Rajinikanth admitted at Chennai's Apollo Hospitals, likely to undergo elective procedure

Superstar Rajinikanth, 73, has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai for an elective procedure, according to multiple media reports.

The procedure which will be supervised by cardiologist Dr Sai Satish, will be done in the Cath lab on Tuesday.

Rajinikanth has been admitted at the Apollo Hospitals and is stable.

He was taken under observation after he arrived at the hospital on Monday night.

A designated team of doctors are observing him along with the continued medical investigations.

According to reports, Rajinikanth was taken to the hospital after he complained of severe stomach pain.

Earlier in 2020, he had the gone a regular health checkup at the same hospital.

The superstar's upcoming film Vettaiyan, will hit the screens on October 10 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada.

Known as 'Thalaivar', his recent movie Jailer was released on August 9, 2023, and was a massive success at the box office.