After facing quite a few hiccups just prior to the 4 am show, this time around - last year, Ilayathalapathy Vijay became Thalapathy Vijay with director Atlee's Mersal. The film released worldwide to a massive and record-breaking opening.
Mersal had Samantha, Kajal Aggarwal and Nithya Menen playing the three female leads alongside a triple Thalapathy. AR Rahman delivered a successful album, and GK Vishnu and Ruben provided fine visuals.