Thalapathy Vijay birthday special: 5 films that were REJECTED by the superstar; you'll be left shocked

Thalapathy Vijay turns a year older today. On this special occasion, let's have a look at the 5 blockbuster films that were REJECTED by the superstar and the reason will leave you shell-shocked!

By Janhvi Sharma
| Updated: June 22, 2022 7:31 AM IST

Thalapathy Vijay turns a year older today (June 22). The 47-year-old handsome is one of the highest-paid actors in the country. The actor has managed to win millions of hearts with his exceptional performance in various films. To date, the actor has acted in more than 70-80 films. Thalapathy Vijay has also rejected several films in his career for various reasons. From Run to Singham, these films were rejected by the superstar. Also Read - Amitabh Bachchan to Samantha Ruth Prabhu: Celebrities who have temples dedicated to them

RUN

Run is a 2002 romantic action movie that featured R. Madhavan and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. Reportedly, the filmmaker Lingusamy first narrated it to Thalapathy Vijay, but due to unknown reasons, it did not work out. Also Read - Tamannaah Bhatia to Trisha Krishnan: These South Indian actresses to tie the knot in 2024?

Mudhalvan

Mudhalvan is a political action thriller starring Arjun and Manisha Koirala in lead roles. Did you know director Shankar had approached Rajinikanth for the lead role in the film? Later, the director approached Vijay, but the actor rejected the film since he was not interested in doing political movies at a young age. Also Read - Leo OTT release: Thalapathy Vijay, Sanjay Dutt's global fans to wait longer; Netflix drops latest update

Sandakozhi

Sandakozhi was directed by N. Lingusamy. The director reportedly narrated the entire script to Vijay, but the actor refused to act in this movie as the father character had more importance than the protagonist.

Singam

Singam is an action entertainer film starring Suriya and Anushka Shetty. Directed by Hari had reportedly approached Vijay for the lead role, but the actor had refused this movie.

Kaakha Kaakha

Kaakha Kaakha was directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon that featured Suriya and Jyothika in lead roles. Reportedly, Gautham approached Thalapathy Vijay, but he rejected this movie as the director was not prepared with the story’s climax during the time of narration.

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ByJanhvi Sharma
| Updated: June 22, 2022 7:31 AM IST