After his disastrous attempts to gain pan-India stardom Thalapathy Vijay will be again seen in a salt and pepper look playing a gangster. This will be the actor’s 67th film in the industry. It is also rumored that actress Trisha might be a part of the project too. If it is true then Vijay and Trisha will be reuniting after 14 years. This duo has given us hits like,’Ghilli’, ‘Thirupaachi’, ‘Aathi’, and ‘Kuruvi’ and the couple is one of the most favorite onscreen duos. Actors like Samantha, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Arjun Sarja are also said to be approached for some of the pivotal roles. Though there has been no official announcement about the cast till now, the rumor mill is trying to get each and every detail at its best.
It was in 2015 that Vijay, one of the biggest stars of Tamil cinema, decided to go pan-India with fantasy action entertainer Puli co-starring Kichcha Sudeepa, Shruti Haasan, Hansika Motwani & Sridevi. The film opened to negative reviews & was a non-starter in Hindi belts.
7 years later again, in 2022, Vijay’s ‘Beast’ Was released in Hindi as ‘Raw’. This time, it wasn’t just about going pan-India for Vijay but he was also testing his stardom against the major force that was Yash starrer KGF: Chapter 2. Beast aka Raw was an epic disaster in Hindi & KGF: Chapter 2 became an all-time blockbuster & the second highest-grossing film in Hindi behind Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.
Thalapathy Vijay is already gearing up for his next big Tamil film release, Varisu, slated for a big festive release on Pongal 2023. Post that, Vijay has already given his nod for his next with his Master Director, Lokesh Kanagaraj, which is tentatively titled Thalapathy 67, for which it was recently announced that Sanjay Dutt has been roped in as the prime antagonist. And now, another announcement has come from actor Jiiva on behalf of his family’s production house, Super Good Films, pointing to another of actor Vijay’s upcoming movies.
After many attempts, now it’s time to see Thalapathy on a big screen. Lokesh Kanagaraj next directorial featuring Thalapathy Vijay in the lead, according to Pinkvilla. A source close to the development told the media house that the script demands the presence of multiple powerful villains and Sanjay Dutt is ‘one of the many baddies in this yet-to-be-tilted film.’Sanjay Dutt garnered rave reviews from critics and movie buffs with his amazing performance as the antagonist in KGF: Chapter 2. And now there is buzz that Sanjay is returning as a villain again.
