Thalapathy 63: Vijay undergoes special special training in football

As we already know, Vijay’s next (Thalapathy 63) is with director Atlee. Shoot for the movie is currently progressing in Chennai. The movie is getting ready as a sports-based entertainer. Vijay plays a footballer named Michael in the movie. He will be appearing both as a player and a coach, and for that he has taken special training to acquire the sporting skills.

Thalapathy 63 has Nayanthara as the female lead. It will be a mass commercial tale of football, sports politics, friendship and emotions between two characters, essayed by Vijay and Kathir. The latter, who won widespread praise for his performance in ‘Pariyerum Perumal’, is essaying a very prominent role in the movie. Reportedly, Vijay’s character, Michael, works hard to help Kathir’s football team win in a local tournament. Experts from overseas will be choreographing the football march sequences.

Thalapathy 63 has Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff in a major role. Vivek, Daniel Balaji, Anand Raj and Yogi Babu are also part of the movie. The movie also has a solid technical crew headed by maestro AR Rahman. Cinematography is by ‘Mersal’ fame GK Vishnu and editing is by Antony Ruben. AGS Entertainment is producing the movie, which is scheduled for a grand Diwali release in October.