Thalapathy Vijay's 48th birthday is on the way and his mass fan following has a lot to celebrate as firstly on the eve of the big day on June 21st at 18.01 the first look of his new movie 'Thalapathy 66' will be unveiled. The film directed by Vamshi Paidipally has Rashmika Mandanna as the heroine and is expected to release on Pongal 2023.

There is also anticipation that on Vijay's birthday on June 22nd the official announcement of his next 'Thalapathy 67' will be made. The film is said to be directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj with Anirudh scoring the music and Seven Screen Studios the producer.

There is one more hot buzz going on in Kollywood circles which is that Vijay has reportedly given his nod to star in a new movie to be produced the numero uno cricketer of the world Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The legend fondly known as Thala by CSK fans is said to be branching into movie production soon and is especially keen to produce South Indian language films.

According to the report since MSD and Vijay are already friends talks were held and will soon materialize into a business association. If things do work out then 'Thalapathy 68' or 'Thalapathy 69' could well be produced by Dhoni. Fans of both the stars are elated at the possibility of Thalapathy and Thala uniting on screen to create double mass magic.