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AR Murugadoss is currently a busy man, as he is shooting for Sikander with Salman Khan, and his next Tamil film with Sivakarthikeyan in the lead.
The ace director has made popular films with several big-ticket stars including, Dheena starring Ajith in the lead, the Ghajini starring Suriya, Stalin starring Chiranjeevi in the lead, and Thuppakki starring Vijay in the lead.
After a string of hits, the director faced failure with the 2020 film Darbar, which featured Superstar Rajinikanth in the lead. In spite the hype the film generated, it turned out to be a damp squib. Here’s how the director reacted after it failed to make a mark.
AR Murugadoss Talks About Darbar's Failure
In an interview with Galatta Plus, AR Murugadoss spoke about what went wrong with Darbar and why it failed to work at the box office. "With Darbar, what happened after a point is that I started believing that I know the process of writing and filmmaking. I felt like I could do it in a swift way, quickly. I had this misunderstanding of my own self and grew overconfident,”.
Rajinikanth's last film before political plunge
He went on to say "Rajini sir gave his dates and then he wanted to start shoot in March. Moreover, the rains start in Mumbai from the month of June. He was set to launch his party in August. So I had very limited time to finish the project, I went for the shoot in February. I’m a hardcore Rajini sir fan and I didn’t want to miss the film at any cost. Also, back then, this project was supposed to be his last film as he was going to make the political plunge. We had to rush everything,”
Darbar also featured, Nivetha Thomas Nayanthara, Sunil Shetty and Yogi Babu in pivotal roles.
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Rajinikanth and AR Murugadoss' future projects
Rajinikanth eventually decided to stay away from politics. He made his political exit, even before the entry. Rajinikanth awaiting the release of director TJ Gnanavel's Vettaiyan. He has also signed Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie, produced by Sun Pictures.
Meanwhile, AR Murugadoss last produced the 2023 period drama titled August 16, 1947. He is now working on Sikander with Salman Khan, which will hit screens during Eid 2025.