Thalapathy 67 (tentative title) is actor Vijay's next movie after his upcoming Pongal release Varisu, and the shooting of this new film begins today i.e. January 2, 2023 [Monday]. Thalapathy 67 has not been officially announced yet, but it is widely known that the project went on floors with a low-key pooja ceremony on December 5, 2022.

Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Thalapathy 67 will see Vijay in a character that is same as his age in real life. Actors Trisha, Priya Anand, Gautham Menon, Arjun co-star in prominent roles, while music composer Anirudh, cinematographer Manoj Paramahansa are part of the film's technical team. 

Thalapathy 67 plans to release during the Pooja holidays season this year. If released on October 20, 2023 [Friday], Thalapathy 67 will be headed for a five day holiday weekend, since Ayudha Pooja and Vijaya Dasami falls on October 23 and 24 respectively. 

A part of director Lokesh's cinematic universe that connects the filmmaker's previous movies - Kaithi (2019) and Vikram (2022), Thalapathy 67 is a production venture of 7 Screen Studio. The movie's post-theatrical and Hindi-dubbed OTT rights are said to be with Netflix and Sony Max respectively. Sony Music South holds the audio rights, while Sun TV has Thalapathy 67's satellite rights