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Lyca Productions on Tuesday announced that superstar Rajinikanth’s 170th film is titled ‘Vettaiyan’.
The Tamil film, which was announced in March, will be directed by TJ Gnanavel of Jai Bhim fame.
The production house shared the film’s title teaser on the occasion of Rajinikanth’s 73rd birthday, PTI reported.
“The wait is over! Presenting the title of #Thalaivar170 – VETTAIYAN. Unleashing Thalaivar’s power, style & swag on his special day!” Lyca Productions said in a post on X.
Anirudh Ravichander is attached to compose the music for the movie, to be produced by Subaskaran.
Rajinikanth‘s upcoming films also include a yet-untitled project with Lokesh Kanagaraj and daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth’s Lal Salaam.
The actor was recently seen in Jailer, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. The film, which was released in August, emerged as a box-office success.
