In many ways, it was Amitabh Bachchan's films that were very instrumental in charting the superstardom of Rajinikanth. This is acknowledged by the Superstar himself. Lets look at some of these remakes

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Big B at 80: Here are some Amitabh Bachchan films that were remade in Tamil by Superstar Rajinikanth

Team CE

Published:13th Oct, 2022 at 6:31 AM

In Naan Vaazha Veippen, a remake of Amitabh Bachchan's Majboor, Sivaji Ganesan played the lead, and Rajini was in a supporting role, played by Pran in the original

The iconic Amar Akbar Anthony became Ram Rahim Robert and Shankar Salim Simon in Telugu and Tamil, and of course Rajini was part of both the endeavours

Through Don, Amitabh Bachchan cemented his superstardom, and with Billa, Rajinikanth announced his superstardom

Deewar is iconic. PERIOD. Thee might not be so much iconic, but it is a brilliant remake with a stellar Rajinikanth at the centre of it all

One of the more endearing remakes. Padikaadhavan (Khud-Daar in Hindi) had one of the finest acts by both these superstars. It had sentiment, comedy, love, action, and everything. A remake for the ages

An interesting remake, this. A contemporary film set in an interesting time period. Mard in Hindi and Maaveeran in Tamil is one of the more enterprising films in this list

A personal favourite, Mr Bharat is every bit good as Trishul. Wish the casting in the remake was also on par with the gravitas exuded by the original, but nevertheless. A solid remake, for sure!

By now, Rajinkanth already expressed his flair for comedy, and stepping into the shoes of Amitabh from Namak Halal, the former just reiterated that he was indeed could do comedy with Velaikkaran!

A surprise addition to the list, because I didn't know Dharmathin Thalaivan was a remake in the first place. Kasme Vaade became Dharmathin Thalaivan, and Rajini once again showed he was multifaceted

Such an interesting film, and an even more interesting remake. Khoon Pasina became Siva, and the tiger roared loud

This is such a beautiful movie, cut from the same cloth as Padikadhavan. All emotions are encompassed in the roles in Laawaris and Panakkaran. Their breakdowns are so compelling to watch!

Baasha is iconic. PERIOD. Hum, not so much. Baaasha cemented the mega superstardom of Rajinikanth. But the love the latter had for the former and vice versa just got stronger!