Thalapathy Vijay’s last film: H Vinoth, Karthik Subbaraj or Atlee; who is the front-runner to direct Thalapathy69?

Thalapathy Vijay is undeniably one of the most prominent actors in the Tamil film industry. Yesterday, on February 2nd, the actor took to social media to announce that he is starting his own political party, called the Tamilaka Vetri Kazhagam, and is aiming to contest in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections.

In the note shared by the Leo actor, it was also mentioned that he will stop acting, and focus completely on politics once he is done with the film commitments that he has right now.

It is understood that apart from Venkat Prabhu’s The Greatest of All Time, Vijay has already signed for his 69th project, tentatively titled Thalapathy69. However, further details about the project have not yet been revealed.

Who is directing Thalapathy69?

As soon as the news that Vijay will be quitting films after his present commitments were announced, fans began guessing who the director of Thalapathy69 will be, with several big names being part of the conversation.

Three of the most prominent names that have been making rounds are Karthik Subbaraj, H Vinoth and Atlee. Undoubtedly, the three are some of the best young directors in the business today, and have given some of the best films in the last decade including Nerkonda Parvai, Jigarthanda, and Mersal.