Thalaivan Thalaivii

• Vijay Sethupathi as Thalaivan
• Nithya Menen as Thalaivi
• Yogi Babu
• Chemban Vinod Jose
• R.K. Suresh
• Deepa Shankar
• Saravanan
• Roshini Haripriyan

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.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-24 |title=Vijay Sethupathi to sign his next film with director Pandiraj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-to-sign-his-next-film-with-director-pandiraj/articleshow/109562689.cms |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824211917/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-to-sign-his-next-film-with-director-pandiraj/articleshow/109562689.cms |url-status=live }} Soon, it was reported that Nithya Menen was approached to play the female lead.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-03 |title=Nithya Menen approached to star opposite Vijay Sethupathi in Pandiraj's directorial |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nithya-menen-approached-to-star-opposite-vijay-sethupathi-in-pandirajs-directorial/articleshow/111453229.cms |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=4 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704015019/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nithya-menen-approached-to-star-opposite-vijay-sethupathi-in-pandirajs-directorial/articleshow/111453229.cms |url-status=live }} On 23 August 2024, the project was officially announced, thereby confirming Nithya Menen as the female lead opposite to Sethupathi,{{Cite web |date=2024-08-23 |title=Nithya Menen and Vijay Sethupathi join hands for director Pandiraj's film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nithya-menen-vijay-sethupathi-pandiraj-film-satyajothi-films-2586855-2024-08-23 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907050254/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nithya-menen-vijay-sethupathi-pandiraj-film-satyajothi-films-2586855-2024-08-23 |url-status=live }} who earlier shared screen together in 19(1)(a) (2022).{{Cite news |date=2024-08-23 |title=Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen team up for director Pandiraj's next |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vijay-sethupathi-and-nithya-menen-team-up-for-director-pandirajs-next/article68558582.ece |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2024-09-06 |title=Mysskin to lock horns with Vijay Sethupathi in Pandiraj's directorial next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mysskin-to-lock-horns-with-vijay-sethupathi-in-pandirajs-directorial-next/articleshow/113121365.cms |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=21 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121053331/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mysskin-to-lock-horns-with-vijay-sethupathi-in-pandirajs-directorial-next/articleshow/113121365.cms |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Rajaraman |first=Kaushik |date=2024-08-27 |title=Vijay Sethupathi takes lessons from parotta master; VJS52 begins in Chennai |url=https://www.dtnext.in/entertainment/cinema/vijay-sethupathi-takes-lessons-from-parotta-master-vjs52-begins-in-chennai-801170 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=dtnext.in |language=en |archive-date=26 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126162610/https://www.dtnext.in/entertainment/cinema/vijay-sethupathi-takes-lessons-from-parotta-master-vjs52-begins-in-chennai-801170 |url-status=live }} The film also features Chemban Vinod Jose, R.K. Suresh,{{Cite news |date=2025-02-24 |title='VJS 52': Vijay Sethupathi & Pandiraj's film wraps up shooting |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vjs-52-vijay-sethupathi-pandirajs-film-wraps-up-shooting/articleshow/118522878.cms |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} Yogi Babu, Deepa Shankar, Saravanan, and Roshini Haripriyan in important roles.{{Cite web |last=Mullappilly |first=Sreejith |date=2025-02-23 |title=It's a wrap for Vijay Sethupathi-Nithya Menen film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/23/its-a-wrap-for-vijay-sethupathi-nithya-menen-film |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=16 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316130056/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Feb/23/its-a-wrap-for-vijay-sethupathi-nithya-menen-film |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=Santhosh Narayanan comes onboard to compose music for Vijay Sethupathi-Nithya Menen film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/May/03/santhosh-narayanan-comes-onboard-to-compose-music-for-vijay-sethupathi-nithya-menen-film |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}} The title-reveal teaser was released on 3 May 2025, thereby revealing the title to be Thalaivan Thalaivii,{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=Thalaivan Thalaivii: Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen's film gets a title |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/thalaivan-thalaivii-vijay-sethupathi-and-nithya-menens-film-gets-a-title-2719148-2025-05-03 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=India Today |language=en}} showing Sethupathi and Menen as husband and wife, engaging in a war of words while making kothu parotta.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=விஜய் சேதுபதியின் 'தலைவன் தலைவி' டைட்டில் டீசர் வெளியீடு! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1360359-vijay-sethupathi-thalaivan-thalaivii-title-teaser-released-1.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} The film is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=விஜய் சேதுபதி - நித்யா மேனன் நடிக்கும் புதிய படம்.. வெளியான டைட்டில்.. கவனம் ஈர்க்கும் வீடியோ! |url=https://tamil.news18.com/entertainment/cinema-vijay-sethupathi-thalaivan-thalaivi-title-teaser-released-nw-kls-ws-l-1795908.html |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=tamil.news18.com |language=ta}} while the film's cinematography is handled by M. Sukumar and editing is handled by Pradeep E. Ragav.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=VJS52 officially titled Thalaivan Thalaivii: Vijay Sethupathi, Nithya Menen ignite the screens with a gritty romance |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/vjs52-officially-titled-thalaivan-thalaivii-vijay-sethupathi-nithya-menen-ignite-the-screens-with-a-gritty-romance-1385776 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}

The first schedule of the principal photography began in mid-August 2024 in Chennai,{{Cite news |date=2024-08-20 |title=Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen begin shooting for Pandiaraj's directorial |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-and-nithya-menen-begin-shooting-for-pandiarajs-directorial/articleshow/112642705.cms |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=25 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925193853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-and-nithya-menen-begin-shooting-for-pandiarajs-directorial/articleshow/112642705.cms |url-status=live }} 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,{{Cite web |date=2024-10-23 |title=பாண்டிராஜ் இயக்கத்தில் விஜய் சேதுபதி - படப்பிடிப்பு தொடக்கம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1330043-shooting-of-vijay-sethupathi-s-film-directed-by-pandiraj-has-started.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} but was predominantly shot in places around Tiruchirapalli.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-23 |title=பாண்டிராஜ் - விஜய் சேதுபதி கூட்டணி படப்பிடிப்பு நிறைவு |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/1351941-the-shooting-of-the-film-directed-by-pandiraj-starring-vijay-sethupathi-has-been-completed.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} The filming got wrapped on 23 February 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-23 |title=It's a wrap for Vijay Sethupathi, Nithya Menen, Pandiraj's next |url=https://www.dtnext.in/entertainment/cinema/its-a-wrap-for-vijay-sethupathi-nithya-menen-pandirajs-next-824061 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=dtnext.in |language=en}} The film was in the post-production stage during the title teaser announcement.{{Cite web |last=Mullappilly |first=Sreejith |date=2025-05-03 |title=VJS 52 is now titled Thalaivan Thalaivii |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/May/03/vjs-52-is-now-titled-thalaivan-thalaivii |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Thalaivan Thalaivii

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Santhosh Narayanan

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| language = Tamil

| label = Think Music

| producer = Santhosh Narayanan

| year = 2025

| misc = {{Singles

|name = Thalaivan Thalaivii

|type = soundtrack

|single1 = Pottala Muttaye

|single1date = 9 June 2025

}}

}}

The music is composed by Santhosh Narayanan.{{Cite news |date=2025-05-02 |title=Santhosh Narayanan to score music for Pandiraj's film with Vijay Sethupathi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhosh-narayanan-to-score-music-for-pandirajs-film-with-vijay-sethupathi/articleshow/120819847.cms |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=3 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250503014654/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/santhosh-narayanan-to-score-music-for-pandirajs-film-with-vijay-sethupathi/articleshow/120819847.cms |url-status=live }} The first single "Pottala Muttaye" was released on 9 June 2025.{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-06-09 |title='Pottala Muttaye' from Thalaivan Thalaivii is a leisurely paced number |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Jun/09/pottala-muttaye-from-thalaivan-thalaivii-is-a-leisurely-paced-number |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Pottala Muttaye

| lyrics1 = Vivek

| extra1 = Santhosh Narayanan, Sublahshini

| length1 = TBA

}}

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