Thalapathy Vijay's 'Beast' is releasing worldwide in theaters on April 13th with huge anticipation. Already the ticket sales have opened and have been sold out in a few minutes.

Vijay meanwhile has started shooting for 'Thalapathy 66' directed by Vamshi Paidipally from April 6th and the photos and videos of the pooja have gone viral. Rashmika Mandanna plays the female lead while Sarathkumar and Prakash Raj are playing pivotal characters.

Earlier it was said that Raju Murugan of 'Joker' and 'Cuckoo' fame was reported to have been on board 'Thalapathy 66' as additional screenwriter and dialogue writer. However it has been announced that lyricist Vivek is now on board instead.

It has been revealed that Raju Murugan a close friend Vamshi has collaborated with him 'Thozha' and had initially agreed to work in 'Thalapathy 66'. However he is all set to direct Karthi in a mega budget film produced by Dream Warriors which goes on floors in a few weeks time. The film is also said to have Vijay Sethupathi as the parallel lead and is a pan Indian project.

Sources say that due to the delay in the start of 'Thalapathy 66' due to the pandemic and his own project is what has caused Raju Murugan to opt out of the film. Stay tuned for more updates on the film.