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Thalaivan Thalaivii
Upcoming film by Pandiraaj From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thalaivan Thalaivii (transl. Male leader, female leader) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Pandiraj. Produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, the film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen in the lead roles.[1] The film has music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by M. Sukumar and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav.
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Cast
- Vijay Sethupathi as Thalaivan
- Nithya Menen as Thalaivi
- Yogi Babu
- Chemban Vinod Jose
- R.K. Suresh
- Deepa Shankar
- Saravanan
- Roshini Haripriyan
Production
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Development
After Merry Christmas (2024), Vijay Sethupathi was reported to sign a family entertainer subject film with Pandiraj, who last directed Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) and to be produced by Lyca Productions.[2] Soon, it was reported that Nithya Menen was approached to play the female lead.[3] On 23 August 2024, the project was officially announced, thereby confirming Nithya Menen as the female lead opposite to Sethupathi,[4] who earlier shared screen together in 19(1)(a) (2022).[5] In early-September 2024, Indiaglitz reported that Mysskin had been cast in as the antagonist, making his maiden on-screen collaboration with Sethupathi, while the latter is appearing in Mysskin's yet to release film, Train.[6] Sethupathi was reported to play the role of a parotta master and inorder to make it look authentic, he took training with a real parotta master.[7] The film also features Chemban Vinod Jose, R.K. Suresh,[8] Yogi Babu, Deepa Shankar, Saravanan, and Roshini Haripriyan in important roles.[9] On 2 May 2025, Santhosh Narayanan confirmed his inclusion in this film, which was tentatively tiled VJS52, as it is Sethupathi's 52nd film in the lead role.[10] The title-reveal teaser was released on 3 May 2025, thereby revealing the title to be Thalaivan Thalaivii,[11] showing Sethupathi and Menen as husband and wife, engaging in a war of words while making kothu parotta.[12] The film is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films[13] while the film's cinematography is handled by M. Sukumar and editing is handled by Pradeep E. Ragav.[14]
Filming
The first schedule of the principal photography began in mid-August 2024 in Chennai,[15] but got stopped mid-way and in late-October 2024 the filming resumed at Tiruchendur, while Pandiraaj informed that the filming is planned in places around Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur and Madurai,[16] but was predominantly shot in places around Tiruchirapalli.[17] The filming got wrapped on 23 February 2025.[18] The film was in the post-production stage during the title teaser announcement.[19]
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Music
The music is composed by Santhosh Narayanan.[20] The first single "Pottala Muttaye" was released on 9 June 2025.[21]
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