GV Prakash records first song of Suriya 43 with Dhee

It is well known that Suriya and director Sudha Kongara are back together for the actor's 43rd film after helming Soorarai Pottru. The film whose second half of the title was revealed as Purananooru back in October, has music composed by GV Prakash.

The composer took to his X handle to reveal that the first song for Suriya 43 has been recorded and was sung by Dhee. He shared a photo with Dhee and Sudha Kongara. Dhee has sung the song Kaatu Payale for Sudha Kongara's Soorarai Pottru.

It is to be noted that GV Prakash, who won the National Award for Best Background Score for Sudha Kongara-Suriya's Soorarai Pottru, will be marking his 100th film with Suriya 43. 

The film will star Dulquer Salmaan, Vijay Varma and Nazriya in pivotal roles. While Vijay Varma is set to make his Kollywood debut through this film, Nazriya is returning to the Tamil industry after a decade. She last starred in Thirumanam Enum Nikkah (2014) opposite Jai.  

The complete title of the film is yet to be announced. Suriya is currently filming for the Siva directorial Kanguva and he is also set to appear in a cameo role in the Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru. The remake, which stars Akshay Kumar in the lead, is scheduled to release on February 26, 2024.

Dubbing wrapped for Vijay Sethupathi's Maharaja

The dubbing of Vijay Sethupathi's Maharaja, directed by Nithilan has been wrapped up. The film's assistant director Prabhu Ponnuchamy announced the news on his X handle with a picture of the technical crew.

Maharaja marks Vijay Sethupathi's 50th film and will be the first time the actor will be collaborating with director Nithilan, who rose to fame with the 2017 film Kurangu Bommai. The film is jointly produced by Sudhan Sundaram's Passion Studios and Jagdish Palanisamy's The Route banners. The first look poster of the film was released back in September last year. 

The cast of the film also includes  Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, and Natty Natraj in pivotal roles, along with Abhirami, Arul Doss, Munishkanth, Boys Manikandan, Singam Puli, Bharathiraja, Vinod Sagar, and PL Thenappan.

While the cinematography is handled by Dinesh Purushothaman, Maharaja has music by Ajaneesh Loknath and edits by Philomin Raj.

The makers of GOAT release an action-packed second-look poster

On New Year's Eve, the makers of Vijay's upcoming film revealed the title along with a first-look poster. Now, a second-look poster has been released for The Greatest of All Time.
 

The poster shows Vijay in dual roles riding a bike during what seems to be a gun battle chase scene. This is the first time Vijay is collaborating with director Venkat Prabhu. Produced by Archana Kalpathi under the banner of AGS Entertainment, GOAT went on floors in October 2023. With Meenakashi Chaudhary playing the female lead, the ensemble cast of the film also includes industry heavyweights like Prashanth, Sneha, Laila, Prabhudheva, Mohan, and Jayaram. Venkat Prabhu regulars like Vaibhav, Premgi, Ajai Raj, and Aravind Akash are also part of the cast.

The makers are yet to reveal a release date for the film.