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"Give us Thalapathy 68 update" - Jiiva's big hint sends 'Thalapathy' Vijay's fans into celebration mode! Check it out here!

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'Thalapathy' Vijay will be seen next in the highly-anticipated Leo scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on October 19 as a big treat for the Ayudha pooja holidays. Filming for the mass action thriller under Lokesh Kanagaraj's direction has been happening in Chennai over the past few days, with the next leg of production set to begin in the first week of May. With Leo progressing at a steady pace, there has quite a lot of talk surrounding Vijay's next among fans on social media, who have labelled the project as Thalapathy 68, with many wondering who would be the director. In the midst of this, there have also been reports stating that Thalapathy 68 could be produced by veteran producer RB Choudary's Super Good Films, which would make it the blockbuster banner's prestigious 100th venture.  With speculations rife that Super Good Films is set to produce Thalapathy 68, a fan had posted a query to producer RB Choudary's son and actor Jiiva regarding the pr...

Is Vijay's 'Thalapathy 68' director changed? Here's what we know

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Thalapathy Vijay is currently working on 'Leo', which is one of the most anticipated films in his career. Lokesh Kanagaraj is directing the action biggie. Meanwhile, the actor's next project, tentatively called 'Thalapathy 68', is already making headlines and creating a huge buzz on social media. Earlier, we broke to you that Vijay is in talks with the Tollywood hitmaker Gopichand Malineni for his 68th feature bankrolled by Super Good Films and Mythri Movie Makers. Producer RB Choudhary's sons Jiiva and Jithan Ramesh confirmed that Thalapathy is most likely to act in the milestone 100th film of the renowned media company. Read at: Two big Telugu and Tamil producers to join hands for 'Thalapathy 68'. Last year, reports broke out that Atlee will be directing Thalapathy 68 under Sun Pictures. According to sources, Thalapathy Vijay's association with Super Good Films for their 100th movie is confirmed and Atlee is not going to direct this project. This f...

After 'Varisu', Thalapathy Vijay okays another top commercial Tollywood director?

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Thalapathy Vijay's most recent film 'Varisu' was directed by popular Telugu director Vamshi Paidipally. The family entertainer costarring Rashmika Mandanna got mixed reviews but still went on to score the magical rupees 300 Crores mark at the worldwide box office, according to producer Dil Raju. Now the hot news from Tollywood is that Vijay recently listened to a script from popular Telugu commercial director Gopichand Malineni and like it. He reportedly has liked the narration and gave a positve signal instantly. Gopichand Malineni is famous for his out and out commercial masala movies and he has given two back to back blockuster hits 'Krack' starring Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan and 'Veera Simha Reddy' starring NTR Balakrishna and Shruti Haasan. It is still not clear whether this project will be 'Thalapathy 69' or 'Thalapathy 70'. It is already more or less confirmed that Atlee will be helming 'Thalapathy 68' which is likely to be pr...

Whoa! Dhanush's face off with Thalapathy Vijay in 'Leo' confirmed? - Mind blowing DEETS

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We broke the news first to you almost ten months back that Dhanush has been approached by Lokesh Kanagaraj to play a powerful antagonist role in 'Thalapathy 67'. Now more exciting details have emerged about the clash of the titans Vijay and Dhanush.  Since our big breaking report a lot has changed and primarily 'Thalapathy 67' title has been announced as 'Leo' and more than fifty percent of the shooting has been completed in exotic locales in Kodaikanal and Kashmir. Now reliable sources are adding that the important portions involving Dhanush will be shot in the current schedule on sets erected at the Prasad Lab premises in Saligramam, Chennai. It is believed that Dhanush will be playing a role similar but in a totally different shade like the iconic Rolex that Suriya played in Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. Dhanush recently played negative roles in 'The Gray Man' and 'Naane Varuven' both of which were loved by ...

Vijay Sethupathi's presence in 'Leo' confirmed but with an unexpected twist?

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As reported by us earlier the next schedule of shooting of Thalapathy Vijay's 'Leo' commenced today in Chennai. Actress Trisha Krishnan also confirmed the same by posting a pic from the sets earlier this morning. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj confirmed recently that around two months of shooting is left to be completed in Chennai and Hyderabad. 'Leo' produced by Seven Screen Studios with Anirudh's music already has the top notch cast of Vijay, Trisha, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun, Mansoor Ali Khan, Kathir, Priya Anand, Mysskin, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sandy, Mathew Thomas and others. A few weeks back speculations arose when Rathnakumar the writer of the film hinted that Vijay Sethupathi is likely to be back as Santhanam the antagonist he played in Kamal Haasan's blockbuster hit 'Vikram'. Now once again news is spreading like wildfire in Kollywood circles that Lokesh Kanagaraj has request three days callsheet from Vijay Sethupathi. Sources say that the super busy ac...

Thalapathy Vijay resumes Leo shoot in Chennai, new update on actor's birthday in June

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Thalapathy Vijay is busy with the second schedule of director Lokesh Kanagaraj's film in the city before they head to Hyderabad. In Short Thalapathy Vijay is back on the sets of Leo. The movie is said to be 50% complete. New Leo update to be released on June 22. Thalapathy Vijay's new film, Leo, is the talk of the town. Now, the Lokesh Kanagaraj-directed film has gone on sets in Chennai and this second schedule is reportedly on for 17 days. The team then heads to Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad for the final schedule. As per reports, the movie has been progressing at a brisk pace and with the long Kashmir schedule, the director has completed 50% of the shoot already.

Thalapathy Vijay trails behind Angelina Jolie on Instagram, becomes 1st Indian in THIS coveted list

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Thalapathy Vijay is back in Chennai after his long schedule for director Lokesh Kanagaraj's Leo. On April 2, the reclusive Kollywood star decided to join Instagram and he has already clocked 5.3 million followers. Vijay is, in fact, the first Indian to be in the top 3 list of celebrities who hit 1 million followers the fastest. Angelina Jolie holds the second position, having clocked 1 million followers in 59 minutes. The top spot is held by BTS member V aka Kim Tae-hyung, who clocked a million followers in 43 minutes. And Thalapathy Vijay is number 3 on this list, having hit a million followers in 99 minutes. Thalapathy Vijay made his social media debut quite late and he does not post anything personal but only film-related news. However, his son, Sanjay, is on Instagram and posts pics of his dad occasionally as well as his own. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vijay (@actorvijay)   Leo is the next big film for director Lokesh Kanagaraja as well as...

Tamil Superstar Thalapathi Vijay Finally Opens An Instagram Account

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Tamil superstar Thalapathi Vijay, who has been staying away from Instagram, unlike most other stars, has finally joined it. Vijay made his debut with a cheery "Hello Nanba and Nanbis". The Instagram account has been clocking followers since within an hour of Vijay joining the social media platform. Vijay, who is shooting for Lokesh 'Vikram' Kanakaraj's movie, 'Leo', sports a salt-and-pepper look in his Instagram photo. With the actor opening his own Insta account, the publicity of the movie will definitely gain at once from the heft his popularity brings with it. Vijay, who was interacting with his fans through Twitter, took a break for some time, so his entry into Instagram is considered a new avenue for him to post photos and promote his movies. Vijay has 7.8 million followers on Facebook and 4.4 million on Twitter. Actor Vijay IG Account 'Leo', incidentally, has Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, Trisha, who'll soon be seen in 'Ponniyin Selvan-...

WHEN WILL WE GET THE NEXT UPDATE OF THALAPATHY VIJAY'S 'LEO'? - PRODUCER REVEALS

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Thalapathy Vijay's next biggie, 'Leo', has already created a huge buzz among the audiences. The action film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj completed a major schedule in Kashmir earlier this month and the new leg of filming will begin soon in Chennai. Leo is slated to hit the screens on October 19. Lalit Kumar, one of the film producers, revealed that the fans will get the next big update from the Leo team on Thalapathy Vijay's birthday, June 22. He stated this while talking at an award ceremony last night. We can expect a first-look poster or teaser as a birthday treat. It is worth mentioning that the crew is keeping the fans updated ever since the project took off. As per the reports, the next schedules of shooting will take place in Chennai and Hyderabad's Ramoji Film City. The movie stars Vijay, Trisha, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun, Mansoor Ali Khan, Mysskin, Gautham Menon, Mathew Thomas, Priya Anand, Sandy and many others. Anirudh scores music for Leo, produced ...

Here's an official word about Thalapathy Vijay's film with director Vetrimaaran!

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The maverick filmmaker Vetrimaaran is currently busy with the release works of his new film, 'Viduthalai Part 1'. As the release is scheduled on March 31, the film's dubbing corrections took place last night. He will start 'Vaadivasal' with Suriya after the completion of Viduthalai Part 2. Now, the hot talk in the media is regarding Vetrimaaran's project with Thalapathy Vijay. The director talked about working with the superstar earlier in an interview and stated that Vijay's side is ready to collaborate with me once he finishes his current projects. Fans have been eagerly waiting a long time for the two to team up for a movie. Director and actor Thamizh, who is a vital part of Viduthalai, opened up about the Vijay-Vetrimaaran film in a recent interaction with a leading channel. He said, "I hear that Vijay's film with Vetrimaaran is confirmed. Vijay gave a nod to the line narrated by Vetrimaaran sir. I have no idea about the Vetrimaaran-Kamal projec...

'Leo': The Chennai schedule of Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj's film to start on March 29

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Vijay's film with Lokesh Kanagaraj has been titled 'Leo' and the reunion of the 'Master' duo has a huge expectations among the audience. The shooting of the film is happening briskly. After wrapping the Kashmir schedule of 'Leo' on March 23, the team has been on a short break. But it's just a week break for the team as the next schedule of the film commences tomorrow March 29 in Chennai. The 'Leo' team will be filming a popular film city in Chennai, and the schedule is to happen in the city for the next few weeks. The shooting of 'Leo' is heading faster than expected, and the entire filming is to be wrapped up by May. The final schedule of the film will happen in a film city in Hyderabad, and the climax portion of the film has been planned to be shot finally. Apart from Vijay, Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial 'Leo' also has Trisha, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Menon, Priya Anand, Mansoor Ali Khan, Sandy, Babu Antony, and Ma...

Vijay’s Leo finished 50% of the shooting time in a very short amount of time

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  At the times when the other directors are taking long time to complete the shooting of films, Lokesh Kanagaraj is proving to be someone special. With a long schedule in Kashmir, lokesh completed 50% shooting of Leo film and the entire shoot is expected to be finished by June, and they are planning to release the film in September. Lokesh Kanagaraj is clear on the script and finishes the entire shooting part of his films rapidly with perfect planning. He recently completed the schedule for his upcoming film, Leo, with actor Vijay in the lead role. While announcing the end of the schedule, the team shared a video honoring the team members who worked hard behind the camera to ensure smooth filming. The video starts with a stunning view of the Kashmir Valley. A team member reveals that the film crew could not make their first day in Kashmir because of the unbearable weather conditions. Another man shared, “It is very difficult for us to work, our hands are going numb.” Kashmir’s temp...

Thalapathy Vijay visits Ajith Kumar's house to personally console him over his dad's death

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 Ajith Kumar one of the topmost heroes of Tamil cinema lost his father P. Subramaniam (age 85) today. Ajith and his brother conducted the last rites of the 85 year old at the Besant Nagar crematorium. Top Kollywood celebrities including Kamal Haasan and Simbu and politicians including TN Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Udhayandhi Stalin consoled the family in person and on social media. Ajith's arch professional rival and close friend Thalapathy Vijay visited the Ajith residence at Injambakkam on the ECR in Chennai to convey his grief to Ajith and his family members. It is said that Vijay traveled in a lesser used car than his usual luxury ones that fans are familiar with. Ajith and Vijay according to sources close to both have maintained that in spite of their professional rivalry have been close family friends over the years. Vijay rushing to be by Ajith's side at the time of such grief is yet another proof of their close bonding.

The Crew Behind #LEO | Thalapathy Vijay | Lokesh Kanagaraj | Anirudh Ravichander

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#TheCrewBehindLEO #ThalapathyVijay #LokeshKanagaraj #Anirudh  Movie Crew: Starring - Thalapathy Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Trisha, Priya Anand, Arjun, Mansoor Ali Khan Written & Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj Music : Anirudh Ravichander Producer: Lalith Kumar Co-Producer: Jagadish Palanisamy Banner: Seven Screen Studio Director of Photography: Manoj Paramahamsa Action: Anbariv  Editor: Philomin Raj  Art Direction: N. Sathees Kumar  Choreography: Dinesh Costume designers - Pallavi Singh, Eka Lakhani, Praveen Raja Dialogue Writer: Lokesh Kanagaraj, Rathna Kumar, Deeraj Vaidy PRO:  Riaz K Ahmed   Publicity Designer: Gopi Prasannaa Sound Designer: SYNC Cinema  Sound Mixing: Kannan Ganapat  Production Controller: KTS Swaminathan Executive Producer: Ramkumar Balasubramanian Associate Director: Santhosh Krishnan, Sathya, Immanuel Prakash, Rohith Paramaguru Colorist : Glen Castinho   Assistant Colorist : Nesikaa Rajakumaran DI : Igene.  Tit...

Kashmir Earthquake: Leo makers confirm that Thalapathy Vijay and team members are safe

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 The reports regarding massive earthquakes in various parts of Asia, including India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan have left the entire world in deep shock and worry. When it comes to India, various parts of the North including Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi-NCR, and others, experienced earthquakes that marked a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale. As per the reports, people of Jammu Kashmir and Delhi-NCR ran out of their houses and buildings after they experienced tremors, on Tuesday night.  Meanwhile, the makers of Leo, the upcoming Thalapathy Vijay-Lokesh Kanagaraj project took to their official social media handles and confirmed that the team members, who have been shooting in Kashmir, are safe and sound. Thalapathy Vijay and Leo team members are safe For the unversed, leading man Thalapathy Vijay, director Lokesh Kanagaraj, and the rest of the cast and crew members of Leo have been shooting for the film in Kashmir, since the beginning of this year. The cast and crew members of t...

Lokesh Kanagaraj's master plan for 'Leo' shooting after Kashmir schedule wrap-up!

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 It is a known fact that the Thalapathy Vijay grand actioner, 'Leo', is being filmed despite the extreme cold weather in Kashmir. The makers started this ongoing schedule in February beginning following a small schedule in Chennai. The Leo shooting is heading strongly and the team will wrap up this leg in Kashmir by this week. Also, the producers recently updated that the next schedule will take place in Chennai for around 10 days. Now, sources tell us that the crew will move to Hyderabad for a new schedule. It is said to be the final schedule and will commence after the Chennai filming. Reportedly, a massive airport set work is going on in Ramoji film city, Hyderabad where the climax sequences are going to be shot. The final schedule will take place for 20 days. The entire filming will be wrapped up after the climax shoot in Hyderabad by May end. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, this mega-scale biggie is bankrolled by Seven Screen Studio. Thalapathy Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun and ...

Sanjay Dutt wraps up Kashmir schedule of Vijay's 'Leo'

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 The shooting of director Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Leo' with Thalapathy Vijay in the lead has been progressing at a brisk pace in Kashmir. While actor Mysskin had wrapped up his shooting in Kashmir earlier this month, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been shooting in Kashmir for past week has completed his work in the current schedule. The popular Bollywood actor has returned to Mumbai and is expected to join the team again when they regroup in Chennai for the next schedule of shooting. Sharing a picture of actor Sanjay Dutt, the production house posted, "Thank you @duttsanjay sir, you’ve been such a sweet & down to earth person. Our entire team enjoyed seeing your performance so close by, you rocked as usual sir. Eagerly waiting to see you back on the sets in the Chennai schedule. Meendum sandhippom sir❤️ - With Luv,Team #LEO" The film boasts of a huge star cast that includes Vijay, Trisha, Sanjay Dutt, Priya Anand, Sandy, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Kh...

Lokesh Kanagaraj thanks Leo star Vijay on his birthday: ‘Thanks a lot anna for everything’

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Lokesh turned 37 today, and the director seems to have had a blast on the sets of Leo. Lokesh took to Twitter to share a new picture with Vijay and thanked the Tamil star ‘for everything’. In the photo, Vijay has arms around the director and the two seem to be in an intense conversation. Lokesh captioned the picture, “Thanx a lot @actorvijay na for everything (sic).” Thanx a lot @actorvijay na for everything ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iSc31Xs9q1 — Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) March 14, 2023 Lokesh Kanagaraj also thanked Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who is making his debut in Tamil with Leo. Sanjay in a tweet wished Lokesh, “Happy birthday my brother, son, and family @Dir_Lokesh, may God give you more success, peace, happiness, and wealth, I am always with you for life, stay blessed. Love you! (sic)” Lokesh replied, “MEANS A LOT SIR (sic).” In the photo, Sanjay looks dapper in a blazer and this seems to be his look in Leo. Sanjay Dutt recently joined the sets of Leo in Kashmir, w...

Thalapathy Vijay hugs Sanjay Dutt as the Khalnayak joins Leo shoot, watch

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Actor Sanjay Dutt has joined the shooting schedule of director Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Tamil film Leo, starring Thalapathy Vijay in the lead role. The film’s production house Seven Screen Studio uploaded a video on social media announcing his arrival. Sanjay was welcomed at the Chennai airport with a bouquet of flowers and he later met with Vijay and Lokesh. The official Twitter handle of the film captioned the video as, “Roll out the red carpet @duttsanjay sir has arrived in style to set the screen on fire. You asked for exclusive video, we heard it! #Leo” Lokesh and Vijay, along the rest of the unit of Leo, recently returned from Kashmir after shooting a lengthy schedule of the film. A clip from the sets was circulated online where Vijay was seen in a white shirt and black trousers. Director Lokesh was seen waving at the person making the video to stop recording. Leo also stars actor Trisha Krishnan. This is the fifth collaboration between Vijay and Trisha, and second one between Vijay an...

Vijay Thalapathy’s Leo To Be Shot Using RED V-RAPTOR XL

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Thalapathy Vijay’s upcoming film Leo has been hitting the headlines ever since the Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial went on floors last year in December. Since then, speculations are rife that Leo might be a part of Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Cinematic Universe - LCU. Although, till now there has been no official confirmation regarding the same, fans are waiting with bated breath to learn the latest updates on the upcoming crime action. The filming of Leo has already started in full swing in the snowy landscape of Kashmir. Now, the film’s cinematographer, Manoj Paramahamsa took Thalapathy Vijay fans by a sweet surprise. He dropped a BTS video of the film’s shoot that was conducted using the popular V-RAPTOR XL - RED Camera. The V-RAPTOR XL - RED Camera is capable of filming stunning resolutions, up to 6K and 8K. This spectacular device is majorly used in Hollywood productions. For the first time, the camera has been brought to India, for Leo. According to Indiaglitz, the camera is priced at approx...