Thalapathy Vijay celebrated his 48th birthday today (June 22nd) and like always his fans made it the number one trending topic on all social media platforms. Top celebrities from Kamal to Sivakarthikeyan to Vadivelu and Keerthy Suresh wished the mass hero on phone and Twitter posts.

'Beast' director Nelson Dilipkumar also took to Twitter and wished his hero "Happiest birthday dearest Thalapathy @actorvijay sir❤️ your humbleness, confidence ,consistency,charisma continues to amaze me .. Thanksss for being a friend , a brother and a well wisher for life ❤️?? always cool as a cucumbaaa ?? love you sir ❤️ #HBDThalapathyVijay"

Thalapathy Vijay fans who were constantly trolling Nelson Dilipkumar for 'Beast' not living up to their expectations were floored by the tweet. Many of them apologized to the director on his timeline and also wished him the very best fo his next film 'Jailer' starring Superstars Rajinikanth and Shivarajkumar.