It seems like Superstar Rajinikanth need Bollywood leading heroes to essay the role of main antagonist in his upcoming movies. It is known news that Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is playing villain in Shankar’s Sci-fi drama 2.0 and Nana Patekar is portraying negative role in Thalaivar’s Kaala in the direction of Pa Ranjith.
According to the latest update, yet another Bollywood actor is in talks with the makers of Rajinikanth’s upcoming film to be directed by none othet than Karthik Subbaraj. The makers of Rajinikanth and Karthik Subbaraj film have approached Nawazuddin Siddiqui to play the villain’s role in the film, which is expected to go on the floors from the month of May. Sun Pictures will produce this upcoming untitled film while Anirudh Ravichander will compose the music. This is the first time that Anirudh Ravichander is collaborating with Rajinikanth. The film will be wrapped up by the end of this year and will hit the theatres in 2019.
Meanwhile, Karthik Subbaraj ‘s Mercury, the silent thriller, starring Prabhu Deva, Sananth Reddy, Deepak Paramesh, is gearing up for grand release very soon. However, the film might not release in Tamil Nadu due to the ongoing strike.