
The legends unite for the first single of the upcoming Tamil film The Greatest of All Time (The GOAT). The song titled Whistle Podu was unveiled on the occasion of Tamil New Year and features the lead actor of the film, superstar Vijay matching steps with star dancer and actors Prabhudeva, Prashanth and Ajmal Ameer.
Incidentally, the song was sung by Vijay himself and composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.
More about the Whistle Podu song
The 4-minute-47-second long lyrical video has been composed by Yuvan, with vocals by Vijay, Venkat Prabhu, Yuvan Shankar Raja and Premgi Amaren, and lyrics by Madhan Karky. Whistle Podu has been choreographed by Raju Sundaram, Prabhudeva’s brother.
With the title based on the IPL team Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) mantra, the number also pays homage to Venkat’s previous films, including Mankatha with Ajith.
The number is a celebration of friendship, which is also one of the themes of the film.
About The GOAT
Expectations are high on The GOAT as it’s Vijay’s second last film before he enters politics. The film will release on September 5 and the buzz around it is already very high. The film’s posters indicate that Vijay will play a double role in the film and makers have used de-ageing technology for one of the characters.
Rumours has it that the film is based on the Hollywood film Looper but the makers are yet to confirm the news.
The film also stars Meenakshi Chaudhary, Mohan, Jayaram, Sneha, Laila, Vaibhav, Premgi Amaren and Yugendran Vasudevan. The makers of the film have kept the story under wraps but some posters show Vijay, Prabhudeva, Prashanth and Ajmal dressed as soldiers. Most of the filming has already been wrapped up. It will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.