Thalaivar 171: Rajinikanth teams up with Vikram director Lokesh Kanagaraj for the first time
Veteran actor Rajinikanth is set to team up with Vikram director Lokesh Kanagaraj for action thriller Thalaivar 171, to be bankrolled by Sun Pictures
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Following the success of Jailer, veteran actor Rajinikanth is set to team up with Vikram director Lokesh Kanagaraj for action thriller Thalaivar 171, to be bankrolled by Sun Pictures.
Sun Pictures confirmed the news on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday with a poster. Music composer Anirudh Ravichander, who has worked with Lokesh in Vikram and Leo, is composing the music for the upcoming movie as well. Other than Anirudh, stunt choreographer duo Anbu-Arivu have been roped in for the film.
We are happy to announce Superstar @rajinikanth’s #Thalaivar171
— Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) September 11, 2023
Written & Directed by @Dir_Lokesh
An @anirudhofficial musical
Action by @anbariv pic.twitter.com/fNGCUZq1xi
Kanagaraj reposted it with the caption, “Excited to be joining hands with Thalaivar @rajinikanth Sir for #Thalaivar171 with @sunpictures An @anirudhofficial Musical An @anbariv stunt”
Excited to be joining hands with Thalaivar @rajinikanth Sir for #Thalaivar171 with @sunpictures
— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) September 11, 2023
An @anirudhofficial Musical
An @anbariv stunt https://t.co/ISP10GqyxY
Rajinikanth will next shoot for a film with director TJ Gnanavel of Jai Bhim fame. Kanagaraj, on the other hand, has Leo, Kaithi 2 and Vikram 2 in the pipeline. It is rumoured that Leo and Thalaivar 171 are also part of Lokesh Cinematic Universe, which will bring together all the superstars of Tamil cinema.
Speaking about Kanagaraj, the 37-year-old has given hits like Kaithi, and Vikram and created the Lokesh Cinematic Universe franchise.
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