Vijay Sethupathi recently made his Telugu debut with Chiranjeevi's period drama, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy. Now we hear, the actor has bagged his second Telugu film and has been roped in as the villain in Allu Arjun’s upcoming film tentatively called AA 20. The film is being helmed by Sukumar and also marks the third collaboration of Allu Arjun with the director. As per reports, Sethupathi was impressed with the storyline of the film and hence decided to come on board. Thalapathy 64: Vijay Sethupathi Officially Confirmed As the Main Baddie in Thalapathy Vijay’s Next.

The film is expected to go on floors by this December. It was earlier reported that the film is based on red sanders smuggling and is set in the backdrop of Rayalaseema and Nellore. Allu Arjun's fans have been super excited for this project considering it is the hit director-actor combo of Sukumar and him. With Sethupathi on board, we bet the action entertainer will turn out to be even bigger.

Vijay Sethupathi also recently signed Vijay's upcoming film, the gangster drama, Thalapathy 64. According to reports, the actor was offered a huge remuneration for playing the antagonist in the film. We hear the fee made him the highest-paid villain in a Thalapathy movie.

Well, looks like the Super Deluxe star has some biggies lined up and it is going to be exciting for his fans to see him lock horns with other superstars such as Vijay and Allu Arjun in his upcoming films. An official confirmation on Sethupati's casting in Allu Arjun's next is yet to be made.

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