Kollywood star Vijay has joined forces with his Master director Lokesh Kanagaraj for a high budget gangster drama. The film, titled Leo, is currently being shot in several picturesque locales in Kashmir. Vijay and the film’s leading lady Trisha, directors Gautham Menon and Mysskin took part in a crucial schedule that was wrapped up last week, while senior heroes Arjun and Sanjay Dutt have just joined the team to film their portions.

Meanwhile, Kollywood circles are abuzz with the speculations that a massive surprise will be out on March 14, on the occasion of Lokesh Kanagaraj’s birthday. Fans will have to wait until next week for the big revelation. Leo is touted as the next installment in Lokesh’s Cinematic Universe (LCU), after Kaithi and Vikram.

Leo is slated for release on the 19th of October. Anirudh Ravichander is composing the soundtrack and SS Lalit Kumar is bankrolling the project under Seven Screen Studio banner. Stay tuned for further updates.

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