SJ Surya and Vijay to join hands together for Thalapathy 65?

Surya made his directorial debut with Vaali in 1999 whose success catapulted him to stardom. He is the director who gave the career break to both the top rivals of Tamil cinema Ajith Kumar and Vijay. His other notable films include Kushi, New, Anbe Aaruyire and Isai. He made his acting debut with New and went on to act in films like Kalvanin Kadhali, Thirumagan, Vyabari and has also worked as Antagonist in Spyder (2017) and Mersal.

The latest buzz on the internet is that SJ Surya has narrated a story to Vijay for Thalapathy 65, which is to be produced by Sun Pictures. However, the actor hasn’t finalized the director after AR Murgadoss walked out due to a disagreement with the makers. Now, SJ Surya has met Vijay to narrate his story to the actor. But Vijay hasn’t locked the director for his next and has left the choice wide open. Vijay had already worked under SJ Surya’s direction for ‘Kushi’, and the romantic drama was well enjoyed by the fans. Later, SJ Surya played the antagonist against Vijay in ‘Mersal’, which was directed by Atlee. Vijay and Surya share a good friendship, and it will be one more blockbuster if they join hands.

The transition from lover boy to mass hero is one very few stars manage to do successfully. For Vijay, it was Kushi that contributed to his likeable goofiness and made him a favourite with kids and families. Of course, he had his fans even before Kushi, but this SJ Suryah film went on to define Vijay’s persona as the guy who is always likeable, even if you didn’t necessarily like his films. Of the three or four checkpoints that made Vijay’s career, Kushi is also that one booster every star needs while making the transition from ‘boy next door’ to ‘mass action hero’.