Actor Rana Daggubati has joined the cast of superstar Rajinikanth's next film, tentatively titled ‘Thalaivar170’. The film’s production house Lyca Productions made the announcement on October 3. They shared a photo to welcome Rana onboard on social media. According to reports, the film's shooting is all set to commence in Thiruvananthapuram. TJ Gnanavel of 'Jai Bhim' fame will be directing the film.Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, and Dushara Vijayan will be seen in supporting roles. Anirudh Ravichander has been roped in to compose music for the film. Reports also suggest that Fahadh Faasil will be seen in one of the lead roles. Superstar Rajinikanth was last seen in director Nelson Dilipkumar's 'Jailer'. The film grossed Rs 650 crore worldwide and became a blockbuster. Thalaivar is currently on a break and will start shooting for 'Thalaivar 170' sometime in October. In the coming days, the team will announce the remaining members of the cast. Meanwhile, Rana Daggubati recently made a cameo appearance in ‘Spy’ (2023) as Arjun. He was also seen in the Netflix series ‘Rana Naidu’ alongside stars Venkatesh Daggubati, Suchitra Pillai, Gaurav Chopra and Surveen Chawla. Also Watch | Anushka Sharma asks paps not to click photos amid second pregnancy rumours: Watch