Happy Birthday Superstar: Makers of Darbar starrer Rajinikanth unveils a new poster.

The makers of Darbar on Thursday unveiled a special poster of actor Rajinikanth on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The poster features Rajinikanth in his majestic walking pose and it went viral in minutes after it was released on Thursday. Darbar, which has been directed by AR Murugadoss, is Rajinikanth’s upcoming release and it is slated to hit the screens during the Pongal festival next year.

Happy birthday to the person I love the most in this world 🥳🥳🥳
Andrum Indrum Endrum Orey Superstar @rajinikanth 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻#HBDThalaivarSuperstarRAJINI 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 pic.twitter.com/kmTWXaEQ0Z

— Anirudh Ravichander (@anirudhofficial) December 11, 2019

Darbar marks the maiden collaboration of Rajinikanth and director AR Murugadoss, best known for helming Ghajini and Kaththi. Speaking about teaming up with Murugadoss, Rajinikanth said at the audio launch of Darbar: “We couldn’t think about anyone else but AR Murugadoss to direct the movie. I loved his Ramana and Ghajini. I had wanted to work with him for long. When Kabali and Kaala were being made, he showed interest in a police officer story.” 

“When Petta came, Murugadoss knew what kind of roles would interest me and he came up with Darbar in a week’s time. That’s how this project got birthed. At one level, this movie is a suspense thriller. I am happy to have got to work with a director who blends message with entertainment, like Shankar,” he added.

In Darbar, Rajinikanth returns to playing a cop after 25 years. He was last seen playing a cop in Tamil film Pandian. Darbar, produced by Lyca Productions, also stars Nayanthara, Suniel Shetty, Prateik Babbar, Nivetha Thomas and Yogi Babu in key roles. The film has music by Anirudh Ravichander while Santosh Sivan has held the camera.