Vijay will be playing a magician in his upcoming Tamil action-drama Mersal directed by Atlee. The actor was trained by renowned illusionist Gogo for the film. The latter posted on Twitter about this, saying,

The film also features Vijay in the roles of a panchayat head and a doctor. Mersal marks the second time Vijay and Atlee are collaborating after Theri. The film, which also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha, and Nithya Menen as the leading ladies and SJ Suryah as the antagonist, has music by AR Rahman.

Slated for a Diwali release, Mersal is produced by Sri Thenandal Films.