Mumbai: Ever since the title and motion poster of Thalaivar Rajinikanth's upcoming 168th film Annaatthe were announced, social media and a report in an English daily have suggested that the film was originally written for 'Thala' Ajith Kumar.
According to fans on Twitter, the Annaatthe script was first offered to Ajith at a time when he was considering signing Viswasam. Ajith finally chose Viswasam, despite knowing about the development about the project.
"#Annatthe Script Thala ku theriyum. #Viswasam Ajith Sir's choice. Annatthe Thalaivar's choice (Thala knows the script of Annatthe. Annatthe is Rajinikanth's choice, while Viswasam is Ajith's choice)," a tweet said.
In Annaatthe, Rajini teams up for the first time with director Siva who, incidentally also directed Ajith's 2019 release Viswasam. The actor will be seen with his former on-screen co-stars Meena and Kushboo, besides his Darbar heroine Nayanthara.
Apart from this, Keerthy Suresh will work with Rajinikanth for the first time. A Bollywood biggie is said to be considered for the role of the antagonist.
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It is reported that after working with Ajith in Veeram (2014) and Vedalam (2015), Siva narrated the scripts of Annatthe and Vivegam (2017) to Ajith and the actor picked the latter. The two eventually also went on to work in Viswasam, which released last year.
Siva eventually narrated the script of Annaatthe to Rajinikanth and he got a big thumbs up from the superstar.
The shoot of the film is currently underway in Hyderabad. The team Annaatthe is planning to shoot the film in Chennai, Pune and Kolkata as well.
Rajinikanth will don a rustic look in the film. The political thriller drama will have music composed by D. Imaan.
With inputs from IANS.
