Leo: Thalapathy Vijay's entry into the LCU will have a surprise cameo
Leo is the second collaboration between Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj.
Updated : October 20, 2023 05:23 PM ISTLeo is the second collaboration between Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj.
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Thalapathy Vijay's Leo has added another member to its ensemble cast, in the form of a cameo from the director Lokesh Kanagaraj.
This isn't the first time the director has given himself a cameo in his movies. In fact, in his first movie with Vijay Master, the director had a blink-and-miss cameo.
Recently Arjun Sarja started filming for his role in Leo in Chennai, he will be playing a major role in the movie.
The actor is the latest addition to the ever-growing cast of Leo, yesterday Malayalam actress Santhi Mayadevi joined the cast of the movie in an undisclosed role.
Jaffer Sadiq was another recent addition to the cast, the actor played the role of Cutting Plier in Vikram, so there is a chance that the character will be making an appearance either in the climax of the movie or an in a post-credit scene.
Leo is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and will be the third installment in the LCU following 2019's Kaithi which starred Karthi and 2022s Vikram which starred Kamal Haasan in the lead.
According to a recent report Vijay's upcoming action entertainer Leo is expected to break the international records set by his first movie of 2023 Varisu.
The visual effects for the movie will be handled by Moving Picture Company, which has worked on Oscar-nominated Hollywood movies like Blade Runner 2049 and 1917.
Making Leo the third Indian movie the studio has worked on after the Telugu blockbuster RRR and the Bollywood horror-comedy Bhediya.
There has been a lot of speculation about the plot of the movie and there is a rumor that the movie has a similar plot to the 2005 Hollywood action movie 'A History of Violence'.
In which a family man is forced to confront this violent past after he encounters someone from his old life as a gangster.
The main cast of the movie includes Vijay, Trisha, Arjun, Sanjay Dutt, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan, Priya Anand, Manobala, and Janany Kunaseelan.
Leo will hit theaters worldwide on 20 October 2023.