Confirmed: Santosh Sivan to wield camera for Rajinikanth’s next

As reported by us earlier, superstar Rajinikanth’s next film will be directed by AR Murugadoss. Though the movie is yet to be officially announced, the director had confirmed the project recently. Also there were speculations about Santosh Sivan cranking the camera. The ace cinematographer confirmed the same with a post in his official social media handle.

Santosh Sivan, one of Indian cinema’s most respected cinematographers, has previously collaborated with director Murugadoss in ‘Thuppakki’ and ‘Spyder’. With Rajinikanth, he has worked in the Mani Ratnam directorial ‘Thalapathi’. The veteran’s frames in ‘Thalapathi’ is celebrated even after two decades of its release. Fans will be hoping to see the recreation of the ‘Thalapathi’ magic.

According to director Murugadoss, his movie with Rajinikanth will be a complete mass entertainer just like how the fans expect. Casting and other pre-production works are on at full swing. Anirudh Ravichander is the front runner for music director. Sun Pictures is most likely to produce this movie. It must be noted that the banner was recently associated with both Rajinikanth and Murugadoss in ‘Petta’ and ‘Sarkar’, respectively.