The Greatest of All Time

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The Greatest of All Time
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVenkat Prabhu
Screenplay byVenkat Prabhu
Ezhilarasu Gunasekaran
K. Chandru
Viji(dialogues)
Story byVenkat Prabhu[1]
Produced by
  • Kalpathi S. Aghoram
  • Kalpathi S. Ganesh
  • Kalpathi S. Suresh
Starring
CinematographySiddhartha Nuni
Edited byVenkat Raajen
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Distributed bysee below
Release date
  • 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)
Running time
183 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹380–400 crore[3][4]
Box officeest. ₹440−456 crore[5][6][7]

The Greatest of All Time (also marketed as GOAT) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[8] directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in four roles, alongside Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan, Jayaram, Ajmal Ameer, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren, Sneha, Laila, Meenakshi Chaudhary and Abyukta Manikandan. It is the twenty-fifth production of the studio and the penultimate film of Vijay before his political entry. The film follows Gandhi, the former leader of an anti-terrorism squad, who reunites with his squad members to address the problems which were stemmed from their previous actions.

The film was officially announced in May 2023 under the tentative title Thalapathy 68, as it is Vijay's 68th film as a leading actor, and the official title was announced that December. Principal photography commenced in October 2023 and wrapped by late June 2024. Filming locations included Chennai, Thailand, Hyderabad, Sri Lanka, Pondicherry, Thiruvananthapuram, Russia and United States. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography handled by Siddhartha Nuni and editing by Venkat Raajen. Made on a production budget of ₹380–₹400 crore, it is AGS's most expensive film till date.

The Greatest of All Time was released worldwide on 5 September 2024 in standard and IMAX formats to mixed reviews from critics, who praised Vijay's performance, action sequences and climax while the lack of character development and writing received criticism. It set several box office records for a Tamil film, emerging as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2024,[9][10][11] the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, fifth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time, fifth highest-grossing Tamil film in overseas, and the third highest-grossing film in Tamil Nadu.[12]

  1. ^ "Actor Cool Suresh Brings Goat To Watch Vijay's The Greatest of All Time; Watch". Mashable. 5 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Thalapathy Vijay's 'GOAT' expected to break records with Rs 100 crore opening". India Today. 4 September 2024. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "GOAT box office collection Day 7: Thalapathy Vijay's GOAT inches toward Rs 200 cr mark at domestic box office". Moneycontrol. 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Thalapathy Vijay's 'GOAT' breaks three box office collection records". m.economictimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Devara All India Box Office Collections - 260 Cr Nett Plus". Box Office India. 22 October 2024. It is also less than the Tamil film released a couple a month back Greatest Of All Time which did around 440 crore worldwide thanks to a huge $18.50 million overseas.
  6. ^ Dixit, Mohit (1 October 2024). "The GOAT Final Box Office Collections Worldwide: Thalapathy Vijay's action-drama to end its theatrical SHOWDOWN at Rs 456 crore; A Super-Hit". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Thalapathy Vijay's The GOAT Falls Short Of Expectations, Ends Theatrical Run At Rs 455 Crore". News18. 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Thalapathy Vijay's GOAT Leaked Online? What We Know". News18. 6 September 2024. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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