Thalapathy Vijay's 'Mersal' directed by Atlee and produced by Sri Thenandal Studios in which he played triple roles not only became last years biggest blockbuster but also is one of the highest collecting Tamil movies ever at the box office.

Now 'Mersal' has been nominated for  The National Film Awards of England as Best Movie in the Foreign Language category.  Like wise Thalapathy Vijay has also been nominated for the Best Supporting Actor catergory.   Producer Hema Rukmani has stated that she couldnt have asked for a better start to the new year as her film has won big in the Vikatan Awards and now nominated for an international one.