The shooting of Murugadoss' Thuppakki, which was stalled due to the ongoing tussles in Kollywood, was resumed today in Mumbai. It is heard that Ilayathalapathy Vijay will play the role of a cop in the movie. Vijay has earlier played the role of an undercover cop in Pokkiri, which went on to become one of the most successful films in his career. Vidyut Jamwal, who made his debut in John Abraham's Force, plays the villain.

Kajal Aggarwal is the heroine and the technical team comprises of Kalaipuli S. Thanu (producer), Santosh Sivan (camera), Harris Jayaraj (music), Jayamohan (dialogues) and Anthony (editing).