Rajinikanth who was recently seen in jailer movie. It is directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and grossed around 605 crores. He is currently working for his upcoming movie which is directed by T J Gnanavel. The film was officially announced in March 2023 under the tentative title  Thalaivar 170 being the 170th film of Rajinikanth as the lead actor.

and the official title was announced in December 2023 as Vettaiayan.

Check out the the title teaser here.

The movie Vettaiyan also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rana Daggubati, Ritika Singh and many others in supporting roles. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander and cinematography handled by S R Kathir and editing by Philomin Raj.

The shooting began on September 2023 in Chennai. The first schedule began in Thiruvananthapuram. The next schedule began in Tiruneliveli on 11 October. The third schedule took place in Mumbai where scenes were shot with Rajinikanth and Bachchan. The schedule concluded by late October.

The movie is releasing this year.

Rajinikanth will be also seen in Lal Salaam movie which is directed by his elder daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth.