Veteran actor Rajinikanth, who was recently admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai after complaining of ill health, was discharged on Thursday night. The superstar, who was in the middle of shooting director Lokesh Kanagaraj`s `Coolie` was hospitalised due to a swollen blood vessel.

Production on the Rajinikanth-Lokesh Kanagaraj film Coolie is in full swing. Shruti Haasan took to her Instagram Story to update that team Coolie has completed its Hyderabad production schedule. Shruti plays a character named Preethi in the Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial,

Produced by Kalanithi Maran under his Sun Pictures banner, the film is scheduled to release in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada.

Rajinikanth was admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai on September 30 to treat swelling in his aorta, which was managed through a non-surgical transcatheter procedure. After his discharge, the superstar released his statement,

Coming back to the veteran actor, he also shared a separate post in English for his upcoming film co-star Amitabh Bachchan. He wrote, "Thank you @SrBachchan ji for your love and showing such warm concern towards me …truly touched."

Actor Rajinikanth was discharged from Apollo Hospital at 11 PM on Thursday, said Chennai police. He had been hospitalised following a non-surgical procedure for an issue in the main blood vessel of his heart at a private hospital in Chennai.