Superstar Rajinikanth gave a surprise to his fans on the first day of 2026. The veteran star shared a short clip from his movie ‘Muthu’ to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Fans reacted to the post and shared their wishes as well.
Rajinikanth’s post
The ‘Coolie’ Star took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle, where he shared an 18-year-old clip showing Rajinkanth riding a chariot with Meena sitting beside him. As they ride, Meena asks him if he is going in the right direction. Rajinikanth answers in his classic style, “Who knows? I have never been the person to worry about my path. I just dump my burden on God, chant Shiva’s name and follow the path that he shows.” The clip also plays AR Rahman’s famous music ‘Oruvan Oruvan Mudhalali’, which brings back sweet memories from the film. In the video, Rajinikanth added a message which read, “Wishing you all a very happy New Year 2026. God bless.”
Fans reaction
Fans in the comments shared their reaction. Adding a hilarious comment, one wrote, “We got thalaivar using his own movie as new year template before gta 6. happy new year thalaivaaaaaa.” They also shared their wishes and added messages like, “Happy new year Thalaivaaaaaa”.
Additionlly, the veteran star greeted and wished his fans who had greeted outside his residence on Thursday.
Rajinikanth’s upcoming work front
Looking back at 2025, Rajinikanth was seen in his previous outing, ‘Coolie’, which was released during the Independence Day 2025 window. It went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year. The movie, directed by
Lokesh Kanagaraj, included some of the biggest stars featuring Nagarjuna, Upendra Rao, Soubin Shahir, Aamir Khan, Shruti Haasan, Pooja Hegde and others. It went on to make Rs 518 crore worldwide as per Sacnilk.
Additionally, he is working on his next film, directed, Nelson Dilipkumar, on the much anticipated sequel, ‘Jailer 2’ which is expected to release mid-2026.
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