Powerstar Pawan Kalyan and Thalapathy Vijay share a lot of similarities. While both the stars struck gold at the box-office remaking each other's films, they also enjoy a huge fan following among youth.

As the release date of Pawan Kalyan's Vakeel Saab draws closer, we bring you an exciting tidbit about the film. A remake of Pink, Vakeel Saab has Pawan Kalyan in the titular role of a lawyer named Satyadev, we hear, his character has some uncanny similarities with Vijay's from Master.

Buzz is that Vakeel Saab will showcase Pawan Kalyan as an alcoholic lawyer, who has a dubious past. Interestingly, Master also had Vijay as an alcoholic professor, who teaches personality development. While it is a coincidence, it's now the turn of Pawan Kalyan fans to see the different side of their favourite actor.

For one, Pawan Kalyan always maintained a clean image post Jalsa, which showed him as a university scholar, who likes to hang out with his friends. Ever since, all his films, one way or another, carries a social message about women empowerment and patriotism among others.

Directed by Sriram Venu, Vakeel Saab is poised for release on April 9. The film's trailer will be launched on March 29. Also featuring Anjali, Nivetha Thomas and Ananya Nagalla, Vakeel Saab is bankrolled by Dil Raju.