When will the shooting of Rajini 169th film start?

Rajinikanth is all set to star in his 169th film directed by Nelson following Annatha. Anirudh is reportedly set to star alongside Sivakarthikeyan and Priyanka Mohan in the film. In an interview, Nelson Dileepkumar said that the shooting of the film has been postponed from June to August as Rajinikanth is scheduled to leave for the US as the shooting of the film is said to start in June.