

In Thirumalai (2003), it is “In life, what goes around comes around, winners turn losers”. In Bairavaa (2017) and Mersal (2017), Vijay’s characters tackle medical malpractice in Theri (2016), he is agitated about crimes against women in Kaththi (2014), it is displacement and in Thuppakki (2012), terrorism. The movies combine punches and punch dialogue, fuelling rumours that Vijay is eyeing a future in Tamil Nadu politics.

The intent is verbalised, as the trailer reveals: “Get ready folks, seek and find the right leader for your city because that’s how we are going to form our government.”Īll of Vijay’s recent films have been designed to lay claim to his lineage as a Tamil screen icon on the lines of MG Ramachandran and Rajinikanth. Vijay’s businessman resolves to stay back and clean up the corruption in the Indian political system. In the November 6 release, the 44-year-old actor plays a non-resident Indian businessman who returns to the country to vote in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, only to discover that a bogus vote has been cast in his name. Tamil movie star Vijay is back with another potential box office scorcher: AR Murugadoss’s Sarkar.

