Superstar Rajinikanth has signed a two-film deal with Lyca Productions. The first film will be directed by Cibi and he is not playing a lead role. The second film will be directed by Mani Ratnam, who has worked with the Superstar in the past.
Lyca Productions is a production house that has backed many big projects in the past. The new deal will involve Rajinikanth working on two films in the next couple of years. The first film, Jailer, will be launched on November 5 in Chennai with a puja. It will be the actor’s 169th film.
In addition to Don, Rajini is producing his daughter’s film. Cibi Chakravarthi, who directed Don, is also working on the film. The two films will be launched together. The first film will be released in 2018, while the second will be released in 2020.
After the release of Jailer, the details of the two films will be announced. The filmmakers and star have a good working relationship. One film will be directed by CB and the second will be directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth. Rajinikanth is known to be very good with Lyca Productions. Lyca Productions’ last release Ponniyin Selvan: Part One broke several box office records.
Lyca Productions is an Indian entertainment company. Lycamobile was founded in 2014. The company is involved in production and distribution of Tamil films in the country. The company has also produced the largest budget film of Indian cinema – 2.0.