The income tax department has sent summons to Thalapathy Vijay to appear in person and give clarifications within three days. Film financier Anbuchezhian and producers AGS Entertainment have also been asked to do the same. The IT raids were conducted after 'BIgil' starring Vijay and Nayanthara was said to have collected in excess of rupees three hundred crores at the box office.

On February 5th Rupees 77 Crores was confiscated from the house of Anbuchezhian while Vijay was first questioned for five hours a NLC premises in Neyveli where 'Master' shooting was underway. He was later brought to Chennai and enquiries were made for over thirty hours. Vijay has to once again take a break from his work and appear in Chennai by Thursday

Lokesh Kanagaraj has been shooting a high octane action sequence involving Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Andrea and Arjun Das at the coal mines of NLC.