25 February,2026 04:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Basil Joseph
Actor and director Basil Joseph is on a success streak at the box office. In 2025, he earned laurels for his performance in the film Ponman. Now the actor is reportedly looking at bigger things. If rumours doing the rounds in the industry are to be believed, Joseph may well be roped in to play the son of actor Rajinikanth in the Superstar's upcoming film, tentatively being referred to as Thalaivar173.
The film, which is to be directed by Cibi Chakravarthy, will be produced by Kamal Haasan. The latest buzz doing the rounds is that well known Malayalam actor and director Basil Joseph may play the role of Superstar Rajinikanth's son in the film. Rumours also suggest that actress Priyanka Arul Mohan may do a pivotal role in this film, which will be a proper commercial entertainer.
However, there has been no official confirmation from the unit in this regard.
For the unaware, Cibi Chakravarthy, the director of Superstar Rajinikanth's eagerly awaited upcoming film which is being tentatively referred to as Thalaivar173, had recently disclosed that shooting for the much-awaited film would commence in the middle of April this year.
Cibi Chakravarthy, who participated in the pre-release promotional event of 'Thaai Kelavi', said, "I will very soon be saying "action and cut" to the Superstar. We intend to start filming in mid-April this year."
The young director, who had participated in the pre-release event of Soundarya Rajinikanth's film With Love, had said, "I am meeting all of you after the announcement of Thalaivar173 only now. So, I wish to say something here."
"I want to say only one thing with love. As a fan of Thalaivar, I want to tell the fans of Thalaivar and his family, when you walk out of the theatres after watching #Thalaivar173, you will be walking out with satisfaction. It's a promise. Again, I am saying, It's a promise," he had said.
The Tamil superstar has an interesting lineup of films including Jailer 2, Thalaivar 173 and his film with Nelson Dilipkumar which will collaborate him with Kamal Haasan on screen after a long time.
