Thalapathy Vijay is currently filming for Beast, which is in the final leg of the shoot. The makers initially planned to release the film in theatres next Pongal season, but later altered the plans owing to the delay in the shoot which was a result of the Covid situation. The unit is close to completing the talkie part and one of the final shooting schedules will be commencing very soon. The makers are now planning to complete the entire filming part by the end of December this year and commence the post production correspondingly.
The idea is to be done with the filming by this December and then meticulously plan the promotional campaign. As things stand, Beast will be arriving in theatres next April. The makers to hope to cash in on the early summer release slot, which often proves to be a lucrative one. The release date will be locked in a month or so and an official announcement will follow shortly after. Vijay too is eager to complete shooting for Beast and then move on to his forthcoming projects. Even Pooja Hegde, who plays the female lead in the film is ready to allot bulk dates in order to complete the filming by this December.
If things go as planned and Beast’s shoot is completed by this December, Vijay will then start working on Thaapathy66, a Vamshi Padipally directorial that will be produced by Dil Raju. Vamshi has completed the scripting part already and he is waiting for Vijay to turn available so that the project can commence the shoot.