The Name Is Rajinikanth

Author : Gayathri Sreekanth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Actors
ISBN : UCAL:B5183211

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The Name is Rajinikanth by Gayathri Sreekanth Pdf

Almost all show-world success stories in India appear the same. What sets individuals apart is the approach and the attitude once they reach the top. No one can resist a rags-to-riches story. It is every common man`s dream. But Rajinikanth`s story is irresistible. He continues to be an enigma to both his fans and contemporaries. He is simple Shivaji Rao Gaekwad who, by way of luck and hard work became a superstar, and continues to remain on top notwithstanding the vagaries of time. His starrer Muthu gave him an enviable identity globally, and sky seemed the limit after its unprecedented success in Japan. His latest, Shivaji has further spread his charisma globally. One can love Rajinikanth as millions do, one can hate him, as his detractors do, but the fact also remains no one can ignore him. None can shrug away his presence unless he or she is extremely insensitive to the film world. The book painstakingly seeks to record every nuance of Rajinikanth`s life: the joys and sorrows, the pains and ecstasies, loves and betrayals. It also does not shy away from underlining the two extremes that have remained an intrinsic part of his highly eventful career: the human and the divine. The book tells the essential truth about Rajinikanth that has thus far remained unknown to his vast fan following.

Author : Naman Ramachandran
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9788184757965

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Rajinikanth by Naman Ramachandran Pdf

Rajinikanth is, quite simply, the biggest superstar cinema-crazy India has ever seen. His stylized dialogues and screen mannerisms are legion, and his guy-next-door-cum-superhero image has found a hysterically appreciative following among millions of moviegoers. Naman Ramachandran’s marvellous biography recounts Rajini’s career in meticulous detail, tracing his incredible cinematic journey from Apoorva Raagangal (1975) to Kochadaiyaan (2013). Along the way, the book provides rare insights into the Thalaivar’s personal life, from his childhood days to his times of struggle—when he was still Shivaji Rao Gaekwad—and then his eventual stardom: revealing how a legend was born.

Author : Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789352641765

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Standing on an Apple Box by Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush Pdf

Director, dancer, goodwill advocate for the United Nations: Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush is so much more than the daughter of a legendary actor, or the wife of southern cinema's biggest star. Growing up in Bangalore and then Madras, in a household that resolutely kept out any hint of her father's superstardom, she was a quiet, introverted child whose greatest pleasure was a visit to Marina Beach and an occasional meal out. It was not cinema but law that became a preoccupation when she started thinking about college and career - but fate, and her mother, had other plans for her.Aishwaryaa writes with disarming honesty about life as Rajinikanth's daughter, of falling in love and raising two boys with Dhanush, of fighting her own demons and finding satisfaction in a career of her choice. She reflects on the many roles a woman has to juggle at home and outside - in her case, under the watchful gaze of cameras and celebrity-watchers.Intensely personal, but also inspirational, Aishwaryaa's memoir is an unusually frank insight into growing up in cinema-land. A playful meditation on the joys and difficulties of being a woman in this age, Standing on an Apple Box is as much a celebration of individual fulfilment as it is of family.

Author : Suresh Krissna,Malathi Rangarajan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 9381626294

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My Days with Baasha by Suresh Krissna,Malathi Rangarajan Pdf

Author : Vaasanthi Sundaram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9390652103

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RAJINIKANTH by Vaasanthi Sundaram Pdf

Superstar Rajinikanth defies all conventional analyses-no one has reigned supreme for as long as he has in the world of Indian cinema. With over 150 films under his belt, many of them blockbusters, he still plays the hero at seventy, and the devotion of his legions of fans has not waned during the forty-odd years of his stardom. In a state that saw the Dravidian self-respect movement propagate atheism, fans worship his cut-outs and bathe them with milk and beer, as if he were their god. In a society famous for its pride in its language, it is curious that a Kannadiga whose family hails from Maharashtra, an outsider, should emerge as a 'thalaivar', or leader. With the death of the charismatic J. Jayalalithaa, a former actor, and M. Karunanidhi, who was a scriptwriter for films-leaders of the AIADMK and DMK respectively (the two main Dravidian political parties that have been ruling Tamil Nadu for more than sixty years)-Rajinikanth's fans believed there was a political vacuum that only he could fill. While the actor has been dabbling in politics, by making pronouncements on certain issues, including Jayalalithaa's policies, the Cauvery water sharing problem between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, bomb attacks in the state and so on, it was only in 2017 that he promised to form his own party and contest all 234 seats in the 2021 assembly elections. For decades, his fans had been awaiting this moment, believing that he could solve all their problems and give them a life free from strife and governance free of corruption. His fan clubs went into high gear to turn themselves into the foundation of their thalaivar's political party, attracting more members and working on the ground all over the state. For three years, every utterance of Rajinikanth's was analysed and debated even more vociferously than anything he has said in the past. Political opponents questioned his experience and pointed out that (even after forty years) he was an outsider who did not understand the undercurrents of Tamil Nadu politics; his detractors criticized the lack of a clear ideology behind his promise of 'spiritual politics'; political analysts who saw that Rajini was close to the BJP anticipated that he might enter into an alliance with them, allowing the right-wing party a foothold in the state. Ultimately, however, the seventy-year-old superstar withdrew from the political arena citing health concerns. The fans were hugely disappointed but understanding. With their continuing support and excitement for the next Rajini-starrer, he remains a giant in the field of entertainment. Rajinikanth: A Life is the best account yet of the man who was born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad-once a coolie and a bus conductor in Bangalore and now virtually a god in Tamil Nadu.

Author : Paramahansa Yogananda
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781775411451

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Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda Pdf

The autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 - 1952) details his search for a guru, during which he encountered many spiritual leaders and world-renowned scientists. When it was published in 1946 it was the first introduction of many westerners to yoga and meditation. The famous opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci said about the book: "Amazing, true stories of saints and masters of India, blended with priceless superphysical information-much needed to balance the Western material efficiency with Eastern spiritual efficiency-come from the vigorous pen of Paramhansa Yogananda, whose teachings my husband and myself have had the pleasure of studying for twenty years."

Author : Y.B. Satyanarayana
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789350294376

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My Father Balliah by Y.B. Satyanarayana Pdf

The extraordinary story of a Dalit family in southern India Poised to inherit a huge tract of land gifted by the Nizam to his father, twenty-one-year-old Narsiah loses it to a feudal lord. This triggers his migration from Vangapally, his ancestral village in the Karimnagar District of Telangana - the single most important event that would free his family and future generations from caste oppression. Years later, it saves his son Baliah from the fate reserved for most Dalits: a life of humiliation and bonded labour. A book written with the desire to make known the inhumanity of untouchability and the acquiescence and internalization of this condition by the Dalits themselves, Y.B. Satyanarayana chronicles the relentless struggle of three generations of his family in this biography of his father. A narrative that derives its strength from the simplicitywith which it is told, My Father Baliah is a story of great hardship and greater resilience.

Author : P. C. Balasubramanian,Ram N. Ramakrishnan
Publisher : Rupa Publications India
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8129120593

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Grand Brand Rajini by P. C. Balasubramanian,Ram N. Ramakrishnan Pdf

Rajinikanth is one of the most popular Film actors from South India. A devout, self disciplined human being..a rags to riches story..an embodiment of human values..a cult figure par excellence..the way he conducts him-self mnd his professional management of his career is unique. This book is an original and unique take on Brand Mangement, using Rajinikanth's superstardom as a model for building and sustaining a successful bran

Author : Nirupama Subramanian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Businessmen
ISBN : 9391165303

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Murder on the Menu by Nirupama Subramanian Pdf

Author : Constantine V. Nakassis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226327853

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Doing Style by Constantine V. Nakassis Pdf

Doing style -- Brand and brandedness -- Brandedness and the production of surfeit -- Style and the threshold of English -- Bringing the distant voice close -- College heroes and film stars -- Status through the screen -- Media's entanglements.

Author : Ambiga KS
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9798891867864

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The Rajini in Me by Ambiga KS Pdf

Embark on an extraordinary journey of selfdiscovery and empowerment in The Rajini In Me. This memoir chronicles the transformative impact of Rajinikanth's wisdom and charisma, revealing how his presence guided one individual through life's complexities. From challenges to triumphs, this book showcases the resilience that emerges when one embraces the essence of Rajinism. Discover the profound connection between cinema, life, and empowerment, and unlock your own path to strength and selfdiscovery. By immersing yourself in the wisdom of an icon and its resonance in your life, you'll set forth on an exhilarating and enlightening expedition of personal growth. This book mirrors the extraordinary within you, echoing the incredible voyage chronicled within its pages, and beckoning you to uncover the limitless reservoir of strength and selfdiscovery that resides within your very core.

Author : Pandtit Alahar Vijay
Publisher : Sura Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8174787356

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Pronology - The Dynamic Name Science by Pandtit Alahar Vijay Pdf

Author : Constantine V. Nakassis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226327990

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Doing Style by Constantine V. Nakassis Pdf

In Doing Style, Constantine V. Nakassis explores the world of youth and mass media in South India, where what Tamil youth call “style” anchors their day-to-day lives and media worlds. Through intimate ethnographic descriptions of college life in Tamil Nadu, Nakassis explores the complex ways that acts and objects of style such as brand fashion, English slang, and film representations express the multiple desires and anxieties of this generation, who live in the shadow of the promise of global modernity. As Nakassis shows, while signs of the global, modern world are everywhere in post-liberalization India, for most of these young people this world is still very distant—a paradox that results in youth’s profound sense of being in between. This in-betweenness manifests itself in the ambivalent quality of style, the ways in which stylish objects are necessarily marked as counterfeit, mixed, or ironical. In order to show how this in-betweenness materializes in particular media, Nakassis explores the entanglements between youth peer groups and the sites where such stylish media objects are produced, arguing that these entanglements deeply condition the production and circulation of the media objects themselves. The result is an important and timely look at the tremendous forces of youth culture, globalization, and mass media as they interact in the vibrancy of a rapidly changing India.

Author : Dhamu Pongiyannan
Publisher : Film Cultures
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Charisma (Personality trait)
ISBN : 3034315511

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Film and Politics in India by Dhamu Pongiyannan Pdf

This book is one of the comprehensive studies about the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where all the Chief Ministers since 1967 have been former actors. By problematising the popular misconception that Bollywood is a synecdoche of Indian cinema, this book explores the cultural history of South India through the prism of films.

Author : P.C. Balasubramanian
Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9789393559265

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Rajini's Mantras: Life lessons from one of India’s mostloved superstars by P.C. Balasubramanian Pdf

HOW TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN TRUE RAJINIKANTH STYLE! In Rajini’s Mantras, bestselling author P.C. Balasubramanian brings out the best life lessons from Rajinikanth’s iconic speeches, public interactions and performances right from his early days in the film industry. Rajinikanth, endearingly called ‘Thalaivar’ (leader) by his fans, is an inspiration to millions. His spectacular success story, from a bus conductor to one of the mostloved superstars in Indian cinema, is as gripping as a megahit. His life is an excellent blueprint if you want to understand how to achieve goals without compromising your values or individuality. Taking several incidents from Rajini’s life, Balasubramanian shows how an adaptable mindset, willingness to learn from experiences, persistence and making the right choices can help you stand out—just like the beloved idol. Moreover, the simplicity of each of these mantras highlights the positive influence you can have on society and those around you. P.C. Balasubramanian is a chartered accountant and heads a company in the business assurance services sector. He is also a public speaker and has held talks on motivation, entrepreneurship, branding and happiness among other subjects. He is a firm believer that life lessons are all around us. An ardent admirer of the superstar Rajinikanth, this is his third book on him. "I hope that my fans and every reader would find this book relevant and enriching" —Rajinikanth