Cast

Credited cast:
	Ajith Kumar	...	Ajith Kumar
	Shruti Haasan	...	Shruti Haasan
	Lakshmi Menon	...	Lakshmi Menon
	Ashwin Kakumanu	...	Ashwin Kakumanu
	Soori	...	Soori
	Thambi Ramaiah	...	Thambi Ramaiah
	Vidyullekha Raman	...	Vidyullekha Raman
	Bala Saravanan	...	Bala Saravanan
	Mayilsamy	...	Mayilsamy
	Appukutty	...	Kuzhandai

Storyline

The film which began production in 9 April 2015 will be released in November 2015.

After the success of their previous collaboration Veeram (2014), Siva announced that he would direct Ajith Kumar again along with Ashwin Kakumanu. A. M. Rathnam was announced as producer collaborating with Ajith for third time after Arrambam (2013) and Yennai Arindhaal (2015). G. V. Prakash Kumar was originally chosen to compose the music but he was replaced by Anirudh.

Tamannaah and Hansika Motwani had been originally considered for the lead pair but finally Shruti Haasan was chosen. Kabir Singh was selected to portray the negative role in the film since the filmmakers were impressed with his performance in Telugu film Jil (2015). Later Vidyullekha Raman revealed that she did a small flashback part in the second half of the film.

The Thala[clarification needed] film was launched in Madras on 9 April 2015 with a pooja[clarification needed] by A. M. Rathnam, Siva and other crew members. The shooting of the movie started on 7 May 2015. The director intended to can the first schedule[clarification needed] of this film in Calcutta as the story is set there but decided to erect sets at the Binny Mills and complete a major portion of the shooting in Chennai.

Music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander collaborating for first time with Ajith Kumar and Siva.
  

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