The recent box office result of Coolie seems to have left Superstar Rajinikanth quite disturbed and confused. Eager to break away from a continuous streak of action entertainers, the legendary actor has firmly set his sights on delivering a monumental Rs. 1000 crore grosser for Tamil cinema. However, this immense pressure is reportedly causing him to second-guess his project choices.
Industry rumors suggest that his previous interventions in the Vettaiyan screenplay contributed to its failure, leaving him swinging between different ideas as he struggles to perfectly analyze what will hit that massive box office milestone. Now, his next film with Kamal Haasan's RKFI, is going through second director change after Sundar C walked away as rumors strongly state that Cibi Chakravarty is also replaced.
Initially, director Cibi Chakravarty was on board for Rajinikanth's next film, backed by Kamal Haasan’s RKFI. Cibi pitched a RAW agent story that balanced action with comedy. While Rajinikanth wanted to shape it into something akin to Dhurandhar, he ultimately decided not to move forward with the subject for now. Adding to the complications, Cibi faced a compensation dispute with a Telugu producer over a dropped Nani film.
Although the director agreed to return his advance, the producer pushed for Rs. 5 crore or a co-production stake in the RKFI film. Kamal Haasan's banner firmly rejected this arrangement. Ultimately, more than the legal disputes, it was Rajinikanth's shifting outlook on the script that led to Cibi being ousted.
Seeking a fresh direction, the superstar has now brought in director Ashwath Marimuthu to craft a light-hearted entertainer. Ashwath, who also has Simbu's next film after Arasan in his lineup, has already narrated a promising storyline and is currently hard at work developing the script.
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