Megastar Rajinikanth successfully underwent a surgical procedure called Carotid Artery Revascularisation at a hospital on Friday. The actor recovered well and is now discharged. Rajinikanth was admitted to Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Thursday following an episode of giddiness.

Taking to his Twitter handle, Rajinikanth updated his fans about the news by sharing a picture of himself praying in front of his home temple. Sharing the picture he wrote, "Returned home," and added a folded hands emoticon to it.

Returned home https://t.co/35VeiRDj7b

— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) October 31, 2021

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Rajinikanth, who was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award on Thursday, had tweeted that he had watched his yet-to-be-released movie Annatthe with his grandson on Wednesday. Last year, Rajinikanth decided against taking a much-awaited political plunge citing his health condition. At that time, Rajinikanth said the doctors had advised him that fluctuating blood pressure would affect his transplanted kidney.

On the work front, 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.