Rajini Murugan is an upcoming Tamil romantic comedy film directed by Ponram, who made his debut with Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013). The film has Sivakarthikeyan, Keerthi Suresh in the lead roles, while Soori, Samuthirakani and Rajkiran play supporting roles. The film produced by Thirrupathi Brothers will feature music by D. Imman and cinematography by Balasubramaniem.In August 2013, director Ponram's next project was announced, which was said to star Sivakarthikeyan and be produced by Lingusamy. D. Imman was selected to compose the film's music and Balasubramaniem was handed the cinematography.Sivakarthikeyan was reported to play a real-estate broker in the film.Nazriya Nazim and Samantha Ruth Prabhu were among the forerunners for the lead female role,which went to Lakshmi Menon.Her role was said to be a "feisty one", which included the character performing some street fights with other women.Soori was selected to play Sivakarthikeyan's sidekick in the film.Rajkiran was selected to play the role of Sivakarthikeyan's grandfather.Actor-director Samuthirakani was signed on to play the film's antagonist.The role of the heroine finally went to Keerthi Suresh. 

The name of "Vijay 59" has been a topic of a lot of speculation. Many titles have been doing the rounds ever since the movie hit the floors. In the end, the makers have zeroed in on "Theri".

Director Atlee has announced the news on Twitter and just posted, "Theri". Journalist Sreedhar Pillai too confirmed the name and tweeted, "Yes its official #Vijay's #Atlee directed film is titled #Theri.