Excitement about Sivaji is revving up with announcements about every aspect of the project. The film is really shaping up well and is entering the third schedule. After the information that Suman would play villain against Rajini, comes the news that the sartorial department of the Superstar will be taken care of by noted fashion designer, Manish Malhotra.
Manish is a leading haute couture person with several shows to his credit in India and abroad. He caters to the niche market of the high and mighty in Mumbai’s elite social circuit. He made a tentative entry into Bollywood by designing for Juhi Chawla and then on there has been no looking back. His creations were seen in Rangeela, Dil to pagal hai and Dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge.

A favorite of the leading Khans, Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta, Urmila Matondkar, Rani Mukherjee and many other leading stars, he has brought a classy modernism to the costumes of our film stars. His greatest asset is his impeccable styling which matches the mood of the scene and the actor’s persona very well. His work has been honored with various awards like Filmfare Award, Showtime Opinion Poll Award, Siemen's Viewer's Choice Award, Bollywood Award and the Lux-Zee Cine Award.
He is continuously delivering quality work for fashion boutique 'Reverie' with which he has been associated since 1998. This budding star of yesterday is quite elated about working with Rajini. He said,”Of course, it is a great thing to work with Rajini. I am looking forward to a fruitful collaboration”. Way to go, Manish!