Leo starring ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay is one of the most anticipated films of the year directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The film were will see the reunion of the on-screen duo Vijay and Trisha after 14 years since Kuruvi. The film also has a star cast of Sanjay Dutt, Action King Arjun, Mansoor Ali Khan, Priya Anand, Director turned actors Mysskin, Gautham Vasudev Menon and others in supporting roles. The crew and cast of the film are currently filming in Kashmir with every post from the crew becoming viral as fans are excited for the second collaboration of Lokesh Kanagaraj and Vijay after the blockbuster film Master.
The first look, character posters and teaser of Leo, produced by SS Lalit Kumar under the banner 7 Screen Studio, was released last month. The first look teaser from the movie was also launched featuring Vijay and it went viral instantly. The movie will have music composed by Anirudh Ravichander and will be a hattrick collaboration of Lokesh Kanagaraj and Anirush. It will have cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa, editing by Philomin Raj and Art by N. Sathees Kumar. As the title of Leo is in English Language, it has created a controversy.
Seeman is a well-known political leader of Naam Thamilar Katchi and has also directed films like Thambi, Vaazhthugal, etc. The public figure has commented about the title of the film Leo as its in English while speaking to reporters. Seeman said answering a question that the title of the film must be changed. He added "Tamizhans are only watching the film, and we should protect our mother tongue from reaching extinction and even brother Vijay has that responsibility”. He said for some time only Tamil titles were used in films and now it's changing and English titles like Bigil are being used and it must be changed.