Kathir is the latest actor to be roped in for Thalapathy63, Vijay’s upcoming film with Atlee. AGS Entertainment, the production house, confirmed the news earlier today.
We would like to welcome the super talented @am_kathir on-board #Thalapathy63 @Atlee_dir pic.twitter.com/lANu840RC3
— AGS Entertainment (@Ags_production) January 12, 2019
Tentatively titled #Thalapathy63, the movie marks Vijay’s third collaboration with Atlee after Theri and Mersal. Nayanthara plays the female lead. According to a report, Vijay is undergoing physical training under the guidance of a trainer for the role. Vijay is rumoured to be playing a sports coach in the film.
The pre-production activities for the film began with a pooja at Binny Mills, Perambur. The film will go on floors by January 21. The first schedule is likely to be in Chennai. Reports also suggest that, like Mersal and Sarkar, the current film will also be a Deepavali release.
Recently, it was reported that 16 new actresses have been signed on for the film. The report also says that special training has been imparted to these actresses to help them perform the sports scenes. However, there has been no official confirmation from the makers about the casting.
A.R. Rahman is the music composer for the project while Vivek is the lyricist. As for the rest of the crew, Atlee has chosen the Mersal team, including editor Antony Ruben, stunt director Anal Arasu and art director Muthuraj.
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Kathir, who debuted with the 2013 movie Madha Yaanai Koottam, was noticed when he played Vijay Setupati’s brother in the movie Vikram Vedha. Also starring Madhavan, the movie directed by Pushkar Gayathri went onto become a huge hit.
However, it was his performance in Pariyerum Perumal that won him appreciation. Produced by Pa. Ranjith’s Neelam Productions, the movie was directed by Mari Selvaraj, a former assistant of Ram. Pariyerum Perumal alsostarred Yogi Babu and Anandhi. The movie was about the caste system in the country. Having screened at various film festivals, the movie recently won the Best Film award at the Norway Tamil Film Festival.
Sigai, his latest movie where he plays a trans woman, is currently airing on Zee5.