Thalapathy Vijay's new movie 'Beast' is expected to release in April, most probably on the 14th. The film directed by Nelson is produced by Sun Pictures with Anirudh providing the music and Pooja Hegde playing the female lead. Meanwhile the mass hero is all set to begin shooting his next film 'Thalapathy 66' which will also mark his foray into Tamil cinema.

'Thalapathy 66' is directed by Vamshi Paidipally of 'Thozha' fame and produced by Dil Raju. Thaman is most likely to score the music while Rashmika Mandanna, Kiara Advani and Pooja Hegde are the favorites for the female leads.

Now the big breaking news is that there is the presence of a parallel male lead character in 'Thalapathy 66' and Vamshi is in talks with popular young Tollywood hero Nani for the role. The official announcement is expected to come sooner rather than later as the team is planning to commence shooting in the last week of March or early April this year.

Nani one of the biggest heroes in the Telugu film industry is also famous among Tamil audiences after his memorable performance in S.S. Rajamouli's 'Naan E' which had Samantha as the female lead and Sudeep as the villain. The chance to see him match wits with Thalapathy Vijay is sure going to be a treat for fans of both the heroes.