'Thalapathy' Vijay's Varisu (2023) directed by blockbuster Telugu filmmaker Vamshi Paidipally and featuring songs and a background score composed by Thaman. S continues to find love a year after its theatrical release. The family action drama film released in cinemas as a grand Pongal treat last year went on to become a major commercial success at the worldwide box office grossing more than 300 crores and once again affirming the tremendous love audiences share for Vijay. With Leo (2023) also releasing last year and turning out to be a raging money-spinner, the Tamil superstar's Varisu has now hit a new high a year after its release as the film's album has now crossed a billion views on YouTube.

Announcing the good news, the music director of Varisu, Thaman posted a clip from the chart-topping hit song 'Thee Thalapathy' sung by Silambarasan TR. He wrote on his post in X, "Can Never Get off this HIGH !! #theethalapthy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#VarisuAlbimHits1billion🧨💿💣" (sic) The hit composer also shared a special poster announcing the latest achievement and wrote, "ONE BILLION ALBUM #VARISU 🔥🏆For Our #Thalapathy dearest @actorvijay Anna 🏆🔥🤗 #VarisuAlbum💿" (sic) This latest feat by the Varisu album will no doubt come as happy news for Thaman and Vijay's fans everywhere as the film continues to be a memorable one for everywhere.

Varisu saw Vijay paired with national sensation Rashmika Mandanna, while the ensemble star cast featured the likes of Sarathkumar, Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Shaam, Srikanth, Khushbu, Yogi Babu, Jayasudha, Sangeetha Krish, Ganesh Venkatraman, VTV Ganesan, to name a notable few. With Varisu and Leo turning out to be big box office hits, Vijay is at present filming The Greatest of All Time under Venkat Prabhu's direction, which is gearing up for a huge theatrical release this year and will include music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.