Days after Kamal Haasan announced his upcoming production starring Rajinikanth in the lead, the director of the film has backed out. Director Sundar C was set to direct the epic film but has now announced his decision to step down. The filmmaker shared a letter on social media announcing the 'difficult decision' of stepping down from the film.

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On Thursday, Sundar C issued a statement saying he was making the difficult decision to step back from the project due to "unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances."