The Greatest of All Time (also marketed as GOAT) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[7] directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in dual roles as a father and a digitally de-aged son, alongside Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan, Ajmal Ameer, Jayaram, Sneha, Laila, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vaibhav, Yogi Babu, Premgi Amaren and Yugendran. It is the twenty-fifth production of the studio and the penultimate film of Vijay before his political entry. The film follows Gandhi, former leader of a special anti-terrorist squad, who reconciles 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 budget of ₹400 crore, it is AGS' most expensive film.
The Greatest of All Time was released worldwide on 5 September 2024 in standard and IMAX formats to mixed reviews from critics, who praised the former half and climax while the predictability and writing in the post-interval portions received criticism.
Plot
2008: In Kenya, the Special Anti-Terrorism Squad (SATS), consisting of Gandhi, Sunil, Kalyan, and Ajay, intercepts their former chief, Rajiv Menon, who was on the run after being charged with treason. They retrieve stolen uranium from Menon and destroy the train he was on, believing everyone on board, including Menon, to have died. Back in Delhi, the team lives undercover as employees of India Tourism Development Corporation, a tourism company, hiding their real jobs from their families. Gandhi lives with his wife, Anusuya "Anu", who is pregnant, and their five-year-old son, Jeevan.
Gandhi takes his family along to alleviate Anu's suspicions of infidelity when he is assigned a new mission in Bangkok. After completing the mission, Gandhi and his family are attacked, leading to Anu going into labor, and Jeevan mysteriously disappearing. The police find a charred body they believe to be Jeevan’s, leaving Gandhi devastated. Anu delivers a baby girl but stops speaking to Gandhi out of grief.
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