Thalaivan Thalaivii

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Thalaivan Thalaivii
Teaser poster
Directed byPandiraj
Written byPandiraj
Produced by
  • Sendhil Thyagarajan
  • Arjun Thyagarajan
TG Thyagarajan (presenter)
Starring
CinematographyM. Sukumar
Edited byPradeep E. Ragav
Music bySanthosh Narayanan
Production
company
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thalaivan Thalaivii (transl. Male leader, female leader) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Pandiraj. Produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, the film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen in the lead roles.[1] The film has music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, cinematography handled by M. Sukumar and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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After Merry Christmas (2024), Vijay Sethupathi was reported to sign a family entertainer subject film with Pandiraj, who last directed Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) and to be produced by Lyca Productions.[2] Soon, it was reported that Nithya Menen was approached to play the female lead.[3] On 23 August 2024, the project was officially announced, thereby confirming Nithya Menen as the female lead opposite to Sethupathi,[4] who earlier shared screen together in 19(1)(a) (2022).[5] In early-September 2024, Indiaglitz reported that Mysskin had been cast in as the antagonist, making his maiden on-screen collaboration with Sethupathi, while the latter is appearing in Mysskin's yet to release film, Train.[6] Sethupathi was reported to play the role of a parotta master and inorder to make it look authentic, he took training with a real parotta master.[7] The film also features Chemban Vinod Jose, R.K. Suresh,[8] Yogi Babu, Deepa Shankar, Saravanan, and Roshini Haripriyan in important roles.[9] On 2 May 2025, Santhosh Narayanan confirmed his inclusion in this film, which was tentatively tiled VJS52, as it is Sethupathi's 52nd film in the lead role.[10] The title-reveal teaser was released on 3 May 2025, thereby revealing the title to be Thalaivan Thalaivii,[11] showing Sethupathi and Menen as husband and wife, engaging in a war of words while making kothu parotta.[12] The film is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films[13] while the film's cinematography is handled by M. Sukumar and editing is handled by Pradeep E. Ragav.[14]

Filming

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The first schedule of the principal photography began in mid-August 2024 in Chennai,[15] but got stopped mid-way and in late-October 2024 the filming resumed at Tiruchendur, while Pandiraaj informed that the filming is planned in places around Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur and Madurai,[16] but was predominantly shot in places around Tiruchirapalli.[17] The filming got wrapped on 23 February 2025.[18] The film was in the post-production stage during the title teaser announcement.[19]

Music

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Thalaivan Thalaivii
Soundtrack album by
Santhosh Narayanan
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music
ProducerSanthosh Narayanan
Singles from Thalaivan Thalaivii
  1. "Pottala Muttaye"
    Released: 9 June 2025

The music is composed by Santhosh Narayanan.[20] The first single "Pottala Muttaye" was released on 9 June 2025.[21]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Pottala Muttaye"VivekSanthosh Narayanan, Sublahshini3:58

References

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  1. ^ IANS (3 May 2025). "Vijay Sethupathi And Nithya Menen's Upcoming Film 'Thalaivan Thalaivi' Unveiled With Title". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi to sign his next film with director Pandiraj". The Times of India. 24 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Nithya Menen approached to star opposite Vijay Sethupathi in Pandiraj's directorial". The Times of India. 3 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Nithya Menen and Vijay Sethupathi join hands for director Pandiraj's film". India Today. 23 August 2024. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen team up for director Pandiraj's next". The Hindu. 23 August 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Mysskin to lock horns with Vijay Sethupathi in Pandiraj's directorial next". The Times of India. 6 September 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  7. ^ Rajaraman, Kaushik (27 August 2024). "Vijay Sethupathi takes lessons from parotta master; VJS52 begins in Chennai". dtnext.in. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  8. ^ "'VJS 52': Vijay Sethupathi & Pandiraj's film wraps up shooting". The Times of India. 24 February 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  9. ^ Mullappilly, Sreejith (23 February 2025). "It's a wrap for Vijay Sethupathi-Nithya Menen film". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 16 March 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Santhosh Narayanan comes onboard to compose music for Vijay Sethupathi-Nithya Menen film". Cinema Express. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Thalaivan Thalaivii: Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen's film gets a title". India Today. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  12. ^ "விஜய் சேதுபதியின் 'தலைவன் தலைவி' டைட்டில் டீசர் வெளியீடு!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  13. ^ "விஜய் சேதுபதி - நித்யா மேனன் நடிக்கும் புதிய படம்.. வெளியான டைட்டில்.. கவனம் ஈர்க்கும் வீடியோ!". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil). 3 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  14. ^ "VJS52 officially titled Thalaivan Thalaivii: Vijay Sethupathi, Nithya Menen ignite the screens with a gritty romance". PINKVILLA. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen begin shooting for Pandiaraj's directorial". The Times of India. 20 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  16. ^ "பாண்டிராஜ் இயக்கத்தில் விஜய் சேதுபதி - படப்பிடிப்பு தொடக்கம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  17. ^ "பாண்டிராஜ் - விஜய் சேதுபதி கூட்டணி படப்பிடிப்பு நிறைவு". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 23 February 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  18. ^ "It's a wrap for Vijay Sethupathi, Nithya Menen, Pandiraj's next". dtnext.in. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  19. ^ Mullappilly, Sreejith (3 May 2025). "VJS 52 is now titled Thalaivan Thalaivii". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Santhosh Narayanan to score music for Pandiraj's film with Vijay Sethupathi". The Times of India. 2 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  21. ^ Features, C. E. (9 June 2025). "'Pottala Muttaye' from Thalaivan Thalaivii is a leisurely paced number". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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