The Greatest of All Time

Movie Details:

Also known as	The GOAT
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Dubbed in	Telugu, Hindi
Genre	Action, Thriller
Release date	September 5, 2024
Running time	3hr 3min
Certificate	U/A
Starring	Vijay Prashanth Prabhu Deva Ajmal Ameer Meenakshi Chaudhary Sneha
Directed by	Venkat Prabhu
Written by	Story: Venkat Prabhu Screenplay: Venkat Prabhu Ezhilarasu Gunasekaran K. Chandru Dialogues: Venkat Prabhu Viji
Screenplay by	Venkat Prabhu K. Chandru (additional) Ezhilarasu Gunasekaran (additional)
Produced by	Kalpathi S. Aghoram Kalpathi S. Ganesh Kalpathi S. Suresh
Cinematography by	Siddhartha Nuni
Edited by	Venkat Raajen
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production Company	S Entertainment
Distributor	Phars Films (Overseas) Romeo Pictures (Tamil Nadu & Karnataka) Sree Gokulam Movies (Kerala) Mythri Movie Makers (Andhra Pradesh & Telangana) Zee Studios (North India) Ahimsa Entertainment and Hamsini Entertainment (UK & Europe) Netflix (OTT) Zee Tamil for (Satellite)

Cast & Characters:

• Vijay in dual roles as:
  • M. S. Gandhi, a SATS officer
  • Jeevan Gandhi / Sanjay, Gandhi’s son
    • Akhil as childhood Jeevan
• Prashanth as Sunil Thiagarajan, a SATS officer
• Prabhu Deva as Kalyan Sundaram, a SATS officer
• Ajmal Ameer as Ajay Govindharaj, a SATS officer
• Mohan as Rajiv Menon, former SATS chief turned traitor
• Jayaram as Nazeer, the chief of SATS and Gandhi’s superior
• Sneha as Anusuya “Anu” Gandhi, Gandhi’s wife
• Laila as Dr. Radhika Sunil, Sunil’s wife
• Meenakshi Chaudhary as Srinidhi Thiagarajan, Sunil and Radhika’s daughter
• Vaibhav as Sha, Jeevan’s accomplice
• Yogi Babu as Diamond Babu, a phone thief
• Subbu Panchu as SI Rajendran
• VTV Ganesh as Raghavan, Chief Security Officer
• Premgi Amaren as Seenu, Gandhi’s brother-in-law and Jeevan’s uncle
• Yugendran as Abdul, Menon’s accomplice
• Parvati Nair as Parvati, a junior SATS officer
• Aravind Akash as Aravind, a hacker
• Ajay Raj as Ajay, a junior SATS officer
• Komal Sharma as a juvenile caregiver
• Abyukta Manikandan as Jeevitha Gandhi
• T. Siva as an Indian Embassy officer
• Anjena Kirti
• Subramanian Gopalakrishnan
• Dileepan as Dhilip

Storyline:

The film follows Gandhi, a hostage negotiator, field agent, and spy who works for the Special Anti-Terrorist Squad, where he works along with three others. After years of service, he is called back for a critical mission that sets him on a dangerous collision course with his own past.

The Greatest of All Time Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:

Budget	₹380–400 crore
Opening day	₹100.5 crore (US$12 million)
Worldwide Collection	₹440−456 crore (estimated)

About The Greatest of All Time Movie:

The Greatest of All Time (also known as The GOAT), is a Tamil action thriller film, that features Vijay in dual roles. The cast also includes Prabhu Deva, Prashanth, Ajmal Ameer, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Sneha, Mohan, Laila, and Jayaram.

It was directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh, and Kalpathi S. Suresh under the banner of AGS Entertainment. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while Siddhartha Nuni handles the cinematography, and Venkat Raajen does the editing.

The film was announced in May 2023 under the tentative title Thalapathy 68, as it is Vijay’s 68th film in a leading role. The film’s official title, The Greatest of All Time, was announced on December 31, 2023. Initially, Atlee was reported to direct the project, but subsequently, Venkat Prabhu was brought on board.

According to reports Vijay was paid ₹200 crore (US$25 million) for the film, which would make him the highest-paid film actor in India.

Vijay will be showcasing a dual role, portraying both an elderly and a younger man, and he will adopt a clean-shaven appearance for one of these characters. Meenakshi Chaudhary and Sneha have been chosen as the female leads, with Chaudhary’s role aligned with Vijay’s younger character, while Sneha will be paired opposite his older persona.

In mid-July 2023, Siddhartha Nuni was announced as the cinematographer for the film. According to him, he had used three cameras to shoot a significant sequence; something he had never done before. This marks his third Tamil film after Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022) and Captain Miller (2024), and his first collaboration with Vijay and Prabhu.

Principal photography for the film began on October 3, 2023, at Prasad Labs in Chennai. The Greatest of All Time is currently being shot sporadically in several legs, with filming locations including Chennai, Thailand, Hyderabad, Sri Lanka, Pondicherry, Thiruvananthapuram, Russia, and the United States.

The Greatest of All Time was released worldwide in theaters on September 5, 2024. In addition to the original Tamil version, the film was also released with dubbed versions in Telugu and Hindi.

Initially, the film was planned to be released in June 2024, coinciding with Vijay’s 50th birthday; however, it was delayed due to the extensive post-production and VFX works.

GOAT was initially granted a U/A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) after muting several instances of profanity, resulting in an official runtime of 179 minutes. However, just days later, the CBFC imposed further censorship, leading to a revised version with a final runtime of 183 minutes. This revision included an additional four minutes of footage, while still maintaining the U/A certificate. It became Vijay’s second-longest film, following Nanban (2012).

According to Archana Kalpathi, The Greatest of All Time has already recovered its ₹400 crore (US$48 million) budget through satellite, digital, music, and theatrical rights. The overseas theatrical rights were sold to Phars Films for ₹53 crore (US$6.4 million), while Romeo Pictures acquired the distribution rights for Tamil Nadu for ₹70 crore (US$8.4 million).

The digital streaming rights were acquired by Netflix. The film began streaming on Netflix on 3 October 2024 in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi languages. The platform purchased the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada-language versions for ₹125 crore (US$16 million) and the Hindi-language version for ₹25 crore (US$3.1 million). The satellite rights were acquired by Zee Tamil for ₹93 crore.

Music:

This is music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja’s second collaboration with Vijay after Pudhiya Geethai (2003), and his tenth collaboration with Venkat Prabhu. T-Series acquired the audio rights for ₹26 crore (US$3.3 million).

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Singer(s)	Length
1	“Whistle Podu”	Madhan Karky	Vijay, Venkat Prabhu, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premji Amaran	4:47
2	“Chinna Chinna Kangal”	Kabilan Vairamuthu	Vijay, Bhavatharini, Yuvan Shankar Raja	4:29
3	“Spark”	Gangai Amaran	Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vrusha Balu	4:10

The Greatest of All Time Sequel :

In the film’s post-credits scene, it was revealed that a science fiction sequel titled The Greatest of All Time vs Original Gangster (shortened as GOAT vs OG) is currently in development.