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{{Infobox film
| name = Varisu
| image = Varisu poster.jpeg
| caption = First look poster
| director = Vamshi Paidipally
| writer = Vamshi Paidipally
Hari
Ahishor Solomon
| producer = Dil Raju
Sirish
| starring =
| cinematography = Karthik Palani
| editing = Praveen K. L.
| music = Thaman S
| studio = Sri Venkateswara Creations
| distributor =
| released =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
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'Varisu' is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Vamshi Paidipally who wrote the film with Hari and Ahishor Solomon. Produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations, the film stars Vijay and Rashmika Mandanna.
Principal photography began in April 2022 in Chennai. The film is scheduled to be released in theatres in January 2023 on the occasion of Pongal.
Cast
* Vijay
* Rashmika Mandanna
* R. Sarathkumar
* Shaam
* Prabhu
* Prakash Raj
* Srikanth
* Yogi Babu
* Jayasudha
* Khushbu
* Sangeetha Krish
* Ganesh Venkatraman
* Sriman
* Samyuktha Shanmughanathan
Production
Development
On 26 September 2021, Vijay's 66th film as lead actor was announced with the working title 'Thalapathy 66'. Directed by Vamshi Paidipally, it is the first Tamil film produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations, and Paidipally's second Tamil film after 'Thozha' (2016). Paidipally said the makers initially intended to announce the project early that year, but had to postpone their plans due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Vijay was reported to receive a payment of for the film. He was also reported to be sporting two looks as the film would be set in two different time periods.Paidipally wrote the story and screenplay along with Hari and Ashishor Solomon. Raju Murugan was signed as the dialogue writer but he opted out of the project due to other film commitments. Murugan was replaced by Vivek for additional screenplay and dialogues. Cinematography will be handled by Karthik Palani while the film is edited by Praveen K. L. Dil Raju described the film as "family-centric" like most of Vijay's films from the 1990s. While several reports anticipated the film to be a Tamil-Telugu bilingual, the makers clarified that the film would be shot only in Tamil. The title 'Varisu' was announced on 21 June 2022, the eve of Vijay's 48th birthday.
Casting
In October 2021, Prakash Raj was reported to play a key role in the film, collaborating with Vijay after over a decade since 'Villu' (2009). On 5 April 2022, the birthday of Rashmika Mandanna, it was announced that she would be the lead actress. It is her second Tamil film after 'Sulthan' (2021). Initially Pooja Hegde was to be the lead actress, but the makers decided against including her since she had previously appeared in and was doing "back-to-back films with superstars", including 'Beast' (2022) with Vijay. R. Sarathkumar joined the cast the day after Mandanna's announcement. On 26 April 2022, Shaam confirmed being a part of the film. On 3 May, Yogi Babu confirmed being a part of the film. Five days later, the production house confirmed Prabhu and Jayasudha as part of the cast, and two days later, Telugu actor Srikanth, Sangeetha Krish and Samyuktha Shanmughanathan. In early June, Khushbu's involvement was confirmed through a leaked photograph, collaborating with Vijay for the third time after 'Minsara Kanna' (1999) and 'Villu' (2009). On 23 August, Ganesh Venkatraman confirmed his presence in the film.Filming
The inaugural puja ceremony for the film's shooting held on 6 April 2022 in Chennai, and was followed by filming of the first schedule. It took place at a specially constructed set at a film city in East Coast Road, Chennai and was completed on 15 April. Initially, 75% of the shoot was planned to take place in Hyderabad but Vijay requested the production to remain in Chennai to benefit the local FEFSI members, and the makers reportedly agreed. Despite this, the Hyderabad schedule began on 3 May, and concluded by 23 May. The Chennai schedule resumed on 3 June, with the recurring portions also being shot at the film city. This includes a song sequence and few talkie portions. Despite stringent measures taken by the production team, pictures taken from the sets were leaked onto the internet and by 15 June, the team planned to shift the shooting location to a private spot, resulting in the halt of filming. By 23 June, 45% of filming was over, with another schedule to begin in July and principal photography planned to wrap by September. The fourth schedule began on 5 July in Hyderabad, and completed within three weeks.The team headed to Visakhapatnam for the fifth schedule in late-July; Paidipally planned to shoot the film in live locations in the city, and the details of the venue were undisclosed, in order to avoid fans gathering. Despite the Telugu Film Producers Guild's (TFPG) decision to halt shootings of Telugu films from 1 August 2022, Dil Raju, the head of TFPG, assured that the shooting of 'Varisu' would continue as it was a Tamil-language film and not a bilingual. During the production in Hyderabad, several stills from the were leaked from the film, and fans criticised the negligence of the production house. In mid-August 2022, a song shoot was held featuring Vijay and Mandanna, and is choreographed by Jani Master. The team, moved to Hyderabad for filming another song, with the lead pair and choreographer in September.
Music
The music is composed by Thaman S in his first collaboration with Vijay. The album consists of six songs.
Release
'Varisu' is scheduled to be released in theatres in January 2023 on the occasion of Pongal. It is also planned to have a dubbed version in Telugu titled 'Vaarasudu' along with a Hindi dubbed version.
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