Rajinikanth's Darbar (Thalaivar 167) 1st Look Poster
Here is the first look poster of Rajinikanth's Darbar (Thalaivar 167).PR Handout

The first look from Rajinikanth's latest movie, which was referred to as Thalaivar 167, was launched on Tuesday, 9 April. Well, the name of the Rajini's latest film is Darbar, written and directed by AR Murugadoss.

The poster gives ample of hints about Rajinikanth's role in the movie as we could see the attires of a cop in the photo in which the Tamil superstar is sporting a big smile on his face.

The promotional material instantly catches the viewers' attention with its caption: You decide whether you want me to be good, bad or worse. Presumably, it is the message of the cop to the baddies or his rivals in the Tamil movie.

There is also the mention of '3' in the poster and one might be tempted to think whether Rajinikanth could be playing triple role in the movie. It has to be noted that there have been rumours of the superstar playing dual roles in the flick. The word 'caution' is also seen in the first look poster. 

The first look poster also announces the release date of Darbar. Well, the movie will be out for next Pongal.

"#Thalaivar167 - #ARM First Look Out at 8.30 AM tomorrow Countdown Begins !!!! [sic]" Lyca Productions finally announced the project on Monday evening. It is the third collaboration of Rajini and the production house after Kaala and 2.0.

Interestingly, a few pictures from the photoshoot, which was held on 4 April, was leaked online. Going by the avatar, one gets an impression of Rajini might doing the role of a cop from the 80s. This is not the first time where the 68-year old is sporting khakhi on-screen. He has enacted the cop's role in the films like Moondru Mugam, Pandian, and Kodi Parakuthu.

For the first time, AR Murugadoss is teaming up with Rajinikanth. Nayanthara plays the female lead in the multilingual film.

Anirudh Ravichander, Santosh Sivan and Sreekar Prasad have been signed to score music, handle cinematography and editing departments, respectively.

Santosh Sivan had previously worked with the Tamil superstar in Mani Ratnam's blockbuster Thalapathi, which was released 28 years ago, while Anirudh composed music for Rajini's previous film Petta.

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