Taking the entertainment industry by surprise, the Indian megastar Vijay Thalapathy recently made his debut on the social media platform,Instagram last Sunday. The actor officially joined the social media platform with his first post being a photo of himself from the set of his upcoming film, "Leo".

The "Beast" star had captioned the post, "Hello friends and friends," which instantly became the focus of millions of fans.

 

 

 

 

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 According to media outlets, Vijay's first post gathered over 3.9 million followers within 24 hours of sharing and set social media ablaze with over 4 million likes. Currently, the verified Instagram account has already gathered 5.2 million followers with just a single post.

After his action-packed performance in Vamshi Paidipally's "Varisu" opposite Rashmika Mandanna, the actor has recently wrapped up shooting for Lokesh Kanagaraj's "Leo".

His new project that also features Trisha Krishnan and Sanjay Dutt amongst others, is expected to hit the theatres worldwide this coming October 19.