Vijay Sethupathi clearly adores children—at least going by his latest Children's Day post. Clad in his Baththa costume and sporting a big smile, the actor can be seen surrounded by kids in his latest photograph on Instagram. Some of them really embrace the actor, radiating sheer positivity from all the love and affection around him.

Interestingly, the photograph is taken by the actor's Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012), Seethakaathi (2018) and Baththa (2026) director Balaji Tharaneetharan. Alongside the photograph, Vijay conveyed his Children's Day wish as well.

Vijay Sethupathi was most recently seen playing a cameo in Jailer 2, opposite Rajinikanth, but before it came his critically acclaimed film with director Balaji Tharaneetharan. For the unversed, Baththa stars the actor in the role of a dreaded gangster. Known for his unruly ways of living, the gangster's life takes a major turn after a little boy (Sai Prithviraj) accidentally locks him up in a school toilet.

Balaji Tharaneetharan's film earned critical acclaim and much audience appreciation upon its October 01 release in theatres. Viewers and critics applauded the film's tender and heartwarming story, the performances by Vijay and Sai Prithviraj in the lead roles, and the music by Sai Abhyankkar. The film also stars Lijomol Jose, Vishnu Govindan, Arjun Chidambaram, Ajay Ghosh, and Santhy Balachandran, among others. According to data from the box office tracker Sacnilk, it has earned a gross collection of around 39 crore from theatres.

The chemistry between Vijay and young Sai Prithviraj is among the highlights of the film, which is now out on Netflix. In fact, Sai Prithviraj expressed his gratitude to his co-star at a promotional event for the film, saying that the latter calmed him down during the shoot. "He told me, 'This is just like playing,'" the young boy said about how Vijay Sethupathi eased him into the production.