SRK opts out of Rajinikanth film - Indian 2 - Ganguva postponed

Thalaivar 171 directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj is facing a major hitch as a particular role that is very vital but not a full length one needs some with a Stardom. Initially Mammooty was the choice but now it turns out that the Mega Star did not figure in the list. Lokesh is looking for a Star who has not paired with Rajinikanth so far . Mammooty said that maybe Lokesh might be toying with the idea to cast him but so far no one has approached him. He added that if there is a suitable role then he would accept. The recent buzz is that Lokesh called on SRK. Since SRK has done cameos before, he should be interested. SRK said no for two reasons. One was that he had decided not to do cameos. Secondly he said that there is a possibility of him starring with Thalapathy Vijay in an Atlee film and so did not want to do a cameo in a straight Tamil film. Who next ? The next choice is Salman Khan but Rajini has suggested Akshay Kumar with whom he worked in 2.0, a all time trend setter and highest box office grosser. As 2023 comes to an end Rajinikanth stands as the only non Telugu hero to make bo office register huge collections with Jailer figures. The Telugu version alone collected Rs 100 crores gross world wide and within two Telugu speaking States it collected Rs 85 crores. Dil Raju and Asian Studios bought it for Rs 13 crores. Even Vijay’s Leo was able to get this figures.

Latest buzz in Kollywood is that Indian 2 and Ganguva that were to come in January 2024 has shifted to August – September. Reason being that CG works are not going to be ready by then and some that has been done has gone back for correction. These film aimed for Pongal and Republic Day holidays. Now they are looking towards Independence Day and Ganesh festival. Ganguva is Suriya’s first attempt at a Pan Indian release and Gananvel Raja of Studio Green with Andhra based UV Creations are the producers. From Bollywoos there is Disha Patani and Bobby Deol.