was director S. P. Muthuraman who actually revamped Rajinikanth’s image entirely. Muthuraman first experimented with him in a positive role in Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri ( 1977 ), as a villain in the first half of the film and a protagonist in the second. Breakthrough: 1978-1991 Rajinikanth in the film Aarilirunthu Arubathu