One project that has kept fans hooked with anticipation even before an official announcement had been made is actor Vijay’s next film tentatively being called as Thalapathy 64. To be helmed by director Lokesh Kanagaraj of Maanagaram fame, the film is being billed to be an intense and gritty gangster thriller. Thalapathy 64 will be Lokesh Kanagaraj’s next film after his upcoming Kaithi starring Karthi, which is being planned for a Diwali release in October alongside Vijay and director Atlee’s action sports drama, Bigil. That said, Vijay’s manager, Jagadish, has now officially announced that he has come on board Thalapathy 64 as one of the Line Producers along with Lalit Kumar, with film hitting theatres worldwide as a Summer 2020 release. Furthermore, the audio rights for the film have been bagged by Sony Music and filming has been announced to kick-off from October 2019 with the rest of the cast and crew set to be revealed in the days ahead. Check out the announcement along with the first official Thalapathy 64 poster in the tweet below:
Immensely Happy to be part of #Thalapathy64. @actorvijay anna has always been my core pillar of support and I owe him a lot for pulling me up the ladder. Excited to associate with the talented @Dir_Lokesh and none other than our rock star @anirudhofficial musical @SonyMusicSouth pic.twitter.com/KdZ4ew6Goc
— Jagadish (@Jagadishbliss) August 24, 2019
The project has had fans everywhere excited with huge expectations as the project will see composer Anirudh Ravichander come on board a Vijay film after the 2014 blockbuster, Kaththi. Thalapathy 64 will also include a talent powerhouse technical team featuring the likes of cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan, editor Philomin Raj, art director Satheesh Kumar and action by Stunt Silva with the film being produced by Vijay’s relative, Xavier Britto, under the XB Film Creations banner. Xavier Britto had earlier produced ventures namely Senthoora Pandi and Rasigan during the superstar’s early days in the 1990s.
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