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Know about Nelson Dilipkumar, who is gonna direct Rajinikanth 169th film

Superstar Rajinikanth remains a popular actor across Indian cinema and enjoys a massive fan base of all age groups. His films are celebrated like festivals, especially on the first day of the film release. According to the sources, Rajinikanth is all set to join hands with Nelson DilipKumar for his 169th film.

Thalaivar169 film
Thalaivar169 film (Fan Made)

Rajnikant was last seen in Annaatthe starring Nayanthara, Keerthy Suresh, Kushboo, and Meena among others. Many of his fans are waiting for his next film update. The time has come to celebrate has the official announcement of the actor’s169th  film set to hit the headlines soon.

Before we discuss his 169th film, let’s see a few details about director Nelson DilipKumar.

Nelson DilipKumar Age, Family:

Nelson Dilip Kumar aka Nelson is a film director-screenwriter who works prominently in Tamil cinema. He entered into Tamil film industry with his film Kolamaavu Kokila, which has Nayanthara in the lead role. The film received positive reviews from the critics and praised the direction of Nelson.

Talking about personal background, he was born on June 21st, 1984 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The 36-year-old director is married to Monisha and the couple has one child.

Nelson DilipKumar Career and Movies:

Nelson Dilipkumar with fellow directors
Nelson Dilipkumar with fellow directors

He started his film career as an assistant scriptwriter in the Star Vijay channel. He actually started his debut movie Vettai Mannan in 2010, but the project was shelved for unknown reasons.

After his debut film Kolamavu Kokila, he made a film Doctor starring Sivakarthikeyan in the lead role opposite Priyanka Arul Mohan. The film became one of the biggest Tamil language blockbusters after the pandemic-induced lockdown. He was titled One of the most promising directors by the Times of India.

Music composer Anirudh RaviChander helped him a lot in his film career and he is the one who introduced Nelson to actor Vijay to direct his next film. Thalapathy Vijay was impressed with nelson’s story and signed the film Beast. The movie also stars Pooja Hegde in the lead role. Beast movie will release on April 14th, 2022 as a pan-Indian film.

Now Nelson DilipKumar is going to direct Rajinikanth for a feature film. It is a Nelson-style film that is high on content. The film will go on floors by April or early May. Anirudh Ravichander composes music for Thalaivar 169.

The film is produced by Sun Pictures. According to the sources it will be shot over a period of five to six months at multiple locations in India.

Here is the official announcement video of Thalaivar 169:

Varun

Varun is a senior editor at Moviezupp, a popular entertainment website devoted to all things movies. He is an experienced reviewer, writer, and news reporter. Varun has been covering the Telugu cinema scene for several years, writing on everything froml film festivals to regional and national releases.