12 years of Thuppakki: The relevance of AR Murugadoss and Vijay film grows stronger day by day

Thuppakki, a film directed by AR Murugadoss and starring Vijay, has completed 12 years since its release in 2012. The blockbuster movie marked a significant point in Vijay's career

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It is 12 years of Thuppakki, a film directed by AR Murugadoss, starring Vijay in the lead role. Thuppakki is a film that still holds its relevance, and how it turned out to be a blockbuster film which catapulted Vijay to more stardom, and garnered much cultural relevance today, further with Vijay and Sivakarthikeyan's scene from The GOAT. If you would like to revisit the film, it is available on Jio Cinema and OTTplay Premium app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play Store.

12 years of Thuppakki

Thuppakki has completed 12 years since its release in 2012. The cult classic and blockbuster is directed by filmmaker AR Murugadoss, and stars Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyut Jammwal and Jayaram and others. It is available for streaming on Jio Cinema and OTTplay Premium app.

Thuppakki is a film that holds great relevance even today, given how the film not only became a commercial success, but also marks one of the all-time favourite Vijay films for scores of his fans. The film revolves around an army officer, who comes back to Mumbai to spend time with his family. However, he finds out certain terrorism activities taking place in the form of sleeper cell, and begins to tackle it with his well-planned operation.

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The film is not only a commercial success, but also a perfect mix of romance, comedy, drama and action, along with Vijay’s heroism, which makes Thuppakki a film to be remembered for a long time.

The relevance of Thuppakki today

In Vijay’s The GOAT, a scene involves the cameo appearance of Sivakarthikeyan, wherein Vijay is seen saying the latter to hold the “thuppakki” at a crucial time in the climax. With many interpretating the scene as passing of the baton from Vijay (who is retiring from acting), to Sivakarthikeyan, Thuppakki also has a special place in Sivakarthikeyan’s life.

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It was way back in 2012 when the actor had tweeted that he got the tickets for Thuppakki, and 12 years later, has grown enough to play alongside Vijay himself, and work with Thuppakki director AR Murugadoss in SK 23.

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