Vijay's villain in Vijay 57

Vijay and Samantha play the lead roles in Vijay57 untitled project directed by AR Murugadoss. Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh will be playing the villain in Vijay 57. AR Murugadoss confirmed the news on his Twitter page. He tweeted, "Yes. Neil is playing villain in our new film!"

Neil will be the main villain, while Bengali actor Tota Roy plays one of baddies. Neil is making his debut in Tamil with Vijay ARMurugadoss film. The shooting of Vijay57 is progressing at a brisk pace in Hyderabad. Vijay plays dual roles. Anirudh is scoring the music. The film is set to hit the screens for Diwali.