Rajinikanth as district collector in Lingaa

Superstar Rajinikanth is busy shooting for his upcoming film Lingaa at Ramoji film city. It is revealed that the actor is playing a dual role in the movie. The actor will be playing a district collector and an unknown role in a flashback sequence."Rajini sir is playing double role in the film. He plays a district collector in the present day of the story, while he will be seen in a different role in the flashback sequence. The makers have kept it a secret," a source from the film's unit told.

KS Ravi Kumar, the director of the film had also roped in the Hollywood stunt coordinator Lee Whittake, who was part of Kamal Haasan's Viswaroopam. After the Hyderabad schedule, the movie unit will soon fly out to shoot the songs abroad.Bollywood beauty Sonakshi Sinha will be seen beside the older Rajini and Anushka Shetty will romance the younger one in the film. Lingaa will mark the Southern debut of Sonakshi Sinha while this will be the first film for Anushka with Rajinikanth.