Lokesh Kanagraj

Lokesh Kangaraj’s Cinematic Universe (LCU) consists of movies such as Kaithi, Vikram, and Leo. LCU has acquired a huge fan base among Tamil audiences after the release of the Vikram movie.

This cinematic universe concept is new to Tamil audiences, and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s movies have lots of expectations among the audiences after the introduction of this cinematic universe in his movies.

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A few months ago there was a strong buzz that Lokesh Kanagaraj was planning to do a short film that dealt with the origin of the LCU characters, but then there weren’t any updates about this.

But now there is strong speculation that Lokesh Kanagaraj has started the works of his short film, which is said to be streamed on Netflix in January 2025.

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Lokesh Kangaraj is planning to expand this universe, and also, as per reports, new characters are going to be part of this universe. Raghava Lawrence’s Benz, directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and produced by Lokesh Kanagaraj, is also joining the LCU.




The LCU reference in the movie Leo itself has received lots of criticism, as many audiences felt that Lokesh Kanagaraj was force-fitting his characters to create hype. Let us see whether this short film and the new phase of Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Cinematic Universe work among Tamil audiences.

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