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Thalaivar 173 Officially Announced: Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan Join Forces; Cibi Chakaravarthi to Direct

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The wait is finally over. In what is being hailed as the biggest collaboration in modern Tamil cinema, the legendary Superstar Rajinikanth and Ulaganayakan Kamal Haasan are officially coming together for the tentatively titled Thalaivar173. After weeks of rumors and a major directorial shuffle, Raaj Kamal Films International (RKFI) took to social media today to confirm that Cibi Chakaravarthi (Don fame) has been roped in to helm this prestigious project. While Rajinikanth leads the film as the protagonist, the project is being produced by Kamal Haasan and R. Mahendran under the iconic RKFI banner. This marks a historic reunion of the two doyens of Indian cinema, who last shared a professional association nearly 40 years ago. The announcement post carried the powerful tagline: Every HERO has a FAMILY, hinting at a high-octane family drama blended with Superstar-style action.The post also featured the hashtag #Arambikalama, a callback to Kamal Haasan’s famous line from Vikram, signaling the start of this monumental journey. Every HERO has a FAMILY#Arambikalama #Thalaivar173 #SuperStarPongal2027 @rajinikanth @ikamalhaasan @Dir_Cibi @anirudhofficial #Mahendran @APIfilms @homescreenent@RKFI @turmericmediaTM @magizhmandramPromo music : in-house pic.twitter.com/8s954ZIHUM— Turmeric Media (@turmericmediaTM) January 3, 2026 For director Cibi Chakaravarthi, this project is a miracle come true.Following the blockbuster success of his debut film Don, Cibi has landed the jackpot of directing his idol.In an emotional social media post, he shared: Once, a small-town boy's big dream was to meet his favourite star... today he has the biggest dream of directing his Superstar. Dreams do come true. Miracles do happen. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({})   The Rockstar Anirudh Ravichander is back to compose the music for Thalaivar. Having delivered consecutive chartbusters for Rajinikanth in Jailer, Vettaiyan, and Coolie, expectations are sky high for the album of Thalaivar 173. Initially, veteran director Sundar C was attached to the project in November 2025.However, he stepped down shortly after due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances. The transition to Cibi Chakaravarthi has brought fresh momentum to the project, with filming expected to begin shortly. The makers have locked the festive occasion of Pongal 2027 for the grand theatrical release.With the hashtag SuperStarPongal2027 already trending globally, the film is expected to be a massive Pan-Indian release.

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1321 days ago

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Superstar Rajinikanth Teams Up With Daughter Aishwarya For 'Thalaivar 170'

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Chennai, November 1 - Superstar Rajinikanth is competing with younger superstars and continues to work non-stop. He is currently shooting for director Nelson Dilipkumar's "Jailer", which is scheduled to release in April 2023. It is an action comedy, produced by Sun Pictures.## Recently, it was revealed that the superstar would be teaming with Lyca Productions to headline its two films, and now, it has been reported that the first film will be directed by Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth. Thalaivar 170 will be Aishwarya's third directorial and first with her father. ## "After making a successful debut as a director with 3 in 2012 and Vai Raja Vai in 2015, Aishwarya has been toying with multiple ideas for her third directorial. Through the pandemic, she thought of an idea for her father, Rajinikanth. On sharing the thought, the superstar was supremely excited to work under the direction of Aishwarya", Pinkvilla reports.## "Thalaivar 170 and 171" mark the reunion of Rajinikanth and Lyca Productions after "2.0". Both movies will officially be announced with the muhurat ceremony on November 5. Cibi Chakaravarthi, who directed Sivakarthikeyan's "Don", is the front-runner to direct Thalaivar 171. ## Stay tuned...

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1477 days ago

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Box Office: Don Becomes Sivakarthikeyan's Biggest Grosser Ever

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Chennai, May 29 - Tamil summer blockbuster, Don has become the highest-grossing film ever for actor Sivakarthikeyan whose rise over the years has been phenomenal. After scoring his first 100 crores grosser in the form of Doctor in October last year, Siva has done it again, and this time with much more ease. ## Directed by debutante Cibi Chakaravarthi, "Don" has so far grossed approx. 105 crores worldwide through the third Saturday. The coming-of-age romantic comedy breached the 100 crores gross mark in just two weeks which also took it past "Doctor" to become the biggest grosser for Siva. "Doctor" had grossed a little over 100 crores worldwide. ## "Don" is a big hit in the home state Tamil Nadu as it has grossed approx. 67 crores in the state through 3rd Friday. It is among the biggest grosser in Tamil Nadu this year with "Beast", "Valimai", "KGF Chapter 2", and "RRR". In Chennai city, "Don" has managed to collect approx. 7 crores which are fantastic numbers. ## Produced by Lyca Productions and Sivakarthikeyan Productions, "Don" is currently the 4th biggest movie in Tamil this year and it will finish with that spot. The position, however, may be changed going forward with tentpole Tamil titles scheduled to release this year. ## The movie stars Priyanka Arul Mohan as the female lead opposite Sivakarthikeyan and this is her second film with him, after "Doctor". Apart from the lead pair, the movie also features S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, and Soori in pivotal roles. Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music, with cinematography and editing done by K. M. Bhaskaran and Nagooran respectively.## Stay tuned...

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1483 days ago

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Box Office: 'Don' Set To Become Biggest Grosser For Sivakarthikeyan

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Chennai, May 23 - Tamil movie Don is all set to become the biggest grosser ever for actor Sivakarthikeyan whose popularity is on the rise. It has been a dream box office run for, Don, so far and it isn't looking to slow down anytime soon. ## Directed by debutante Cibi Chakaravarthi, Don, will become only the second movie for Sivakarthikeyan to enter Rs. 100 crores worldwide gross club. It has grossed approx. 89 crores worldwide in just 10 days, including Rs. 69 crores at the domestic box office in both Tamil and Telugu languages. In Chennai city, Don has scored 6.15 crores, which is a fantastic result. Overseas, it has minted approx. 20 crores. ## The coming-of-age romantic comedy is one of the biggest grosser of 2022 in Tamil Nadu state. Through second Sunday, it has grossed 58 crores in the home state and is likely to add 10-15 crores more to its tally before Kamal Haasan's biggie, Vikram, arrives on June 3rd. ## Don will become the biggest scorer for Siva, by surpassing his last year's blockbuster, Doctor. The Nelson Dilipkumar-directed movie had grossed a little over 100 crores worldwide upon its release in October 2021. Don will breach this record during its 3rd weekend and will also become the fastest for Siva to reach the milestone. ## Produced by Lyca Productions, and Sivakarthikeyan Productions, the movie stars Priyanka Arul Mohan as the female lead opposite Sivakarthikeyan and this is her second film with him, after "Doctor". Apart from the lead pair, the movie also features S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, and Soori in pivotal roles. Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music, with cinematography and editing done by K. M. Bhaskaran and Nagooran respectively.## Stay tuned...

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1486 days ago

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Box Office: Sivakrathikeyan's 'Don' Scores A Blockbuster First Week Worldwide

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Chennai, May 20 - Tamil star Sivakarathikeyan's "Don" has hit the ball out of the part in the first week. Directed by debutante Cibi Chakaravarthi, "Don" has proved the ever-growing fan following of Sivakarthikeyan, who has become a new sensation in the Tamil cinema. ## Produced by Lyca Productions, and Sivakarthikeyan Productions, "Don" scored Rs. 65.55 crores worldwide in the first week, which is the highest ever for Siva's movie. Domestically, the coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film has grossed Rs. 52.55 crores, including Rs. 4.41 crores in Chennai city alone. ## "Don" took the opening of Rs. 9.30 crores net, biggest for Siva. It was connected well with the audience as they gave excellent reviews which transformed into a blockbuster opening weekend with Rs 31.3 crores net. It held super strong over the weekdays and earned Rs. 13.83 crores, pushing the total net collection to 45.13 crores, including Rs. 1.47 crores in Telugu. At the overseas box office, the movie had minted approx. 13 crores. ## The movie will look to cross the lifetime worldwide collection of "Doctor", which is Sivakarthikeyan's biggest grosser yet. Released in October 2021, "Doctor" had grossed a little over 100 crores worldwide, and the way "Don" is going about its business, it should top 100 crores by the end of its box office run.## Priyanka Arul Mohan is playing the female lead and this is her second film with Siva, after "Doctor". Apart from the lead pair, the movie also stars S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, and Soori in pivotal roles. Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music, with cinematography and editing done by K. M. Bhaskaran and Nagooran respectively.## Stay tuned...

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1489 days ago

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Box Office: Sivakarthikeyan's 'Don' Crosses 50 Crores Gross Worldwide

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Chennai, May 17 - Actor Sivakarthikeyan is becoming a new sensation in Tamil cinema after delivering yet another hit in the form of "Don". Cibi Chakaravarthi's directorial debut, "Don" has been able to overcome the huge expectations of the fans and trade as it has crossed the 50 crores mark at the worldwide box office in just 4 days. ## The coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film became the biggest opener for Sivakarthikeyan with 9.3 crores net on Friday. Over the 3-day opening weekend, the film scored 31+ crores net collection, which is the highest weekend total ever in Siva's career. The movie did well on Monday and collected 4.45 crores net, pushing the total domestic collection to 35.75 crores net or 41.6 crores gross, in both Tamil and Telugu languages. ## Upon the release of the film, it got wonderful reviews from critics and audiences alike which transformed into big box office numbers. In the home state, Tamil Nadu, "Don" has minted over 35 crores gross, including 3.3 crores in the Chennai city alone in 4 days. Overseas, it has so far grossed approx. 12 crores, taking its total worldwide gross collection to 53.6 crores.## Produced by Lyca Productions and Sivakarthikeyan Productions, "Don" will look to cross the lifetime worldwide collection of "Doctor", which is Sivakarthikeyan's biggest grosser yet. Released in October 2021, "Doctor" had grossed a little over 100 crores worldwide, and the way "Don" is going about its business, it should become top 100 crores by the end of its box office run. ## The film has Priyanka Arul Mohan playing the female lead. It is her second film with Sivakarthikeyan after "Doctor". Apart from the lead pair, the movie also stars S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, and Soori in pivotal roles. Anirudh Ravichander has scored the music, with cinematography and editing is done by K. M. Bhaskaran and Nagooran respectively.## Stay tuned...