Watch | Rajinikanth returns home after getting discharged from hospital

Megastar Rajinikanth, who recently underwent a carotid artery revascularisation surgery, returned home on Sunday after being discharged from a Chennai hospital. Taking to his Twitter handle, the 70-year-old shared a picture of himself praying in front of his home temple.

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Sharing the picture he wrote, “Returned home,” and added a folded hands emoticon to it. He was admitted to the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai since Thursday.

Rajinikanth was in New Delhi a few days back to receive the esteemed Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to cinema. After his return to his home-town, he had gone to the Kauvery hospital for a routine checkup, where he later had to be admitted. 

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According to a medical bulletin issued by the Kauvery Hospital, the Padma Bhushan awardee underwent carotid endarterectomy which is a surgical procedure that removes plaque from the inside of a patient’s carotid artery in order to restore normal blood flow to the brain.

Earlier, in December 2020, the star had been admitted to the Apollo hospital, Hyderabad, due to fluctuating blood pressure and exhaustion.

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The 2.0 star had made his debut in 1975 with K Balachander’s Apoorva Ragangal and has completed more than 45 years in the Tamil film industry. He has delivered hit films such as Billu, Muthu, Baashha, Sivaji, and Enthiran. Rajinikanth was last seen in AR Murugadoss’s Darbar. He will next be seen in his upcoming film Annaatthe, which is slated to release on November 4.