Thalaivan Thalaivii release date: Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen’s film is directed by Pandiraaj and is touted to be a 'rugged love story'
Last Updated: 11.37 AM, Jun 29, 2025
We had already reported that actors Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen will be starring in the upcoming Tamil film called Thalaivan Thalaivii. The film marks the second collaboration of the actors, who have previously worked in the Malayalam film 19(1)(a). On Sunday, the makers of Thalaivan Thalaivii announced that the film will hit theatres on July 25. They also released a title teaser which shows each of the characters.
Filmmaker Pandiraaj, who has made films like Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga, Namma Veettu Pillai and Marina, last made the Suriya-starrer Etharkkum Thunindhavan in 2022. After three years, the director’s next film has been announced as Thalaivan Thalaivii. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen in the lead roles.
The teaser begins with an animation introducing to an eatery. We see Vijay Sethupathi cooking and Nithya Menen eating, and there are glimpses of other actors from the cast. We see each of them being introduced as they devour food. The teaser begins with the lead pair cooking, as the voiceover teases the release date. Thalaivan Thalaivii is all set to hit big screens on July 25.
Actors Yogi Babu, Mynaa Nandhini, Saravanan, Kaali Venkat, Deepa, Roshini Haripriyan are also part of the film. Produced by Sendhil Thyagarajan and Arjun Thyagarajan under Sathya Jyothi Films, the film has been called as a “rugged love story”, and the title teaser released earlier showed the lead pair locking horns with each other. The technical crew includes music by Santhosh Narayanan and M. Sukumar cranking the camera. Pradeep E Ragav is the editor. An OTT partner of the film is yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, you can stream Nithya Menen and Vijay Sethupathi’s 19(1)(a) on JioHotstar. The film written and directed by Indhu VS, is a drama revolving the life of a woman who works in photocopy shop and a revolutionary writer.