Rajinikanth,
the
superstar
is
reportedly
all
set
to
sign
his
169th
outing
in
the
Tamil
cinema,
very
soon.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
true,
Rajnikanth
is
joining
hands
with
Sun
Pictures,
the
banner
that
bankrolls
his
next
outing
Annaatthe,
for
the
project
which
has
been
tentatively
titled
as
Thalaivar
169.
According
to
the
rumour
mills,
Rajinikanth
has
decided
to
delay
his
political
entry
considering
the
health
issues.
Instead,
the
superstar
is
planning
to
solely
concentrate
on
his
acting
career.
Sun
Pictures,
the
production
banner
has
been
keen
to
sign
the
star
for
another
project
very
soon
and
approached
him
for
Thalaivar
169.
The
grapevine
suggests
that
Rajinikanth
has
already
signed
the
dotted
line.
However,
the
duo
has
not
finalised
the
director
of
the
project
yet.
Earlier,
it
was
reported
that
Rajinikanth
will
soon
team
up
with
his
onscreen
rival
and
close
friend
Kamal
Haasan
for
his
169th
project.
It
was
also
reported
that
young
filmmaker
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
will
helm
the
dream
outing.
But
the
superstar
backed
out
from
the
project
citing
pandemic
as
the
reason,
and
Kamal
replaced
him
as
the
leading
man
of
the
project.
Rajinikanth
will
be
next
seen
in
Annaatthe,
the
upcoming
Siva
directorial
which
is
bankrolled
by
Sun
Pictures.
The
shooting
of
the
highly
anticipated
project
resumed
recently
after
being
put
on
hold
for
more
than
6
months
due
to
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic.
The
shooting
of
Annaatthe
is
currently
progressing
in
Hyderabad.
Nayanthara
and
Keerthy
Suresh
appear
as
the
female
leads
in
the
movie,
which
features
senior
actresses
Khushboo
and
Meena
in
the
pivotal
roles.
Prakash
Raj,
Soori,
Sathish,
Vela
Ramamoorthy,
George
Maryan,
and
so
on
in
the
supporting
roles
in
the
mass
entertainer,
which
is
scripted
by
director
Siva
himself.
D
Imman
composes
the
music,
while
Vetri
handles
the
cinematography.