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Five directors who have narrated new concepts and stories to Thalapathy Vijay

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Apr 23, 2023, 08:00 IST
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Five directors who have narrated new concepts and stories to Thalapathy Vijay

Vijay is one of Tamil cinema's bankable stars, and even his subpar films have the potential to do well at the box office. The principal actor didn't commit to several films at once; instead, he concentrated on just one. But whenever he has time, he listens to stories from other directors, and we have seen countless reports of directors telling actors stories. Here are the names of five filmmakers who have narrated stories to Thalapathy Vijay so far.

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Vetri Maaran

Vetri Maaran is one of the most impressive directors, and it's a wish of many to see the director teaming up with their favorite actor. Vetri Maaran narrated a story to Vijay long back, but the director failed to impress the actor. However, Vetri Maaran is keen on teaming up with the actor, and he wishes to narrate his story again to Vijay with proper development.

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RJ Balaji

RJ Balaji, who started his cinema journey as a comedian, developed himself well, and he directed several successful films. RJ Balaji narrated a story to Vijay a few months, but it's a mass masala entertainer. But Vijay denied the story as he wish to do a compact film with RJ Balaji like he tasted success with his previous films.

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Pradeep Ranganathan

Pradeep Ranganathan, who made his debut with Jayam Ravi starrer 'Comali', made everyone's heads turn with his second directorial 'Love Today' and he played the lead role too. After getting Vijay's 1996 film title 'Love Today' for his second directorial, Pradeep Ranganathan narrated a story to the actor, and he confirmed it a few months back. But he refused to reveal the actor's response to his narration.

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Karthik Subbaraj

During an interview a few months ago, Karthik Subbaraj revealed that he has narrated the story to actor Vijay. But the director failed to meet the actor's expectations and the film didn't proceed further. However, Karthik Subbaraj is keen on working with Vijay, and he develops the story for his film with the actor as he hopes to satisfy the actor in the next narration.

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Gopichand Malineni

Popular Telugu director Gopichand Malineni is the latest to join the list, and the entertaining director has narrated a mass masala story for Vijay. Vijay has reportedly okayed a story in a single story, and the fresh duo is expected to unite soon. But the film might be a quickie, and Vijay has opted to do mass entertainer for one more time.

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