The much-awaited first look of Vijay’s 63rd film, Thalapathy 63 a.k.a BIGIL, directed by Atlee, was released today at 6 pm on Vijay’s official Twitter page. The first look saw the actor in dual roles, one of them sporting the father’s role in a meaty look and the other one sporting the son’s role clad in a football jersey.

Ever since its release, responses and appreciations have been flooding social media, with several celebrities joining in the celebrations of Vijay’s birthday eve. Vishal posted a picture of the first look with the caption, “This is awesome.” Vishnu Vishal, Arunraja Kamaraj, and Sibi Sathyaraj are among many other celebrities who wished the Thalapathy 63 team good luck on their venture.

Produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the AGS Entertainment banner, BIGIL stars Nayanthara in the lead alongside Vijay. A. R. Rahman has composed the music for the movie.