EXCLUSIVE: Thalapathy Vijay to play a con agent in his Thalapathy 65; Filming begins this Summer in Russia
Thalapathy 65 is gearing up for a Pongal 2022 release whereas Thalapathy 66 will arrive during the Diwali 2022 weekend. Here's all that we know about these 2 films.
Vijay is on a roll, as after delivering the biggest hit of 2021 so far in Master, he is all charged up to commence shooting for his next film to be produced by Sun Pictures. Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the film is currently in the pre-production stage with the team on a recce to Russia as they intend to take Thalapathy 65 on floors around the month of May. And now, Pinkvilla has got an exclusive update on Vijay’s character from this much awaited film.
“It’s going to be Vijay like never before. He plays the role of an agent, who is a master at conning people, in this action thriller that has undertones of humour as well. In a nut shell, we can say, it’s going to be Vijay as a con agent in Thalapathy 65. The exact character sketch and evolution about the element of being an agent and a con man, will be known once the film goes on floors this summer. The above mentioned two aspects (con and agent) is what made the character fascinating for Vijay and got him on board. It's a tailormade role for him,” revealed a source close to the development.
The music of this film is composed by Anirudh whereas there is a buzz across the trade about Pooja Hegde being the female lead and Nawazuddin Siddiqui coming on board as the antagonist. However, an official communication from the production end is still waited. The movie is gearing up for a January 2022 opening in cinema halls across India with the shoot expected to wrap up by the month of September.
After Thalapathy 65, he reunites with his Master producer 7 Screen Studio, and the production house is at present working on locking the script of Thalapathy 66. The film is expected to be Vijay’s big Diwali 2022 release. “He will have at-least 2 releases in 2022 blocking the biggest festivals of Tamil Nadu – Pongal and Diwali. Being the biggest crowd puller at the moment, he is bound to arrive on the best dates,” the source signed off.
Stay tuned for more updates on Thalapathy 65 and Thalapathy 66.
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