As the capital city of of Tamil Nadu recovers from December 3 Cyclone Michaung and Chennai Floods 2023, Rajinikanth fans felt a sigh of relief with the re-release of their favourite star's classic hit - Muthu (1995). Written and directed by KS Ravikumar and co-starring Meena in the lead, Muthu is a Tamil adaptation of the 1994 Malayalam hit Thenmavin Kombath, and revolves around the family politics and secrets of a zamindar family. 

While actress Meena and KS Ravikumar made it to the opening day of Muthu re-release, Rajinikanth who turns 73 this  December 12, gave the theatrical event a miss. Some of the reactions online to the 2023 release of Muthu, which has AR Rahman for music:

பெண்கள் கொண்டாடும் முத்து..! #muthurerelese #muthu #Thalaivar170 pic.twitter.com/kKp0vIxyTP

— MR.BLACK🦅 (@blackmr01) December 8, 2023

Cannot Thank you Enough Rah-God @arrahman for giving One of the Best Intro Song Ever for a Hero esp for our #Thalaivar 🙇🔥❤️❤️‍🔥#Rajinikanth #ARRahman #Muthu #Muthu4Kpic.twitter.com/8jlQyEC31G

— Ayyo (@AyyAyy0) December 8, 2023

Bb house vittu vanthathum Vichithra vu ku oru spl show pottu vidungapppppa.... https://t.co/et7qKHNRMx pic.twitter.com/nKdJXjWHmi

— Gym Swathi....❤️🏋️💪 (@Gymswathi) December 8, 2023

The makers and actors for #BlockBuster #Thalaivar 's #Muthu @ksravikumardir @Actressmeena16 at #FansFortRohini for #MuthuFDFS @rajinikanth @arrahman #Muthurerelease pic.twitter.com/OTJdjtBXcq

— Rohini SilverScreens (@RohiniSilverScr) December 8, 2023

Muthu re-release💥💥💥

What a response ❤️
Love you Thalaivaaa @rajinikanth 🙏@RohiniSilverScr @NikileshSurya @ksravikumardir @KavithalayaaOff @RajiniFollowers @RIAZtheboss pic.twitter.com/KjYLJOy1xQ

— Rajini Bala( ரஜினி பாலா ) 🤘🤘🤘 (@balarajini097) December 8, 2023

Rajini & kamal in their 70s🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Dream for this gen actors#Muthu #Aalavandhan #Muthu4K #AalavandhanRemastered #KamalHaasan #Rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/MVudqBKdcV

— itisthatis (@satharjavid) December 8, 2023

200 Female auto drivers were part of Today s #MuthuRerelease at very own #FansFortRohini #Muthu @RohiniSilverScr https://t.co/juhQVX3hYk

— Rhevanth Charan (@rhevanth95) December 8, 2023

Aduthu padayappa ReRelease 🔥🔥
KS Ravikumar pic.twitter.com/Za1BCgZKQi

— Baabakumar (@baabakumar) December 8, 2023

#MuthuReRelease @RohiniSilverScr Ladies fans enjoying to the core. Endrume Raja nee @rajinikanth Thalaivaaa ❤️❤️❤️ @NikileshSurya @ksravikumardir @Actressmeena16 pic.twitter.com/FkkGwzRGva

— Sathish k (@sathish4071) December 8, 2023

Post Cyclone Michaung, a video of Rajinikanth's Poes Garden home painted a picture of how bad the waterlogging on his street was. However, Rajini is said to be shooting for a film outside Chennai, and his family members are said to have taken shelter at an alternate address even before the cyclone hit.

ரஜினிகாந்த் தற்போது வீட்டில் இல்லை.. படப்பிடிப்பில் வெளியூர்.. அவரது குடும்பமும் பண்ணை வீட்டில் பாதுகாப்புடன் உள்ளனர்.

— Chinna Chinna Asai (@chennaitodaynew) December 7, 2023

Director KS Ravikumar has also announced that Padayappa (1999) another classic hit of Rajinikanth that he directed, will next be re-releasing in theaters.