{
  "id": 15835931,
  "title": "Sanju Samson's love for Rajinikanth: From childhood dream to Padayappa celebration and Jailer 2 theatre booking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/sanju-samsons-love-for-rajinikanth-from-childhood-dream-to-padayappa",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/sanju-samsons-love-for-rajinikanth-from-childhood-dream-to-padayappa-celebration-and-jailer-2-theatre-booking-1.500717287"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian cricketer Sanju Samson, known for his admiration of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, has taken his fandom to new heights. From a childhood dream to meet Rajinikanth at the age of seven, Sanju's love for the actor has continued to grow over the years. In March 2023, the Kerala cricketer was invited to meet the superstar at his Chennai residence after 21 years of waiting, and he shared the moment on social media. Sanju's admiration for Rajinikanth even made its way onto the cricket field, where he celebrated his first century for Chennai Super Kings by recreating the actor's iconic salute from the 1999 film Padayappa. His love for the Tamil superstar has now led him to book an entire theatre in Bengaluru to watch Rajinikanth's latest release, Jailer 2.",
  "summary": "Some people are fans of movie stars. Others take their admiration to another level. Indian cricketer Sanju Samson certainly belongs to the second category. From dreaming of meeting Rajinikanth when he was just seven to recreating his famous celebration on the cricket field and now booking an entire theatre to watch Jailer 2 , the Kerala cricketer has never hidden his love for the Tamil superstar.…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Sanju Samson Books Entire Theatre to Watch Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 With Wife, India Teammates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/sanju-samson-books-entire-theatre-to-watch-rajinikanths-jailer-2-with",
        "published": "2026-10-20T05:10:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Sanju Samson books entire theatre for Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ as film nears Rs500m milestone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/sanju-samson-books-entire-theatre-for-rajinikanths-jailer-2-as-film",
        "published": "2026-10-20T06:56:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Sanju Samson books entire theatre to watch Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 with teammates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/sanju-samson-books-entire-theatre-to-watch-rajinikanths-jailer-2-with-15736645",
        "published": "2026-10-20T11:11:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}