Actor Pooja Hegde To Star In Thalapathy 65

Thalapathy 65: Actor Pooja Hegde will now be starring in the Tamil film Thalapathy 65 alongside actor Thalapathy Vijay.

The film will be directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Sun Pictures. Anirudh Ravichander will be composing the music for the film.

Thalapathy 65 will be an action-packed film

Thalapathy 65 will be an action-packed film with a lot of gunfights. Pooja will be seen romancing with Thalapathy Vijay in the film. The official Twitter handle of Sun Pictures announced the casting of Pooja Hegde in the film, and also posted a video as well. It is rumoured that Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be an antagonist in the film.

The gorgeous @hegdepooja onboard as the female lead of #Thalapathy65 !@actorvijay @Nelsondilpkumar @anirudhofficial#Thalapathy65bySunPictures #PoojaHegdeInThalapathy65 pic.twitter.com/flp4izppAk

— Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) March 24, 2021

This film will mark Pooja Hegde's entry into Tamil cinema after nearly nine years. She had made her debut with her Tamil debut film Mugamoodi in 2012, and soon became a much sought-after actor in Telugu cinema. Pooja was last seen in the 2019 film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. She will also be starring in the upcoming romantic drama Radhe Shyam alongside actor Prabhas.

Pooja Hegde will also be seen in a couple of Bollywood films such as Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali and Cirkus which will star actors Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh respectively. Cirkus will also feature other Bollywood actors such as Jacqueline Fernandez and Varun Sharma. Besides this, Pooja Hegde will also be seen in Most Eligible Bachelor with Akhil Akkineni, Chiranjeevi-Ram Charan's Acharya.

Meanwhile, actor Thalapathy Vijay was last seen in director Lokesh Kanagaraj's film Master. The film was released in early January, and also featured actor Vijay Sethupathi.

Nelson Dilipkumar, the film's director is known for his notable works which include award-winning film Kolamavu Kokila. Anirudh Ravichander, the music composer will be collaborating with Nelson and Vijay for the third time with Thalapathy 65. He has previously worked with Nelson for the films Kolamaavu Kokila, and the upcoming Sivakarthikeyan-starrer Doctor.