Although it was Tamil cinema that made Rajinikanth “the man, the myth, and the legend” we see today, his oeuvre spans several languages, as he worked in various film industries during the early stages of his career, leaving a lasting impact wherever he set foot. Aside from frequent appearances in Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada, he also played a cameo role in a Bangla movie once, thus becoming a bona fide pan-Indian star. Interestingly, Rajinikanth has also worked in Malayalam cinema alongside his fellow Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan, in director IV Sasi’s Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum (1979), which was simultaneously filmed in Tamil (Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum) as well. Besides, he also played the lead role in the 1981 Tamil-Malayalam-Kannada trilingual movie Garjanai (Garjanam and Garjane in the latter languages). Originally planned as a Malayalam film headlined by “action hero” Jayan, Rajinikanth was roped in after Jayan died in an accident on the sets of another movie. The project was then revamped, with Rajinikanth replacing Jayan as the hero. Must Read | Mohanlal once considered becoming a monk …