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Thalapathy 68
File:Thalapathy 68 poster.jpg
Announcement poster
Directed byVenkat Prabhu
Produced by
  • Kalpathi S. Aghoram
  • Kalpathi S. Ganesh
  • Kalpathi S. Suresh
Written byVenkat Prabhu
Starring
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
CinematographySiddhartha Nuni
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Production
company
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thalapathy 68 is the working title of an upcoming Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay, leading an ensemble cast that includes Prabhu Deva, Prashanth, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vaibhav, Mohan, Jayaram and Sneha.

Initially, Atlee was reported to director the project, but subsequently, Prabhu was brought on board. The film was announced in May 2023 under the tentative title Thalapathy 68, as it is Vijay's 68th film in a leading role. Principal photography began in October 2023. Yuvan Shankar Raja will compose the music, while the cinematography and editing will be handled by Siddhartha Nuni and Praveen K. L.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

In late November 2021, Vijay, who had successful collaborations with director Atlee, was reported to join hands for the fourth time with the latter for his 68th film in a lead role, after previously working in Theri (2016), Mersal (2017) and Bigil (2019). It was to begin production after Atlee had finished the works of his debut Hindi film Jawan (2023).[1] That December, Yuvan Shankar Raja posted a picture of him with Vijay, leading to speculations of their collaboration.[2] At an award night in May 2022, Yuvan hinted about his reunion with Vijay after Pudhiya Geethai (2003), saying that it would happen soon.[3] In May 2023 however, it was confirmed that Atlee would not be directing the film, as he had already committed to another project with actor Varun Dhawan.[4] That month, there were multiple reports that either Venkat Prabhu or Gopichand Malineni would direct the film.[5][6]

Prabhu had met Vijay in mid May and narrated a story to him, by which the latter was impressed. He also asked Prabhu to develop the full script. In an interview that month, Prabhu expressed his idea of doing a time loop film with Vijay, after previously doing the same for Maanaadu (2021).[7] On 21 May, the film was officially announced by Vijay through his social media pages under the working title Thalapathy 68, with Prabhu confirmed as the director.[8] Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh and Kalpathi S. Suresh were revealed to produce the film under AGS Entertainment. It is the company's 25th production venture and second collaboration with Vijay after Bigil. Yuvan was confirmed as the music composer.[9] Cinematography is handled by Siddhartha Nuni,[10] editing by Praveen K. L. and art direction by Rajeevan.[11]

Prabhu and Vijay's collaboration had been in talks for about ten months. While working on Custody (2023), Prabhu narrated a short script to Vijay when he was filming for Varisu (2023).[12][13] Furthermore, multiple reports stated that Vijay would receive a remuneration of ₹200 crore (US$28 million), which would make him the highest-paid film actor in India.[14][15] In August, the team left for Los Angeles to use visual effects scanning to create the look of one of Vijay's characters; this technique was previously used for Fan (2016) and Indian 2.[10] A muhurat puja was held on 2 October 2023 at Prasad Labs in Chennai with the presence of the film's cast and crew.[16]

Casting[edit]

Vijay was reported to play dual roles as father and son, which he previously did in Bigil.[17] In late May 2023, S. J. Suryah was reported to play the antagonist, after previously doing so for Mersal.[18] It was also reported that either Tamannaah Bhatia, Jyothika or Krithi Shetty were in consideration for the lead actress;[19][20] however, it was later reported that Prabhu considered Simran in lead actress role, paired alongside the father character of Vijay, and Priyanka Arul Mohan or Meenakshi Chaudhary for the son character.[21][22][23] Prabhu Deva was also reported to be part of the cast.[24] In early September, Sneha was reported to be a part of the cast,[25] and Prashanth was confirmed to be in talks for playing an important role in the film.[26] Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Chaudhary, Priyanka, Sneha, Laila, Vaibhav, Mohan and Jayaram were confirmed to be a part of the cast, as they were present at the muhurat puja.[27][28]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography commenced on 3 October 2023 with the first schedule in Chennai.[29] A song revolving around the younger Vijay and choreographed by Raju Sundaram would be filmed in this schedule using artificial intelligence.[27]

Music[edit]

The soundtrack and film score will be composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, in his second collaboration with Vijay after Pudhiya Geethai, and tenth with Prabhu.[30] The audio rights were reportedly bought by T-Series for a record price.[31] Yuvan said the first single would be a dappankuthu number.[32]

Marketing[edit]

A few days after the film was announced, a large banner promoting it was erected in Malaysia. However, it was unclear whether it was put up by the production company or the fans.[33]

Release[edit]

Home media[edit]

The streaming rights were reportedly acquired by Netflix for a record price.[34]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Vijay and Atlee to join hands again for Thalapathy 68?". Cinema Express. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Will Yuvan Shankar Raja and Vijay team up after almost two decades?". The Times of India. 24 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Musician Yuvan Shankar Raja confirms about reuniting with Vijay". The Times of India. 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Atlee out of Thalapathy 68! Latest Update on the Vijay starrer". Moviecrow. 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Venkat Prabhu and Vijay team up for Thalapathy 68?". Cinema Express. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Vijay's Thalapathy 68 director finalised? Neither Gopichand nor Karthik Subbaraj". OTTplay. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Venkat Prabhu to direct Vijay's 'Thalapathy 68'". The Times of India. 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "'Thalapathy 68': Vijay, Venkat Prabhu team up for their next". The Hindu. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Thalapathy Vijay and Venkat Prabhu to join forces for actor's 68th film. Yuvan Shankar Raja to score music". India Today. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Rajaraman, Kaushik (26 August 2023). "Thalapathy 68 team takes off to LA for 3D VFX scan". DT Next. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Thalapathy68 Buzz: This veteran actress to team up with Vijay after 20 years!". The New Stuff. 12 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Here's when Venkat Prabhu okayed 'Thalapathy 68' with Vijay". The Times of India. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "'Dreams Do Come True': Director Venkat Prabhu's Lovely Note On Next With Thalapathy Vijay". News18. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Meet India's highest paid actor and it's not Salman, Shah Rukh, Akshay, Prabhas, Allu Arjun, Jr NTR, Ram Charan or Big B". DNA India. 28 May 2023. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Goud, Priyanka (19 May 2023). "Thalapathy Vijay becomes highest paid Indian actor, charges Rs 200 crores for next with Venkat Prabhu?". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Thalapathy 68: Vijay & Venkat Prabhu's new film begins with a pooja in Chennai". Deccan Herald. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "Vijay to play dual roles, as father and son, in VP's #Thalapathy68". The Times of India. 28 August 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Vijay's Thalapathy 68 with director Venkat Prabhu to feature SJ Suryah as the villain? Deets here". India Today. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  19. ↑ பாரதிராஜா, மை. (22 May 2023). "Thalapathy 68: 'மக்கள் எங்கிட்ட எதிர்பார்க்கறது அதுதான்!' சொல்லி அடிக்கும் வெங்கட்பிரபு". Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Is Venkat Prabhu considering Jyotika to play the female lead in 'Thalapathy 68'?". The Times of India. 8 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Thalapathy Vijay to reunite with Simran for Thalapathy 68 as talks with Jyothika fall through; Reports". Pinkvilla. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Priyanka Mohan to play the female lead in Vijay's 'Thalapathy 68'?". The Times of India. 4 September 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  23. ↑ "Meenakshi Chaudhary roped in for Vijay's 'Thalapathy 68'?". The Times of India. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  24. ↑ "Prabhudheva and Jai to play significant roles in Thalapathy's 68th". The Times of India. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  25. ↑ "Buzz: Prashanth to join the cast of 'Thalapathy 68'". The Times of India. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  26. ↑ "Prashanth in talks to play a crucial role in #Thalapathy68". The Times of India. 8 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Rajaraman, Kaushik (3 October 2023). "Thalapathy 68 launched; AI-based song to be filmed today". DT Next. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  28. ↑ "Jayaram, Mohan and Meenakshi to join cast of Vijay's 'Thalapathy 68'". The Times of India. 3 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  29. ↑ "Vijay, Venkat Prabhu's 'Thalapathy 68' shoot begins. Mohan, Prashanth to join cast". India Today. 3 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  30. ↑ "Thalapathy 68 composer Yuvan Shankar Raja's last album for Vijay was in 2003!". OTTPlay. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  31. ↑ "BUZZ: Thalapathy 68 audio rights backed for a groundbreaking deal; highest ever in Tamil cinema history". Pinkvilla. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  32. ↑ "Thalapathy 68 first single to be a Kuthu song, reveals film's composer". Moviecrow. 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  33. ↑ "Thalapathy 68 craze: A massive poster is put up in Malaysia". The Times of India. 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  34. ↑ "Trending: Thalapathy68 sets streaming world ablaze! This OTT giant snatches the rights!". The New Stuff. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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