Darbar First Look: Rajinikanth dons his cop uniform after 25 years

If you're a fan of Rajinikanth, is there a better way to start the day than to wake up with the announcement of The New Superstar Movie? Of course not. The first poster of Rajinikanth's new film, Darbar, was released on Tuesday morning.

Darbar is Rajinikanth's first collaboration with high-quality filmmaker AR Murugadoss and is funded by Lyca Productions. Our first impression on the film is that it will be very fun. The poster suggests that Rajinikanth plays the role of a mischievous, devious and, of course, elegant policeman. The poster presents the picture of a merry Rajinikanth in the scenery of the police. We see an IPS badge, a police belt and cap, rifles and bullets, a furious dog with a collar belt that is labeled Police, handcuffs and the yellow ribbon used to keep people away from crime scenes. And all this takes place in the context of Gateway of India, which means that the story will unfold in Mumbai.

Here We Go! # Thalaivar167 ? is #Darbar @rajinikanth @ANIRUDH (in English) 19659012] pic.twitter.com/bNoEhne6xo

– Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) On April 9, 2019

Rajinikanth will take on the uniform of the police officer after more than 25 years. His last cop role was Pandian, released in 1992. And his powerful performance as Alex Pandian of Moondru Mugam (1982) remains a favorite cop character.

Darbar, which refers to the court of a king, is the 167th Rajinikanth career film and it will be on the screens next year during Pongal. Although the filmmakers confirmed that Nayanthara had been chosen to play the female lead, they have not yet revealed the details of the remaining cast. Until now, the team is made up of cinematographer Santosh Sivan, music director Anirudh Ravichander and editor Sreekar Prasad. This is Anirudh's second film about Rajinikanth after Petta.

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After announcing its intention to join active politics at the end of 2017, Rajinikanth has embarked on a signature party . He had three releases – Kaala, 2.0 and Petta – in less than a year, which took him away from his practice of making one film a year.