Thalapathy Vijay's 'Master' costarring Vijay Sethupathi has been declared a mammoth blockbuster hit and the film has today entered its 50th day run which is an even bigger achievement considering that only fifty percent occupancy was allowed in theaters.

Now the focus has turned towards his next film 'Thalapathy 65' directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures which has music by Anirudh Ravichander. We already brought you the news that the team has approached Pooja Hegde to play the female lead while Yogi Babu, Pugazh and actors are also in talks.

Now reliable sources have given the big update that Sun Pictures has indeed signed Pooja Hegde to romance Vijay in 'Thalapathy 65' and that too for a hefty salary. It is said that the pretty actress has put her signature on the dotted line taking home 3.5 Crores for this much-coveted role.

Pooja Hegde in fact made her acting debut in Tamil opposite Jiiva in the Mysskin directed 'Mugamoodi' released in the year 2012 and now she is returning to Kollywood after nine years and the official announcement is just around the corner.