List of awards and nominations received by Rajinikanth

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Rajinikanth is an Indian actor. In a career spanning nearly four decades Rajinikanth has won so many awards from numerous associations. He is a seven time recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards out of which six are under Best Actor category. He also received numerous awards from Cinema Express and Filmfans' Association for his on-screen performances and off-screen contributions. He won his only Filmfare award for Nallavanuku Nallavan in 1984. At the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014), Rajinikanth was conferred with the "Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year".

Rajinikanth awards and nominations

Rajinikanth at Felicitation Function for Writer Kalaignanam (2019)
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Cinema Express Awards 7 7 Filmfare Awards South 1 19 Filmfans Association Awards 8 8 Honorary Awards 9 9 NDTV Awards 4 4 South Screen Awards 1 1 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 6 6 Vijay Awards 5 5 National Film Award 1 1
Totals[a]
Wins	41
Nominations	58
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Civilian honors

Year	Award	Honouring Body
2000	Padma Bhushan[1]	Government of India
2016	Padma Vibhushan[2]

National Film Awards

Year	Award	Honoring body
2021	Dadasaheb Phalke Award[3]	Directorate of Film Festivals

Tamil Nadu State Government Award

Year	Award
1984	Kalaimamani – contribution to the Tamil film industry
2011	M.G.R.-Sivaji Award[4]

Maharashtra State Film Award

Year	Award
2006	Raj Kapoor Award
2012	Rajiv Gandhi Award

International Film Festival of India

Year	Award
2014	Indian Film Personality of the Year Award[5][6]
2019	IFFI Golden Jubilee ICON Award[7]

Nandi Awards

Year	Award	Honoring body
2016	NTR National Award[8]	Nandi Awards

NDTV Award

Year	Award
2007	Indian Entertainer of the Year[9]
2011	Entertainer of the Decade[10]
	Most Stylish Actor[11][12]
2013	The 25 Greatest Global Living Legends[13]

Cinema Express Awards

Year	Film(s)	Category	Outcome
1984	Nallavanuku Nallavan	Best Actor	Won
1985	Sri Raghavendra		Won
1988	Bloodstone	Best Achiever	Won
1991	Thalapathy	Best Actor	Won
1992	Annamalai		Won
1993	Valli	Best Story Writer	Won
1995	Baashha, Muthu	Best Actor	Won

Filmfans Association Awards

Year	Film(s)	Category	Outcome
1979	Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai	Best Actor	Won
1982	Enkeyo Ketta Kural		Won
1984	Nallavanuku Nallavan		Won
1985	Sri Raghavendra		Won
1991	Thalapathy		Won
1992	Annamalai		Won
1993	Valli	Best Story Writer	Won
1995	Baashha, Muthu	Best Actor	Won

Filmfare Awards South

Rajinikanth won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil in 1984 from a total of eighteen nominations, his first and only win in the category.

Year	Film(s)	Category	Outcome	Ref(s).
1977	Chilakamma Cheppindi	Best Actor – Telugu	Nominated
1978	Mullum Malarum	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
1979	Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai		Nominated
1980	Johnny		Nominated
1981	Thillu Mullu		Nominated
1982	Moondru Mugam		Nominated
1984	Nallavanukku Nallavan		Won	[14]
1987	Velaikaran		Nominated
1990	Panakkaran		Nominated
1991	Thalapathi		Nominated
1992	Annaamalai		Nominated
1993	Uzhaippali		Nominated
1995	Baashha		Nominated
	Muthu		Nominated
1997	Arunachalam		Nominated
1999	Padayappa		Nominated
2007	Sivaji		Nominated
2010	Enthiran		Nominated
2016	Kabali		Nominated	[15]

South Screen Awards

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
1995	Peddarayudu	Best Actor	Won

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
1978	Mullum Malarum	Special Award	Won
1982	Moondru Mugam		Won
1989	—	Honorary Award - M.G.R. Award	Won
1995	Muthu	Best Actor	Won
1999	Padayappa		Won
2005	Chandramukhi		Won
2007	Sivaji		Won

Vijay Awards

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2008	Sivaji	Favourite Hero[16]	Won
2011	Lifetime Achievement Award	Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award Ganesan Award for Excellence in Indian Cinema[17]	Won
2012	Enthiran	Favourite Hero[18]	Won
2015	Lingaa	Favourite Hero	Won

See also

• Rajinikanth filmography

References

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15. "Tamil Nominations for 64th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2017". The Times of India. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
16. "Star Vijay awards | Vijay TV awards| Vijay awards gallery | Kollywood films". Starboxoffice.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
17. "UniverCell Vijay Awards – Tamil Movie News – Rajini for excellence, Suriya for entertainment – UniverCell Vijay Awards | Rajnikanth | Ayan". Behindwoods.com. 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
18. "Legends steal the show at Close Up Vijay Awards". The Hindu. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-26.