Vijay Sethupathi To Mark His Bollywood Debut With 'Mumbaikar', Shares First Look

As 2021 has begun, Vijay Sethypathy shared an exciting update to kick off the year. The actor has teamed with filmmaker Santosh Sivan and shared the first look of his next movie which is titled 'Mumbaikar'. The movie marks the official Bollywood debut for Sethupathy as he is no longer a part of Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha.

Karan Johar and SS Rajamauli shared the first look poster of the movie that featured an ensemble cast including Vijay, Vikrant Massey, Sanjay Mishra, Ranvir Shorey, Tanya Maniktala, Sachin Khedekar. With the backdrop of birds flying at Marine Drive, the first look featured only the faces of the stars of the film. The film will be helmed by Santosh Sivan, who is quite well known for his exceptional cinematography in the industry, mainly in Hindi and Malayalam.



"Promises to be a stunning cinematic experience! A @santoshsivan film!!! @VijaySethuOffl @masseysahib #tanyamaniktala #hridhuharoon #sanjaymishra @RanvirShorey #sachinkhedekar my best wishes to this exceptionally talented team of artists!", Karan Johar wrote with sharing the poster.

Promises to be a stunning cinematic experience! A @santoshsivan film!!! @VijaySethuOffl @masseysahib #tanyamaniktala #hridhuharoon #sanjaymishra @RanvirShorey #sachinkhedekar my best wishes to this exceptionally talented team of artists! pic.twitter.com/V15qQZC1DN

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) January 1, 2021

According to reports, Mumbaikar is the Hindi remake of the hit Tamil film, Maanagaram. Vikrant Massey will step into Sundeep Kishan's shoes in the Hindi remake. Maanagaram, which released in 2017, was an edge-of-the-seat thriller directed by young filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj. Mumbaikar will be produced by Shibu Thameens that happens to be his Hindi debut production.

Meanwhile, Vijay Sethupathy is waiting for the release of his next film Master which stars Thalapathy Vijay in the title role. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Master is the first big Tamil movie releasing in theaters post lockdown. It is scheduled to hit theaters on January 13 while the Hindi dubbed version as "Vijay The Master" will release a day later on January 14.

Stay tuned...