Bobby Deol joins Thalapathy Vijay’s 69th film

PTI, Oct 1, 2024, 6:49 PM IST

Bobby Deol (credit: PTI)

Mumbai: “Animal” star Bobby Deol is all set to star in Vijay’s next film, tentatively titled “Thalapathy 69”.

“100% official now, Super happy & excited to announce that @thedeol joins #Thalapathy69 cast,” KVN Productions, which is backing the movie, said on X.

Deol is on a career high for his role in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s “Animal” and recently won the best villain trophy at the IIFA Awards. He will next star in “Kanguva”, headlined by Suriya.

The untitled film, which is scheduled to be released in theatres in October 2025, in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, will be Vijay’s last before his full-time political entry.

The actor, known for films such as “Leo”, “Mersal”, “Master”, and “Bigil”, launched his political party Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) in February and announced plans to contest the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly polls.

The film is directed by renowned filmmaker H Vinoth, best known for directing 2017’s “Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru”, starring Karthi, and three films led by superstar Ajith — “Nerkonda Paarvai” (2019), “Valimai” (2022) and “Thunivu” (2023).

Venkat K Narayana for KVN Productions is bankrolling the film.

The movie will feature music by Anirudh Ravichander.