Actor Fahadh Faasil, who was last seen in the Malayalam film Dhoomam, has joined the cast of the upcoming Tamil Rajinikanth film, tentatively titled Thalaivar 170. The announcement came from the makers of the film on Tuesday.

Directed by TJ Gnanavel, the film is backed by Lyca Productions. The makers have been rolling out the cast announcements for the past few days. Earlier in the day, the makers revealed that Telugu actor Rana Daggubati has joined the cast. Dushara Vijayan, Ritika Singh and Manju Warrier are the rest of the cast members that have been announced by the makers. 

While the technical crew is yet to be announced, the makers have revealed that Thalaivar 170 will have music scored by Anirudh Ravichander.

Meanwhile, Rajinikanth who was last seen in Jailer, will be seen making a cameo appearance in the upcoming Lal Salaam which will be released for Pongal 2024. The actor will also be seen working with Lokesh Kanagaraj for Thalaivar 171.