Rajnispeak

Until 'Annamalai', the Rajni style was limited to flicking the cigarette from odd angles, the way he wore his sunglasses, and the occasional use of English. Political punchlines began post-Jayalalitha. But Rajnikanth's political meaning was always read between the lines.

Annamalai: 1992 " I'll do what I say, and also what I don't say."

Uzhaippali: 1992 " Yesterday I was a coolie, today I'm an actor, tomorrow...People may say what they want. But what I'll become, only god knows."

Veera: 1994 "I won't fall at Amma's feet. I don't need to do such things."

Badhsah: 1995 "What I say once, consider it said hundred times."

Muthu: 1995 " When I will make an entrance, where and how...nobody will know. But when I do make one, it will be at the right time."

Padayappa: 1997 "The path I walk will be unique."