In 2016, director Atlee, who had just made one film, Raja Rani, collaborated with Vijay for an action film, Theri. The film turned out to be one of the biggest hits of the year, with some record collections as well. After the massive run of Theri, the combination came together again with Mersal. The film released on Diwali and received a positive response from fans and critics.

Recently, we had an exclusive interview with the young, yet successful director. After two successes, we asked him if he will be riding on that success to do another film together. This is what he had to say for that;

"Definitely! Who will say no? I'm a 100% ready. But It should be bigger than Mersal. I should create a story better than Mersal. After Theri, we did something bigger in Mersal. Now when I make a story bigger than Mersal, immediately I will pitch it to Vijay anna. If he likes it, we can immediately start!"