#Thalapathy65: Are Vijay and AR Murugadoss parting ways?

#Thalapathy65: Are Vijay and AR Murugadoss parting ways?

Even as Vijay fans are looking towards the release of Master, they have been awaiting official confirmation of their Thalapathy's next film, promoted as #Thalapathy65. Until recently, the buzz was that Vijay would reunite with his Thuppakki director AR Murugadoss for another action entertainer. But it looks like fans will have to wait a little longer for an official announcement of their idol's new film.

The talk in K-Town is that the hit combo of Vijay and Murugadoss, which also gave us Kaththi and Sarkar, might actually be parting ways. Apparently, the star, who gave the go-ahead to the project after listening to a one-liner from the director after being mightily impressed, is now not satisfied with the script that the director has come up with. Apparently, he wants the director to take some more time and rework it, but the filmmaker is confident that the script would work as is.

The production house, which was behind their Sarkar, is also having second thoughts, as they, too, aren't enthusiastic about Murugadoss's script and also the budget that the filmmaker has quoted for the project.
Given the pandemic situation, and the continuing uncertainty over the theatrical release of films, the production house is apparently concerned over a few political lines in the script. Also, with Murugadoss's last couple of films, Sarkar and the Rajinikanth-starrer Darbar, earning mixed reviews and doing average business at the box office, they are also hesitan to make the film under the budget quoted by the popular filmmaker, insiders say.

So, the buzz in Kollywood is that Murugadoss has told Vijay that they could work on a project at a later date, and opted out of the project, and the star, too, has agreed to it.
Now, the big question on everybody's lips is, who will be the director of #Thalapathy65? The contenders include Vetri Maaran, Sudha Kongara and Magizh Thirumeni. But some observers also feel that there is a chance Vijay, Murugadoss and the production house could set aside their differences and choose to work together again.