20 YEARS OF PRIYAMANAVALE: WHEN VIJAY SAWS PICS OF HIS NEWBORN SON ON SETS FOR THE FIRST TIME

Priyamanavale was a hit film of Vijay and Simran’s which had released on this date, 20 years back and became a blockbuster. But not, we bring you a little unknown story that happened on the sets.

The story goes that Vijay happened to see his newborn son for the first time while being on the sets. A Rediff report quotes the entire incident as such (August 26,2000):

For Vijay, it is all happening, finally. Khushee, co-starring Jyotika, is a hit. And he's had a baby boy, Sanjay (a combination of Sangeetha and Vijay) -- as icing on that particular cake.

Actually, Vijay was shooting for Priyamaanavale (which, incidentally, is a D Rama Naidu, made originally in Telugu and remade in Hindi as Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain with Anil Kapoor and Kajol in the lead), at the time. And so couldn't be with wife Sangeetha when the baby was born at the mother's home in London.

Busy with his schedule, Vijay hasn't seen is yet to see his newborn son, being busy with an ongoing schedule. Thus, his first sight of his eldest was through the net, thanks to photographs sent to him via e-mail, which he checked while on a set.

On the professional front, Vijay’s Master was ready but the current pandemic situation played truant. Malavika Mohanan, Vijay Sethupathi, Arjun Das, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj and others are also a part of this Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial. Anirudh scores music.