 His next Tamil film "7aum Arivu", was released on Diwali 2011 and was more successful outside India than in Tamil Nadu.Murugadoss signed a deal with Fox Star Studios to produce two Tamil films.In 2012, he directed the action thriller "Thuppakki", starring Vijay and produced by S. Dhanu released on Diwali 2012 to mostly positive reviews and became the second Tamil film to enter the 100 crore club after "Enthiran".