Thuppakki

Thuppakki is an upcoming Tamil action thriller film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss. The film will star Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. along with Vidyut Jamwal, Jayaram, Sathyan, Gautham Kurup and Akshara Gowda in supporting roles. The story of the film revolves around a youngster from a Mumbai-based Tamil family. The happy-go-lucky man's life undergoes a sudden turn. The decisions he takes after that is the rest of the story. Said by the director A.R.Murugadoss. The film is produced by S. Thanu and features background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography handled by Santhosh Sivan, who with Thuppakki will introduce the Arri Alexa camera to Indian cinema. The film, which commenced production in December 2011 in Mumbai, is slated for a Diwali 2012 release. Thuppakki stands on the top spot among 30 most anticipated films of 2012 poll, conducted by Behindwoods. Thuppakki will release on 9th November 2012 worldwide.

Thuppakki reveals about a military man who fight against villans during his return to mumbai from his work place.In July 2010, sources reported that Vijay and A. R. Murugadoss would collaborate to make an action film, after completing their respective ongoing projects, Velayudham and 7aum Arivu. Vijay's father S. A. Chandrasekhar was to produce the film initially, before Kalaipuli S. Thanu took over the project. Although Maalai Nerathu Mazhaithuli was considered as the title initially, the film became titled as Thuppakki. National Film Award winners A. Sreekar Prasad, Thotta Tharani, who was making a comeback to Tamil films after a three-years hiatus, and Santhosh Sivan were roped in for editing, art direction and cinematography, respectively; all of meeran whom worked on an A. R. Murugadoss film for the first time.