Lokesh Kanagaraj and Vijay have forged a formidable friendship post working on Master which opened to a good response at the ticket window. Ahead of Thalapathy’s birthday tomorrow, June 22, various people have been coming together to share their thoughts on the great actor and a wonderful human being.
Lokesh let us in on a secret involving Vijay and the Assistant Directors on the sets. He revealed that Vijay is close to the Assistant Directors. “They are like a pet to him. In advance, he will find out their birthdays and order a cake for them. He puts his hand over their shoulders and talks casually. He will play cricket with the team. Initially, I used to call him sir. Later, this changed to Vijay na. I used to call Vijay Sethupathi also sir. Later, I asked him if I can call him Sethu na and he said okay.”
He also spoke about the best advice Vijay had given him and said, “I was very depressed when footage from Master released before the theatrical release. Vijay na told me, “Freeya vidu…We have finished the film. They will have to come to the theatres to watch it. Forget about everything else.”
Vijay is next gearing up for Thalapathy 65 which has been titled BEAST. Pooja Hegde plays the leading lady. Anirudh scores the music for the Sun Pictures production. Nelson directs BEAST. Lokesh, meanwhile, is gearing up for Vikram that stars Kamal Haasan, Prabhudeva, Fahadh Faasil and others in the lead.