Rathna Kumar, the director of Meyaadha Maan and one of the dialogue writers of the Thalapathy Vijay-starring movie Leo, recently spoke with the media and answered a few questions about the upcoming film that Tamil cinema fans are most looking forward to. As per director/writer Rathna Kumar, No matter how much the buzz grows, the movie will surpass all expectations. When questioned if the Leo movie's plot was based on the Gold Mafia because the title card of the movie, which was displayed in the title reveal video, resembles a gold color, he responded, “No! It looked like a gold wrapper for chocolate. If you looked at the title, you would assume it was a gold-colored chocolate wrap. Consider it that way. It was like that, right?"
There is a lot of anticipation for Thalapathy Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj's second collaboration film, Leo, after their first collaboration film, Master, which was a big success. Additionally, the commercial success of Varisu, starring Thalapathy Vijay, and Vikram, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, has increased anticipation for Leo. Following Rathna Kumar's statement, fans now anticipate that Leo will be an industry hit, much like Lokesh Kanagaraj's last movie, Vikram.
The production team said that Leo, starring Thalapathy Vijay, would be released on October 19, 2023, on Ayudha Pooja. Director Dheeraj Vaithi of Jil Jung Jag, Rathna Kumar of Meyadha Maan, and Lokesh Kanagaraj of Leo all contributed to the script and dialogue. It ought to be noted that the filmmaker Rathna Kumar previously worked on the films Master and Vikram. Trisha is playing the female lead in the movie Leo sharing the screen with Thalapathy Vijay after more than 14 years. Other notable castings of the film include Bollywood Actor Sanjay Dutt, Action King Arjun, Priya Anand, Director Mysskin, Director Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan, and so on.