Rajinikanth’s Latest Film Struggles and His Promise to Lyca Productions

Rajinikanth teamed up with Lyca Productions for 2.0, a high-budget film that incurred losses.

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Following 2.0, Darbar was Rajinikanth's next with Lyca, but it also failed commercially.

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Earlier this year, Rajinikanth's cameo in Lal Salaam for Lyca ended in disaster as well.

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Recently released Vettaiyan was expected to compensate Lyca for past losses but is struggling.

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Vettaiyan was initially a medium-budget film, but production costs soared with a star-studded cast.

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Despite doing good pre-release business, Vettaiyan grossed over 200 crores but didn’t meet expectations.

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Lyca Productions has reportedly approached Rajinikanth for another film to help recover their losses.

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Rajinikanth has a history of compensating producers when his films don’t perform as expected.

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The industry waits to see how Rajinikanth will respond to Lyca Productions' request for compensation.

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Will Rajinikanth’s next move finally bring relief to Lyca Productions? Only time will tell.

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