It's
official
now!
Actress
Keerthy
Suresh
has
been
roped
in
to
share
screen
space
with
Superstar
Rajinikanth
in
'Thalaivar
168'.
We
all
know
that
Superstar
Rajinikanth
has
signed
his
next
with
Siruthai
Siva.
While
there
have
been
talks
regarding
the
selection
of
female
lead
in
the
movie,
names
of
actresses
such
as
Khushboo
and
Meena
were
making
the
headlines.
Even
names
such
as
Jyothika
and
Manju
Warrier
were
discussed
amongst
others.
However,
the
recent
announcement
from
Sun
Pictures
has
cleared
the
air
on
the
rumours.
'Mahanati'
star
Keerthy
Suresh
has
been
added
as
the
female
lead
in
Rajini-Siva's
project.
Tentatively
titled
as
'Thalaivar
168',
the
film
is
bankrolled
by
Sun
Pictures.
On
Monday,
Sun
Pictures
took
to
its
official
social
media
handle
to
break
the
news.
Sun
Pictures
wrote,
"We
are
delighted
to
announce
that
for
the
first
time,
@KeerthyOfficial
will
be
acting
with
Superstar
@rajinikanth
in
#Thalaivar168."
Actress
Keerthy
Suresh
also
expressed
her
happiness
about
this
on
her
Twitter
handle.
She
said,
"Extremely
happy
to
announce
this
magical
milestone
in
my
journey
.
From
being
awe
struck
of
@rajinikanth
sir
to
sharing
screen
space
with
him
will
be
my
most
cherished
memory
in
my
life.
Thank
you
@directorsiva
sir
@sunpictures
#Thalaivar168."
This
news
has
created
a
surprise
wave
among
Thalaivar
fans.
Rajinikanth
is
all
set
for
his
upcoming
Pongal
release
of
'Darbar'.
Directed
by
AR
Murugadoss,
Nayanthara
will
be
seen
pairing
up
with
Rajini.
Keerthy
Suresh,
on
the
other
hand,
has
completed
shooting
for
her
next
flick
'Penguin'.
It
is
produced
by
Karthik
Subbaraj's
Stone
Bench
Films.
She
will
also
make
her
Bollywood
debut
pretty
soon
with
'Maidaan',
which
has
Ajay
Devgn
in
the
lead.
Keerthy's
'Miss
India',
a
Tamil-Telugu
bilingual
is
also
gearing
up
for
release
soon.
This
is
the
first
time
Keerthy
Suresh
will
be
seen
sharing
screen
space
with
Superstar
Rajinikanth.
Audiences
are
pretty
much
excited
like
Keerthy.
What
do
you
feel
about
this
new
combo?
Drop
in
your
comments
below!