When India’s most popular cricketer meets one of the country’s biggest movie stars, what happens? It causes a frenzied uproar around them, which finally reaches us via the internet’s trickling waves.
MS Dhoni, affectionately known as ‘Thala’ by his Tamil Nadu fans, sparked a social media storm when he paid a visit to Thalapathy Vijay at Gokulam Studios in Chennai recently. While there is no direct comparison of public appeal between the two superstars, it can be argued that anytime they cross paths, the entire state descends into a cult-like frenzy.
Actor Vijay resumed the second date of his film ‘Beast,’ featuring Pooja Hegde opposite him, in Chennai at the same time as Dhoni was filming for a few television ads ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, which started on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates.
When their managers learned that the two were working in the same studios, they decided to arrange for the stars to meet in person right away. So they did, and while they were at it, they spent some time in the capital city of the state.
Prior to their public encounter, they were intimately affiliated as brand ambassadors for the Chennai Super Kings IPL franchise launching event in 2008, when the CSK family opened its arms to Vijay and Nayanthara when the team was under the captainship of MSD. Netizens lit up social media when they made an appearance together, as followers of both famous celebs showed their respective soft power on the internet by spreading theirs like a storm.
