Director turned actor Samuthirakani recently won National award for his performance in director Vetrimaaran’s ‘Visaranai’.\r\nSamuthirakani is all set to team up with Thalaiavar for the first time and we reported earlier that Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi is paired opposite Rajini in this film which will be directed by Pa Ranjith.\r\n\r\n‘Baahubali 2’ VFX technician Peter Drapper also joined the crew of Thalaivar’s film. This mega venture is produced by Dhanush under his banner ‘Wunderbar Films’.\r\n\r\nSanthosh Narayanan will be composing music again for Rajini’s film, after their hit film ‘Kabali’. The team is all set to begin the shooting from 28th May!\r\n\r\nFor more exciting updates on director Ranjith’s ‘Thalaivar 161’, Stay tuned to WoodsDeck.

P Samuthirakani is a Tamil film actor and director. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. His 2009 directorial Naadodigal was a runaway hit, which was later remade in three languages. He has acted in several films as well and is best known for his performances in Subramaniapuram, Easan (both directed by M Sasikumar), and Saattai.

Samuthirakani to team up with Superstar for ‘Thalaivar 161’

Samuthirakani