Actor and director Basil Joseph is on a success streak at the box office. In 2025, he earned laurels for his performance in the film Ponman. Now the actor is reportedly looking at bigger things. If rumours doing the rounds in the industry are to be believed,  Joseph may well be roped in to play the son of actor Rajinikanth in the Superstar's upcoming film, tentatively being referred to as Thalaivar173.

Basil Joseph to be part of Thalaivar 173?

The film, which is to be directed by Cibi Chakravarthy, will be produced by Kamal Haasan. The latest buzz doing the rounds is that well known Malayalam actor and director Basil Joseph may play the role of Superstar Rajinikanth's son in the film.  Rumours also suggest that actress Priyanka Arul Mohan may do a pivotal role in this film, which will be a proper commercial entertainer.