Thalapathy 69: Did H Vinoth narrate the story to Thalapathy Vijay on the sets of THIS film?

Thalapathy Vijay, the crowd-puller is teaming up with talented director H Vinoth, for his farewell film. The project, which has been tentatively titled Thalapathy 69, will mark the popular actor’s final outing in cinema before his grand political entry. Thalapathy 69 was officially launched on Saturday, September 14, 2024, with a social media post made by the team members. However, the recent updates suggest that H Vinoth originally approached Thalapathy Vijay for the film, in 2017.

H Vinoth approached Thalapathy Vijay in 2017?

If the recent reports are to be believed, H Vinoth originally approached Thalapathy Vijay with the story idea of their upcoming project, in 2017. Interestingly, the actor-director discussed the idea while the celebrated actor was filming for Mersal, the blockbuster action thriller film directed by Atlee (the film is now available for streaming on Zee5 and OTTplay Premium). However, Vijay turned down the offer at that time, as the actor was unable to connect with the subject. Interestingly, H Vinoth later approached Ajith, Vijay Sethupathi, and finally Kamal Haasan, for the same subject.

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Thalapathy 69 has a Kamal Haasan connection?

Some unconfirmed reports also suggest that H Vinoth and Kamal Haasan even decided to collaborate on the same subject, which was announced under the temporary title, KH233. The movie, which was touted to be a political thriller, was later shelved due to the creative differences between the actor-director duo. If the reports are to be believed, the filmmaker later reworked the subject and narrated it to Thalapathy Vijay for the latter’s 69th film. The actor was impressed with the revived idea and said Yes to the project.

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Coming back to Thalapathy 69, Malayalam superstar Mohanlal is reportedly approached to play a pivotal role in H Vinoth’s film. The recent updates suggest that Pooja Hegde is in talks to play the female lead opposite Thalapathy Vijay, while senior actress Simran is also expected to play a key role. Mamitha Baiju, the Premalu fame actress is reportedly roped in for a key role. Anirudh Ravichander composes the songs and original score for the project. Sathyan Sooryan is expected to join the team as the director of photography.