Post 7aum Arivu, director AR Murugadoss has come up with an action film, Thuppakki. With Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead, this film has a strong technical crew consisting of Asia Pacific’s first ASC member Santosh Sivan behind the lens, Sreekar Prasad before the editing desk and Harris Jayaraj as the music composer.

The film was initially funded by SA Chandrasekhar, but was later handed over to Kalaipuli Thanu. This film also marks the introduction of the newest Arri digital technology into the Indian film industry.

The Vijay starrer went through a lot of barriers since the release of its first look. A case was filed by an NGO against the makers for releasing a poster showing Vijay smoking a cigar. Later, when the makers announced their release date, a title war arose against the Kalla Thuppakki team. The release date was recently confirmed after the judgment came in favor of AR Murugadoss and team.

Vijay, who appears as a DIA specialist in Thuppakki, has also made a comeback as a singer. With Jayaram, Vidyut Jamwal, Anupama Kumar, Sathyan, Manobala and Deepthi Nambiar playing important characters, Thuppakki is releasing on Diwali amidst very high expectations.