Thengai Srinivasan's grandson Adithya in Rajinikanth's 'Darbar'

Director AR Murugadoss' 'Darar' cast and crew are in Mumbai shooting their new schedule after having canned some talkie portions and a grand song in Jaipur recently. The film has huge star cast which includes Nayanthara, Yogi Babu, Jeeva, Jatin Sarna, Prateik Babbar, Nawab Shah, baby Manasvi Kottachi and others. The latest to join the cast is veteran actor, Thengai Srinivasan’s grandson, Adithya Shivpink.
Interestingly, this marks the third collaboration for Adithya with Thalaivar after acting in the blockbusters 2.0 and Petta. Sharing pictures with superstar Rajinikanth, AR Murugadoss and cinematographer Santhosh Sivan, Adithya said, "Hat-trick🕴🏾#darbar I thnk @ARMurugadoss sir for havng remembrd me n offering a role also being shot by @santoshsivan sir. My grandfather has done loads of movies with Rajini sir,sure he is proud fr a little that I can contribute n carry fwrd his name pretty mch standing on my own." (sic)

The film has piqued the interest of Rajinikanth fans as the actor will don the uniform after 25 long years. Touted to be police-oriented action film, Rajinikanth is paired opposite Nayanthara. Nawab Shah, who was last seen in Tiger Zinda Hai, has been roped in as a villain. Suniel Shetty is already playing the antagonist in the film. Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar, plays the son of Sunil Shetty in the film. The Mumbai-set film is scheduled for release on January 9, 2020.