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CHENNAI, JULY 11
Thalapathy Vijay on Tuesday revealed his entry into politics with a clear message that “I will quit films for taking the political plunge and will not do both.”
This reminds the fans one of his famous songs
“Aalaporan tamizhan
Ulagam ellamae
Vetrimaga vazhi than
Inimae ellamae.”
Thalapathy Vijay is planning to quit films after making his entry into politics. He convened a crucial meeting with his political members to discuss plans for his upcoming political debut and the 2026 elections at Panaiyur organizational office.
Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are scheduled to take place in 2026. Ahead of the elections, Vijay is moving his pawns and he started organizing meetings with his Vijay Makkal Iyakkam leaders of all 234 constituencies. He met his fans in Panaiyur organization office on East Coast Road in Chennai on Tuesday afternoon. He confirmed that he will quit movies completely after his political entry to serve the people.
- Actor Vijay calls meeting with VMI members for political debut preparations
- Thalapathy wraps up ‘Leo’ shoot, project marks a reunion between Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj
- In May, Vijay had confirmed that he will be working with filmmaker Venkat Prabu for an untitled movie, which marks his 68th big screen effort
Working members from all 234 constituencies of Tamil Nadu attended the meeting, that pertains to the preparedness for the 2026 elections, as per sources. Thalapathy Vijay and his political entry are much talked about in the state. With his recent event, where he honoured the top scorers in grades 10 and 12, the hype surrounding his political debut has increased even more.
Vijay wrapped up shooting for his movie ‘Leo’ and considering a 3-year break to focus on politics.
Aides suggest Vijay aims to launch his political party by late 2024 or early 2025, emphasising the need for flawless planning and awaiting Vijay’s decision for further clarity on the public announcement of his debut.
Thalapathy Vijay wraps up ‘Leo’ shoot, project marks a reunion between Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj
Superstar Thalapathy Vijay has completed shooting for his upcoming Tamil movie Leo.
The project marks a reunion between Vijay and filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj after the 2021 blockbuster Master.
And it's a wrap for our @actorvijay portion! 🤜🤛
Thank you for making the second outing yet again a special one na! ❤️#Leo 🔥🧊 pic.twitter.com/t0lmM18CVt— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) July 10, 2023
The director shared the news on Twitter on Monday evening, posting a picture with the 49-year-old actor. “And it’s a wrap for our @actorvijay portion! Thank you for making the second outing yet again a special one na! #Leo” Kanagaraj wrote.
Last month, Kanagaraj and his team had unveiled a poster of the much-awaited movie to celebrate Vijay’s 49th birthday. They also released the Tamil movie’s first song “Naa Ready”.
Actor Trisha Krishnan, who earlier worked with Vijay in Tamil hits Ghilli, Kuruvi, Thirupaachi and Aathi, features opposite the actor in the film.
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt also stars in Leo, which marks his Tamil debut. Arjun Sarja, Mansoor Ali Khan, Priya Anand, Mysskin and Gautham Vasudev Menon round out the cast of Leo.
Anirudh Ravichander, who composed music for hit films starring Vijay such as Kaththi, Master and Beast, is scoring the soundtrack of the movie produced by SS Lalit Kumar.
Besides Leo, Vijay has another movie in the pipeline. In May, Vijay had confirmed that he will be working with filmmaker Venkat Prabu for an untitled movie, which marks his 68th big screen effort.
Prabhu will be directing the film, backed by AGS Entertainment, from his own script.
