Petta is the talk of the town ever since a young and dashing look of Rajinikanth from the movie was revealed. Sources say that he plays a gangster based in Madurai.
Rajini sports a handlebar moustache. Sources say the actor-politician reportedly plays a gangster who hides his identity as a college warden for some reasons.
Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, Petta has an ensemble of actors including Simran, Trisha, Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bobby Simha, Sanath, and Megha Akash in pivotal roles. Produced by Sun Pictures, Anirudh Ravichander is composing the music for the film and Tirru is cranking the camera.
Plans are on for a release this January.A major portion of the movie was shot in Darjeeling and the crew is currently camping in Varanasi.