On this day in 1975, an actor named Rajinikanth acted in a small role in Apoorva Ragangal, a landmark film by Tamil veteran director K.Balachander. Today, that actor is probably the world's biggest phenomenon with millions of die-hard fans.

To celebrate 39th anniversary of the first time he appeared on screen, we at Digitally Inspired Media have designed 39 minimalist posters, based on Rajini's most iconic movies, as our own little tribute.

If you're as big a fan of him as we are, we believe you would love these! With that, we give you #39YearsofSuperstar.

PS: These 39 posters were made in a record 5 hours!