book ''The Name Is Rajinikanth'' by calling it a ''paisa vasool'' (worth its money).<ref name="BH">{{Cite web |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |date=21 August 2013 |title=Book review - Rajinikanth - The Definitive Biography |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5397 |access-date=13 April 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.amazon.in/Rajinikanth-Definitive-Biography-Naman-Ramachandran/dp/0670086207 ''Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography''] at [[Amazon.com|Amazon]]

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