Darbar: Did Rajinikanth Ask AR Murugadoss To Cast Nayanthara? The Director Had Another Choice?
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oi-Lekhaka
By Lekhaka
The
industry
is
abuzz
about
Rajinikanth's
next
film
with
AR
Murugadoss
and
the
title
announcement
of
the
film
did
take
the
audiences
by
surprise.
Darbar
is
the
title
of
Thalaivar
167
and
the
poster
says
that
this
upcoming
movie
will
be
worth
all
the
hype.
Darbar
brings
back
Rajinikanth-Nayanthara
onscreen
pair
and
the
lady
Superstar
has
been
roped
in
to
play
the
leading
lady's
role
in
this
big
project.
However,
some
of
the
reports
claim
that
Keerthy
Suresh
was
the
first
choice
of
the
director
for
Darbar.
If
the
speculations
are
to
be
believed,
it
was
Rajinikanth
who
suggested
Nayanthara's
name
as
the
leading
lady
when
he
enquired
about
the
star
cast
of
the
film
to
AR
Murugadoss
since
he
felt
that
it
has
been
long
time
since
the
combination
has
come
onscreen
and
the
director
gave
the
nod
for
the
same
even
though
he
had
initially
planned
to
cast
Keerthy
Suresh
as
the
leading
lady
of
the
project.
What
is
more
interesting
is
that,
reports
suggest
that
Nayanthara
and
AR
Murugadoss
were
not
on
good
terms
since
the
Ghajini
days,
in
which
she
played
an
important
role.
If
reports
are
to
be
believed,
Nayanthara
had
even
spoken
to
media
alleging
AR
Murugadoss
of
sidelining
her
in
the
project.
Nevertheless,
it
would
be
great
to
see
Rajinikanth-Nayanthara
combo
back
on
screen.
Earlier,
they
appeared
together
in
Chandramukhi,
which
was
a
blockbuster
success
at
the
box
office.
Nayanthara
essayed
cameo
roles
in
Rajinikanth
movies
like
Kuselan,
Sivaji,
etc.