Thalapathy 69

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Thalapathy 69
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Announcement poster
Directed by H. Vinoth
Written by H. Vinoth
Produced byVenkat K Narayana
Suprith
Jagadish Palanisamy
Lohith N.K
Abdullah Al Sajid
Starring Vijay
Edited by Pradeep E. Ragav [1]
Music by Anirudh Ravichander
Production
company
Release date
  • October 2025 (2025-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thalapathy 69 is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language political action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth and produced by KVN Productions and co-produced by Jagadish Palanisamy, Lohith N.K. and Abdullah Al Sajid. The film stars Vijay in the lead role. [2] Being his final project, the film marks the end of Vijay's cinematic career and his entry into politics.

Contents

The film was officially announced on 14 September 2024 under the tentative title Thalapathy 69, as it is Vijay's 69th film as a lead actor. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander. [3] [4] [5]

Cast

Announcement

In February 2024, during the announcement of his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, Vijay had revealed that he would be quitting the film industry after two more films to invest more time in politics. [6] [7] His penultimate film, The Greatest Of All Time, released worldwide on 5 September 2024 to mixed reviews.

There were several rumors about Vijay's final project, including that it could be a sequel to his commercially successful film Leo, since its director Lokesh Kanagaraj had expressed the same interest. [8] [9] These rumors were debunked when H. Vinoth was confirmed as the director for Thalapathy 69. [10] [11] KVN Productions unveiled a poster on 14 September 2024 on the social media platform X, in which the producer, co-producers as well as the music director was announced. The film was scheduled for an October 2025 release. [12]

Music

The music and background score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, in his fifth collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi (2014), Master (2021), Beast (2022), Leo (2023) and in his first collaboration with H. Vinoth. [13]

Marketing

The announcement look poster was released on 14 September 2024 by KVN Productions on the social media platform X. The film poster depicts a raised arm holding a torch with the caption "The Torchbearer of Democracy is set to arrive soon." [14]

Release

Theatrical

Thalapathy 69 is scheduled to release worldwide in October 2025. [12]

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