Actor Vijay’s next release, ‘GOAT (The Greatest Of All Time)’ has locked a release date of September 5, 2024, on the occasion of Vinayaka Chaturthi. His last release was the hit action drama ‘Leo’ directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.

The film, formerly referred to as ‘Thalapathy 68’, is directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Kalpathi S Aghoram’s AGS Entertainment. The music score is by Yuvan Shankar Raja, PTI reported.

Venkat, who helmed Ajith Kumar’s ‘Mankatha’ besides films like ‘Chennai 600028’ and ‘Maanaadu’, joins the coveted list of a handful of directors who have made films for both Vijay and Ajith Kumar — AR Murugadoss, Vasanth Sai, SJ Suryah, KS Ravikumar, Vikraman, Ezhil, AL Vijay, and Perarasu.

Apart from reports that the film is a sci-fi spectacle and might feature Vijay in dual roles, ‘GOAT’ is also a full-scale reunion of talents. Sneha is teaming up with Vijay after 22 years since ‘Vaseegara’, while music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja is working with Vijay after ‘Pudhiya Geethai’ (2003). The star-studded cast also includes Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prabhu Deva, Prashanth, Laila, Vaibhav, Mohan, Jayaram and Ajmal Ameer.