After
maverick
filmmaker
turned
actor
Bharathiraja,
reportedly
refused
to
play
villain
in
Ilayathalapathy
Vijay's
next
(Vijay
59),
it
was
widely
speculated
that
veteran
director
Mahendran
would
take
up
the
responsibility
of
fighting
against
Vijay
in
the
movie.
Though
Mahendran
was
officially
brought
on
board
Vijay
59,
sources
close
to
the
project
revealed
that
the
famed
director
would
play
a
positive
role
and
that
his
character
doesn't
have
room
for
negativity.
Along
with
that
confirmation,
the
team
of
Vijay
59
also
indicated
that
they
were
still
hunting
for
an
actor
to
play
the
main
antagonist,
who
would
go
on
to
have
a
major
impact
in
the
movie.
Not
surprisingly,
their
attention
turned
towards
one
of
Tamil
cinema's
best
villains
ever,
Sathyaraj.
But
thanks
to
his
Baahubali
2
commitment,
the
Nanban
actor
politely
turned
down
the
offer.
But
now,
it
looks
like
the
versatile
thespian
has
managed
to
draw
out
few
dates
from
a
chunk
of
them,
already
allocated
to
Baahubali
2,
for
fresh
reports
from
reliable
sources
have
confirmed
his
participation
in
Vijay
59.
Yes,
after
lots
of
fuss
and
rumours
surrounding
the
main
baddie
of
the
much
awaited
film,
it
looks
like
Sathyaraj
has
been
finally
confirmed
to
play
the
powerful
role.
Official
confirmation
regarding
the
same
is
expected
shortly
from
the
team
of
Vijay
59.
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