Lokesh Cinematic Universe

Media franchise and shared universe

Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU)

Created by| Lokesh Kanagaraj
Original work| Kaithi (2019)
Owners|

* Dream Warrior Pictures
* G Squad
* Raaj Kamal Films International
* Seven Screen Studio

KVN Productions
Years| 2019–present
Films and television
Film(s)|

* Kaithi (2019)
* Vikram (2022)
* Leo (2023)

Audio
Soundtrack(s)|

* Vikram (soundtrack)
* Leo (soundtrack)

Miscellaneous
Budget| est. ₹395–495 crore (3 films)
Box office| est. ₹1,155–1,220 crore (3 films)

The Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU), also known as the Lokiverse, is an Indian media franchise and shared universe of Tamil-language action thriller films created by Lokesh Kanagaraj.[1] It is currently the highest-grossing Tamil film franchise. The universe follows an elaborate conflict between law enforcement officers and vigilantes in South India who are at war against dangerous drug cartels led by powerful crime lords. The first film in the universe was Kaithi (2019), followed by Vikram (2022) and Leo (2023). It is set to continue with Benz, the first LCU film not to be directed by Lokesh, and Kaithi 2.

## Development

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Lokesh Kanagaraj expressed his desire to create a shared universe of films after completing his debut feature, Maanagaram. He emphasized that such films have enduring appeal. During the production of Kaithi, he conceptualized and experimented with this idea, incorporating multiple open-ended plotlines in Kaithi.[2] He further developed this concept in collaboration with Dream Warrior Pictures and Raaj Kamal Films International for his film Vikram, utilising properties owned by these production companies. As a result, he successfully established a shared universe and announced plans for additional projects set within this interconnected cinematic world.[3][4][5]

### Naming

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Though the name "Lokesh Cinematic Universe" was coined by netizens, post the release of Vikram, Lokesh accepted it as the official name of the universe. Other names for the franchise include the Loki Cinematic Universe and Lokiverse, as Loki is his nickname.[6] [7]

### In-franchise connections

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Narain, George Maryan and Maya S. Krishnan are the only actors who have reprised their roles in significant capacities across multiple films within the universe.[8] Karthi and Kamal Haasan have made voice-only cameo appearances, reprising their roles as Dilli in Vikram and Vikram in Leo, respectively.[9][10]

## Feature films

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Film  | Release date  | Director  | Writer(s)  | Production house

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Kaithi | 25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) | Lokesh Kanagaraj | Lokesh Kanagaraj and Pon Parthiban  | Dream Warrior Pictures
Vikram | 3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) | Lokesh Kanagaraj and Rathna Kumar | Raaj Kamal Films International
Leo | 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19) | Lokesh Kanagaraj, Rathna Kumar and Deeraj Vaidy  | Seven Screen Studio

### Kaithi (2019)

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Main article: Kaithi (2019 film)

After a drug bust of 900 kilograms of cocaine belonging to drug dealers Adaikalam and Anbu in Trichy, Inspector Bejoy faces a dire situation when several cops are poisoned at a party by a corrupt cop in an attempt to recover the drugs and kill the officers involved in the bust. To thwart the gang, Bejoy blackmails ex-convict Dilli into assisting him by threatening to prevent him from meeting his 10-year-old daughter for the first time. Together, they embark on a mission to transport the poisoned cops to the hospital and prevent Anbu's gang from getting their hands on the busted drugs. Their journey is fraught with danger as they continuously evade pursuing gang members, who receive support from a corrupt narcotics official, Stephen Raj.

The first installment of the LCU, it stars Karthi in the lead role, along with Narain, Arjun Das, Harish Uthaman, George Maryan and Dheena in pivotal roles.

### Vikram (2022)

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Main article: Vikram (2022 film)

Amar, a black ops agent, is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by a masked group of vigilantes. Their victims include high-ranking officials from the narcotics department like Stephen Raj and ACP Prabhanjan,[a] and Prabhanjan's seemingly harmless foster father, Karnan. As Amar delves deeper into the case, a tangled web of clues leads him to the mastermind behind the murders, a drug kingpin named Sandhanam, who controls the largest drug syndicate in Chennai. However, a surprising twist reveals that Karnan is, in fact, alive and is a former Black Ops Commander Vikram, who leads the group of vigilantes, that now includes Bejoy. In the face of this revelation, Vikram, Amar, and Bejoy unite their efforts to take down Sandhanam's powerful drug syndicate.

The second installment in the LCU stars Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil with Kalidas Jayaram, Narain and Chemban Vinod Jose in supporting roles. Suriya made his first appearance in the LCU in a cameo role as Rolex. The film is a spiritual successor of Vikram (1986).[11][1][12][13]

### Leo (2023)

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Main article: Leo (2023 Indian film)

Parthiban, a café owner and animal rescuer in Theog, becomes a local hero after killing a group of robbers in his café. This draws the attention of gangsters Antony and Harold Das, who suspect him to be Antony's estranged son, Leo Das. Parthiban denies having any connection to them but they continue to hound him, and he takes matters into his own hands by eliminating both Antony and Harold and destroying their datura factory after confessing that he is Leo having left his past life behind. Following this, Vikram, knowing Parthi's identity as Leo, invites him to join forces in creating a drug-free society in India, while suggesting a mysterious connection between them from their past.[b]

The third installment in LCU stars Vijay in the title role, alongside Trisha, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Priya Anand and Madonna Sebastian with George Maryan as Napoleon and a voice-over cameo by Kamal Haasan as Agent Vikram. It is based on the 2005 film A History of Violence, which itself was an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name.

Leo emerged as the highest grossing LCU film, the second highest-grossing Tamil film of 2023, the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, the highest-grossing Tamil film overseas and the highest-grossing film in Tamil Nadu.

### Upcoming films

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Film  | Release date  | Director  | Writer(s)  | Production house  | Status

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Benz | TBA | Bakkiyaraj Kannan | Lokesh Kanagaraj and Bakkiyaraj Kannan | Passion Studios, The Route & G Squad  | Filming
Kaithi 2 | TBA | Lokesh Kanagaraj | Lokesh Kanagaraj and S. R. Prabhu | Dream Warrior Pictures & KVN Productions | Pre-production
Untitled Rolex film  | TBA | Lokesh Kanagaraj and Karthik Subbaraj | KVN Productions | Development
Vikram Returns | TBA | Lokesh Kanagaraj and Rathna Kumar, Deeraj Vaidy  | Raaj Kamal Films International

#### Benz

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Main article: Benz (film)

Lokesh announced a new action thriller film titled Benz, starring Raghava Lawrence and directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan on 14 April 2024. A teaser was unveiled on Raghava Lawrence's 48th birthday, welcoming him into the universe on 29 October 2024. Malayalam Actor Nivin Pauly is confirmed to be playing the antagonist in the movie.

#### Kaithi 2

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As implied at the end of Kaithi, Lokesh had planned for a sequel, which he confirmed after its release.[14] In an interview with Subha J Rao to Firstpost, Lokesh conveyed his interest in developing the film into a franchise, stating that he had an idea for both the prequel and the sequel, which depends on the recurring schedules of the cast members. In May 2021, the film's producer, S. R. Prabhu, confirmed that the sequel was in the works.[15]

Kaithi 2 is intended to be a prequel for Dilli, focusing on his character. Later, in an interaction with fans through Twitter, Lokesh explained about Anbu's return in Vikram as he was knocked out and not dead, although he had stitch marks in his jaw due to his injuries.[16]

Following the success of Vikram, Lokesh planned to expand the scale of the sequel,[12] with S. R. Prabhu admitting that it would be bigger than the first film.[17] Production of the film was expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022 but was delayed as Lokesh intended to resume the project after completing Leo and a film with Rajinikanth, titled Coolie (2025), which would not be a part of the LCU. It was officially announced on 15th March 2025. He also confirmed the inclusion of characters from the movies Vikram and Leo.

#### Vikram Returns

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Owing to the film's remarkable success, Kamal Haasan, in an interview with Pinkvilla, expressed the potential for a sequel to Vikram. Additionally, reports were indicating the development of a third instalment in the Vikram series. There have been many who said it would be named Vikram 2 or Vikram 3, but the makers had decided that it would be titled Vikram Returns. In many interviews later on, Lokesh confirmed that the sequel to Vikram will be the official endgame for his universe and has always maintained that there needs to be a proper closure to it.[18][19][20]

#### Standalone Rolex film

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In August 2023, Suriya revealed that a spin-off centred around his character, Rolex from Vikram, was being planned.[21] Lokesh pitched Suriya an idea for a standalone film of the Rolex character, and the actor too agreed to the idea, which Lokesh later confirmed in October 2024.[22]

## Short films

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Name  | Release date  | Status

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Chapter Zero - The Origin of LCU  | TBA  |

Post-Production

### Chapter Zero - The Origin of LCU

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Lokesh announced a short film on 29 October 2024, which would describe the inception of the universe before Kaithi. Arjun Das, Narain, Kalidas Jayaram, and a few other actors from the universe will be a part of the short film. Lokesh released a first look at LCU Chapter Zero and titled it - 1 Shot 2 Stories 24 Hours, referring to the short film shot in 24 hours consisting of 2 stories and executed in a single shot.[23][24] In July 2025, he confirmed that shooting had already been wrapped, and post production would begin shortly after Coolie's release.

## Additional crew and production details

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Film  | Producer(s)  | Cinematographer(s)  | Editor(s)  | Music Composer(s)  | Stunt Master(s)  | Art Director(s)

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Kaithi

S. R. Prakashbabu, S. R. Prabhu and Thiruppur Vivek

Sathyan Sooryan

Philomin Raj

Sam C. S.

Anbariv

Sathees Kumar

Vikram

Kamal Haasan and R. Mahendran

Girish Gangadharan

Anirudh Ravichander

Leo |

S. S. Lalit Kumar and Jagadish Palanisamy

Manoj Paramahamsa

Chapter Zero - The Origin of LCU  |

Rahul Ilamagandi, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Jagadish Palanisamy and Abishek Raaja

Selvakumar S. K.

Benz

Lokesh Kanagaraj, Sudhan Sundaram and Jagadish Palanisamy

Goutham George

Sai Abhyankkar

Jacki

## Future plans

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In November 2024, Lokesh shared his plans for the franchise and the roadmap ahead. He said, “The opening (first film) was good. Now its structure is that there are only three films in the universe (so far). So, the fourth and fifth movies should be two basements, the sixth should be the pre-climax and the seventh or eighth should be the end. Going by that, I will get to do Kaithi 2, Rolex standalone and Vikram 2. If Vijay sir hadn’t announced retirement, I would have done Leo 2 as well. Then Leo 2 or Vikram 2 would have been the final film. That’s the maximum I can do with this universe".[25] Lokesh also talked about his plans on writing a strong female character, and the addition of new characters being added to the universe in subsequent films. [26]

### Spin-offs

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Lokesh revealed his plans for two spin-off series with Napoleon from Kaithi and Agent Tina from Vikram, letting his assistants or other directors complete the same. Details of these are yet to be unveiled.[10]

## Music

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Anirudh Ravichander composed the soundtracks and film scores for the LCU films under the label of Sony Music, except for Kaithi and Benz, which were composed respectively by Sam CS and Sai Abhyankkar under the label of Think Music.[27][28]

### Theme music

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"Lokiverse" serves as the theme music for the franchise. It has two versions. The original version was featured in Vikram (2022),[29][30] while the second version was featured in Leo (2023).[31] The second version titled "Lokiverse 2.0" connected the elements of the franchise between the first three installments: Kaithi (2019), Vikram (2022) and Leo (2023).[32]

### Soundtracks

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Title  | Release date  | Length  | Composer(s)  | Label  | Ref

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Vikram Film Soundtrack

15 May 2022

| 0:15:52  |

Anirudh Ravichander

Sony Music

| [33][34][35]

Leo Film Soundtrack

19 October 2023

| 0:22:57  | [31][36]

### Film scores

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Title  | Release date  | Length  | Composer(s)  | Label  | Ref

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Kaithi Background Score

22 November 2019

| 0:28:18  |

Sam C. S.

| N/A  | [37]

Vikram Background Score

7 July 2022

| 0:34:16  |

Anirudh Ravichander

Sony Music

| [29][30]

Leo Background Score

TBA

| TBA | [31]

## Timeline

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Lokesh Cinematic Universe timeline

(as of Leo)

1991| Vikram flashback

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1992–1998
1999| Leo flashback
2000–2018
2019| Kaithi
Vikram
2020–2021
2022| Leo

An official timeline has not been released by the makers, but the films indicate this.

In the cinematic universe, the events in Kaithi unfold in the year 2019, followed by the events in Vikram, which transpire three months after the events in Kaithi. Subsequently, the events in Leo occur three years later in 2022. The flashback storylines in Vikram and Leo depict events from 1991 and 1999 respectively. [38]

## Recurring cast and characters

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List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in Lokesh Cinematic Universe.

* An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
* C indicates a cameo role.
* M indicates an appearance in onscreen movie footage.
* V indicates a voice-only role.
* Y indicates a younger version of the character.

Characters  | Films

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Kaithi (2019)  | Vikram (2022)  | Leo (2023)
Introduced in Kaithi
Dilli  | Karthi | KarthiV | Mentioned[c]
Inspector Bejoy  | Narain |
Anbu Das  | Arjun Das | Arjun DasC |
Adaikalam Das  | Harish Uthaman | Harish UthamanC |
Stephen Raj  | Hareesh Peradi | Hareesh PeradiC |
Napoleon  | George Maryan |  | George Maryan
Kamatchi  | Dheena | DheenaC |
Amudha  | Baby Monica  | Baby MonicaC |
Commander Arun Kumar Vikram / Karnan  | Mentioned[d] | Kamal Haasan | Kamal HaasanV
Introduced in Vikram
Escort  |  | Maya S. Krishnan | Maya S. KrishnanC
Rolex  |  | SuriyaC |
Introduced in Leo
Parthiban "Parthi" / Leo Das  |  | Vijay
Elisa Das  |  | Madonna Sebastian

## Reception

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### Box office performance

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Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article.

The Lokesh Cinematic Universe is currently the highest grossing Tamil film franchise.

Film  | Release  | Budget  | Box office  | Ref(s)

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Kaithi | 25 October 2019  | ₹25 crore (US$3.55 million)  | ₹105 crore (US$14.91 million)  | [39]
Vikram | 3 June 2022  | ₹120 crore (US$15.27 million)  | ₹414.43 crore (US$52.72 million)–₹500 crore (US$63.61 million)  | [40][41][42]
Leo | 19 October 2023  | ₹250 crore (US$30.27 million)–₹300 crore (US$36.32 million)  | ₹595 crore (US$72.03 million)–₹620.50 crore (US$75.12 million)  | [43]
Total  | ₹395 crore (US$47 million)–₹445 crore (US$53 million)  | ₹1,114.43 crore (US$130 million)–₹1,225.50 crore (US$140 million)  |

Critical reception

Each film is linked to the "Critical reception" section of its article.

Film  | Rotten Tomatoes

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Kaithi | 100% (7/10 average rating) (7 reviews)[44]
Vikram | 59% (5.6/10 average rating) (17 reviews)[45]
Leo | 82% (6.7/10 average rating) (11 reviews)[46]

## Notes

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1. ^ The murder happens a couple of months after the drug bust in Trichy, shown in Kaithi.
2. ^ As seen at the end of Leo.
3. ^ In Leo, Dilli is mentioned by Napoleon during an interaction with Parthiban.
4. ^ In the opening of Kaithi, Inspector Bejoy, portrayed by Narain, queries Ajaz Ahmad if there is any information about the "ghost". Vikram reveals that the "ghost" mentioned in Kaithi is Kamal Haasan's character, Vikram.

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Films|

* Kaithi (2019)
* Vikram (2022)
* Leo (2023)
* Benz (TBA)

Music|

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* "Pathala Pathala"
* "Naa Ready"

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* Vikram
* Leo

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Films directed|

* Aviyal (2016; segment: Kalam)
* Maanagaram (2017)
* Kaithi (2019)
* Master (2021)
* Vikram (2022)
* Leo (2023)
* Coolie (2025)

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