India, July 4 -- Actor-politician Vijay has watched his friend and Master co-star Vijay Sethupathi's son, Surya Sethupathi's debut film, Phoenix. Directed by action choreographer-turned-filmmaker Anl Arasu, the film, which also stars Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, apparently impressed Vijay enough to hug Surya.

Arasu dropped a picture of him and Surya on X (formerly Twitter), all smiles as they pose for a pic with Vijay, who put his hands on their shoulders. Writing about how Vijay reacted to the film, the debutant director wrote, "Bloody sweet! That's the vibe after Thalapathy Vijay sir watched #Phoenix and shared his MERSAL MAXX words! The Phoenix is flying on FIRE now!"

Surya also posted the same picture on his X account, thanking Vijay for ...