Thunivu directed by H. Vinoth is an upcoming Ajith starrer that is all set to release in theaters for Pongal. The U/A certified bank heist entertainer comes with a runtime of 2 hours 25 minutes and 48 seconds, while an official announcement on the film's release date is still awaited. Besides Thunivu's release date, one thing that has been kept under wraps is lead actor Ajith's character name in the movie. 

While Ajith's grey-shaded role is referred to as AK in the Gangstaa song (which is also the actor's real name moniker), neither the trailer nor the character posters revealed his name in Thunivu. This combined with the Bangkok connection, and actor Arjun's spotting during Thunivu shooting, has fuelled talks of Ajith reprising Vinayak Mahadev from Mankatha (2011). 

Latest buzz to this subject is that Ajith's character name will not be revealed in Thunivu till the end of the movie. Reportedly, this move was decided to keep the suspense element intact till the climax. It remains to be seen how many of these speculations turn out to be true, and we have until Thunivu's release to confirm the same.

Produced by Boney Kapoor's Bay View Projects and Zee Studios, Thunivu is titled Tegimpu in Telugu and also stars Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken among others. The movie's post-theatrical OTT and satellite rights are with Netflix and Kalaignar TV respectively.  Thunivu HD Stills