Varisu is the name of Thalapathy Vijay's 66th film, it is a Tamil action drama film directed by Vamsi Paidipally, and the script and dialogue were written by Hari, Ahishor Solomon and Vivek (a lyricist). The film stars Thalapathy Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna and Shaam in lead roles along with Yogi Babu, Sarathkumar, Prabhu, Prakash Raj and many others in supporting roles.
The tracks for this film were sung by Vijay, Silambarasan, Anirudh Ravichander, Jonita Gandhi and K S Chithra with lyrics written by Vivek, and the background music and soundtrack were composed by Thaman S. Karthik Palani handled the cinematography and Editing of the film was done by Praveen K. L. Under the banners of Sri Venkateswara Creations and PVP Cinemas, Dil Raju and Shirish produced this film. Red Giant Movies and Seven Screen Studios distributed Varisu all over South India and somewhere in the North.
Director: Vamshi Paidipally
Writers: Vamshi Paidipally, Hari, Ahishor Solomon
Stars: Joseph Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna, Shaam
Varisu, as an urban popular family sitcom, tells the story of a carefree boy named Vijay Rajendran, played by Thalapthy Vijay. After his adoptive father mysteriously passed away, his character's circumstances changed and he now found himself in charge of a multi-million dollar corporate kingdom. Between this trip and the one that followed, he faced a series of sins and tragedies. To cheer up the crowd, Yogi Babu and Anand Raj will flesh out the film with humor.
As this is Vijay's 66th film in a prominent position, the film's working title is Thalapathy 66, and it was first confirmed in September 2021. April 2022 saw the start of principal photography, which wrapped in December. With exceptional schedules in Visakhapatnam, Bellary and Ladakh, the film was mainly shot in Chennai and Hyderabad.
Paidipally claimed that the creators of the project had planned to reveal it earlier that year, but were forced to change their plans due to the second wave of COVID in India. According to sources, Vijay was paid $1.18 billion for the film. Also, it was said that he would wear two different looks because the movie will take place in two different eras. On the eve of Vijay's 48th birthday on June 21, 2022, the title Varisu was published.
The film's plot was created with Mahesh Babu in mind, and when the actor was unable to join, the producers contacted Allu Arjun, Prabhas and Ram Charan before settling on Vijay. Shaam confirmed his presence in the antagonistic role of this film on April 26, 2022, and he was also approached by H. Vinoth to play opposite Ak in Thunivu. The first shooting session for the film started on 6 April 2022 in Chennai, after the opening bidding event. Filming wrapped on October 27, 2022. On November 5, 2022, T-Series released their first single, "Ranjithame".
On January 12, 2023, during the Pongal festival, the film "Varisu" will be released in theaters.