Actor-politician Vijay, who has been busy with campaigns and other works for his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, has taken his time out to head to Mumbai to attend filmmaker Atlee and his wife Priya's baby shower ceremony. The couple had in January announced that they were expecting their second child.
Visuals of Vijay arriving in Mumbai and being escorted by security personnel have been going viral on social media. Atlee and Priya, who tied the knot in 2014, welcomed their first child, a baby boy, in January 2023. The couple had a baby shower function in December 2022, which went on to make headlines as actor Vijay came personally to deliver a gift to them.
Atlee made his directorial debut with Raja Rani (2013) and later went on to direct Vijay back-to-back in Theri (2016), Mersal (2017), and Bigil (2019). All the three films went on to become commercially successful at the box office.
While Atlee is currently busy with the magnum opus, AA22xA6, starring Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone in lead roles, Vijay's action-thriller Jana Nayagan, directed by H Vinoth has been stuck in legal and censor-related issues since December. Initially scheduled for release on January 9, the film underwent several delays. Recently, the Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik addressed a media conference to clarify why the H Vinoth directorial may need the approval of the Election Commission of India.
Queries arose about whether the film of an actor who is also a political leader requires approval from the ECI during the model code of conduct which is currently in place as the state heads for elections on April 23. Clarifying the same, Archana said that the commission will have to examine the matter and take a decision which is appropriate, as the body has not faced such an issue in the past. If the issues are sorted, the film might see the light of the day after the election results are announced in May.
