Thalaivar171: Lokesh Kanakaraj to direct Rajinikanth’s 171st film

Excited to be joining hands with Thalaivar @rajinikanth Sir for #Thalaivar171 with @sunpictures

An @anirudhofficial Musical
An @anbariv stunt https://t.co/ISP10GqyxY

— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) September 11, 2023

The announcement of Thalaivar171 did not cause any surprise as rumour mills had been working overtime to establish the fact that Lokesh Kanakaraj would be working Rajinikanth in his next.

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Sun Pictures rewards Jailer team

The announcement by Sun Pictures comes a day after it chose to reward all those who worked on its previous film, Jailer (2023), with gold coins.

Close to 300 unit members of director Nelson Dilipkumar’s Jailer, which emerged as a blockbuster, were presented with gold coins at a special event.

Mr.Kalanithi Maran felicitated more than 300 people who worked for #Jailer with gold coins today. #JailerSuccessCelebrations pic.twitter.com/qEdV8oo6dB

— Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) September 10, 2023

Nelson penned a note of gratitude to everybody who played a part in making Jailer a success on the occasion.

#jailerhistoricsuccess ❤️🙏#Jailer #thankyou #SuperStarRajinikanth𓃵 @rajinikanth sir @anirudhofficial @sunpictures https://t.co/QYVhAm88p7 pic.twitter.com/TcJdAxV9Md

— Nelson Dilipkumar (@Nelsondilpkumar) September 10, 2023

It may be recalled that Sun Pictures, to celebrate the humongous blockbuster that Jailer has emerged, chose to present brand a new Porsche car each to music director Anirudh and director Nelson.

The production house presented a brand new BMW X7 to Superstar Rajinikanth, which sources say, was chosen by the actor himself.

All three celebrities were also given cheques by the production house, which is mighty pleased with the box office collections of the film.

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