Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 25 (ANI): After 33 years, Megastar Rajinikanth is all set to work with his “mentor” Amitabh Bachchan in the upcoming film ‘Thalaivar 170’.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) Rajinikanth shared a picture with Big B from ‘Thalaivar 170’ sets.
After 33 years, I am working again with my mentor, the phenomenon, Shri Amitabh Bachchan in the upcoming Lyca’s “Thalaivar 170” directed by T.J Gnanavel. My heart is thumping with joy!@SrBachchan @LycaProductions @tjgnan#Thalaivar170 pic.twitter.com/RwzI7NXK4y
— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) October 25, 2023
In the picture, Rajinikanth could be seen wearing a white outfit while Amitabh dressed in a pink and blue printed tracksuit with a head scarf.
Sharing the picture, Rajinikanth wrote, “After 33 years, I am working again with my mentor, the phenomenon, Shri Amitabh Bachchan in the upcoming Lyca’s ‘Thalaivar 170’ directed by T.J Gnanavel. My heart is thumping with joy!”
Makers recently unveiled the first look of the superstar.
The official page of Lyca Productions took to X to unveil the first look of the superstar.
They wrote, “Lights Camera Clap & ACTION. With our Superstar @rajinikanth and the stellar cast of Thalaivar 170 the team is all fired up and ready to roll! Hope you all enjoyed the Thalaivar feast. Now it’s time for some action! We’ll come up with more updates as the shoot progresses.”
In the monochrome picture, Rajinikanth is dressed in a black suit, a black shirt, and black sunglasses.
Thalaivar 170 is being directed by TJ Gnanavel.
Ritika Singh, Manju Warrier, Tushara Vijayan, Rana Daggubati, and Fahadh Faasil have also been cast as extras.
Rajinikanth is expected to play a retired police officer in the film. Earlier, he was seen leaving the Chennai airport on his way to Kochi to shoot his next film.
“I am going for the next movie shooting. ‘Jailer’ movie is more successful than what we expected. 170th movie is directed by T J Gnanavel. It is Produced by LYCA which would be a big entertainment movie with a message. The title for the movie is yet to be decided,” he said at the time.
Rajinikanth was recently seen in ‘Jailer,’ which was a worldwide box-office hit. He plays a man seeking to avenge the death of his cop son in ‘Jailer’. Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, and Jackie Shroff were in important cameos.
Meanwhile, Amitabh was recently seen in the action thriller film ‘Ganapath: A Hero is Born’ alongside Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon.
Apart from that, he also has a sci-fi action thriller film ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ and a courtroom drama film ‘Section 84’ in his kitty. (ANI)
