Rajinikanth's Pongal Release Movies! - A 100% Blockbuster Record! Share
Rajinikanth's January(Pongal) Release Movies! - A 100% Blockbuster Record!
Superstar Rajinikanth much-anticipated biggie, Petta is all set to hit the screens on January 10th on the festival occasion of Pongal. Rajinikanth's Petta is the one to come out as a festival release after a long 24-year gap. A total of 9 Rajinikanth movies have released for Pongal and all the movies have been a huge hit thus maintaining a 100% hit record.
Kuppathu Raja
Release Date: 12/01/1979
Kuppathu Raja directed by T. R. Ramanna was a blockbuster hit in the year 1979. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Manjula Vijayakumar and Padmapriya in lead roles.
Pokkiri Raja
Release Date: 14/01/1982
Pokkiri Raja is an action comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. It is a remake of the Telugu film Chuttalunnaru Jagratha (1980). The film stars Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Raadhika. The film was a super hit and ran for 175 days in theaters. This film was remade in Hindi as Mawaali and in Kannada as Bazar Bheema(1987).
Paayum Puli
Release Date: 14/01/1983
Paayum Puli is an action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and starring Rajinikanth and Radha. It was a blockbuster and completed a 133-day run at the box office. The movie was dubbed in Telegu as Debbaku Debba and Hindi as Fauladi Mukka (1985). The movie is inspired from The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.
Naan Mahaan Alla
Release Date:14/01/1984
Naan Mahaan Alla directed by S. P. Muthuraman features Rajinikanth, Radha and M. N. Nambiar in the lead roles. this movie ran 100 days in theaters.
Mr. Bharath
Release Date: 10/01/1986
Mr. Bharath is a drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj, Ambika, Goundamani, S. V. Shekhar and others. The film which was a remake of Hindi film Trishul revolves around a son's revenge against his father for cheating on his mother. This film was dubbed in Telugu as Nene Rajinikanth. The movie was declared a hit at the box office.
Panakkaran
Release Date: 14/01/1990
Panakkaran starrs Rajinikanth and Gautami. This film ran for more than 200 days and was declared a hit film. It was dubbed in Telegu as Kondaveedi Puli and Hindi as Dhanwan No. 1. This film is a remake of Lawaaris (1981) starring Amitabh Bachchan.
Dharma Durai
Release Date: 14/01/1991
Dharma Durai is a drama film starring Rajinikanth, Gautami, Charan Raj, Nizhalgal Ravi and Senthil. The film was remake of 1989 Kannada movie Deva with Vishnuvardhan in the lead role. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Khaidi Annayya. It was also remade in Hindi as Tyagi, with Rajinikanth reprising his role in the original. It was a block-buster movie and completed a 175-day run at the box office.
Mannan
Release Date: 14/01/1992
Mannan directed by P. Vasu stars Rajinikanth, Vijayashanti, Kushboo, Manorama, Pandari Bai, Goundamani, and Visu. It is a remake of the 1986 Kannada film Anuraga Aralithu. This film was released on pongal festival in 1992 and it was a commercially super hit at the box office.
Baasha
Release Date: 12/01/1995
Baashha is an action film written and directed by Suresh Krissna. The film was produced by V. Thamilazhagan and V. Rajammal under the production banner Sathya Movies. The film stars Rajinikanth and Nagma in lead roles with Raghuvaran, Janagaraj and Vijayakumar playing supporting roles. Baasha is one the biggest blockbuster in the history of Tamil cinema.
Rajinikanth's January(Pongal) Release Movies! - A 100% Blockbuster Record!
Rajinikanth's last January release happened in 1995 with the historical blockbuster flick Baasha. The next interesting fact is that Rajinikanth has had 9 Pongal releases so far and all the 9 movies have been a huge hit thus maintaining a 100% hit record. Petta will the 10th movie to come out as a Pongal release and with all the hype Petta is expected to become a sure shot hit and Rajinikanth to keep his Pongal winning streak!