Actor Vijay Sethupathi lastly entertained the audience in the silent film Gandhi Talks helmed by Kishor Pandurang Belekar with actors Arvind Swamy, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Siddharth Jadhav in lead roles. The Thalaivan Thalaivii star is now eagerly awaiting the release of his next Tamil Telugu bilingual action thriller SlumDog: 33 Temple Road. Telugu director Puri Jagannadh, who has delivered blockbuster movies like Businessman & Temper, has inked and directed the entertainer.
Bollywood actress Tabu has portrayed the role of a cop in the film. She is set to return to Kollywood after 26 years. Her last appearance in Tamil was in the mystery thriller Snegithiye. The shoot for SlumDog: 33 Temple Road took place in various places in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Assam, and Thailand. The makers had recently unveiled the teaser of the flick in a special event in Chennai. They have now released the teaser on social media.
Taking to his official X account, actor Vijay Sethupathi himself shared a special poster along with a link to the teaser of SlumDog: 33 Temple Road and wrote, “A tale of survival, rage, and destiny awaits. SlumDog – 33 Temple Road TEASER OUT NOW. In cinemas this 2026. A Puri Jagannadh film. Charmme Kaur Presents. Produced by Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur, JB Narayan Rao Kondrolla. Releases in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. Tabu, Samyuktha Menon, Duniya Vijay Kumar, Harshavardhan Rameshwar, Puri Connects, Brahmaji, VTV Ganesh, Vishu Reddy, PC film, JB Motion Pictures, Zee Music Company, Zee Music South” Here is the post made by the actor.
The two minutes odd trailer of SlumDog: 33 Temple Road opens to the voiceover of actor Vijay Sethupathi, “Our lives are spent seeking shelter under trees when it rains. If you play games with lives like ours, why would we spare you?” Following which we have montage shots in typical Puri Jagannadh-esque style of violence establishing a larger-than-life image for actor Vijay Sethupathi’s character. Actress Tabu is seen as a cop trying to reinforce law and order in the state.
Star cast of SlumDog: 33 Temple Road also comprises Kannada superstar Duniya Vijay Kumar, Samyuktha Menon, Zarina Wahab, VTV Ganesh, Baragi Vikram Reddy, and Brahmaji. Music director Harshavardhan Rameshwar has been hired to handle musical instruments for the flick. Cinematographer Sam K Naidu has overseen the cinematography division of the venture. Editor Santosh Noozilla has been trusted with the editing department of the project.
Art directors Ashish Teja & Jonny Shaik have worked in tandem to design background for the venture. Stunt director Stunt Silva has fashioned action blocks for the movie. SlumDog: 33 Temple Road is funded by Puri Jagannadh and Charmme Kaur under their home banner Puri Connects, in association with JB Narayan Rao Kondrolla under the production label JB Motion Pictures.
On the work front, actor Vijay Sethupathi will next be seen in a cameo in Jailer 2 helmed by Nelson Dilipkumar in which he has teamed up with actors Rajinikanth & S J Suryah, Train helmed by Mysskin in which he has starred with actors Ira Dayanand & Narain, Pisasu 2 also crafted by Mysskin in which he has performed alongside actresses Andrea Jeremiah & Poorna. The Ace actor is now occupied in his next flick Arasan helmed by Vetri Maaran in which he will be featuring with actors Silambarasan, Andrea Jeremiah, & Priyanka Arulmohan, and Pocket Novel directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja in which he will be partnering with actors Kishore, Raj B Shetty, & Malavika Mohanan.
On the other hand, actress Tabu will soon have a release in Hindi via Drishyam 3 created by Abhishek Pathak in which she will be seen alongside actor Ajay Devgn. The A Suitable Boy actress is presently shooting for her future Telugu film tentatively titled King 100 scripted by Ra Karthik in which she will be romancing actor Nagarjuna Akkineni, a couple of Hindi ventures Lag Jaa Gale crafted by Raj Mehta in which she will be joining forces with actors Tiger Shroff & Janhvi Kapoor, and Golmaal 5 filmed by Rohit Shetty in which she will be collaborating with actors Ajay Devgn, Sara Ali Khan, & Triptii Dimri.
