Vijay starrer Beast releases in theatres on Wednesday.

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Written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, Beast also stars Pooja Hegde in the lead role.

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The film’s trailer revealed that the action thriller is set inside a mall where terrorists have taken the customers as hostage.

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Unbeknownst to them, Vijay’s character Veera Raghavan is inside the mall and takes it upon himself to fight the terrorists.

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He is introduced as the “best and the most notorious spy” who is “meaner, leaner and stronger.”

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A few days ago, Vijay warned his fans to maintain decorum as Beast gets released in theatres.

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In Vijay’s first televised interview in a decade with Sun TV, the actor was asked why he doesn’t give interviews. The Sarkar actor revealed that during his last interview, he was misinterpreted a bit, which discouraged him from giving further interviews.

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