On Friday, actor Denzil Smith took to his social media to confirm his presence in Vijay's next Leo, even as speculations were making rounds. Taking to his Instagram story, the Mango Soufflé actor shared a news clipping about the same, endorsing the news. 

Denzil Smith began his professional career as a film executive under Alyque Padamsee. He did a number of theatre plays, including, Waiting for Godot and The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, among others. He also played a part in Christopher Nolan's Tenet, apart from several other successful Bollywood films. 

Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Leo marks the second collaboration with Vijay after Master. The upcoming film is produced by Seven Screen Studio. The film features Trisha as the female lead, who has earlier worked with Vijay in Ghilli, Thirupachi and Kuruvi. The team is currently shooting in Kashmir.

The upcoming film also features Arjun, Mysskin, Priya Anand, Sanjay Dutt, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan, among others. The film's technical crew includes cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa, stunt choreographer Anbariv, editor Philomin Raj, art director N Satheesh and dance choreographer Dinesh.

Leo will hit the theatres on October 19.