Thalaivar 169: Rajinikanth's next to be directed by Kaithi and Master helmer Lokesh Kanagaraj

As Rajinikanth is doing some of the last films of his career before entering the politics, we have seen all renown filmmakers are joining hands with the megastar. After delivering recent hits with directors like Karthik Subbaraj, Shankar and A.R. Murugadoss, the 69-year-old actor has collaborated with young director Lokesh Kanagaraj, who impressed everyone with his last blockbuster Kaithi starring Karthi in a lead role.

#Thalaivar169 to be produced by #RajKamal

To be directed by Dir #LokeshKanagaraj

Shoot starts in 2nd half of 2020..

Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) January 24, 2020

Tentatively titled #Thalaivar 169, the film will go on floors in the second half of 2020 and might release in 2021. Lokesh is currently busy with Master, which features Thalapathy Vijay, Malavika Mohanan and Vijay Sethupathi in pivotal roles. On the other hand, Rajinikanth is busy in the shooting of Thalaivar 168, which is directed by Vivegam, Viswasam and Vedalam helmer Siva.

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This collaboration is said to be huge since Siva is a superhit director and has given some phenomenal hits in the past. Siva's directorial Viswasam clashed with Rajinikanth's Petta at the box office in 2019. The film also stars national-award-winning actress Keerthy Suresh in a key role. A report in India Today said that Keerthy has been approached to play the role of Rajinikanth's daughter in the film. Keerthy Suresh later shared the video of the announcement on her social handles and expressed her excitement of being a part of a Rajinikanth film. In one of the posts, Suresh shared, she wrote, "Extremely happy to announce this magical milestone in my journey. From being awestruck of @rajinikanth sir to sharing screen space with him will be my most cherished memory in my life. Thank you #DirectorSiva sir, it is a pleasure to work with you once again @sunpictures #Thalaivar168 #immancomposer."

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