Chennai, Dec 28: The trailer of superstar Rajinikanth's much awaited 'Petta' was released Friday by the filmmakers, giving a sneak peak into the action flick boasting of a star-studded cast including Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vijay Sethupathi.

It shows Rajinikanth in a cool avatar and in one scene making his trademark sunglasses gimmick, which is hugely popular among his fans.

The film is expected to be an action flick with the stunts being choreographed by Peter Hein.

Produced by Sun Pictures, it is directed by 'Pizza' fame Karthik Subbaraj and music scored by Anirudh.

Besides Siddiqi and Sethupathy the film's star cast includes actresses Trisha and Simran and actor-director Sasikumar.

'Petta', roughly translating into one's local stronghold in Tamil, will hit the screens ahead of the Pongal festival in mid January.

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Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.

Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.

 

Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.