From 'Dharmathin Thalaivan' to 'Enthiran': Films where Rajinikanth was not the first choice

The very name Rajinikanth has made the phrase “second choice” in Tamil cinema obsolete. But surprisingly, many famous films were not originally written for him. Fate placed them in Rajinikanth's hands; later, all those films wrote the history of Tamil cinema. From Prabhu to Kamal, Vikram, Vijayakanth, no matter who they were originally conceived for, those stories eventually became timeless classics once Rajinikanth stepped on screen. On the occasion of Rajinikanth's 75th birthday, this is a special occasion to revisit films of the Superstar actor where he was not the first choice.