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    ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay makes Instagram debut, collects over 4 mn followers in a day

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    Vijay gained 500k followers within the first hour of his Instagram debut.

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    The ‘Theri’ actor broke the Internet with his Instagram debut. The hashtag, ‘Thalapathy on Instagram’ trended on the photo and video-sharing portal. Within one hour of his first post, his account gained more than 500K followers.
    Tamil superstar Vijay (also known as ‘Thalapathy Vijay’ among his fans) made his Instagram debut on April 2.

    The ‘Nanban’ star shared a candid photo of himself, with the caption, “Hello Nanbas and Nanbis.” (Hi friends) The picture soon went viral on the app gaining more than four million likes and 480K comments.

    The ‘Theri’ actor broke the Internet with his Instagram debut. The hashtag, ‘Thalapathy on Instagram’ trended on the photo and video-sharing portal. Within one hour of his first post, his account gained more than 500K followers. In the picture, Vijay sports salt and pepper-hair and a dazzling smile. He is shown wearing a white T-shirt and a black suede jacket.
    Fans and well-wishers flooded the comment section to welcome 'Thalapathy’ on Instagram. Actress Ramya Pandian wrote, "ThalapaTHEEE (fire emoji) Welcome to Instagram …" A fan commented, “ “Ruler of cinema, only Thalapathy Vijay.”

    Stars such as Rashmika Mandana and Keerthy Suresh were among the first celebrities to follow Vijay. However, the superstar is yet to follow anyone. Currently, he has 4.1 million followers on Instagram.

    Recently, the superstar hit headlines after he was shown greeting a little fan via video call and blowing a flying kiss to her at the end of the call. The little girl, a resident of Chennai, requested the 'Beast' star to visit her through a video, which soon went viral on social media. Soon after, the actor held a video call with her. The video went viral on the Internet and fans swooned over the sweet gesture.
    On the work front, the star will next be seen in the action-thriller ‘Leo’ opposite Trisha Krishnan. The film marks his second collaboration with director Lokesh Kanagaraj, after the 2021 hit ‘Master’. One of the most awaited Tamil movies of 2023, ‘Leo’ will also star Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Mysskin in pivotal roles. He was last seen in the Vamsi Paidipally directorial ‘Varisu’ opposite Rashmika Mandanna. The film earned Rs 300 crore at the global box office.

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