Varisu

• The film was announced in September 2021 under the tentative title Thalapathy 66, as it is Vijay’s 66th film in a leading role.
• The title Varisu was announced on 21 June 2022, the eve of Vijay’s 48th birthday.
• Principal photography began in April 2022 and concluded in December. The film was shot mostly in Chennai and Hyderabad, with sporadic schedules in Visakhapatnam, Ballari and Ladakh.
• Vijay was reported to receive a payment of ₹1.18 billion (US$15 million) for the film. He was also reported to be sporting two looks as the film would be set in two different time periods.
• The story for the film was written keeping Mahesh Babu in mind and when the actor could not sign up for the film, the makers approached Allu Arjun, Prabhas, and Ram Charan before finalizing Vijay.
• Initially, the makers wanted Pooja Hegde to be the lead actress.
• 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.
• The film was subject to numerous leaks during production, despite the efforts of the producers to contain them.
• Varisu’s first poster released on 21 June 2022, was criticized by a section of social media users, alleging to be plagiarised from the advertisements of the Otto clothing board, and also edited the poster to strengthen their claims. In reply to the trolls, the company claimed that the image is not in any way related to the company.
• The film is planned to have dubbed versions in Telugu (titled Vaarasudu) and in Hindi.
• Varisu was released in theatres worldwide on 11 January 2023, in the week of Pongal, and received mixed reviews from critics. The film has grossed around ₹290–310 crore at the box office, making it currently the sixth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, one of the highest-grossing Tamil films worldwide, as well as the highest grosser in Vijay’s career.
• Sri Venkateswara Creations was accused by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) of using elephants in the film, violating the Performing Animal (Registration) Rules 2001 by not seeking permission from the AWBI before filming. The AWBI ordered Sri Venkateswara Creations to submit an explanation to them for their violation within seven days or face legal action.

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