Director
Atlee
Kumar's
Bigil,
starring
Vijay
in
the
lead,
came
out
in
October
last
year
and
immediately
stormed
the
box
office
not
just
in
India
but
abroad
as
well.
The
movie
mostly
opened
to
positive
reviews
and
then
went
on
to
impress
the
audience
with
its
women-empowerment
theme.
There
is
no
denying
the
fact
that
Bigil
was
one
of
the
biggest
Tamil
hits
of
2019.
However,
the
sports-action
film
recently
premiered
on
television
and
though
it
garnered
impressive
viewership,
Vijay
starrer
failed
to
surpass
the
TRP
record
of
Ajith
starrer
Viswasam.
Bigil
reportedly
managed
to
get
1,64,73,000
impressions
for
its
grand
television
screening.
As
for
Viswasam,
the
action-drama
had
its
television
premiere
last
year
on
Ajith's
birthday
and
created
a
record
by
registering
1,81,43,000
impressions.
To
date,
that's
the
highest
viewership
rating
for
any
Tamil
film
when
it
comes
to
television
premiere.
In
fact,
Vijay's
blockbuster
film
is
fifth
on
the
list.
With
1,76,96,000
impressions,
Vijay
Antony's
Pichaikkaaran
is
on
the
second
spot,
followed
by
Vijay
starrer
Sarkar
and
Sivakarthikeyan's
Seema
Raja.
Coming
back
to
Vijay,
the
talented
actor
will
next
be
seen
in
Master
which
is
being
directed
Lokesh
Kanagaraj.
Just
last
week,
the
second
look
poster
was
released
on
the
web
by
the
makers
and
the
fans
couldn't
stop
gushing
about
it
on
social
media.
While
Vijay
plays
the
titular
role
in
the
action-thriller,
Vijay
Sethupathi
will
be
seen
portraying
the
role
of
a
baddie
in
the
film.
It's
the
first
time
that
these
two
will
be
seen
sharing
screen
space
on
70mm.
Master
also
stars
Shanthanu,
Andrea
Jeremiah
and
Malavika
Mohanan
in
prominent
roles.
Currently,
the
cast
is
gearing
up
for
the
last
shooting
schedule
which
will
kick
off
next
month.
Produced
by
Xavier
Britto,
Master
is
slated
to
hit
the
screens
on
April
9.