Vijay in Mersal
Vijay in Mersal.Twitter

The first teaser from Vijay's much-hyped movie Mersal has been unveiled on Thursday, September 21. It is a short video that highlights the characters played by Ilayathalapathy in the Atlee Kumar-directed film.

The teaser release is coinciding with the birthday celebrations of Atlee Kumar, who turns 30 on Thursday. Also, the auspicious Navaratri has begun on Thursday, which is another strong reason why the makers locked this date for the unveiling of the Mersal promo video, say sources. 

It is a 1.15-minute teaser that is centered around the characters played by Vijay. He will be seen in multiple avatars and leaves good impression on the viewers. 

Without giving away anything about the storyline, the teaser manages to create positive vibes around Mersal.

Mersal is the second union of Vijay with Atlee after their hit film Theri. Ilayathalapathy is believed to be playing triple roles — a magician, a village headman and a doctor — in Mersal.

The fans were awaiting the release of the teaser with bated breath. They are now spreading good words about the clip on Twitter and Facebook using multiple hashtags with the hopes that the clip sets YouTube on fire.

While Nithya Menen will be pairing up with the father's character, Kajal Aggarwal and Samantha will be romancing the sons in Mersal.

SJ Surya — Vijay's friend and director who gave the actor a hit in the form of Khushi — is playing the baddie in Mersal. There are big names like Sathyaraj, Vadivelu, Rajendran and Yogi Babu in the supporting roles.

AR Rahman has composed the music, GK Vishnu has handled the cinematography and Ruben has edited the film bankrolled by Sri Thenandal Films.

Mersal hits the screens in October.