Rajinikanth suffers injury while shooting for '2.0'

Superstar Rajinikanth has reportedly developed knee injury during the shooting of his upcoming Tamil science-fiction action-thriller 2.0 in Kelambakkam in Chennai. Fortunately it was a minor injury.

The incident occurred on late Saturday evening.

“Rajinikanth fell while filming a crucial scene and hurt one of his knees. He was taken to Chettinad hospital where the superstar underwent treatment for about half an hour. Later, he returned home,” a source from the film’s unit said.

However, the 66-year-old actor resumed shooting after receiving treatment, sources said. His media manager said the actor was "fine" and has shared the video of Rajinikanth on a social media site.

The "Kabali" star was seen casually dressed and waving at his fans from the shooting spot, in the video.

The movie, directed by Shankar is likely to be released in the year 2017 during Diwali.

News Naton Bureau with PTI inputs