Leo, the much-awaited film starring 'Thalapathy' Vijay, recently concluded an important schedule in Kashmir on March 23. With filming for the next leg of Leo expected to commence soon, popular Malayalam actor Babu Antony, who is also part of the Kashmir schedule, shared his experience working with Vijay, on social media. On Friday, Babu Antony shared a photo of himself with Vijay, taken after they finished shooting in Pahalgam, Kashmir, and revealed on Facebook how the Tamil superstar appreciated his performances in movies like Poovizhi Vasalile, Sooryan, and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. He also shared about how "shocked" he was and pleasantly surprised at Vijay's thoughtfulness.

"With none other than the "Elaya Thalapathi Vijay" sir. He is very humble and loving. It was very nice of him to say that he has really enjoyed my movies "Poovizhi Vasalile", "Sooryan", "Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya"etc and he is my fan!! Wow!! I was pretty shocked. I was pleasantly surprised to hear all the kind words from him. Also from Lokesh sir and many from the unit. Such a blessing!! I was meeting Vijay sir and all of them for the first time," wrote Babu Antony.

Having acted in over 100 films in Malayalam, Babu Antony has played significant roles in Tamil movies like Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Kanchana, and Kaaka Muttai. He is the second Malayalam actor, after Mathew Thomas, to join the cast of Leo. Mathew, who has starred in movies such as Thaneer Mathan Dhinangal and the recently-released Christy, has already shot a few portions for the highly-anticipated movie. Leo features a star-studded cast, including Trisha, Priya Anand, Arjun, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, and Mansoor Ali Khan. Produced by Seven Screen Studio, Leo is slated for release in October.