Rajini fans eat rice spread on floor for his recovery

As many as 50 fans of Tamil superstar Rajnikanth on Tuesday ate rice spread out on a bare floor at a temple in the industrial town of Hosur, praying for the actor's speedy recovery.

The 'Mann Soru' ritual was held in the Kalikamba temple in Chandra Chudeswara hill temple premises.

"Kalikamba is the favourite God of superstar Rajnikanth and hence we organised the pooja in this temple for his speedy recovery," a fan who participated in the pooja said.

Meanwhile, members of All Actors Fans Association in Hosur also organised special prayers near the Taluk office for the speedy recovery of Rajinikanth.

61-year-old Rajinikanth has been admitted to Chennai-based Sri Ramachandra Hospital in Chennai on May 13 for recurrent respiratory infection and gastro-intestinal problems.

Rajinikanth in hospital on first day of film Rana's shoot

CHENNAI: Superstar Rajinikanth was taken to St Isabel's Hospital in Mylapore on Friday after he complained of fatigue and vomiting on the first day of shooting for his forthcoming film 'Rana' .

Doctors attending on him said he was admitted for dehydration and exhaustion. " He was in ICU. We gave him fluid replacement and medicines for mild stomach infection," said Dr C V Krishnaswamy.

According to sources, the actor complained of breathing difficulty in the morning. His private physician, Dr M Balasubramaniam , sent him to the hospital for fluid replacements and rest, and he was discharged from hospital in the evening.

The actor is playing a triple role in the movie directed by K S Ravikumar, with whom he had earlier done 'Padayappa' and 'Muthu' . The movie, which is planned for release next year in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, will see the superstar romance actor Deepika Padukone.

The movie also has a worldclass list of technicians, including cinematographer R Rathnavelu and Oscar winner A R Rahman.