With the release of Jiiva's upcoming comedy film Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil slated for January 15, on the occasion of Pongal, the makers dropped the trailer video on Monday.
The glimpse revolves around a small-time politician, Thalaivar Thambi (Jiiva), without mentioning his name. The scenes that followed suggest that the plot will segue to the election and the wedding.
The film marks Falimy director Nithish Sahadev's debut in Tamil cinema. With it, Nithish makes his directorial comeback after the 2023 film, starring Basil Joseph, Jagadish, Sandeep Pradeep, and Manju Pillai. Produced by Kannan and co-produced by Deepak Ravi, the film is written by Nithish, Sanjo Joseph, and Anuraj OB. Anuraj also stars in the film. The cast also includes Thambi Ramaiah, Prathana Nathan, Ilavarasu, Jenson Dhivakar, Sarjin Kumar, Jaiwanth, Rajesh Pandian, Amith Mohan, Subash Kannan, Sharath, and Savithri, among others.
On the technical front, Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil has cinematography by Bablu Aju, music by Vishnu Vijay, and editing by Arjune Babu. Vishnu and Bablu Aju also worked on Falimy. Vijayakumar Solaimuthu is credited with additional dialogue.
Jiiva's upcoming films also include Jolliya Iruntha Oruthan, which brings the actor back together with director M Rajesh after 2009's Siva Manasula Sakthi. The film also marks the duo’s collaboration with music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja.
The film will release alongside on Mohan G's Draupathi 2.