Vijay's Thalapathy 66 was officially launched yesterday (April 6) in Chennai in the presence of the main cast and crew and the pictures from the pooja event surfaced on social media, serving as a delightful treat for fans. The pictures of Rashmika adoring Vijay was indeed the hot topic on internet. Having said that, the makers have now released the official video of Thalapathy 66 pooja event and the video shows us some interesting unseen visuals. We see Vijay greeting each and every member of the team and it is heartwarming to witness the positive exchange of emotions.

As Dil Raju claps and starts the proceedings, Rashmika looks super excited, unable to control her fangirl moment. The pooja video has now grabbed the attention of the fans and have been doing good rounds on social media. Produced by Dil Raju under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations, the film has music composed by S Thaman who is scoring music for a Vijay starrer for the first time. Thalapathy 66 will be directed by Vamshi Paidipally of Thozha and Maharshi fame, while Rashmika Mandanna and Supreme Star Sarath Kumar are a part of the star cast. The rest of the cast are yet to be known.

Karthick Palani of Penguin and Adipurush fame is the cinematographer of Thalapathy 66, while Praveen KL is editing the film, marking his return with Vijay after Bairavaa. Vivek will be working on the dialogues and additional screenplay of the movie, apart from penning the lyrics. The story and screenplay of the film has been written by Hari and Ahishor Solomon, along with Vamshi. The shooting of the film kickstarted yesterday with a song shoot and this will happen for the next few days, after which the talkie portions will be shot. The film is tentatively planned to hit the screens for the festive occasion of Pongal in 2023. Meanwhile, Vijay fans are all set to witness the highly anticipated Beast which is slated to release on April 13.