Thalapathy Vijay's Beast movie, which was released amid much anticipation, received mixed reviews without meeting the expectations of the fans. Thalapathy Vijay's Beast film, which was highly awaited, received mixed reviews and fell short of fans' expectations. As the number of negative reviews for Vijay grew by the day, the issue of whether the movie starring Rajini, directed by Nelson, and produced by Sun Pictures would go on as planned arose.

A few Rajini fans have also begun to urge Nelson not to direct Thalaivar 169. Following the discussion with Rajini, Nelson confirmed that he will direct the Rajinikanth 169th movie. The Director's Twitter bio dispels any rumours about the Thalaivar 169.

At the moment, Rajinikanth conveyed his sympathies to Nelson and hoped that he would continue his career and begin work soon. As a result of this, Nelson has once again announced on his Twitter account that he will be directing Rajinikanth's 169 film. With this, the Rajini Nelson-announcement starrer's has been verified once more. The crew intends to begin filming as soon as the script is completed.