The Tamil actor Thalapathy Vijay's has announced that he is collaborating for the third time with director Atlee. Earlier, the two had came togther for Theri and Mersal. As per the reports,  the untitled film will be a sports film based on football and now as per latest development states that Vijay will essay the character of a coach in the film.

Vijay will be seen plating a coach in his next with Atlee. Apparently, the makers have taken on board 16 newcomer girls to play football players in the film.

The film will be produced by AGS productions. The film is set to go on floors in this month and the makers are planning to release the film this Diwali. Nayanthara will seen sharing the screen space with Vijay in this movie. Fans are excited to watch Vijay as a football coach.

Vijay  and Atlee came together and delivered two blockbusters Theri and Mersal. Thalapathy Vijay's 2017's blockbuster Mersal will release in China in 2019 and will be the first Tamil film, which will cater to launch in China. Mersal also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Akkineni and Nithya Menen in pivotal roles.