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London, July 14 - In an interesting crossover between cinema and sports, the official Instagram handle of Wimbledon, a tennis tournament organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Association, has celebrated Thalapathy Vijay's Jana Nayagan after Jannik Sinner's title triumph. ## On Sunday (July 13), the sensational young Tennis superstar from Italy outsmarted Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the 4-set final to win his maiden Wimbledon title. To celebrate Sinner's biggest victory to date, Wimbledon posted a picture of him on Instagram, calling him "Wimbledon Nayagan" (Wimbledon's hero), resembling the first look poster of Vijay's farewell film. ## A Marketing Strategy By The Jana Nayagan Makers? ## The Wimbledon Championship is a popular sports event with a huge fan following in India. The latest "Wimbledon Nayagan" might be an organic thought and a smart marketing strategy by the makers to promote the film in the international market, especially in the Indian diaspora. Whatever the reason is, the poster has gone viral and is getting a lot of traction. ## About Jana Nayagana / Thalapathy 69 Movie ## Directed by H. Vinoth, Jana Nayagan is Vijay's 69th film, and potentially his last before his full-time entry into politics. The movie, produced by KVN Productions in its Tamil debut, is a political action thriller which also stars Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Mamitha Baiju, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain, and Priyamani in prominent roles. ## The movie is scheduled to release on January 9, 2026, in multiple Indian languages, in theatres worldwide. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wimbledon (@wimbledon) ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, June 22 - Thalapathy Vijay gears up for a last dance of this cinematic journey with the upcoming film Jana Nayagan, which is potentially his last film before he steps into the world of politics. ## Directed by H. Vinoth, the political action thriller was announced for Pongal 2026 release, and reconfirming the same, the makers announced that this much-awaited biggie would hit the big screen on January 9, 2026, in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi languages. ## The makers also dropped the first look teaser to celebrate the Tamil superstar's 51st birthday. The glimpse video opens with the words, "A true leader rises not for power, but for people" - setting the tone for Vijay's character, who plays a police officer. ## Produced by KVN Productions, marking the studio's debut in Tamil cinema, the movie stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead alongside Bobby Deol, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain, Priyamani, Shruti Haasan, Mamitha Baiju, Monisha Blessy and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. ## ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, April 28 - Thalapathy Vijay's classic romantic comedy Sachein has found love upon its re-release at the box office. It has emerged as one of the highest-grossing reissue Tamil titles with around 13 crores gross collection worldwide.## Directed by John Mahendran, the film was re-released on April 18, and since then, it has been doing good business, especially in Tamil Nadu. In 10 days so far, Sachein has grossed approximately 9.50-10 crores in the state, while the worldwide collection is around 13 crores. ## The film, in its original run back in 2005, had minted around 10 crores gross worldwide, and now, the film's repeat run has overtaken it. On Book My Show, the film has sold over 250K tickets so far, which is the second highest for a Tamil re-release title after Vijay's Ghilli. ## Sachein was released amid almost zero buzz but has emerged as a big success for the makers, proving the unparalleled stardom and the crazy box office pull of Thalapathy Vijay. It is the second highest-grossing South Indian re-release film after Ghilli, which grossed over 30 crores worldwide last year.## Produced by V Creations, Sachein is an adaptation of director Mahendran's 2002 Telugu film Neetho with minor changes. The film marked the Tamil debut of actress Bipasha Basu, who played one of the female leads with Genelia D'Souza. ## Stay tuned...

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Here is the list of all Vijay movies.## Vijay is a popular name in India, and many people go by this name. However, when people refer to "Vijay" in the context of the Indian entertainment industry, they are usually referring to Vijay Joseph, who is a renowned actor in the Tamil film industry.## Born on June 22, 1974, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Vijay began his acting career as a child artist in the film "Vetri" in 1984. He made his debut as a lead actor in the film "Naalaiya Theerpu" in 1992. However, it was his role in the film "Poove Unakkaga" in 1996 that catapulted him to stardom.## Vijay is known for his charming looks, versatile acting skills, and his ability to connect with his fans. He has won numerous awards for his performances, including several Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards.## Apart from acting, Vijay is also a philanthropist and has actively participated in various social causes. He has also lent his voice to several songs in his movies, which have become chartbusters. He has a huge fan following, especially among the youth, who admire him for his style, charisma, and acting skills.## Check out the complete list below.## List of all Vijay movies Year Title Role(s) Notes 1984 Vetri Vijay Child artist Kudumbam Narada Child artist 1985 Naan Sigappu Manithan Un­known Cameo intro song appearance as a child artist 1986 Vasantha Raagam Vijay Uncredited role as a child artist 1987 Sattam Oru Vilaiyattu Raja Child artist 1988 Ithu Engal Neethi Vijay Uncredited role as a child artist 1992 Naalaiya Theerpu Vijay 1993 Sendhoorapandi Vijay Raj 1994 Rasigan Vijay 1995 Deva Deva Rajavin Parvaiyile Raja Vishnu Vishnu (Krishna) Chandralekha Rahim Rowther 1996 Coimbatore Mappillai Balu Poove Unakkaga Raja Vasantha Vaasal Vijay Maanbumigu Maanavan Sivaraj Selva Selvan 1997 Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen Kannan Love Today Ganesh Once More Vijay Nerrukku Ner Vijay Kadhalukku Mariyadhai Jeevanandham (Jeeva) 1998 Ninaithen Vandhai Gokulakrishnan Priyamudan Vasanth Nilaave Vaa Siluvai 1999 Thulladha Manamum Thullum Kutty Endrendrum Kadhal Vijay Nenjinile Karunakaran (Karna) Minsara Kanna Kannan (Kasi) 2000 Kannukkul Nilavu Gautham Prabhakar Kushi Shiva Priyamaanavale Vijay Vishwanathan 2001 Friends Aravindhan Badri Sri Badrinatha Moorthy (Badri) Shahjahan Ashok Ilango 2002 Thamizhan Surya Youth Shiva Bagavathi Bhagavathi 2003 Vaseegara Boopathi Pudhiya Geethai Sarathy Thirumalai Thirumalai 2004 Udhaya Udhayakumaran (Udhaya) Ghilli Saravanavelu (Velu, Ghilli) Madhurey Maduravel (Madhurey) 2005 Thirupaachi Sivagiri (Giri) Sukran Sukran Cameo Sachein Sachein Sivakasi Muthappa (Sivakasi) 2006 Aathi Aathikesavan 2007 Pokkiri Sathyamoorthy (Thamizh) Azhagiya Tamil Magan Guru, Prasad 2008 Kuruvi Vetrivel (Velu, Kuruvi) Pandhayam Himself Guest appearance 2009 Villu Pugazh, Saravanan Vettaikaaran "Police" Ravi 2010 Sura Sura 2011 Kaavalan Bhoominathan (Bhoomi) Velayudham Velu (Velayudham) 2012 Nanban Kosaksi Pasapugazh (Panchavan Parivendan) Rowdy Rathore Himself Hindi film; Guest appearance in the song "Chinta Ta" Thuppakki Jagadish Dhanapal 2013 Thalaivaa Vishwa Ramadorai (Vishwa Bhai) 2014 Jilla Shakthi Aarumugam (Jilla) Kaththi Kathiresan (Kaththi), Jeevanandham 2015 Puli Marudheeran, Pulivendhan 2016 Theri Vijay Kumar (Joseph Kuruvilla, Dharmeshwar) 2017 Bairavaa Bairavaa Mersal Vetri, Maaran, Vetrimaaran 2018 Sarkar Sundar Ramaswamy 2019 Bigil Michael Rayappan (Bigil), Rayappan 2021 Master John Durairaj (JD) 2022 Beast Veera Raghavan 2023 Varisu Vijay Rajendran Leo Leo Das/ Parthiban (Parthi) 2024 The Greatest of All Time TBA Filming TBA Thalapathy 69 TBA Announced ## Stay Tuned...##

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Chennai, April 2 - The anticipation is building up for Thalapathy Vijay's political action thriller Jana Nayagan, which is potentially the swan song of the actor's acting career. The film is directed by H. Vinoth, marking his first collaboration with the Tamil superstar. ## Jana Nayagan is scheduled to release on January 9, 2026, during the Pongal festivals, and there is a massive buzz among the trade for the obvious reasons. The movie, produced by KVN Productions, is currently under production, and according to the latest reports, the makers have locked the post-theatrical digital deal. ## It has been revealed that Jana Nayagan's post-theatrical streaming rights have been bagged by Amazon Prime Video in all languages at a huge price of around 120 crores. Interestingly, the reports suggest that the film will have an 8-week theatrical window, which is unlike Tamil movies of the post-COVID era. ## The movie will be released in multiple languages, including Hindi, and as per reports, it will have a proper theatrical release in the Hindi dub as the makers have reportedly agreed to keep an 8-week window, which is a must for a Hindi film.## Jana Nayagan stars Vijay, Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol in the lead roles, alongside Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain, Priyamani, Mamitha Baiju, Jisshu Sengupta, Monisha Blessy and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, March 24 - Thalapathy Vijay's cinematic farewell Jana Nayagan has officially been confirmed to hit the big screen during the Pongal 2026 festival. The movie is directed by H. Vinoth and produced by KVN Productions. ## Jana Nayagan marks a significant milestone for Vijay as it is potentially the last film of his career before his full-time political entry. Announced for January 9 release, the movie will look to dominate the lucrative Makar Sankranti and Pongal holiday period at the box office.## This is not the first time a Thalapathy Vijay-starrer has been released during this period. Previously, blockbuster films like Master (2021) Pokkiri (2007), Kaavalan (2011), Jilla (2014), Bairavaa (2017) dominated the festival. ## Jana Nayagan stars Vijay, Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol in the lead roles, alongside Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain, Priyamani, Mamitha Baiju, Monisha Blessy and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. It will be released in Tamil and Telugu. ## pic.twitter.com/JeY4Vpnc3J— Vijay (@actorvijay) March 24, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, January 28 - The possible last chapter of Thalapathy Vijay's film career, Jana Nayagan has been garnering a lot of interest in the trade, something which has been the familiar case since the second half of his career. ## Despite the uncertainty of the film's release date and mixed reception to the first-look posters, the theatrical business of the movie is showing no sign of fatigue. According to Venky Box Office, Jana Nayagan's overseas theatrical deal has been locked at a record price. ## It is said that overseas rights of the movie have been acquired on a refundable advance basis for a record-breaking price of 75 crores. This is said to be the all-time biggest deal for a Tamil title, beating the previous record of Leo (60+ crores) which also starred Vijay. ## Jana Nayagan is directed by H. Vinoth and produced by KVN Productions. It is possibly to be Vijay's final film before his political entry and the studio's first Tamil production. The movie stars Vijay, Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol in the lead roles, alongside Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain, Priyamani, Mamitha Baiju, Monisha Blessy and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar. ## The film was originally announced for October 17, 2025, release but as per the latest reports, it has been postponed to Pongal 2026. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, January 26 - Thalapathy Vijay's 69th and potentially the last film before his political entry has been titled Jana Nayagan. The movie is directed by H Vinoth and produced by KVN Productions, marking the studio's maiden Tamil production. ## The title of Thalapathy 69 was announced on Republic Day with the first look poster which features Thalapathy Vijay in a striking pose, taking a selfie amidst a sea of his devoted fans. The first-look poster of Jana Nayagan is almost a replica of a selfie the actor took some years ago while promoting his film. ## The title and poster of the movie resonate with Vijay's political undertones. The film was originally announced for Diwali 2025 release but the date was missing in the latest update. According to reliable reports, the film will be postponed to Pongal 2026 in multiple languages. ## Jana Nayagan stars Pooja Hegde as the female lead, reuniting with Vijay after Beast. It also stars Bobby Deol in his Tamil debut alongside Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain, Priyamani, Mamitha Baiju, Monisha Blessy and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar.## #JanaNayagan pic.twitter.com/cs51UDEi1Q— Vijay (@actorvijay) January 26, 2025 ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, November 29 - After the blockbuster success with this penultimate movie, The Greatest of All Time, Thalapathy Vijay is busy with the final film of his career before his political entry, Thalapathy 69, directed by H Vinoth. ## The shoot of T69, which also stars Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol, is progressing as the film is scheduled for Diwali 2025 release. The fans' emotions are attached to this movie for being the last for one of Tamil cinema's most beloved stars, however, it might not be as memorable as anticipated. ## There have been rumours that T69 is not an original movie as everyone was expecting and now, the latest Tamil media reports have strongly claimed that it is the official remake of Nandamuri Balakrishna's Telugu movie Bhagavanth Kesari which was released last year. ## The makers have been keeping mum on the rumours which have more or less confirmed the same. H. Vinoth, however, is expected to make several changes to the Tamil movie by keeping the same storyline. The director has previously remade the Bollywood movie Pink in Tamil as Nerkonda Paarvai starring Ajith Kumar. ## The entire cast of T69 is finalized and it is said that Mamitha Baiju will reprise the role played by Sreeleela in the original film, Pooja Hegde will play the character played by Kajal Aggarwal and Bobby Deol will be seen as the main antagonist, portrayed by Arjun Rampal.## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, November 5 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's Cinematic Universe featuring some of the biggest stars of Tamil cinema has been the talk of the town and the maverick filmmaker has now shared the details of the upcoming films of LCU. ## The LCU began with Karthi's Kaithi in 2019, followed by Kamal Haasan's Vikram (2022), and Thalapathy Vijay's Leo (2023), and all three films became massive hits. The next film in the universe is Raghava Lawrence's BENZ which Kanagaraj writes but he won't be directing it.## As already announced, Lokesh's next LCU directorial is Kaithi 2 which begins next year. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker said that he has plans to make Suriya's Rolex as a standalone film in the LCU and it will be next after the Kaithi sequel. ## Loki revealed that after Relox, he will make Vikram 2 and that will be the end of LCU. Meanwhile, the filmmaker has seemingly scrapped plans to make LEO 2 with which he wanted to conclude his cinematic universe. ## The director said that he would have made LEO 2 if Thalapathy Vijay hadn't announced his political entry. As known to all, Vijay has announced his retirement from films after his film with director H. Vinoth which is currently on floors. With this, the possibility of a sequel to Leo, which was supposed to happen, is also gone. ## However, Vijay might still appear in the universe, at least, one more time. Recently, Lokesh said at an event that Kaithi 2 will be the peak LCU film and all the important characters of the previous films will be there. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, November 4 - Thalapathy Vijay has time and again proved that he is easily one of the biggest if not the biggest stars Tamil cinema has produced and the actor is gearing up to flex his mussels for one last time with Thalapathy 69, directed by H Vinoth. ## As confirmed by the actor, Thalapathy 69 is his last film as he is venturing into politics so the anticipation around the film is sky-high. The shoot for the same was recently commenced and the next schedule is ongoing where talkie portions are being filmed. ## Meanwhile, the theatrical rights of the film are already getting locked despite not a single asset from the film being released yet. Vijay's films have always been darlings in the trade and the same is happening with the upcoming one which has reportedly fetched a record overseas deal. ## According to the latest Tamil media reports, Phars Films has acquired overseas theatrical rights of T69 for 78 crore which is said to be the highest for a Tamil title. This is purely due to the stardom of Thalapathy Vijay whose last few films have done phenomenally at the international box office. ## T69 is produced by KVN Productions and this marks the studio's maiden Tamil venture. The film also stars Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, Priyamani, Mamitha Baiju, Gautham Menon, Narain, and Prakash Raj in key roles. It will be released in October 2025 in multiple languages. ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, October 14 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's Cinematic Universe has been the talk of the town for the last few years. All three films, starting with Karthi's Kaithi (2019), followed by Kamal Haasan's Vikram (2022) and Thalapathy Vijay's Leo (2023) have been huge successes at the box office. ## In a recent media interaction, Lokesh Kanagaraj, who is currently directing superstar Rajinikanth's Coolie as a standalone movie, talked about the LCU. It is well known that the next LCU movie will be the sequel to Kaithi, as confirmed by Karthi and Lokesh on different occasions. ## Without mentioning the name of the film, Lokesh raised the excitement of the fans by stating that the next project in the franchise will be a peak LCU film. He also confirmed that the next movie, supposed to be Kaithi 2, will feature all the LCU characters introduced so far, such as Vikram, Leo, Rolex, and Dilli.## Speaking specifically about Suriya's Rolex who featured in the climax of Vikram, the filmmaker said that he kept that theater-shaking cameo with a purpose and that he will do a standalone movie with Suriya in the LCU. It is likely to be the next after Kaithi which is expected to roll out next year. ## Meanwhile, Coolie is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated Indian movies of 2025. It boasts a solid ensemble cast that includes Nagarjuna, Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan, Upendra, Sathyaraj, and Mahendran, along with a blockbuster cameo of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan. The movie will be released in 2025 in multiple languages.## Stay tuned...