Silambarsan TR charged no money for Thalapathy Vijay’s Varisu

Thalapathy Vijay’s Varisu is one of the most awaited films, gearing up for the biggest festive release on Pongal/ Sankranthi. Ahead of the grand release, on Saturday, the makers hosted an extravagant pre-release event, attended by the cast and crew along with lakhs of fans. From Vijay’s speech and live music by Thaman and Anirudh to fans’ madness, everything about the event became the talk of the town. Now, another interesting thing about Varisu is Silambarsan TR not charging a single penny.

Silambarsan TR, who sang the second single of Varisu titled ‘Thee Thalapathy’ and also lent his voice to the film, has not charged anything. Yes, no remuneration at all. The multifaceted Tamil star did this big gesture for the love of Vijay and music composer S Thaman.

Thalapathy Vijay revealed this exciting piece of news at the audio launch and made fans love him more. The actor also said at the event that he is touched by Simbu’s gesture. Vijay also thanked Silambarasan TR for singing the song Thee Thalapathy, which is a tribute to him. Vijay said, “Simbu, Simbu, Simbu, I am really touched, and thank you so much.” He later sang the song Ranjithame and wished his fans in the style of the song.

Directed by Vamshi Paidipally, Varisu will see Rashmika Mandanna opposite Vijay with Prakash Raj, Prabhu, Sarathkumar, Shaam, Khushbu, Sangeetha, Yogi Babu and Samyuktha in supporting roles. Produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations, Varisu is gearing up for release on January 12, clashing at the box office with Ajith Kumar’s Thunivu.

Well, the give and take of working for free has been happening lately. Actors are now open to work irrespective of language, role, and any competition. Ever since the pandemic, several celebrities in the film industry have worked for free in big superstar-led movies out of love and respect. While some played cameo roles, a few lent voices, etc.