“Vijay,” The Thalapathi of Kollywood has been gearing up for the next film “Mersal.” The film featuring Nithya Menen, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kajal Aggarwal, “Vadivelu,” Kovai Sarala, SJ Surya, “Sathyan,” Misha Ghoshal and Yogi Babu along with Vijay releases for Diwali. SJ Surya plays the villain for the first time opposite to Vijay. Both the stars had worked in “Kushi,” which gave a big break to Vijay and Jyothika Saravanan. After Kushi, Vijay and Surya join in Mersal, not as a director and actor but the costars. In his latest interview, SJ Surya revealed that he plays a stylish villain in the film and the budget of his introduction scene costs Rs. 50 lakhs. It is shocking to hear, isn’t it! The film produced by Thenandal Studio Limited is their 100th venture. Meanwhile, Surya has been playing as a villain in “Spyder,” the Tamil and Telugu bilingual movie directed by “A R Murugadoss.”