Mersal (English: Astonish) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action film
starring actor Vijay in triple roles with Samantha, Nithya Menon and Kajal
Aggarwal playing the female-lead roles. In the film, Vijay plays triple role
and he will be seen as a panchayat head, a doctor and a magician. The film is
directed by Atlee and co-written by K V Vijayendra Prasad, S Ramana Girivasan
and Atlee with background score and soundtrack composed by A R Rahman while the
cinematography is done by G K Vishnu and editing is by Ruben.
The drama comedy began its production in
February 2017 with actors Sathyaraj, S J Surya and Vadivelu amongst others in
supporting roles. Vijay along with A R Rahman are marking their 25th year in
the film industry as film actor and music composer, respectively. Thenandal
Studios Limited produces their 100th film as Mersal.
Mersal is the first South Indian movie to get its own twitter emoji and
trademark to its Title. The teaser of the film has gone viral to 22 million
views in a record time. Mersal is one
of the most anticipated releases of this year and it’s slated to hit the
screens this Deepavali.
Mersal will be released on October 18 and can be seen in Durban at
Suncoast.
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