The superstar, who has long been a matinee star and is known as 'Thalaiva', received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema history's greatest rank for such a performer, for the year 2019
Rajinikanth honored his eldest brother Sathyanarayana Rao, transport teammate and buddy Raj Bahadur, his admirers, directors, coworkers, and the Tamil folks for their unflinching support over the past five decades in his victory speech.