Mersal is a Tamil film directed by Atlee that had Vijay, Nithya Menen, Kajal Aggarwal and Samantha in the lead roles. It was produced by Thenandal Studios Limited, and performed well at the box office. AR Rahman had composed the music, while GK Vishnu wielded the camera. The film saw Vijay in three roles.
Recently, the housing board set created for Mersal that was erected at Binny Mills and used for subsequent films was destroyed in a fire accident. There were rumours going around on the internet, that the set of Thalapathy 63 has been burnt, but sources close to us have revealed that it belongs to Mersal.
Vijay is currently working on Thalapathy 63, again directed by Atlee. and produced by AGS Entertainment. It has Nayanthara as the female lead, while Daniel Balaji, Vivekh, Reba Monica John, Yogi Babu and others play crucial supporting roles.
The shoot was taking place in EVP Film City and the team will be moving to Delhi to shoot some important sequences. Thalapathy 63 is a film that deals with women's football. Stay tuned for more updates!