According to VTV Ganesh who spoke at the pre-release event of Anil Ravipudi's Sankranthiki Vasthunnam movie, Thalapathy 69 is likely a remake of Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Bhagavanth Kesari.' Vijay liked the film, watched it five times and asked Anil Ravipudi to be the director, reportedly.