One of the first things that attract us after the film's titles and promotions is the lead character's name in the movie. For Vijay's Mersal, in which he plays three different roles, we haven't gotten any hints on what the magician Vijay's name would be, even though we did find out that the doctor Vijay is named as Maran.

Everybody has been wondering what the name of the father Vijay (80s portion) would be. It has been widely speculated that the name for this character is Thalapathy. There were various reports that this would be the name for sure and when we checked with our sources, they gave the affirmative nod. In fact, it was planned that from Mersal, going forward, Vijay would be addressed as Thalapathy and not Ilayathalapathy anymore. Is the team of Mersal trying to make it active that this is how their hero must be fondly known as, from now on?

We have also been receiving reports that the flashback portions involving Vijay and Nithya Menon would be lasting 50 minutes long. Though there hasn't been any official confirmation on the above, we are hoping for the best!