Tamil superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming film religious Nayanthara will be seen in the lead role. On Sunday, the makers of the film unveiled a poster which revealed the casting of Nayanthara.
The poster features Rajinikanth and Nayanthara facing each other in a dark corridor. “The aura is double,” the caption read, “Welcoming the one and only @nayanthara to Dharma.”
After this announcement, Nayanthara took him
Nayanthara’s appearance on religious It will mark her reunion with Rajinikanth after five years. The duo was last seen together on screen in the 2021 film Annathe. Beside Nayanthara, religious Other supporting roles also feature Simran and Rashi Khanna.
Directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, religious Many changes were seen even before the start of the shoot. Before this, during this time A Press conferenceRajinikanth admitted that Ashwath was the fourth director he announced for the film.
“Earlier, we wanted to do a film with Ravikumar. It didn’t work out, so we finalized Sundar C. But his other projects got delayed, so he told us he was stepping down. Then we decided on CB Chakraborty.”
However, he revealed what CB told him and said, “The story is great, but it’s a sensitive subject. It’s about a nuclear scientist… about nuclear weapons. The shooting was to take place in Afghanistan and Russia. It’s a good subject but very sensitive and time-consuming. So, we shelved the project and finalized the film with Ashwa.”
religious Directed by Kamal Haasan, Raj is produced by Kamal Films International. Principal photography for the project began earlier this year, with the team completing multiple schedules. The film is expected to hit theaters in 2027; However, an official release date is yet to be announced by the makers.
forward from religiousNayanthara will be seen in the next film Mukuthi Amman 2In which she is set to reprise her role as Devi from the first part. The film will release on 6 November 2026.
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