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Filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj opened up astir backing retired of the much-aniticipated Rajinikanth-Kamal Haasan movie during a property league successful Chennai connected Monday, January 26, 2026. The manager besides shared updates connected his upcoming projects.
Speaking astir Thalaivar 173, Lokesh said, “I was successful talks to bash the movie with Rajinikanth sir and Kamal Haasan sir. I narrated an enactment publication which they some were rather excited about. But then, some of them had been doing a batch of enactment films of late, and so, they wanted a light-hearted film. I cannot constitute that benignant of movie and that’s wherefore I backed retired of that project.”
Lokesh past proceeded to connection clarity connected Kaithi 2, the much-awaited sequel movie that is portion of his Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU). The Karthi starrer, which helium was expected to bash aft Leo(2023), was postponed owed to his consequent commitments. Now, pursuing the announcement that his adjacent is with Allu Arjun, determination were speculations that Lokesh has decided to scrap LCU.
Lokesh said that wanted to bash Kaithi 2 aft Rajinikanth’s Coolie. “But due to the fact that of the movie with Rajini sir and Kamal sir, I had asked the accumulation banner for immoderate time. Later, erstwhile I exited that project, Karthi sir had signed different manager for his adjacent film. So, I present had immoderate clip earlier Kaithi 2,” helium said.
Lokesh added, “Meanwhile, Mythri Movie Makers had fixed maine an beforehand a fewer years agone and I person ever wanted to enactment with Allu Arjun sir. So that’s however AA23 started. But I tin confidently accidental that my movie aft this volition beryllium Kaithi 2 and LCU isn’t ending anytime soon. You’ll spot galore much projects coming up from this universe.”
Meanwhile, Thalaivar 173 volition beryllium helmed by Cibi Chakaravarthi and backed by Kamal Haasan and R Mahendran nether Raaj Kamal Films International (RKFI). Earlier, filmmaker Sundar C was attached to the project; however, helium aboriginal decided to measurement backmost from it.
