The Most Wanted Hero of Kollywood

One of the few heroes who is both an actor of substance and also enjoys immense star value is Vijay Sethupathi whose riveting performance was highly appreciated last year in 'Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai' and he also tasted commercial success with the blockbuster 'Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'.

The year 2016 is all set to see a string of releases for Vijay Sethupathi with many of his films completed and others in various stages of production. Most of the films have exciting debutantes are top notch directors on board. The statistics clearly suggest that Vijay Sethupathi is the Most Wanted Hero in Kollywood currently. Here we take a look at the exciting lineup of films from this talented star.

'Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum'

Vijay Sethupathi teams up once again with his 'Soodhu Kavvum' director Nalan Kumaraswamy for the official remake of the Korean film 'My Dear Desperado' which has Madonna Sebastian as the heroine with Samuthirakani in a pivotal role. Santhosh Naryanan is the music director and is produced by C.V.Kumar's Thirukumaran Entertainment and slated for this Valentine's Day release.

'Sethupathi'

This again is a project in which Vijay Sethupathi re-teams with one of his hit film directors. 'Sethupathi' has Remya Nambesan as heroine and is directed by Arun Kumar, who gave the critically acclaimed 'Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'. The subject is said to be about the life of a realistic cop.

'Iraivi'

One of the most awaited films from the new wave director Karthick Subbaraj who made his debut with Vijay Sethupathi starrer 'Pizza'. 'Iraivi' produced by C.V.Kumar and music score by Santhosh Narayanan is a true multi starrer with Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Karunakaran, Anjali, Kamalinee Mukherjee and S.J.Suriya in the cast.

'Idam Porul Yaeval'

Produced by director N.Linguswamy and directed by Seenu Ramaswamy 'Idam Porul Yaeval' has Vijay Sethupathi costarring with Vishnu Vishal, Nandita Shwetha and Aishwarya Rajesh with the music of Yuvan Shankar Raja and Vairamuthu combo already being raved at. The long delayed film is expected to see the light of the day soon as the producer's 'Rajini Murugan' has become a huge hit.

'Mellisai'

The trailer of 'Mellisai' released a few months ago promises a stylish psycho thriller and the film reunites Vijay Sethupathi with Gayathree his pair in the super hit 'Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kanom'.

'Dharmadurai'

Seenu Ramaswamy and Vijay Sethupathi come together for the third time and 'Dharmadurai' brings back the Yuvan-Vairamuthu combo again. The film has Tamannaah, Aishwarya Rajesh, Shrusti Dange and Radhika Sarathkumar in the cast and Sethupathi is said to be playing the role of a doctor.

'Rekka'

Vijay Sethupathi is pairing up with Lakshmi Menon in 'Rekka' directed by Rathina Siva who made his debut with the action thriller 'Vaa Deal' starring Arun Vijay and Karthika Nair which is expected to release soon.

'Aandavan Kattalai'

Vijay Sethupathi has done many short films directed by Manikandan of 'Kaaka Muttai' fame, and the two are coming together for an exciting project 'Aandavan Kattalai' which will begin shooting in early summer this year.

'Vada Chennai'

It is highly likely that Vijay Sethupathi will play a major role in Vetrimaaran's 'Vada Chennai' along with Dhanush, Samantha and possibly Jiiva. The film which deals with the North Chennai gangsters will be made in two parts.

'Premam' remake

After the success of 'Naanum Rowdy Dhaan' Dhanush has signed Vijay Sethupathi for one more film, which is rumored to be the remake of the Malayalam all time hit 'Premam' directed by Aishwarya Dhanush with Shruti Haasan and Hansika as heroines.

Untitled Vijay Sethupathi - Prem project