It is commonly known that Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi's next movie is the much awaited multi-starrer with Thalapathy Vijay Master, which is being directed by Lokesh Kannagaraj of Kaithi and Managaram fame. This movie, bankrolled by Vijay’s relative Xavier Britto. This movie is scheduled to hit the screens for this Tamil New Year on the 9th of April. Apart from Master, Vijay Sethupathi has half dozen Tamil films in his kitty like Kadaisi Vivasayi, Maamanithan, Laabam, Kae Pae Ranasingam, Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir and Tughlaq Durbar. He is also featuring in Aamir Khan’s Hindi film Laal Singh Chaddha. Vijay Sethupathi will be playing the antagonist role in a Telugu film called Uppena.
 
Uppena is an upcoming Telugu film directed by Bucchi Babu Sana. The film features Vijay Sethupathi, Panjaa Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty in the lead roles and produced by Sukumar Writings and Mythri Movie Makers. The film is being directed by Sukumar's assistant Bucchi Babu Sana and music is composing by Devi Sri Prasad while Shamdat takes care of the cinematography and Navin Nooli handles the cuts. The makers are planning to release this film on the 2nd of April which is one week before Master’s release. Now Mythri Movie Makers have announced that the Vijay Sethupathi’s mass first look will be revealed tomorrow (Feb 10th) at 4.50 PM.