The Chennai schedule for Thalapathy Vijay's highly anticipated 'Leo' is set to begin tomorrow

    The production of the third entry in the LCU is moving at top speed.

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    The Chennai sechdule for director Lokesh Kanagaraj's Leo will begin tommrow. The cast and crew of the movie were on a short break after the team wrapped up the Kashmir schedule on March 23.

    The filming of Leo is expected to wrap up in May, with the final schedule which is mostly the climax of the movie being shot in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. 

    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.

    Recently Thalapathy Vijay showed off his brand new avatar for the upcoming Leo, this new look confirmed the fact that the actor will be seen sporting two different looks in the movie.

    Leo will see Vijay and Trisha reunite after a gap of 15 years, their last movie together was the 2008 action movie Kuruvi.

    This movie will also mark their fifth collaboration after Ghilli, Thirupaachi, Aathi, and Kuruvi, three of which have been massive box-office successes.

    Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt also plays a prominent role in the movie. The full cast of the movie includes Vijay, Trisha, Arjun, Sanjay Dutt, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan, Priya Anand, Manobala, and Janany Kunaseelan.

    The movie will be the third installment in the franchise following 2019's Kaithi which starred Karthi and 2022s Vikram which starred Kamal Haasan in the lead.

    The franchise has grossed around 530 crores at the box office. Thaplathy 67 also marks the second collaboration between Lokesh and Vijay after 2021's Master.

    The cinematography will be handled by Manoj Paramahamsa. The movie will be edited by Philomin Raj who worked on the previous entries of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe.

    While we do know the main cast of the movie, there is a strong possibility that the movie will have cameos from actors like Kamal Haasan, Suriya, Karthi, and Fahadh Faasil.

    Leo will hit theaters worldwide on 20 October 2023.