Sasikumar as in Malik Petta; Here’s the character poster

Karthik Subbaraj’s Petta starring Rajinikanth in the lead is currently in the post-production. The movie is gearing up for release next month. A new poster of Sasikumar’s character has been released in social medias. His character is named Malik and it he said to be essaying a very crucial part in the movie.

‘Petta’ has an incredible star cast, probably the biggest in Tamil cinema in recent years. Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bobby Simha, Simran, Trisha, Malavika Mohanan and Megha Akash are playing major roles alongside Rajinikanth. Guru Somasundaram, Munishkanth Ramdoss, Manikandan Achari, Sanath Reddy, Deepak Paramesh and ‘Aadukalam’ Naren will be seen in supporting roles.

Reportedly, the movie has Rajinikanth playing the role of a hostel warden, who has a lesser known gangster like dark past. Sasikumar’s character appears in the flashback portions. Vijay Sethupathi and Nawazuddin are reportedly playing the antagonists. ‘Petta’ teaser and songs have got tremendous reception and the movie is expected to be a huge blockbuster.

Kalanithi Maran is producing movie under the banner of Sun Pictures. It has been a scheduled for a Pongal release in January, but the exact date has not yet been revealed.