Thalapathy Vijay's 'Mersal' directed by Atlee and produced by Sri Thenandal Studios has become a huge blockbuster in not only the hero's career but also in Tamil cinema history.  The collections are said to be in North of the magical 200 Crore mark and the run is continuing domestically in spite of new releases.
 

The Kerala Vijay fans have ensured that the film has had a dream run in the state surpassing other Tamil films. Meanwhile the 'Mersal' teaser has gone past the record breaking 'Kabali' to become the most viewed in India.  Superstar Rajinikanth's teaser had garnered 3,45,82,666  which has been surpassed by Vijay's getting 3,46,08,716 hits.