Superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming gangster drama Kaala, directed by Pa Ranjith, is scheduled to hit the theaters on 27th April. If the industry grapevine is anything to go by, first look teaser of the film Kaala will be released on March 10th. Reportedly, the makers will officially announce the teaser date within next few days.

The makers of this film have maintained all this while that it will be out only after the Rajini – Shankar venture 2.0, since 2.0's release which was schedule in the month of April has been pushed, The release of Kaala has been advanced.

The film is tipped to be made as a Tamil-Hindi bilingual and will also be dubbed in Telugu. The project marks the reunion of director Pa Ranjith with Rajinikanth after Kabali, and it is believed that Kaala revolves around the lives of oppressed Tamils in Mumbai and their fight for equality.

In the film, superstar plays a slum-lord-turned-gangster and he will be seen in a very powerful role and it will apparently have a very strong political angle and will address the issue of oppressed Tamils.

Since film has been mostly shot against the backdrop of Mumbai, the makers have decided to simultaneously shoot the film in Hindi. If not every scene, those featuring Rajinikanth and some key supporting cast will be shot in Hindi. Unlike Kabali, the film won’t be dubbed in Hindi, and Rajinikanth is expected to mouth his lines in Hindi and in Marathi at some key junctures.

Being produced by Dhanush, the film has a bevy of stars in the star cast including Huma Qureshi, Samuthirakani, Anjali Patil, Nana Patekar, Sukanya, Eswari Rao, and Sayaji Shinde in the star cast. Murali G is cranking the camera, Santhosh Narayanan is scoring the music, while national award-winning Sreekar Prasad will take care of editing.

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