One of the projects actor Rajinikanth is a part of is the tentatively titled Thalaivar 171, which is a Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial. Director Lokesh is currently gearing up for the release of his next LCU movie - Leo on October 19, 2023. With only 3 days left for the Vijay starrer to hit theater screens, Rajinikanth was recently asked by the press to comment on Leo.
A video where Rajini tells the press, "I pray to God that Leo achieves a very big victory" is currently going viral on the internet. Some reactions to the Rajinikanth's wish for Leo on the X platform:
Actor @rajinikanth about #Leo 🧊🔥 @actorvijay @Dir_Lokesh #LeoFDFS pic.twitter.com/dWsHqD5y80
— #LEO OFFICIAL (@TeamLeoOffcl) October 16, 2023
"Aandavar", Code word accepted. LCU🔥
— Dinesh K (@dineshk181297) October 16, 2023
Anchor : What do u think abt Leo ?
— HELLO (@ROCKINGg25) October 16, 2023
Thalaivar : I wish to be a big success
Anchor : There is expectations on Leo . Releasing on 19th
Thalaivar : YES . I PRAY TO GOD , IT WILL BE A BIG SUCCESS . #Rajinikanth #Thalaivar171 #Thalaivar170 pic.twitter.com/2Qr87ADpUT
❤️🔥❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/85KfB8cBCZ
— Dsouza Ebenezer (@Dsouzaebenezer) October 16, 2023
Wishing the entire team of #Leo for a big success on behalf of Thalaivar @rajinikanth fans. Got my tickets🤗
— Bangalore Rajini FC (@Bangalore_RFC) October 16, 2023
Can't wait for #Thalaivar171 already - Dear @Dir_Lokesh na, win big, waiting for your next Standalone sambavam❤️#Thalaivar170 #Rajinikanth @actorvijay @anirudhofficial https://t.co/nvIjexpDPb pic.twitter.com/7c3zhXzGET
The said claims are absolutely baseless & untrue. Neither #Thalaivar nor #Thalapathy would even think of something like this for the promotions of a film. Kindly be responsible enough before cooking up fabricated information like this! @7screenstudio @Jagadishbliss @BussyAnand https://t.co/dSe4J7tWDx
— RIAZ K AHMED (@RIAZtheboss) October 16, 2023
While Leo is Lokesh's second movie with Vijay after Master (2021), Thalaivar 171 is the director's debut collaboration with Rajinikanth. Leo is the third movie is Lokesh's franchise coup known as the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU), and it is expected to feature crossovers from previous films - Kaithi (2019) and Kamal Haasan starrer Vikram (2022).