It
was
recently
that
the
announcement
regarding
Thalaivar
168,
Rajinikanth's
next
film
after
Darbar,
had
come
out.
Now,
various
reports
have
come
up
regarding
the
possible
star
cast
of
the
movie.
A
few
reports
claim
that
the
makers
of
the
film
are
in
talks
with
actress
Jyothika,
to
play
the
leading
lady
of
the
film.
However,
no
official
confirmation
has
come
up
regarding
this
yet.
It
is
being
believed
that
the
team
might
soon
come
up
with
an
official
announcement
regarding
the
star
cast
of
the
movie.
At
the
same
time,
rumours
also
convey
that
Trisha
is
also
being
considered
to
play
the
leading
lady
in
this
upcoming
Rajinikanth
starrer,
which
will
be
directed
by
Siva.
If
Jyothika
comes
on
board
for
the
project,
Thalaivar
168
will
turn
out
to
be
the
second
movie
of
the
Magalir
Mattum
actress
with
Rajinikanth.
Earlier,
both
of
them
had
worked
together
in
Chandramukhi,
which
is
still
one
among
the
biggest
hits
in
the
career
of
Jyothika.
Nevertheless,
Jyothika
was
paired
opposite
Prabhu
in
the
movie,
which
was
directed
by
P
Vasu.
Thalaivar
168
will
be
bankrolled
by
Sun
Pictures
and
the
film
will
mark
the
third
collaboration
of
the
production
house
with
Rajinikanth.
Reports
suggest
that
the
filming
of
this
upcoming
movie
will
commence
in
December
2019
on
Rajinikanth's
birthday
(December
6).
Reportedly,
the
team
is
eyeing
a
Deepavali
2020
release.
As
far
as
Jyothika
is
concerned,
she
has
a
few
interesting
projects
in
the
pipeline.
Her
next
film
to
hit
theatres
will
be
the
Jeethu
Joseph
directorial,
which
also
features
Karthi
in
the
lead
role.
At
the
same
time,
she
will
also
play
the
lead
in
the
upcoming
movie
Ponmagal
Vandal.
The
actress
has
had
two
releases
so
far
in
this
year.
The
first
film
to
hit
theatres
was
Raatchasi,
which
was
followed
by
Jackpot,
which
hit
the
marquee
a
couple
of
months
ago.