Rajinikanth thanks Bear Grylls for Into the Wild experience

Superstar Rajinikanth took to social media to urge his fans to watch the show and also thanked his "friend" Bear Grylls for Into the Wild episode. The show will mark Rajinikanth's TV debut and will witness the actor's adventurous side.

New Delhi: As his debut television show Into the Wild with British adventurer Bear Grylls made it to the small screens, southern superstar Rajinikanth on Monday thanked Grylls for the experience.

The much-awaited episode was telecasted on Discovery Channel on Monday at 8 pm.

The Thalaiva took to Twitter to urge his fans to watch the show and also thanked his "friend" Bear Grylls for the show.

"One of the most adventurous experiences of my life !! Hope you all enjoy watching this show as much as I did being on it !!!#IntoTheWildWithBearGrylls @BearGrylls thank you so much my friend @DiscoveryIN," tweeted Rajinikanth.

From crossing a ravine while balancing off an iron bridge suspended 50 to spreading awareness about wildlife, the veteran actor has tried out many things in the episode.

In January, Rajinikanth suffered minor injuries while shooting for the special episode of Man vs Wild Bandipur forest in Karnataka.

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After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajinikanth becomes the second Indian personality to be featured on Grylls' survival show.

The episode with Prime Minister Modi was aired last year in August and became quite an attraction among viewers.

On the film front, Rajinikanth is all set for his 168th outing. The actor will be next seen in Annaatthe which will be shot in Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and Kolkata as well.

Directed by Sitva, Annaatthe will feature Rajini in a rustic look, The film has music composed by D. Imaan.

With inputs from ANI