Thuppakki is the tentative title of a forthcoming Tamil

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 action film to be written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss

A. R. Murugadoss

A. R. Murugadoss is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:A. R. Murugadoss was born in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. He studied B.A. in Bishop Heber College, Trichy. In the College he had the great affinity towards Tamil films and friends...

. The film will star Vijay and Kajal Agarwal in the lead roles.

Development

During the times of shooting for Velayutham and Nanban,Vijay and A.R.Murugadoss decided to come together for a film.It was to start after Vijay finished shooting for both the films. The film was initially reported to be titled Maalai Nerathu Mazhaithuli. Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...

 was rumoured to be play the female lead. Later many actresses like Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. Kapoor made her acting debut in the unsuccessful film Saawariya opposite newcomer Ranbir Kapoor, which earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She earned her first commercial success in I Hate Luv...

,Pranitha

Pranitha

Pranitha is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. She is best known for featuring in the 2010 romantic Telugu film Baava with Siddharth, winning positive reviews for her performance.-Career:...

,Priya Anand

Priya Anand

Priya Anand is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Tamil and Telugu films. She appeared in some Tamil and Telugu films including, Vaamanan and Leader.- Early life :...

 and Kingfisher

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 Calendar model Angela Johnson were each rumoured to star as the female lead.It was finally rumoured that Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

 might play the female lead. But she denied the rumours clarifying that she was not approached for the film. Finally,Kajal Agarwal has been confirmed to play the female lead.

Initially, S. A. Chandrasekhar was to produce the film.Currently,the film is to be produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu.The film will feature background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj

Harris Jayaraj

Harris Jayaraj is an Indian film composer. He has written scores and soundtracks for Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.- Early life :Harris Jayaraj hails from a pious Christian Nadar family and was born and brought up in Chennai. Harris studied at Krishnaswamy Matric School, Nungambakam. His father,...

 and cinematography will be handled by Santhosh Sivan. A dubbed

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 version of the film in Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

with the same title is also expected to release simultaneously. Vidyut Jamwal is expected to be the antagonist.