On one hand, actor cum Producers' council head Vishal is seen giving explosive interviews about the 'strict' policies regarding the industry-wide strike (which he prefers to call reformation), on the other Vijay's upcoming film, Thalapathy 62 seems to have gotten a special pass in this strike. If some industry insiders are to be believed, the the shooting of this A.R. Murugadoss directorial is currently happening at Chennai despite TFPC calling off all shoots within the city. While some claim that only set-works have been allowed for all films, people in the know-how reiterate that the progressing shoot of Thalapathy 62 has irked fellow movie-makers.

It is being said that the special permission has been granted for films that have set-technicians working from outside Tamil Nadu and to avoid wastage of set-erections and cost. Apart from Thalapathy 62, few other films are also said to have acquired this kind of leverage.

Update:

People have started speaking out on the issue and here's what we picked from twitter:

It is confirmed: despite the total shut down called by the Tamil Film Producer Council, shooting of a film is taking taking place in Victoria hall, next to Southern Railway building. The film under production is more likely Vijay's film with Murugadoss prod by Sun pictures.

— Udhav Naig (@udhavn) March 20, 2018

Actor #Vijay ‘s shooting is happening now at Victoria Hall. Where is our unity? How can our council give spl permission? I strongly oppose this decision. Don’t split up.

— J Satish Kumar (@JSKfilmcorp) March 20, 2018

#vijay62 #Thalapathy62 Shooting Happening opp to #GH pic.twitter.com/ho2xZ2BNNx

— yuvraaj (@proyuvraaj) March 20, 2018