Rajinikanth congratulated his fans for opening a football academy in Mamallapuram.
Rajinikanth’s fan pages are abuzz with the news of the opening of a new football academy in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu.
Rajinikanth, apart from being a central figure in the Tamil film industry, has a significant passion for sports. The 72-year-old is often seen spending quality time with members of the sports fraternity, especially cricket. Rajinikanth left for Mumbai to catch the first ODI between India and Australia, held at the Wankhede Stadium on 17 March. Rajinikanth also seems to be an ardent follower of football. Recently, when one of his US-based fans opened a football academy in Tamil Nadu, Rajinikanth congratulated the fan.
Rajinikanth’s fan pages are abuzz with the news of the opening of a new football academy in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu. One of his fan pages has shared the latest pictures of the new institute inaugurated by FC Madras. The tweet of the same shared the details of the new football academy. It reads, “A new world class football academy in Chennai. FC Madras is all set to inaugurate its new 23-acre football center in Mamallapuram. The facility includes floodlit football pitches, a strength and conditioning center, a medical center, a multi-sport field and much more!”
A new world class football academy in #Chennai..😍⚽️🏟️FC Madras is all set to inaugurate their new 23-acre football center at Mamallapuram. The facility includes a floodlit football pitch, strength and conditioning center, medical center, a multi-sport field and much more! @mrgirish pic.twitter.com/55oma5GlYO— Rajinikanth Fans (@Rajni_FC) March 19, 2023
In a now-deleted Twitter video, Rajinikanth extended hearty congratulations to the person responsible for taking the initiative to open the football academy. Talking about it, Rajinikanth revealed, “I am very happy to have a world class youth football academy in Tamil Nadu. It is called the king of sports. It was once popular in India. Then cricket came and took over. Now it is being played more in Kolkata and Kerala.
Calling football a “heroic sport”, Rajinikanth lamented the fact that despite smaller countries playing football with much gusto and enthusiasm, fewer names are registering for football matches in India. “Thus the youth football academy is welcome. This academy should give Messi and Ronaldo from Chennai,” he hoped.
Rajinikanth is currently busy shooting for his upcoming film with director TJ Gnanavel, tentatively titled Thalaivar 170, bankrolled by Lyca Productions. Rajinikanth is also gearing up for the release of filmmaker Nelson Dilipkumar’s Tamil language action comedy, Jailer. The film also features an ensemble cast including Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Shivrajkumar, Tamannaah Bhatia, Mohanlal and Jackie Shroff. Jailor is all set to hit the big screens on 14th April.
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