Thalapathy Vijay Next in Venkat Prabhu Direction

Thalapathy Vijay's next after his ongoing film LEO directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj has been in news for quite sometime now. There has been news doing rounds that even Tollywood director Malineni Gopichand is in talks for #Thalapathy68. Now all of a sudden Director Venkat Prabhu's name floated as the director of Vijay's next.

As per Tamil media circles, Vijay will reportedly collaborate with director Venkat Prabhu for his next film. As per reports, Vijay's Thalapathy 68, which is creating a heavy buzz on the Internet, will be directed by Venkat Prabhu, known for directing Ajith in Mankatha. However, neither Vijay nor the director has confirmed the rumours.

Earlier, reports were doing rounds that Atlee would direct the film. Vijay is currently busy with LEO which stars Trisha,  Sanjay Dutt and others in pivotal roles. The movie is expected to hit the theatres this year on October 19. Meanwhile, the actor was last seen in Varisu, co-starring Rashmika Mandanna. It was helmed by Vamshi Paidipally.

Venkat Prabhu turned director with Chennai 600028 (2007). He has also directed films such as Saroja, Goa, Biriyani, Masss and Maanaadu. His latest movie was Custody with Naga Chaitanya. It was shot in two regional languages - Tamil and Telugu. Custody received mixed reviews and is struggling at the box office.