OFFICIAL: Rajinikanth’s next film with KS Ravikumar is titled ‘Lingaa’

After a lot of hide and seek, the cat is finally out of the bag. Yes, it’s official. Superstar Rajinikanth’s next film with KS Ravikumar is titled Lingaa and the ace director himself has confirmed the news on his official Facebook page sharing a picture of the crew. The shooting of this magnum opus is to commence from May 2nd. Interestingly, Linga is the name of Rajinikanth’s grandson (Dhanush and Aishwarya’s son).

The film stars Anushka Shetty and Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles opposite Rajinikanth. Sources say Rajinikanth will play a dual role in the film, one as a ruler in pre-independence era and another role in a post independent period. The music for the film will be scored by Oscar winning composer AR Rahman. The legendary trio is getting back together after Padaiyappa, that’s 15 years ago.