As much as 70 per cent of Superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming Tamil gangster drama Kaala has been completed already.

“The pace at which it is being shot could make it the fastest film in director Pa Ranjith’s career. The makers are really impressed with the way the film has shaped up,” says a source from the film’s unit.

Set against the backdrop of Mumbai, the film features Rajinikanth in the role of a slum lord-turned-gangster. The film also stars Huma Qureshi, Anjali Patil, Samuthirakani and Pankaj Tripathi.

The project marks the second collaboration between Ranjith and Rajinikanth after last year’s Kabali. Dhanush is bankrolling the film, and he is rumoured to be playing a cameo in it as well.