Actor Vijay is currently busy is shooting for his 63rd film, which is tentatively titled Thalapathy 63. The sports-based film, directed by Atlee, also stars Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Kathir, Yogi Babu, Vivekh, Indhuja Ravichandran and Varsha Bollamma in pivotal roles. According to the latest buzz, young filmmaker Lokesh Kanakaraj, who established himself with his debut film Maanagaram, is said to be in talks with Vijay and his team.
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Sources close to the actor revealed that the project will most likely be finalized in a couple of weeks. Reportedly, Lokesh has narrated a one-liner and Vijay seems to have been impressed with it. Though there are no official confirmations, it is worth mentioning here that a few other new generation directors like Karthick Naren (D 16, Naragasooran) and H. Vinoth (Sathuranga Vettai, Theeran Athigaaram Ondru) were also linked to Vijay 64, indicating that Vijay was keen on working with fresh talent for his next after Thalapathy 63.
The shooting of Thalapathy 63 has been going on for about two months in Chennai. Currently, the team is shooting at a football set stadium which is located at the EVP Studios in the outskirts of Chennai. Thalapathy 63, which is tipped to be based on women's football, will release on Diwali 2019.
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