Superstar Rajinikanth’s next film, dubbed Thalaivar 170, has been creating considerable excitement. As a special treat for his 73rd birthday, the makers have finally revealed the official title accompanied by a teaser. The film is titled Vettaiyan.

Check out the teaser here:

The teaser shows Rajinikanth making a superstar entry wearing sunglasses, holding a stick along with brown shirt and pants. He is then seen saying, “When the hunt is on, the prey must fall!” 

Vettaiyan is helmed by TJ Gnanavel, acclaimed for his work on the film Jai Bhim. In this upcoming movie, Rajinikanth is slated to play the role of a retired Muslim police officer reopening a case in pursuit of justice. The film is being shot in several locations such as Thiruvananthapuram, Tirunelveli, and Mumbai, with production commencing earlier this year. 

The film boasts an impressive ensemble cast, featuring Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, along with Rana Daggubati, Fahadh Faasil, Rithika Singh, Manju Warrier, and Dussara Vijayan in pivotal roles. The film holds the anticipation of bringing together two legends of Indian cinema, Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan, in a collaboration that is eagerly awaited by fans.

See Also: Birthday Special: Rajinikanth’s upcoming movies and cameos 

Karan Johar, famed for launching fresh talents continues his tradition by providing a debut platform for Ibrahim Ali Khan, son of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, in the upcoming film Sarzameen. Directed by Kayoze Irani, son of Boman Irani, who debuted with Karan’s Student of the Year, the film marks another addition to Karan’s roster of new faces. Now it looks like Khushi Kapoor, who portrayed Betty Cooper in Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies has signed her next project. 

Karan Johar is set to cast Khushi Kapoor and Ibrahim Ali Khan in a film helmed by his assistant, Shauna Gautam. Shauna who is known for assisting Karan in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, also worked with Rajkumar Hirani on Sanju. Speculation arose about their collaboration when they were seen leaving casting director Mukesh Chhabra’s office in Andheri in August this year.

According to a report in a leading news portal, the film in question is a romantic comedy slated for a direct-to-digital release. Produced by the digital arm of Karan Johar’s production company, Dharmatics, the movie is scheduled to begin filming next year. Casting for the remaining roles is currently underway.

Visiting Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI Director Christopher Wray has assured India that the US is probing attack on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco “aggressively” and would be able to share “credible” leads soon, sources said. Mr Wray met National Investigation Agency Director Dinkar Gupta on second day of his visit on Tuesday.

In March, a group of Khalistan supporters attacked and damaged the Indian Consulate. It was again attacked in July. The NIA team had visited San Francisco in August and returned with some leads.

The meeting between the investigating agency chiefs comes on the heels of Washington’s allegations about an Indian link to a foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil.

At the meeting, India flagged how freedom of expression is being misused, NDTV has learnt.

“The NIA chief highlighted how the nexus between terrorist outfits and terrorist elements with members of organised criminal syndicates spreading in the US,” a senior official said.

Detailed discussions were also held between both agencies on how to share real time intelligence, so that informed decisions can be taken promptly.

“Discussions were also held on several pending extraditions, including that of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack co-conspirator Tahawwur Rana,” another senior official said.

Pakistan-origin Canadian businessman Rana is wanted by the Indian authorities for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. He is currently in the US.

At the meeting, the NIA chief pointed out that threats in the cyber domain were increasing. Digital space was also being effectively exploited by terrorists and extremists for propagating radical views and recruitment, he said, adding that NIA was also seeing use of crytocurrency for terror funding.

The difficulties encountered by law enforcement agencies in obtaining data from encryption Apps were also discussed.

The two sides noted that with the advent of newer technologies at a fast pace, tracing, tracking and investigating crypto transactions is turning out to be a huge challenge, the official said.

The official said both agencies recognised the challenges posed by organised crime networks, terror related crimes, cyber-enabled terror attacks, ransomware threats, economic crimes and transnational terror crimes.