While fans of Ilayathalapathy Vijay are waiting for the release of Bairavaa` on the 12th of January during the long Pongal holiday weekend, things are getting firmed up for his next movie produced by Sri Thenandaal Films and directed by Atlee.

Vijay 61` is likely to have Kajal Agarwal as the female lead starring opposite Vijay for the third time after Thuppakki` and Jilla`. The latest buzz is that Vaigai Puyal Vadivelu has been roped in to play the main comedian role. It may be recalled that Vijay and Vadivelu share amazing chemistry on screen evidenced in films like Friends`,`Bhagavathi`, Vaseegara`, Pokkiri`, Villu` and Kavalan` to name just a few. The confirmation about this electrifying combo is expected pretty soon.