'Thalaivasal' Vijay has earned himself the reputation of an actor, who can do any role with ease and élan. Starting his journey from 'Thalaivasal', he has come a long way earning accolades for his stellar performances.

Now he is scaling great heights in Malayalam. The actor will play the lead in 'Yugapurushan', a bio-pic on Sree Narayana Guru, the social reformer who broke the caste system in Kerala.

According to reports, Mammootty is doing a cameo as K C Kuttan, a friend of Narayana Guru, while Mohanlal is doing the role of Swami Vivekananda. The film will be directed by R Sukumaran.

Some of the other important characters like Gandhiji, Ravindranath Tagore, Kumaranasan, E.V Ramasamy Naicker, Ayyankali and other famous historical personalities will be played by actors like Sathyaraj, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique, Sai Kumar, Babu Antony, Saiju Kurup, KPAC Lalitha, Sukumari and others.