Actor Vishal, the Puratchi Thalapathy of Tamil cinema, entered the film industry with the 2004 film 'Chellamae'. He then went on to become one of the leading action heroes in the K-town. Vishal is all set to turn into a director for his next project, 'Thupparivaalan 2', which he says is his long-time dream.

The actor posted a 3.5-minute-long video in which he talks about how he entered cinema as an aspiring filmmaker but became an actor instead and adds that he is extremely happy to finally debut as a director in the biggie 'Thupparivaalan 2'/'Detective 2'. He is off to London, Azerbaijan and Malta for the location hunt of the movie. This is going viral now. He wrote:

"And my journey begins finally after 25 years. My dream, my aspiration, my first thought of wat I wanna be in life has come true. Yes, I take charge of a new responsibility, the most challenging in my career,that of a debutante director. Here we go finally. Off to London, Azerbaijan and Malta for the recce of my first directorial debut #Thupparivalan2 & #Detective2. No words to explain but just remembering wat my #Dad Mr. G.K. Reddy and #ActionKingArjun sir said. #HardWorkNeverFails. No matter wat comes by pursue your dreams persistently and consistently and one day it will come true. Thank you all for giving me this identity as an actor. Hope the support will continue for #Thupparivalan2 & #Detective2. As a director too, thanks to #Mysskin sir for bringing my dream earlier. Don't worry I never abandon anyone’s baby in real life or reel life. Will make it reach it's destination sir. God bless. Off to work now

#thupparivaalan2
#Tp2
#detective2" (sic).

And my journey begins finally after 25 years. My dream, my aspiration, my first thought of wat I wanna be in life has come true. Yes, I take charge of a new responsibility, the most challenging in my career,that of a debutante director. Here we go finally. Off to London,… pic.twitter.com/aiLVQZ3Bbx

— Vishal (@VishalKOfficial) March 16, 2024