Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is all set to feature in director Lokesh Kanagaraj’s upcoming film ‘Leo’ starring actor Thalapathy Vijay in the lead. Actor Sanjay Dutt will be seen as the antagonist in the film. While details of Kashyap’s role are yet to be known, many are excited to see him on board. He also also the third director to join the project after Mysskin and Gautham Menon.
Film industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce the news. He tweeted, “Now noted director Anurag Kashyap joins other directors like Mysskin and Gautham Menon in playing a role in Thalapathy Vijay’s Lokesh Kanagaraj-directed big budget action extravaganza, the multi-starrer Leo!”
A person tweeted, "Leo casting becomes more and more interesting (fire emojis). One of the most versatile performers Anurag Kashyap is onboard." A person also tweeted, "What is even cooking? Anurag joins Leo cast." Another tweet read, "Bollywood’s acclaimed director Anurag Kashyap is playing an interesting role in Leo! Now, the list of directors associated with the film is getting bigger and bigger!" One person also tweeted, “This could be fun.”
‘Leo,’ which marks Lokesh Kanagaraj’s second film with Vijay after Master, also stars Trisha, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun, Priya Anand, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan, Sandy and Mysskin.