Media personality and film actor Rajinikanth has an estimated net worth of $50 million. As an actor, he debuted with the 1975 film Apoorva Raagangal, which won a National Film Award.
After earning ₹26 crore (equivalent to ₹55 crore or US$8.5 million in 2016) for his role in Sivaji (2007), he was the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan at the time.