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Vijay’s Thalapathy 62 starts rolling

Thalapathy62 launched
Thalapathy62 launched

Actor Vijay’s 62nd movie directed by AR Murugadoss was officially launched on Friday at Chennai. The movie’s cast and crew including Vijay, Keerthy Suresh and AR Murugadoss attended the pooja ceremony.

Hours before the movie launched, director AR Murugadoss tweeted “happy deepavali guys”, hinting that it will be a Diwali release. Earlier too, the director had announced the release dates of his Vijay films – Thuppakki and Kaththi – in a similar style.

Thalapathy 62 to release on this Diwali.
Thalapathy 62 to release on this Diwali.

Tentatively titled Thalapathy 62, the movie will have Keerthy Suresh in the female lead. The movie marks the second association of the actress and Vijay after the superhit Bairavaa.

AR Rahman will compose music for the upcoming project. AR Rahman-Vijay combo is back for the 4th time after Udhaya, Azhagiya Tamizh Magan and the recent super hit Mersal. 

 On the other side, the blockbuster combo, AR Murugadoss, and Vijay are uniting for the third time after Thuppakki and Kaththi.

Coming to the technical department, editing is by Sreekar Prasadh. Produced by Sun Pictures, Thalapathy 62 will have Girish Gangadharan handling the camera department.