Thalapathy 67 (tentative title) is actor Vijay's next movie after Varisu, and the shooting of this new film is already underway. The highly awaited official announcement on Thalapathy 67, we hear, is dropping on Republic day i.e. January 26, 2022 [Thursday], or so is the plan of producers 7 Screen Studio and director Lokesh Kanagaraj. Reportedly, the announcement will be made with a video, with a glimpse of Vijay's 40 year old gangster character from the movie. 

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While actors Sanjay Dutt, Trisha, Priya Anand, Gautham Menon, Arjun, Mysskin have been confirmed to be part of Thalapathy 67,  new cast additions include Bigg Boss Tamil 6 contestant Janany. Kannada actors Rakshit Shetty (777 Charlie), Rishab Shetty (Kantara) have also recently been linked to the project, though it remains to be seen which of these names come on board. 

“It was a great fight sequence, and he (Vijay) left me with a bloody mouth. I have also fought well with a physique like mine. Lokesh Kanagaraj is a precise filmmaker. He only shoots the moments between A and B and doesn’t teach acting to actors. I liked it about him. Some directors teach acting usually. He doesn’t make actors feel bored and gives us a good space. The film is also interesting and it has a very good crew.” - Director Mysskin in an interview about filming an action sequence for Thalapathy 67

Thalapathy 67 begins a schedule in Kodaikanal today that Vijay is not a part of. In the first week of February,2023 the movie will begin its Kashmir schedule, and both Vijay and Sanjay Dutt will be part of the filming. Thalapathy 67 shooting will take place only in India and a small portion is expected to be filmed in Telengana too. 

Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Thalapathy 67 has Anirudh for music, Manoj Paramahansa for cinematography. A part of director Lokesh's cinematic universe (LCU) that connects the filmmaker's previous movies - Kaithi (2019) and Vikram (2022), Thalapathy 67 plans to release during the Pooja holidays in October, 2023. 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.