Addressing his fans who have gathered from all over the Tamil Nadu to pose for a photograph with him, Superstar Rajinikanth has announced that he will start shooting for his next film with director Pa.Ranjith from May 28, 2017.

This film will be produced by Dhanush under his Wunderbar Films banner and Santhosh Narayanan has been roped in for the music score.

A set resembling the Dharavi area of Mumbai has been erected in a studio in Chennai where the shooting of the film will commence.

Now we learn that VFX Technician Peter Draper and his team which has worked in the recent historical blockbuster 'Baahubali 2' will be working on the Rajini-Ranjith film which is being referred as 'Thalaivar 161' denoting that it is the 161st film of Thalaiavar Rajinikanth.

It is said that the Draper and his team will work on bringing authenticity to the Dharavi set by working on the Mumbai backdrop for it.