The teaser of Rajinikanth’s upcoming Tamil action-drama Petta was unveiled on the occasion of his 68th birthday. The teaser gives us a glimpse of Rajinikanth in two avatars, sporting a handlebar moustache and a bearded look. Going by the visuals, the teaser is a throwback to Rajinikanth of the 1990s.

Petta marks the first-time collaboration of Rajinikanth and Karthik Subbaraj. At the audio launch of Petta, Rajinikanth said that Karthik directed him like a hardcore Rajinikanth fan.

“Karthik has a very different style of storytelling. He directed this film like a true Rajinikanth fan. Petta is an entertaining throwback to the kind of films I did in 1990s. Karthik has extracted from me the kind of work I used to perform three to four decades ago,” he said.

Rajinikanth went on to describe Petta as a beautiful film best suited for a festival release. Director Subbaraj took to Twitter to share the teaser along with the caption, ”Here it is!! #Petta official teaser Happy birthday Thalaivaaaaaa!!”. Check out Petta trailer below:

The film marks the southern debut of Nawazuddin Siddiqui in a pivotal role. He plays a character called Singaar Singh in Petta.

Gearing up for Pongal 2019 release, the film also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha, Simran, Megha Akash, Malavika Mohanan and Sasikumar in key roles.