Annaatthe,
the
upcoming
Rajinikanth
starrer
is
currently
put
on
hold
due
to
the
COVID-19
crisis.
The
rumours
that
suggested
that
the
Siva
directorial
might
get
shelved
has
been
doing
rounds
on
social
media
from
the
past
few
days.
However,
the
sources
close
to
the
production
banner
Sun
Pictures
have
now
finally
put
an
end
to
the
speculations.
According
to
the
reports
published
by
a
leading
daily,
the
sources
close
to
Sun
Pictures
have
confirmed
that
Annaatthe
is
very
much
on
cards.
The
spokesperson
of
Sun
Pictures
has
also
urged
the
fans
to
not
believe
the
baseless
rumours
that
are
circulating
on
social
media.
The
sources
have
also
confirmed
that
the
shooting
of
the
Rajinikanth
starrer
will
be
resumed
once
the
world
comes
back
to
normalcy.
Recently
it
was
rumoured
that
Annaatthe
is
on
the
verge
of
getting
dropped,
as
the
discussion
between
Rajinikanth
and
Sun
Pictures
team
on
the
actor's
remuneration
is
failed.
It
was
also
reported
that
the
superstar's
decision
to
not
kickstart
the
shooting
until
the
world
comes
back
to
normalcy,
has
irked
the
production
banner.
However,
the
banner
has
now
cleared
the
air
by
putting
the
rumours
into
rest.
Annaatthe
features
lady
superstar
Nayanthara,
National
award-winner
Keerthy
Suresh,
senior
actresses
Khushboo,
and
Meena,
as
the
female
leads.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
Nayanthara
is
appearing
as
the
female
lead
opposite
Rajinikanth
in
the
movie,
while
Keerthy
Suresh
plays
the
role
of
his
younger
sister.
The
mass
entertainer,
which
is
scripted
by
director
Siva
himself,
will
feature
Prakash
Raj,
Soori,
Sathish,
Vela
Ramamoorthy,
George
Maryan,
and
so
on
in
the
other
pivotal
roles.
D
Imman
composes
the
music,
while
Vetri
handles
the
cinematography.
The
shooting
of
Annaatthe
is
expected
to
be
resumed
once
the
lockdown
restrictions
are
lifted.