Boxing icon Mary Kom visits Rajinikanth

"It was nice and so surprise meeting with @rajinikanth the legend superstar #Hollywood #Kollywood," Kom, a five time world champion and olympic bronze medal winner tweeted.

Kom, a recipient of Padma Bhusan and a Rajya Sabha MP, posted pictures with the actor in a boxing pose on her Twitter handle.

She was here to participate in an event held by Latha Rajinikanth, sources said.

She was Thursday named brand ambassador of the upcoming International Boxing Association's (AIBA) women's world boxing championships, to be held between November 15-24 at Delhi.

The trailer of Rajinikanth's upcoming mega budget film '2.0,' directed by Shankar is slated for release on Saturday.