Thalapathy Vijay is currently gearing up for the release of his highly-anticipated film of this season, Bigil which is directed by Atlee. The sports-drama is expected to release on this Diwali and features Nayanthara as the female lead and Reba Monica John, Jackie Shroff, Kathir, Daniel Balaji, Vivekh, Yogi Babu, Anand Raj and others appear in crucial supporting roles.
Post Bigil, the actor will be working on his next project with 'Maanagaram' director Lokesh Kanagaraj which has been tentatively titled as Thalapathy 64. It was earlier reported that the shoot for this film is all set to begin by October.
Thalapathy 64 will be written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and bankrolled by Xavier Britto. The makers are eyeing for an early 2020 festival release. It will be shot by Sathyan Sooryan and Anirudh Ravichander will be composing music for this film.
While the makers have announced that Vijay Sethupathi will be seen playing the role of a villain in the film and the Malayalam sensation Antony Varghese of Angamaly Diaries fame, the film may feature Malavika Mohanan as the female lead. Out of the two announcements from today, the first is about Shanthnu Bhagyaraj will be joining the cast.