# Rajinikanth arrives at Dharman set in Mysuru by auto rickshaw 2026-09-30T10:42:11+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Rajinikanth surprised fans in Mysuru by arriving at the set of his upcoming film Dharman in an auto rickshaw on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, Hindustan Times reports. Videos of the actor's arrival, wearing a maroon shirt and veshti, went viral on social media. Fans cheered as he waved and later stepped out to greet them, with children recreating a gesture from his 2002 film Baba. The announced cast includes Rajinikanth, Simran, Raashii Khanna and Yogi Babu, but leaked videos and pictures hint that Telugu actors Ram Pothineni and Sreeleela may also be part of the project, though the team has not confirmed this, Hindustan Times says. Times Now adds that Raashii Khanna posted and then deleted a picture with Ram and Rajinikanth. Telugu360 reports that Raashii later shared pictures from Mysuru featuring Ram and Rajinikanth, which has added to confirmation around his casting. Dharman is directed by Ashwath Marimuthu and produced by Kamal Haasan. The first-look poster shows Rajinikanth as a doctor with the tagline 'The deadly doctor'. The film is slated for a Sankranthi 2027 release, Telugu360 reports. Update, 30 September 2026: Telugu360 reports that Raashii Khanna later shared pictures from Mysuru featuring Ram Pothineni and Rajinikanth, which the outlet says adds to confirmation around his casting, though the makers have not officially announced it. Telugu360 also reports that Dharman is slated for a Sankranthi 2027 release, a date not given by the other outlets. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The three outlets give near-uniform coverage of Rajinikanth's auto rickshaw arrival, but differ on how they report the unconfirmed casting of Ram Pothineni and Sreeleela. Hindustan Times and Times Now both note that Raashii Khanna deleted a picture that could have confirmed Ram's casting, framing the casting as speculation. Telugu360, in contrast, reports that Raashii later shared pictures featuring Ram and Rajinikanth, which the outlet says adds to confirmation around his casting, while still noting the makers have not officially announced it. The same source gives the Sankranthi 2027 release date, which the others omit. The differences are slight: all three treat the auto rickshaw arrival as the lead and stay close to wire-style reporting on it, but Telugu360 leans slightly more toward treating Ram's casting as confirmed than the other two. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Straight news agency style, leads with the auto arrival and frames casting as speculation - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Straight reporting on the arrival, treats casting as speculation without confirmation - telugu360.com (neutral report) Straight reporting on the arrival, says Raashii's later post adds to confirmation of Ram's casting This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ashwath Marimuthu, Dharman, Kamal Haasan, Mysuru, Rajinikanth Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rajinikanth-takes-auto-rickshaw-to-dharman-set-in-mysuru-greets-fans/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rajinikanth-takes-auto-rickshaw-to-dharman-set-in-mysuru-greets-fans/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/