Chess Grandmaster Gukesh Grooves To Rajinikanth’s Manasilayo In Latest Clip: ‘This Is Our Gukiee’

Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju, who recently won 9 of his ten matches at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, is an equally incredible talent on the dance floor. Don’t believe us? Well, Dommaraju is currently capturing the internet’s attention with his fun side. Wearing a traditional veshti and a red kurta, he perfectly executed the hook steps of the popular song Manasilayo from the upcoming movie, Vettaiyan, originally performed by the legendary Rajinikanth.

Performing alongside his family and friends, Dommaraju was seen walking towards the camera. Social media users are thoroughly impressed, filling the comment section with positive messages. Sharing the video, the user wrote, “Ithu yepdi iruku? (How is this?) With the GM himself.”

Reacting to the post, a user wrote, “Bro casually dancing after winning Olympiad for India.”

Another shared, “Fire moves on and off the board.”

“We got Gukesh’s dance moves before GTA 6,” a comment read.

Another wrote, “Never thought of seeing this side of Gukesh.”

An individual shared, “Okay, Mr allrounder, anything you can’t do. You literally slay in everything.”

One more added, “This is not Gukesh this is our gukiee.”

Since being shared on Instagram, it has garnered over 36 Lakh views.

Before revealing his fun side in the viral video, Dommaraju played a crucial role at the Chess Olympiad, where he won 9 of the 10 matches and helped the Indian team reach the top position. His impressive performance was celebrated after he returned to Chennai. He also travelled to New Delhi and joined his teammates for a special ceremony hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Gukesh Dommaraju, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi played against Slovenia and won gold from the men’s team. Meanwhile, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal and Tania Sachdev won gold medals against the Azerbaijan team.

After Dommaraju’s impressive victory, Velammal Vidyalaya honoured their former student by gifting him a brand new Mercedes Benz E Class. Now, the grandmaster is gearing up to play the final of the World Chess Championship in November.