Rajinikanth meets Asian Games star Vithya Ramaraj, congratulates her

Superstar Rajinikanth has met Tamil Nadu athlete Vithya Ramaraj and congratulated her on her performance at the 2026 Asian Games.

The actor invited the young track star to meet him and praised her for making the country proud. It was a fan moment in reverse. This time, one of Indian cinema's biggest icons was the one doing the cheering.

Vithya came back from Nagoya, Japan with three medals, reports say: a gold, a silver and a bronze.

Fans keep talking about one race in particular, the women's 400m hurdles. The long-standing national record in that event has always carried the name of the legendary PT Usha, and Vithya's run in Nagoya put her own name right next to it. For a young athlete from Tamil Nadu, few results could mean more.

The meeting with Thalaivar now gives her one more memory to keep from a season she will not forget.