Vijay-Rashmika Mandanna’s Thalapathy 66 begins shoot

The shooting for Tamil superstar Vijay’s 66th film began on Wednesday with a formal puja ceremony in Chennai.

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Tentatively titled Thalapathy 66, the new movie will be simultaneously made in Telugu and Tamil.

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Thalapathy 66 stars Vijay and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles. Vamshi Paidipally will direct it.

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Thalapathy 66 marks the first collaboration of Rashmika and music composer Thaman with Vijay.

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Overwhelmed with their new association, Rashmika had tweeted, “There we have it. can’t believe this is happening but soooo kicked about this.”

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Thaman took to his social media handles and wrote, “My longgestttttt Wait!! For Our Dearest @actorvijay Anna Has finally Come True."

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