Veteran
actress
Meena
is
roped
in
to
play
a
lead
role
in
Superstar
Rajinikanth's
next
with
Siruthai
Siva.
Earlier,
it
was
speculated
that
actress
Khushboo
will
pair
up
with
the
Superstar.
Now,
it
has
been
confirmed
through
reliable
sources
that
the
'Muthu'
pair
is
back.
An
official
announcement
of
the
movie
cast
and
crew
is
expected
to
happen
this
month.
Produced
by
Sun
Pictures,
the
music
of
the
film
will
be
composed
by
Melody
King
D
Imman.
Being
referred
to
as
'Thalaivar
168',
the
movie
is
expected
to
be
set
against
a
rural
backdrop.
The
famous
pair
Rajinikanth
and
Meena
have
worked
together
in
blockbuster
films
like
'Ejamaan',
'Veera'
and
'Muthu'.
Meena
has
also
appeared
as
a
child
artist
in
Rajini's
1984
movie
'Anbulla
Rajinikanth'.
Comedy
actor
Soori
recently
joined
the
cast
of
'Thalaivar
168'.
Production
house
Sun
Pictures
announced
this
on
its
official
social
media
handle
a
few
days
ago.
Though
Soori
has
earlier
worked
with
Siruthai
Siva
in
'Viswasam',
this
is
the
actor's
first
collaboration
with
Superstar.
Superstar
is
awaiting
his
Pongal
release
of
AR
Murugadoss
directorial
'Darbar'.
The
film
will
have
Thalaivar
playing
the
role
of
a
cop,
25
years
after
his
last-seen
cop
avatar
in
'Pandiyan'.
His
name
in
the
movie
is
'Aditya
Arunachalam'.
The
recent
single
'Chumma
Kizhi'
from
'Darbar'
blasted
the
internet
and
created
new
records.
It
has
already
crossed
10
million
views.
Darbar
will
have
Nayanthara
paired
opposite
Rajinikanth
after
the
blockbuster
'Chandramukhi'.
Though
Nayanthara
was
seen
acting
with
Rajini
in
'Kuselan'
and
'Sivaji',
they
were
last
seen
romancing
in
'Chandramukhi'.
Fans
are
excited
to
watch
her
pairing
with
Rajini
again.
Bankrolled
by
Lyca
Productions,
the
music
for
the
movie
is
composed
by
Anirudh.
The
film
will
set
screens
on
fire
for
Pongal
2020.
There
are
talks
that
Rajini
might
team
up
with
Gautham
Vasudev
Menon
for
his
next
after
Siruthai
Siva's
project.
However,
an
official
confirmation
on
this
regard
is
pending.