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Published 21:42 IST, July 8th 2019

‘Bigil’: Vijay sends fans into a frenzy with this gesture involving AR Rahman for the Diwali release

With his third film in a row with Atlee, and also the third consecutive one with AR Rahman, Vijay’s upcoming ‘Bigil’ is seeking to set the box office on fire on Diwali.

Reported by: Joel Kurian
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‘Bigil’: Vijay sends fans into a frenzy with this gesture involving AR Rahman for the Diwali release
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With his third film in a row with Atlee, and also the third consecutive one with AR Rahman, Vijay’s upcoming ‘Bigil’ is seeking to set the box office on fire on Diwali. Another reason for the actor’s fans to be more excited is that the ‘Mersal’ star is also lending his voice for the sports-family drama. Much like how the first look of the movie had created a storm on Twitter, the news of Vijay taking on singing responsibilities left fans awestruck, making the hashtags related to the Tamil actor trend on social media. 

READ: ‘Bigil’ First Look: Vijay Makes It Doubly Special For Fans Ahead Of His 45th Birthday; Post Collects Extraordinary Numbers On Twitter

Vijay recently recorded the track ‘Verithanam’ with the ‘Mozart of Madras’ himself. The pictures from the recording session immediately went viral on social media.  The actor-composer duo are seen along with Atlee and lyricist Vivek, and even posed all smiles for the camera. 

One of the producers of the film, Archana Kalpathi from AGS Cinemas, thanked the ‘Theri’ star for obliging to their request, while also conveying her gratitude to Rahman, Vivek and Atlee. 

Netizens went gaga over the ‘fab update’, terming the Vijay-Rahman combo, the first time they are joining hands as singer-composer, as ‘massive’ and predicted 10 million views in one day and ‘unimaginable theatre response’. Some even posted the massive numbers some of the trends accomplished: 

READ: 'Wonderful Decision', Says AR Rahman Hailing Centre's Revision Of 3-language Formula Draft That Invited 'Hindi Imposition' Criticism. Read Here

Here are the reactions: 

Vijay's 'Bigil' also stars Nayanthara. The former reportedly plays a double role (could be a triple role) in the movie including one as a footballer

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