Actor Bobby Deol has officially joined the cast of Vijay’s final film, tentatively titled . It will be the Animal star’s second Tamil outing, with his debut being the upcoming Suriya-starrer Kanguva, slated to release this November. Meanwhile, the makers of Vijay’s film have informed that more updates regarding the other cast members will be out in the coming days.

Directed by H Vinoth, is produced by Venkat K Narayana of Karnataka-based KVN Productions, while Jagadish Palanisamy and Lohith NK serve as co-producers. The production house is known for backing Kannada films such as (2023), (2022), and (2022). H Vinoth started his career with thrillers like (2014) and (2017), before teaming up with Ajith Kumar for three successive films— (2019), (2022), and (2023).

The director’s upcoming film with Vijay is said to be a political thriller. It is expected to go on floors later this month and is scheduled for an October 2025 release. Earlier this year, in February, Vijay officially announced his plans to retire from acting to focus on his political journey.

The actor was last seen in Venkat Prabhu’s , in which played dual roles as father and son..