Thalapathy Vijay, the popular star is set to take a long break from cinema to focus on his political career. However, before bidding goodbye to films, the celebrated actor is planning to finish his 69th film. As reported earlier, Vijay is reportedly set to team up with acclaimed filmmaker H Vinoth for the project which has been tentatively titled Thalapathy 69. If the recent updates are to be believed, the Leo actor is set to reunite with popular actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, for the much-awaited project.

Thalapathy Vijay and Samantha Ruth Prabhu to reunite?

If the recent updates are to be believed, the highly anticipated H Vinoth directorial will feature popular actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, as the female lead. Some unconfirmed reports suggest that the actress is highly impressed with the untitled film’s storyline and her character, and immediately said Yes. In that case, Thalapathy 69 will mark the fourth collaboration of Vijay and Samantha, after the blockbuster films Kaththi, Theri, and Mersal. However, we will have to wait a little longer, for an official confirmation on the same.

If things fall in place, Thalapathy 69 will also mark Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s grand comeback to Tamil cinema, after a gap of over two years. The actress was last seen in Tamil in the Vignesh Shivan directorial Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal. She played the role of Khadija in the movie, which featured Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi as the other two protagonists.

Thalapathy 69 – Here's what we know

The highly anticipated project, which marks the first collaboration of Thalapathy Vijay and H Vinoth, is touted to be an out-and-out political thriller. The leading man is expected to play an intense character in the film, which is scripted by director Vinoth, himself. Anirudh Ravichander has reportedly joined the team to compose the songs and original score for the film. Thalapathy 69 will mark the Tamil debut of the popular Kannada production banner, KVN Studios. The untitled project is expected to start rolling by the last week of October or the first week of November, 2024.

Vijay and Samantha’s films on OTT

The popular films of Thalapathy Vijay and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, including Kaththi, Theri, and Mersal, are available for streaming on OTT. Kaththi, the AR Murugadoss directorial, is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The Hindi dubbed version of the blockbuster movie is streaming on Zee5. Theri, the Atlee directorial is currently streaming on Sun NXT. Mersal, which is also helmed by the hitmaker, is now streaming on Zee5. All these films can be watched on OTTplay Premium, as well.

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