Abhimanyu, who played the villain in Velayudham, might be seen playing the villain once again for Vijay in his upcoming film Thalaivaa. Abhimanyu primarily acts in Telugu films and has done a number of Tamil films like Raktha Charitram. He is well known for his negative role in the Telugu film Gabbar Singh, which was a remake of Hindi blockbuster Dabangg and has also been a part of Bollywood films like Jannat and Gulal. Thalaivaa is an upcoming film by director Vijay, which features Amala Paul in the lead role and Santhanam is also a part of this flick. Music has been composed by GV Prakash and the film is produced by Chandra Prakash Jain under Mishri Productions. Thalaivaa is expected to hit the screens this summer.