MUMBAI: Superstar Rajinikanth is thrilled about the release of his upcoming film, Darbar, which is helmed by AR Murugadoss. The commercial entertainer, produced by Lyca Productions, features Nayanthara, Suneil Shetty, Prateik Babbar, Yogi Babu and Nivetha Thomas in important roles.

The trailer was launched yesterday in Mumbai with the entire cast present. During the event, the superstar revealed that he has stepped into Mumbai almost after 25 years and it feels good.  The superstar plays a bad cop in the movie, and his fans can’t wait for his new movie to release.

 Darbar is a special film for fans of Rajinikanth, as the actor, is playing a cop for the first time in over 25 years. His last cop role was Pandian, which came out in 1992. And his powerful performance as Alex Pandian in Moondru Mugam (1982) remains a favourite cop character.

Darbar, which means a king’s court, is set in the backdrop of Mumbai. The 167th film of Rajinikanth is bankrolled by Lyca Productions.