Thalapathy 69
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 Thalapathy 69 Announcement Poster | |
| Directed by | H. Vinoth |
| Written by | H. Vinoth |
| Produced by | Venkat K Narayana Suprith Jagadish Palanisamy Lohith N.K Abdullah Al Sajid |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sathyan Sooryan |
| Edited by | Pradeep E. Ragav[1] |
| Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thalapathy 69 is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language political action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth and produced by KVN Productions and co-produced by Jagadish Palanisamy, Lohith N.K. and Abdullah Al Sajid The film stars Vijay in the lead role [2]. Being his final project, the film marks Vijay's entry into politics.
The film was officially announced on 14 September 2024 under the tentative title Thalapathy 69, as it is Vijay's 69th film as a lead actor. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander.[3][4][5]
Cast
[edit]Announcement
[edit]In February 2024, during the announcement of his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, Vijay had revealed that he would be quitting the film industry after two more films to invest more time in politics.[6][7] His penultimate film, The Greatest Of All Time, released worldwide on 5 September 2024 to mixed reviews.
There were several rumors about Vijay's final project, including that it could be a sequel to his commercially successful film Leo, since its director Lokesh Kanagaraj had expressed the same interest.[8][9] These rumors were debunked when H. Vinoth was confirmed as the director for Thalapathy 69.[10][11] KVN Productions unveiled a poster on 14 September 2024 on the social media platform X, in which the producer, co-producers as well as the music director was announced. The film was scheduled for an October 2025 release.[12]
Music
[edit]The music and background score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, in his fifth collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi (2014), Master (2021), Beast (2022), Leo (2023) and in his first collaboration with H. Vinoth.[13]
Marketing
[edit]The announcement look poster was released on 14 September 2024 by KVN Productions on the social media platform X. The film poster depicts a raised arm holding a torch with the caption "The Torchbearer of Democracy is set to arrive soon."[14]
Release
[edit]Theatrical
[edit]Thalapathy 69 is scheduled to release worldwide in October 2025.[12]
References
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- ^ "'Thalapathy69': Vijay's last film, helmed by H Vinoth, announced; release date fixed". The Hindu. 2024-09-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Is Vijay's 'Thalapathy 69' Kamal Haasan's dropped project 'KH233'?". The Times of India. 2024-09-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Vijay's confirms his final film will be 'Thalapathy69'". The Times of India. 2024-02-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Staff, T. N. M. (2024-02-02). "Thalapathy 69 will be last film, Vijay says after launching his political party". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Leo 2 Confirmed: Lokesh Kanagaraj Shares New Update on Thalapathy Vijay". www.india.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Lokesh Kanagaraj makes a double revelation as the director spills beans about 'Leo 2' and 'Thalaivar 171'". The Times of India. 2023-12-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Jayaraman, N. P. "'Thalapathy 69': Vijay's final film to be helmed by H Vinoth, announcement on its way!". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Thalapathy 69: Vijay's New Film To Be Directed By H Vinoth. Details Here". www.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ a b Ramachandran, Naman (2024-09-16). "Vijay's 69th, and Possibly Last, Film Before Entering Politics Full Time Sets Director, Release Date". Variety. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "An untold story behind 'Thalapathy 69': Did you know H Vinoth pitched the story of 'Thalapathy 69' to Vijay back in 2017? Read in details here". The Times of India. 2024-09-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Thalapathy 69: Vijay to play 'torch bearer of democracy' in his final film, to be directed by H Vinoth". Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-17.